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Award winners at Brickfields Asia College

By: (Tue, 06 Jan 2009)


As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child, so also the commitment and support at Brickfields Asia College (BAC) in churning out world-class students. Chan Mun Fei, a first year University of London external law degree student at the college, has received the King’s College of London’s scholarship award. Chan, who was top in the country for his first year examinations, will be provided the opportunity to finish his law degree at King’s.

Juliana Widjaja, the top student in Malaysia for Law in the
June 2008 Cambridge A-Levels Exams.

"I was breathless when I heard the news," said the 20-year-old BAC scholar. "I didn’t expect it at all especially since I detected some mistakes in my answers after the exams. I didn’t expect my answers to turn out that good."

He will receive 16,000 pounds a year to cover his tuition fees and living expenses.

Chan whose father is a lawyer, says when he got straight As for his SPM, his father told him to do law at BAC.

"We heard good things about the college and the qualities it stresses on, so I wasn’t hesitant in joining.

"I believe good achievements will not come without good people around you to support you. And this was proven with the encouragement I received from my lecturers," said Chan, who also received the Cambridge "Brilliance in Malaysia" award for being "Top in Malaysia" in his A-Levels business studies.

He said the lecturers were always willing to offer their time to assist students.

Chan said the college also brings in lecturers from the University of London to conduct lectures during the revision period.

"Recently, Ken Oliphant and Justine Fischer came over. It was great exposure for us as the methods and material are different."

Chan, who enjoys spending time with his family every weekend, studies at an average of four hours a day.

"I’m not the kind who can depend on the attention spent during lectures. I need to work hard, and revising at home is what makes me remember better," he said.

Besides the LLB, BAC also offers the UK Degree Transfer programme in Law to the University of the West of England, Cardiff University, University of Hertfordshire, Aberystwyth University and Northumbria University.

Students registered with this programme do two years in Malaysia and transfer to the UK in their third year.

In 2007, BAC went through a stringent validation process by the Law Society of UK and came out with flying colours.

In the last three years, Brickfields has been bagging more awards than any other college in the country. With 14 book prizes and three top student prizes in 2005, 2006 and 2007, BAC has produced the most passes, top students and book prize winners.

In the 2007 CLP examinations, Jade Yap Wei-Li took home the Tun Hamid Omar Foundation Award for overall top student and the Attorney General’s award. In the June 2008 CLP examinations, Tham Li Vyen was the overall top student.

Early this year, BAC launched a string of double major degree programmes through its UK Degree Transfer programme (Law). Students can now pursue double major degrees at BAC: BA (Hons) in areas such as Law with Business and Management, Law with Accounting and Finance, Law with Economics, Law with Human Resource Management and Law with Marketing.

The ICSA is also a popular programme with law graduates and those from other disciplines. This Graduate Route qualification is designed for graduates looking for professional enhancement on a fast track.

This qualification which can be completed within a year has attracted candidates interested in moving into the corporate wing of the commercial sector. A qualified candidate can obtain the ICSA within a year and receive membership with MAICSA upon completion of the course.

BAC now has added to its stable of programmes the Professional Diploma in Corporate Administration (PDCA). This is an entry level programme for students without a degree. The PDCA is a two year programme, and upon completion, students can progress into Part 1 of the ICSA programme. This strengthens the groups standing in the area of corporate governance. BAC also offer the Master’s in Corporate Governance from Liverpool John Moore University, UK.

ICSA students, Hasnita bt Sulaiman and Lai Fui Sim won the Sime Darby Award for Corporate Governance and the PFA Corporate Services Award for Corporate Financial Management respectively in the June 2008 ICSA exam. Betty Ngui Chiew Pieng, secured the AmBank Group and the PFA Corporate Services Awards for Corporate Financial Management and Corporate Secretaryship respectively in the 2007 ICSA exams.

The A-Levels is an extremely popular programme at Brickfields Asia College. Year after year, the intake keeps soaring. In the June 2008 exams, Juliana Widjaja won the award for being the top student in Malaysia for Law. Four other students also topped the exams with straight As. Tey Mei Zhern, Keong Ming Wai, Margaret Lau Jia Sim and Tan Hui Wen all scored 3As with many others scoring 2As and 1B.

For more information, call 03-22744165 or visit www.bac.edu.my

 

 
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