MMS Education Fair provides parents and students with an opportunity to explore a wide range of study options in Malaysia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, UK and USA.
KUCHING: Market Management Services (MMS) Sdn Bhd will be holding the MMS Education Fair at Riverside Majestic Hotel from noon to 5pm this Sunday.
The comprehensive and exciting fair will involve 45 participants from a variety of local and overseas universities and colleges.
The education roadshow stretching from Sabah to Sarawak will last nine days.
It got off to a good start at the Executive Hotel in Lahad Datu last Tuesday and will be at Sandakan Sabah Hotel today (Thursday).
In Sabah, the next leg of the roadshow will be at Hotel Emas in Tawau this Friday and the final leg at Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu this Saturday.
The fair will proceed to Bintulu’s ParkCity Everly Hotel on March 31 (2pm-5.30pm), Sibu’s Tanahmas Hotel on April 1 (2pm to 5.30pm), Miri’s Imperial Hotel on April 2 (2.30pm to 6.30pm) and Labuan’s Dorsett Grand Labuan on April 3 (2pm to 5.30pm).
A publicity release yesterday highlighted that parents and students especially school leavers can explore a wide range of study options in Malaysia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, UK and USA.
In addition, parents and students can have a one-on-one talk with the representatives from the participating higher learning institutions to discuss the wide range of programmes available.
There are many options available within Malaysia including Help University, Kolej Bandar Utama (KBU), KDU University College, Le Cordon Bleu Sunway Campus, Asia Pacific University of Technology, Inti University, Nilai University, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus and The One Academy.
From Australia’s tertiary sector, participants include the University of Melbourne, University of Tasmania, University of South Australia (Unisa), The University of Adelaide, The University of NSW (UNSW), Australian Catholic University (ACU), The University of Western Australia (UWA) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Australian universities with campus overseas are Curtin University, Singapore and Miri Campus as well as Monash University, Sunway Campus.
Participants from Australian private tertiary colleges are Taylors College’s Preparation College in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne and Auckland in New Zealand; Eynesbury in Adelaide; South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIBT); JMC Academy and Newcastle International College (NIC).
Specialist schools include The Kilmore International School Melbourne offering the IB programme while Invercargill, New Zealand is represented by Southern Institute of Technology (SIT).
From the UK, the pathway colleges participants are Kaplan International Colleges available in 10 locations; Navitas UK group of Colleges for pathways to nine universities; and Study Group with 14 International Study Centres.
A-Levels can be studied at three Astrum Education colleges namely Chelsea Independent College, Duff Miller and Lansdowne College and Bellerbys College with an option of foundation studies.
Other UK representatives include Northumbria University, Sheffield Hallam University, University College Birmingham, University of Huddersfield, University of Leeds, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and University of Portsmouth.
MMS has expanded to offer destinations in the North American countries of USA and Canada through Navitas Canada/US and International Study Centre US.
In a neighbouring country, there will be a few specialised and famous colleges from Singapore represented by At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy, SIM Global Education, Curtin Singapore and Kaplan Higher Education Academy.
MMS highlighted that JMC Academy, the first private college in Australia to be accredited in the fields of audio engineering and digital media, will be at the roadshow.
JMC Academy was established in 1982 to meet the global demand for qualified professionals in the Creative Industries.
Today, JMC Academy is Australia’s leading private Creative Industries education provider.
It was named Private Higher Education Provider of the Year in the 2013 ACPET Awards for Excellence.
It is the only Australian member of the Berklee College of Music International Network.
The Academy offers Diplomas and Bachelor Degrees in Audio Engineering and Sound Design, Contemporary Music Performance, Film & Television Production, Entertainment Business Management, 3D Animation and Game Design.
All courses are fully accredited and recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework.
JMC Academy campuses are centrally located in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Each facility is strategically positioned near major arts and entertainment areas.
In 2013, JMC Academy invested over 30 million dollars in a new custom-built Sydney campus.
The three-storey facility spans just under 3,000 feet.
The new facility also houses a SSL Duality console and is currently one of only five in Australia and the only one to be used for educational purposes.
The Duality is the leading large format console for music production, integrating both analogue and digital capabilities within a single hardware surface.
JMC Academy programmes are designed with regular consultation from industry leaders and are benchmarked against other leading programmes from around the world.
JMC Academy’s internationalisation programme endeavours to provide cultural exchange and cooperation through a growing network of international institutions.
This network includes the Berklee College of Music (USA), Fontys University (Netherlands), The One Academy (Malaysia), Koyo Conservatory (Japan), Institut Musik Indonesia and Monroe Community College (USA).
MMS opened a new branch office in Sandakan recently.
For enquiries, the public can contact MMS Kuching office at 082-246 795 / 012-808 9112 / 012-808 5112 or Sibu office at 084-324 178 / 016-857 7512 (Teo) or Smart Tuition Centre in Bintulu at 086-317 617 / 013-833 3230 (Annette Yip) or Angela Educational Services in Miri 085-428 066 / 019-854 6850 (Angela Kong) or Woo for Labuan at 087-424 822 / 016 833 8822.