Invitation to attend webinar, 'The ins and outs of Malaysian UEC qualifications', a session for UK higher education institutions.

Register now to attend a webinar briefing by the United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) for an introduction to the structure of UEC qualifications, the profile of prospective applicants from UEC-Malaysian schools and an opportunity to ask questions about recruiting students with UEC qualifications from Malaysia. Dong Zong are organising the webinar to formally introduce MICSS, as well as UEC qualifications, as equivalent to Year 12 qualifications, to the UK higher education sector.

Objectives of the webinar:

• To increase awareness about Malaysia Independent Chinese Secondary Schools (MICSS) and (Unified Examination Certificate) UEC among universities in the United Kingdom (UK).

• To increase recognition and acceptance of UEC certification among the universities in the UK and enable more UEC holders to apply for further studies in the UK.

Who should attend?:

• Admissions Officers and Managers

• International Recruitment Officers and Managers

• International Partnership Officers and Managers

• Academic staff

Webinar Details:

Date: 23 June 2021 (Wednesday)

Time: 10:30 am (UK time); 5:30 pm (Malaysia time)

Duration: 90 minutes (estimated – briefing and Q/A session)

Online Platform: ZOOM Meeting

Event organizer: United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong)

Co-Organizer: United Kingdom Education Centre (UKEC)

Background information on Dong Zong, MICSS and UEC Qualification

United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) is a non-profit organisation that leads the development of Chinese Education in Malaysia. Dong Zong was established on 22 August 1954  (please refer to the link from page 18 to 36 for additional details, https://www.dongzong.my/infobook/DZ-Profile/mobile/index.html#p=18) The MICSS are non-profit making institutions and are completely maintained by the Malaysian Chinese community itself. The main medium of instruction used in these schools is Mandarin, however, English and Malay are compulsory subjects. In these schools, students go through three years of Junior Middle and three years of Senior Middle secondary education. UEC is the unified examination for Senior Middle Three students. For many years now, the UEC has been recognized for entry into more than 1,000 universities and colleges all over the world, including those in Australia, U.K., Ireland, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan, New Zealand and U.S.A.  In addition, some world-renowned universities provide scholarships specially reserved for MICSS graduates with the objective of attracting outstanding UEC students. These universities included Tsinghua University (Mainland China), Hong Kong Baptist University (Hong Kong), and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan) among others.