Sponsorship for 50 medical, dentistry students yearly

NST: KUALA TERENGGANU: About 50 students will be sponsored by the State Government annually to attend medical and dentistry courses at five Indonesian universities.
The universities are Universitas Air Langga, Surabaya, Universitas Brawijaya, Mala- ng, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogjakarta, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung and Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan.
The universities are recognised by the Malaysian Medical Council and the Public Service Department.
The move was to ease the nationwide shortage of places for these two disciplines in local universities.
Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia and matriculation students can apply for these courses next month and applications will be processed by both the foundation and the five universities.
State Education, Higher Education, Science and Technology and Human Resources Committee chairman Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Awang said the universities were chosen for their academic reputation.