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Mara to sponsor 100 students bound for NZ varsities
Mara to sponsor 100 students bound for NZ varsities

The Star

time2 days ago

  • Business
  • The Star

Mara to sponsor 100 students bound for NZ varsities

Welcome: Zahid shaking hands with New Zealand Foreign and Trade Ministry's Asia and Americas deputy secretary Grahame Morton. Looking on is Mazita. — Bernama AUCKLAND: Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) plans to sponsor 100 Malaysian students furthering their tertiary education in New Zealand, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The Deputy Prime Minister said this decision was prompted by uncertainties surrounding the latest US policies regarding foreign students, which have placed restrictions on Mara-sponsored Malaysian students bound for the United States. 'We have received offers from universities in New Zealand which are willing to accept our students. 'The offer does not only apply to Mara-sponsored students but may include those sponsored under the Public Service Department, PETRONAS and other agencies,' he told reporters at the Asean-New Zealand Business Council Engagement session held here yesterday. Ahmad Zahid said Malaysian High Commissioner to New Zealand Mazita Marzuki has been tasked with seeking reasonable tuition discounts from New Zealand universities for these students. The sponsored students are likely to pursue studies in green technology and renewable energy. 'New Zealand is highly advanced in green technology with 87% of its energy needs coming from renewable energy. 'We need to expose our engineering students to new aspects of these technologies,' he added. Last month during his working visit to London, Ahmad Zahid announced that Mara-sponsored students initially bound for US universities this year would most likely head to the United Kingdom instead. At that time, three UK universities had agreed to provide up to 20% tuition fee discounts for Mara-sponsored students. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the National TVET Committee chairman, also said the government was looking at reviving the student exchange programme between Malaysia and New Zealand. 'At present, there are 690 Malaysians studying in New Zealand but only 20 from New Zealand in Malaysia,' he said. He suggested that New Zealanders could be offered three- to six-month courses under TVET skills training programmes. He said there were currently 1,398 TVET institutions in Malaysia offering various technical and skills training courses.

Zahid to focus on sharing knowledge with Maori community, livestock industry in Rotorua
Zahid to focus on sharing knowledge with Maori community, livestock industry in Rotorua

Borneo Post

time2 days ago

  • Business
  • Borneo Post

Zahid to focus on sharing knowledge with Maori community, livestock industry in Rotorua

Ahmad Zahid speaks during an engagement session with the Asean-New Zealand Business Council in Auckland on July 14, 2025. — Bernama photo AUCKLAND (July 15): Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today continued his five-day working visit to New Zealand by visiting Rotorua, a cultural and geothermal tourism city about three hours' drive from Auckland City. Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Minister of Rural and Regional Development, is scheduled to attend a Maori Business Roundtable in the morning, as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations in the social and community development fields. He and his delegation are also scheduled to visit the Whakarewarewa Living Maori Village, before enjoying a Geothermal Hangi lunch — a traditional Māori culinary experience that utilises geothermal heat to cook food. Before concluding his visit in Rotorua, Ahmad Zahid will visit Onuku Farm, a sheep and dairy farm, to review best practices in the agricultural and livestock industries that can be emulated and adapted in Malaysia. His working visit will then continue tomorrow (July 16) in the capital Wellington, with meetings with several senior New Zealand government leaders. Among the scheduled meetings are with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law and Order David Seymour, Foreign Minister Winston Peters, Minister for Māori Development Tama Potaka, and Minister for Agriculture, Trade and Investment Todd McClay. Ahmad Zahid will also lead Malaysia's participation in the Halal Forum, which is jointly organised by the Halal Industry Development Council (MPIH) and the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries, as a platform to strengthen cooperation in the halal sector and food exports. In addition, he is scheduled to witness the signing of a document of understanding between the governments of the two countries in the field of higher education, as a step to expand opportunities for students sponsored by Malaysian agencies to the country. On Thursday, Ahmad Zahid is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on New Zealand Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro and attend a Welcome Ceremony with the Malaysian community in Wellington which is expected to gather more than 250 Malaysians living in the country. The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to conclude his working visit and depart for Kuala Lumpur on Friday. — Bernama ahmad zahid hamidi Maori Rotorua

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