Sunday January 27, 2013

Briefly

Reunion hi-tea

THE 1973 class of Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Seremban will be holding a reunion Hi-Tea on Feb 16 from 12.30pm to 4.30pm. The venue is Makan Kitchen in Double Tree by Hilton, Kuala Lumpur. For details, contact Mary Wong at 019-3525396 (
wongmy.56@gmail.com) or Angie Goh at 012-2783278 (
angigoh@gmail.com).

Education fair

THE United States (US) Universities Education Fair will be held in Kuala Lumpur (KL) at the JW Marriott Hotel on Jan 28. There will also be a fair in Penang on Jan 30 at the Eastern & Oriental Hotel. Both fairs will be held from 3.30pm to 7.30pm.

A consular officer from the US embassy will be present at both fairs to answer questions related to obtaining a student visa.

For queries, contact 03-2166 8878 or 019-611 2463. To pre-register for the fair in KL, visit http://
is.gd/lStRg0.To pre-register for the fair in Penang, visit http://
is.gd/aYZetW.

English conference

THE Malaysian English Language Teaching Association (Melta) is organising its 22nd Melta International Conference themed “Innovations in English Language Education: Evolving Policy, Envisioning Curriculum, Empowering Practitioners”.

The conference will be held from May 28 to May 30 in Johor Baru. Registration forms can be downloaded at
www.melta.org.my. For details, contact 03-8945 3137.

Project partners

THE Asean Youth Volunteer Programme@AsiaEngage is a dedicated youth volunteerism platform that aims to implement regional volunteerism projects. Supported by the Asean Secretariat and the Youth and Sports Ministry, the programme targets youth between the ages of 18 and 30.

Applications should be submitted by Feb 15. Application templates are available at
www.AsiaEngage.org. Submissions and queries can be directed to
ayvpsecretariat@asiaengage.org.

AIESEC forum

THE Malaysian Youth to Business Forum by AIESEC Malaysia will be held at Taylor’s University today.

This year’s theme is “How to build Malaysia’s youth to be a future competitive business leader globally”. Entry fees are RM30 per person.

For details, visit http://
aiesec.my/y2b/ or
www.facebook.com/AIESECinMalaysia.

Debate competition

UNIVERSITI Putra Malaysia (UPM) will be holding an Inter College English Debate (also known as ICED 16) with the final debate scheduled on March 10 at 8pm. The final debate is open to the public and will be held at Dewan Putra 2, Kolej Serumpun, UPM. For details, contact Ubaidah at 014-539 6579 (
ubaidahsuhaimin@gmail.com) or Zulhafiz at 019-495 2452 (
zulhafizshafiq@gmail.com) or visit
iced16.blogspot.com.

Seeking fellows

THE East-West Centre in the United States is accepting applications for a Japan Studies Fellowship and an Asia Studies Fellowship. Fellows who will reside in Washington, can begin their residency as early as May and may conclude it in January 2014. A monthly stipend will be provided. For information, visit
www.eastwestcenter.org. The application deadline is Feb 1.