September 2002
People

Students Awarded STAR Scholarships

Two students from Malaysia have been awarded STAR scholarships enabling them to study at the University.

The scholarships were given to Wai Hong Chong and Eddy Cheah. Wai, 20, of Petaling Jaya, in Malaysia, is now studying Business Studies and Law. She applied for the scholarship, which is funded by the University, after seeing an advertisement in the STAR newspaper.

She said: "I decided to come to Bradford because I heard a lot about the School of Management, based at the University. I also heard that my degree had a high reputation after reading it in England's Financial Times. Now I am here I have discovered the people are really nice too."

Wai is now thinking of doing a Master's degree in Accounting and Finance and would like to work in the business sector after completing her education. She said: "I will hopefully get some experience in England which will help when I return to Malaysia."

Eddy, 20, is studying Biomedical Sciences. Although he was primarily chosen because of his good grades, he also feels his extra-curricular activities helped him to win the scholarship.

He said: "I was quite surprised to discover I had been awarded the STAR scholarship. I sent in the form quite late so I thought they might reject me, but it was great when I received a call saying they were interested.

"Bradford is a great place to study. I would like to go on to do a postgraduate here and to do a medical degree. I would like to stop in Bradford, or I may continue in Japan. I have not yet decided."

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