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Monday, July 27, 2009 at
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Wesleyan University – Thursday, 30 July, 1 pm in the Glass Hall
Anand Gopalan will speak about Wesleyan, the Freeman Asia Scholarship and his experiences studying in the US.
Wesleyan University is among the most selective US universities. For the 2009 entry its acceptance rate was 22%. For more details on the make-up of the students accepted for 2009 see http://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/Profile2013.pdf
Hong Kong University – Sunday, 2 August, 10.30-11.30 am and 4-5 pm, Hullet Room, Level 4, Raffles City Convention Centre
Hong Kong University is among the top universities in Asia and has an extensive range of programmes. They also have generous scholarships. Although it varies by programme and year, in general 30+ IB Diploma points are required for consideration along with IB English requirements (see http://www.hku.hk/admission/nonjupas-uer.htm#ibdiploma).
The information sessions will focus on the programmes at Hong Kong University and the scholarship scheme. The university will also be conducting preliminary interviews for scholarship applications between the information sessions. To register for an interview send your full name and contact details to international@hku.hk. Also let me know you are registering so I can follow up on your interview. See the poster on the noticeboard for more details.
PSC Scholarships
Mr. Eddie Teo, Chairman of PSC, has published a detailed letter explaining how the PSC selects scholars. It is very important reading for anyone intending to apply for any scholarship, PSC or other. The full text of his letter can be found at http://www.pscscholarships.gov.sg/An+Open+Letter+from+the+Chairman.htm
An edited version was in Saturday’s Straits Times and a copy is on the noticeboard.
Careers in Diplomacy – Thursday, 6 August, 1pm in the Glass Hall
Mr. Yo-Jung Chen, the Deputy Consul, Press Attaché and Head of the Press and Commnication Department at the French Embassy in Singapore will speak about his career. Mr. Chen is the son of a Taiwanese father and a Vietnamese mother. He was educated in Mandarin in Taiwan and later in Japanese at Keio University in Tokyo. He became a French citizen while working at the French embassy in Tokyo and now works for the French foreign service. He will talk about his experiences in diplomacy, with the press, and on multilingualism and intercultural issues
All students in Grades 9 – 12 are invited to hear his talk. It should be of particular interest to anyone considering a career in media or public service.
NUS Business School
You can now follow the NUS Business School on Twitter at http://twitter.com/nusbba
At our request NUS Business School have updated their entry requirements on their website to include a section on IB requirements. See
http://bschool.nus.edu.sg/NUSBBA/Admissions/EntryRequirements.aspx
A reminder that NUS Business School will make a presentation on Thursday, 13 August, 1pm in the Glass Hall.