Bridging The Gap: Empowering Students Through Local Enrichment Programmes
THE CHALLENGE: DECLINING INTEREST IN HIGHER EDUCATION
IN RECENT YEARS, MALAYSIA HAS SEEN A WORRYING DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION LOCALLY. ACCORDING TO A REPORT BY THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, 72.1% OF SPM GRADUATES CHOOSE NOT TO CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES AFTER SECONDARY SCHOOL (AACRAO, 2024).
ADDITIONALLY, UNESCO DATA REVEALS THAT MALAYSIA’S TERTIARY EDUCATION ENROLMENT RATE HAS BEEN DECREASING SINCE 2016, STANDING AT 42.57% IN 2020, WHICH IS BELOW THE GLOBAL AVERAGE OF 51.98% (MYSINCHEW, 2023).
MANY STUDENTS ARE UNAWARE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT LOCAL PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES OFFER. SOME ARE UNSURE OF THE ADMISSION PROCESSES, WHILE OTHERS PERCEIVE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION AS UNINSPIRING OR OUT OF REACH. THIS LACK OF AWARENESS AND MOTIVATION HAS CREATED A SIGNIFICANT GAP BETWEEN STUDENTS AND LOCAL HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.
OUR INITIATIVE: MAKING EDUCATION ACCESSIBLE AND ENGAGING
AT COLNET INTERNATIONAL, WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY STUDENT DESERVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE AND EXCEL IN HIGHER EDUCATION. THAT’S WHY WE HAVE INTRODUCED A LOCAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMME, DESIGNED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN LOCAL STUDENTS AND TOP PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN MALAYSIA.
THROUGH THIS INITIATIVE, WE AIM TO:
✅ RAISE AWARENESS – EDUCATE STUDENTS ON THE VAST OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES, HELPING THEM SEE THE VALUE OF CONTINUING THEIR EDUCATION.
✅ SIMPLIFY THE APPLICATION PROCESS – PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND STEP-BY-STEP SUPPORT ON UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS, MAKING IT EASIER FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY AND SECURE A PLACE.
✅ ENHANCE ENGAGEMENT & INTEREST – DEVELOP INTERACTIVE AND HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO MAKE EDUCATION FUN, INSPIRING STUDENTS TO PURSUE THEIR PASSIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
Enrichment Programmes
- 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS
- ACCOMMODATION
- TRANSPORTATION
- MEALS PROVIDED
- FUN ON-CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
- CITY AND CAMPUS TOUR
- 7 DAYS PROGRAMME
- ACCOMMODATION
- TRANSPORTATION
- MEALS PROVIDED
- STUDY COURSE
- I-SMART BUDDIES
OUR COMMITMENT TO THE FUTURE
BY EMPOWERING STUDENTS WITH THE RIGHT KNOWLEDGE, GUIDANCE, AND MOTIVATION, COLNET INTERNATIONAL IS COMMITTED TO REVERSING THE DECLINING ENROLMENT TREND IN LOCAL UNIVERSITIES. WE BELIEVE THAT BY MAKING EDUCATION MORE ACCESSIBLE AND EXCITING, WE CAN HELP SHAPE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR MALAYSIA’S YOUTH AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF THE NATION.