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- Volunteers and committee members of The Borneo Post International Education Fair (BPIEF) 2016.
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- Petra Dancers doing a modern dance routine at BPIEF 2016.
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- Norafizah Busman sings Michael Buble’s ‘Sway’ at the launch of BPIEF 2016.
KUCHING: Organiser of The Borneo Post International Education Fair (BPIEF) is inviting members of the public, especially youths statewide to participate in the inaugural BPIEF Talent Show-Off to be held at Vivacity Megamall here March 11 – 12 next year.
BPIEF Talent Show-Off, organised in conjunction with the 8th edition of the annual education fair next year as one of its main side activities, is aimed at providing opportunities for participants to perform before a wider audience.
“It is an excellent platform for participants to showcase their talents to the general audience coming from far and wide during the two-day event, which can include dancing, cooking demonstration and martial arts.
“For the first season of BPIEF Talent Show-Off, we are expecting over 250 participants from over 20 teams. Performers must be amateurs,” said BPIEF spokesperson Jude Toyat.
The organiser also hopes to promote a healthy lifestyle among participants and the larger community through the event.
“The performances will be evaluated based on several criteria to include creativity, costume, choreography, stage presence and audience response, depending on the type of performance the participants are showcasing.”
The judges’ decision is final.
Submission of entries must be received on or before Jan 20, 2017 and registration is free.
For registration and details, interested teams can contact Jude Toyat at 019-8941724.
For more information on The Borneo Post Education Fair 2017 and BPIEF Talent Show-Off, logon www.bpief.com and www.facebook.com/borneoposteducationfair.
The annual BPIEF is supported by the State Education Department.
Other sideline activities will include Sarawak General Hospital Blood Bank, Sarawak Nursing Professional Association Health Checks, Authentic Sarawak display locally made products such as beadwork, as well as lucky
draw offering lots of exciting prizes.
The programme at Vivacity is expected to attract 8,000 visitors mostly youths and students who should take the chance to examine their study options with the exhibitors at Vivacity’s event hall on Level 2.
To date, 38 exhibitors have confirmed their participation. They are Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus, Malaysian Baking Institute, Wawasan Open University, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Singapore Institute of Management, Curtin University, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia, Fame International College, AUG Student Services, NIIT College, Australian Business Centre, UCSI University, University of Cumbria, Executive College, JM Education Counseling Centre Sdn Bhd, Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology, Segi College Sarawak, Kolej Sunway Kuching, Wall Street Learning Sdn Bhd, Educity Academy Sdn Bhd, University College of Technology Sarawak, Open University Malaysia, Market Management Services Sdn Bhd, Ecolink International (M) Sdn Bhd, Asia Metropolitan College Kuching, Raffles College of Higher Education, IDP Education Limited, Mesmerize Event Management Sdn Bhd, Taylor’s University Sdn Bhd, GES Global Educational Services (M) Sdn Bhd, KTG Education Group, GEN Education Group, Atlast City College, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional, Sarawak General Hospital Blood Donation, Maison Monica Salon De Beaute, Sarawak Nursing Professional Association, and Authentic Sarawak.
BPIEF sponsors include Rock N Roll Karaoke, Air Asia, Nancy Mongin – CMM, and KTS Trading.