RM3 MILLION KOREAN SCHOLARSHIPS FOR M`SIANS

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- Ten Malaysian students are leaving for
South Korea Thursday night to pursue five-year undergraduate courses.

Earlier Thursday, the South Korean Government gave them scholarships worth
about RM3 million for the courses.

The students are Attiya Mokhtar (chemical engineering), Kyle Tan Jin Soon
(biotechnology), Ng Li Yuen (architecture), Nurul Afiqah Abu Bakar (performing
arts), Yiaw Siew Hui (genetics), Ayla Farihah Mohd Bohari and Yeo Sheak Li
(Korean language and literature), while Mahzaton Aqma Abu Talip, Muhammad
Amirul Ariff Mohd Yusoff and Abdullah Umar Raslie will purse mechanical
engineering.

The Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Choi Dong-
Gyou, said each scholarship was worth RM60,000 annually.

"It covers a five-year course, including a one-year course on the Korean
language and four years of undergraduate course.

"Each scholarship includes round-trip airfare, monthly allowance, settlement
and repatriation allowance, language training expenses, medical insurance and
tuition fees," Choi said when presenting the scholarships to the students at the
embassy here.

Upon completion of the course, he said the students were allowed to apply
for courses of their choice in universities in South Korea such as Seoul
National University and Yonsei University.

Meanwhile, Choi said South Korean President Lee Myung Bak announced the 'New
Asia Initiatives' in emphasising the importance of extending cooperation to
ASEAN countries.

"Among the 10 ASEAN member countries, Malaysia has the most number of
scholarship recipients," he said.

He hoped the scholarships would promote education exchanges and friendship
between Malaysia and South Korea.

-- BERNAMA