The following may be of particular interest to our female students.

A dynamic university educating students to lead and influence, St. Catherine prepares students to make a difference in their professions, their communities and the world. At the University’s heart is the largest, most innovative college for women in the nation.

Since our transition to university status in 2009, our schools and colleges have been strategically planning new programs to enhance our already strong academic reputation.  One of these important developments is the accreditation of our Master of Library and Information Science program by The American Library Association.  Our Anatomy and Physiology lab is currently being expanded and renovated to provide additional opportunities for our students in the health professions and we are launching a new Women’s Heath Integrative Research (WHIR) Center.  Our Leadership Institute, which provides professional development programs and events for women from corporate, small business, government, education and nonprofit settings, has hosted leaders this year from Israel, Jordan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe. 

Our international students, who hail from over 40 countries, continue to be exceptional in their academic achievements and leadership skills.  We are proud to report that the Student Senate President next year will be Latifah Kiribedda, an international student from Uganda who is majoring in public health.  In addition, this past year we hosted sponsored students through highly-competitive US Department of State programs administered by American Councils and IREX: International Research & Exchange Program and the Fulbright Africa Undergraduate Program, administered by IIE: The Institute for International Education.  

We are very interested in working with you to provide academic opportunities and scholarships for your bright female students.  Scholarship applications for undergraduate students should reach us by March 15, 2012 for the 2012-2013 academic year.  Our scholarships are competitive and recipients must have excellent academic records and demonstrated involvement in extracurricular and leadership activities.  Students can apply for admission on-line at: http://www.stkate.edu/ (click on Apply) or https://www.commonapp.org

Thanks to those who attended the UCAS/UK Personal Statement Workshop this week.

For intending US applicants there will be a College Essay workshop next Tuesday 4th October in B106 @ 12.30pm. Bring your lunch along.

If more than ten attendees the presentation will move to a larger classroom (probably C103).

See you then!

I’ve just received an information packet from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (http://polyu.edu.hk) with information regarding full scholarships for Uplands students. Students can access the information at the Uplands Universities Office or see the following websites:

http://www38.polyu.edu.hk/aseprospectus/jsp/fees.jsp?title_id=365&websiteId=3&schemeId=201010&langId=1

http://www.polyu.edu.hk/sao/services/3-5_scholarship_menu.htm

IGCSE students may be interested in forming teams to enter the PolyU Global Student Challenge in June 2013 – which includes free flights to HK to compete!

See: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/polyuchallenge/index2.php

As I was doing a little bit of research on the above I came across this website by the HK government which displays the enormous range of scholarships and aid available to international students studying in HK.

Yale and the National University of Singapore will establish the first liberal arts college in Asia, bringing together all the resources of two great universities.

http://www.ync.nus.edu.sg/

You are invited to learn more about Yale University, and about the new Yale NUS College, at an introductory program to be held as below:

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5^th, 6:30 pm

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL of KUALA LUMPUR (AMPANG CAMPUS)

                                Jalan Kolam Air, 68000 Ampang, Selangor

*For those interested in attending, registration is available at this link: https://apps.admissions.yale.edu/register/kualalumpur

Keith Light, Associate Director of Admissions at Yale, and Austin Shiner, Admissions Counselor, at Yale NUS College will discuss academic programs, student life, admissions processes and financial aid at both Yale and Yale NUS College.

Please see the information flyer here: http://www.ync.nus.edu.sg/doc/KL-Flyer-Fall-2011.pdf

These Exploratory Workshops offer you unique opportunities to get a taste of the real thing to help you decide on your career in Medicine and Health Sciences

For more details see the University noticeboard or go to http://www.imu.edu.my/sew/

Contact: Ms Low Chiew Yeong / Ms Lee Leng Yan
Marketing and Communications Department
Email: chiewyeong_low@imu.edu.my / lengyan_lee@imu.edu.my