With an aim to attract Indian brain, James Cook University
Singapore, an offshore campus of Australia's noted University, is offering
incentives and scholarships for Indian students aspiring to pursue higher
education in Singapore.
The varsity will be conducting a series of scholarship tests
in four Indian cities -- New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai this month to
scout for Indian talent.
The test is aimed at picking meritorious students and
providing them financial help to achieve their dream of pursuing an education
abroad.
JCU, Singapore is conducting scholarship tests in India for
past four years.
The scholarship ranges up to 50 per cent of the Master's
degree course fee -- around USD 16050, approximately 6 lakhs -- for Masters
degree in Business/IT/Tourism Subjects and up to 50 per cent of the Bachelor's
degree course fee -- around USD 23883, approximately 10 lakhs -- for Bachelor's
degree in Business/IT/Psychology.
"A major advantage for students who enroll in JCU,
Singapore is that they can also avail campus transfer to Australia from the
second year onwards.
This would give them an exposure of studying in more than
one country.
JCU, Singapore has students from almost 50 different
countries.
This also gives students an opportunity to mix with people
of different backgrounds," says Ms.Sultana Khan, Senior Marketing
Executive, JCU.
The test will be a combination of English and Aptitude
component in general and covers language-based, Mathematics based and General
Knowledge based questions.
The JCU initiative brings a lucrative opportunity for Indian
students to bag a chance to pursue higher studies at its state of the art
campus in Singapore, the city-state that is fast emerging as a hub for global
students.
Students with 65 per cent and above marks in the qualifying
exam can enroll for the test.
"India along with China is one of the emerging powers
of our time and we are keen to provide Indian talent a platform to study in our
campus.
The scholarships can make it affordable for them to study at
our Singapore campus.
We want to give it to a lot of people who pass through the
merit test and do enroll for the admission," said Mr Det Fischer,
Director, International & Marketing, James Cook University.
Since its establishment in 2003, JCU Singapore has
vigorously worked on its intent of internationalizing its activities and in
pursuit of its vision of "Providing a Better Life for People in the
Tropics".
With pre-university curriculum level specifically designed
to provide pathway for students who are unable to immediately attain university
entrance standards, the University offers a suite of university level programs
for both UG and PG students.
