Wednesday, October 17, 2007

PTPTN scheme - the best move towards nation building

Many parents, especially those from the Chinese community, are unaware of the existence of the Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional-PTPTN (National Body For Higher Education Fund). As long as your child is accepted into any government-run or semi government-run institute of higher learning, he/she is eligible to apply for an annual study loan of RM15,000.00 maximum. The amount approved will be depending on the total incomes of the parents. Students whose parents' monthly incomes are RM3,500.00 and below are urged to apply in order to lessen the burden on your family budgets. There is no more excuse for NOT sending your child to further study if his/her results are good enough to earn a place in any government or semi government institute from now on. I was quite saddened by the bad news that there were mishandlings of the PTPTN loans recently. The concept is so good and noble , yet there are selfish and greedy people trying to ruin it. We need highly educated young people in order to build a nation that is advanced, prosperous and happy. Please don't ruin the PTPTN loan scheme so that smart children from poor families can persuade their dreams of completing their higher studies and help to build a nation that can be on par with any developed nation.

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