Chief Minister to host celebrations for new alumni chapter 

Adelaidean July 2001

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THE FIFTH international chapter of the University of Adelaide Alumni Association will be launched this month in Sarawak, Malaysia.

The new chapter is the Sarawak Alumni of the University of Adelaide. Malaysian alumni now have access to two chapters, the other being the Adelaide University Alumni Malaysia Bhd, based in Kuala Lumpur. The Chief Minister of Sarawak, YAB Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, is hosting celebrations to mark the launch of the Sarawak chapter.

The celebrations will include a Launching Ceremony followed by a Fund Raising Dinner. Invited guests include the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, members of the Malaysian Government and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide. Alumni from all over the world are invited to join the festivities.

Damai Lagoon Holiday Inn in the city of Kuching, Sarawak will play host to the occasion on Saturday, July 13. For further information or to register your interest in attending, please contact the Chapter's Honorary Secretary Mr Rodger Chan Siong Boh via email: saua@netinc.net.my

Chief Minister provides new scholarship

A scholarship has been established for Malaysian students thanks to the generosity of the Chief Minister of Sarawak. The Adelaide Sarawak Alumni Scholarship has been established in recognition of the Chief Minister's commitment to education and to the development of bilateral relations between Australia and Malaysia, for which he was formally recognized earlier this year by being awarded the title of Honorary Officer in the Order of Australia.

Having himself studied at the University of Adelaide as a Colombo Plan Scholar, the Chief Minister's commitment to the promotion of accessible quality education is exemplified through this scholarship. The Board of the Alumni Association and the members present at last month's Alumni Association Annual General Meeting unanimously approved the establishment of the scholarship.

The first scholarship is expected to be offered at the end of this year, to be awarded to an international student commencing studies at the University of Adelaide in 2003, pending Council approval. Scholarships for international students are unique in that all students are eligible and no application process is necessary. Instead, eligibility is conditional only on acceptance to the University and students are selected on their academic merit alone.

For more information contact the Adelaide Graduate Centre on (618) 8303 3506.