Win a Trip to UK for JobStreet.com A1 Fans

To all of you, A1 (or even F1 fans), do you want to win an all-expenses paid trip to One Round Trip to Brands Hatch A1 GP Race in Great Britain in May 2009?

JobStreet.com and A1 Team Malaysia is bringing you A1 Team Malaysia Challenge .

Do you want to be driven on a hot lap by a Team Malaysia A1 driver in a Lotus race car, with 3 sessions of driving your own car at Sepang F1 Circuit, and 3 proper circuit driving course?

Do check out the A1 Team Malaysia Challenge .

Do spread the words around, as if you spread the words around, you do get the extra points!!!

Go for it!

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International Baccalaureate gained recognition

International Baccalaureate (IB) is recognized for its challengingness by UCAS. This was an article back in 2006, but I think it is a great information.

It has been given a great comparison score, compared to A Level.

The equivalence matching is like:-
30 IB Points = 3.5 As in A Level
35 IB Points = 4.5 As in A Level
38 IB Points = 5 As in A Level
40 IB Points = 5.5 As in A Level

Am definitely amazed by those few who managed to get 45 Points in their IBs!!! Just can't imagine how they can do it!!! PC, you want to share how you do it?

For full article, please go to here

Full article is as follow:-
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The International Baccalaureate won the first official recognition yesterday of its academic superiority over A-levels, the exam it is beginning to replace.

A new points tariff announced by Ucas - the Universities and College Admissions Service - made a relatively modest IB score of 35 points (out of a maximum of 45) equivalent to four and a half A grades at A-level.

An IB score of 38, the average achieved every year by more than 200 pupils at Sevenoaks, one of the first independent schools to adopt the exam, was deemed to be equivalent to five As at A-level. Oxford and Cambridge typically ask for 40 points, equivalent to five and a half A grades.

Even 30 IB points is judged equivalent to three and a half As at A-level, sufficient to secure entry to most academically selective universities.

Katy Ricks, the head of Sevenoaks, welcomed the new tariff as a "just reflection of the IB's breadth, depth and coherence".

She said: "Ucas has clearly taken account of the fact that in the upper mark bands students reach a significantly high level of knowledge and skills and that studying six subjects is demanding."

Other heads will see the premium Ucas has attached to the IB as confirmation of how far A-levels have slipped from the "gold standard". That can only hasten the rate at which state and independent schools switch to the IB, as widely admired for its stability as for its academic rigour.

Among the 87 schools that have adopted it are two of the most academically successful, North London Collegiate and King's College School, Wimbledon. The majority, though, are state schools.

IB candidates take three subjects at higher level and three at lower. They are also required to write an extended essay, take a course in the theory of knowledge and fulfil the requirements of a component called "creativity, action and service".




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University of Portsmouth Business School MBA Scholarship

Thanks to my blog reader for highlighting this.

This is quoted directly from The Star

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THE University of Portsmouth Business School in the United Kingdom is offering scholarships to students keen to pursue its full-time MBA (International) programme.

The programme, introduced in 2001, received accreditation from the globally-recognised Association of MBAs last year.

Innovative features of the MBA course include the chance to attend a one-week conference in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

This gives participants the chance to network with practising managers in the United Kingdom from the MBA Executive programme and also help them gain a European perspective on management styles.

Four scholarships of £3,000 each (RM18,637) will be awarded to successful applicants based on previous management experience and academic achievement.

The university is also offering a 10% bursary in the form of a discount on the course fee of £14,000 (RM86,972) for self-funding, international students.

Closing date for the scholarships is May 15.

For details, contact the university’s Southeast Asia Regional Office (SEARO) at searo@port.ac.uk, or call +603 26920472.

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Education Fair for UK

Useful info for those who plan to further studies to UK!

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You may be interested to know that LSE - together with Imperial College, King's College and University College London - will be holding a graduate exhibition presentation and information evening and a mini exhibition in Kuala Lumpur in March to provide information and
advice to prospective students and applicants. The exhibition will take place as follows:

Dates: Tuesday 11 March 2008 Opening hours: 18.30 - 20.30
Venue: British Council, Kuala Lumpur Centre

Staff from four of the leading institutions in London will be holding information sessions in Malaysia to present study opportunities available at masters and graduate research levels, the application process, academic standards required and student life in London. Please register in advance with the British Council: here

Dates: Saturday 15 March and Sunday 16 March 2008
Opening hours: 11.00 - 17.00
Venue: Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur

Representatives from the four colleges mentioned above will be available throughout the stated opening hours to talk to prospective students and to answer questions about their institutions. There will be a range of presentations covering popular subjects as well as two sessions on the UCAS application system. In addition, each college will also give a presentation on study opportunities at their institution, followed by a question and answer session.

The exhibition will run on a drop-in basis, so there is no need to register your interest or book a place in advance - please just come
along during the opening hours.

For further information, please visit our website at:
here

With best wishes,

Phil Wood
Phil Wood
International Student Recruitment Administrator
The London School of Economics
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom
tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6133
fax: +44 (0)20 7955 6001

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