The Mongolian government has
welcomed a full scholarship offer for its students to study in Malaysia by
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology.

Malaysian Ambassador to China and
concurrently accredited to Mongolia Datuk Iskandar Sarudin said the Malaysian
university would sponsor 10 Mongolian students for a four-year programme.

The scholarship covers tuition fees,
meals, accommodation, basic insurance and hospitalisation. The programme starts
in September.

Students who pass the programme will
get a direct entry into the undergraduate course in business and computer
science.

The Mongolian Education, Culture and
Science Ministry said that currently, the universities in Mongolia are
collaborating with several higher institutions from Germany, the Netherlands
and the United States to run 2+2 programmes.

At the meeting with Mongolian Education,
Culture and Science Minister Yondon Otgonbayar, the ministry suggested that the
university offer three more scholarships to Mongolia’s neighbouring countries
as their students understand the Mongolian culture and it was also much more
cost-effective to do the 2+2 programmes in Mongolia first, followed by
Malaysia.

The government will be opening a new
education hub 120km away from Ulan Bator to accommodate the 120,000 student
population in Mongolia.

The minister welcomed the initiative
by foreign countries including Malaysia, to establish a branch campus or
university in the proposed hub.

He also proposed that Malaysia
conduct training courses in mining so that young Mongolians can enter the job
market.

Limkokwing China representative
office chief Foong Kah Wai said if the university were to set up a branch
campus in Mongolia, it would be more like a resource centre that provides job
opportunities and internships as it has strong corporate links.

This is the second initiative by a
Malaysian institution after Al-Bukhary International University offered
Mongolian students 15 full scholarships for foundation studies at the
university for a year.