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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at
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Studying and Practicing Medicine
Dr. Edward Wong will speak about studying and practicing medicine this Friday, May 22, in the Glass Hall at 1pm. All students in Grades 9-12 are invited to hear his presentation.
Dr. Wong studied at St Anthony's Boys School at Victoria Street, SJI, and then National Junior College, before graduating from the NUS Medical Faculty. He had further training with the Singapore Armed Forces and the Singapore Navy, as well as the Australian Navy, specializing in hyperbaric medicine. He is now a practicing GP and the Medical Director for Hyperbaric Medical Services at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Menlo College, Atherton, California, USA
Representatives from Menlo College in the US (www.menlo.edu) will speak on Tuesday, May 26, at 1 pm in the Glass Hall. Menlo College is a small (under 700 students) undergraduate college in the Silicon Valley area in California with a focus on business management. They also award scholarships and have an extensive internship programme.
Studying and Practicing Law
Mr. Kenneth Tan will speak about studying and practicing law next Thursday, May 28, in the Glass Hall at 1pm. All students in Grades 9 -12 are invited to hear his presentation.
Mr. Tan has practiced law for 25 years, specializing in dispute resolution. He studied at St Michael's (now SJI Junior), SJI, and then Catholic Junior College, before going through NS and then graduating with a 1st Class Honours from the NUS Law Faculty. He worked in major local law firms, making partner, and started his own partnership, Kenneth Tan Partnership, in 1997.
Off Campus Events
DigiPen Institutue of Technology Singapore (http://singapore.digipen.edu) is holding an open house on Friday, 22 May at 7pm at the DigiPen Campus. See the poster on the notice board for more details.
The Study In Australia Open Day will be held on Saturday, 30 May and Sunday, 31 May at the Orchard Hotel Grand Ballroom from 11 am to 5 pm. Over 30 Australian universities will be represented. See the poster and list of universities on the notice board, as well as the Straits Times on Friday, 29 May for a list of seminars relating to specific programmes.
Further Study in Hong Kong
There are eight universities in Hong Kong, offering a wide range of degrees in English. They also award a significant amount of scholarships and financial aid, some specifically for IB students. A good place to start your research is http://studyinhongkong.edu.hk. The “Universities and Programmes” page also has a comprehensive search facility.
Further Study in Japan
There are a few undergraduate programmes in Japan taught in English and both scholarships and financial aid for foreign students. See the list of undergraduate degree courses offered in English on the notice board. Good places to start your research are http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/toj_stope.html and http://www.jasso.go.jp/index_e.html.