Rewarding young minds

The annual higher education fair hosted by Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities (“MAPCU”) was held at Mid Valley Exhibition Centre on January 17 & 18, 2015. MAPCU was registered in March 1997 as The Malaysian Association of Private Colleges (MAPCO) with representatives from 17 private colleges.

In 2002, the association legally changed their name to what it stands for today. Now, MAPCU has 49 ordinary members, 12 associate members and four branch members comprising of prestigious private colleges, universities, and institutions of education across the country. MAPCU, in partnership with theSun, champions corporate social responsibility programmes through theSun-MAPCU Higher Education Scholarship Fund.

This year, a total of RM9 million worth of scholarship will be rewarded to deserving students, which covers tuition fees at 18 institutions. Recipients are selected based on a number of requirements, among them being satisfactory SPM/STPM results and an active participant in extra-curricular activities. Besides that, the applicants’ family economic status is also taken into consideration.