Ohio University Beckons

Experiences KL 2006 might be over but I received news that Karla Schneider, Assistant Director of the Southeast Asian Studies Program at Ohio University will be making a marketing trip to Malaysia on Saturday, August 19th, 2006.

Ohio University is located in Athens, Ohio, a small university town of about 20,000 people (excluding students), about an hour and a half south of Columbus, Ohio. It's not to be mistaken with Ohio State University, which is located in Columbus Ohio.

I've heard that it's a pretty popular place to go among Malaysians. You can read about this history here. I'll just paste a paragraph from that link:

"Ohio University's relationship with Malaysia began in the early 1960s. It was initiated by the then Malaysian High Commissioner to Nigeria, who is now the tenth hereditary ruler (Yang di-Pertuan Besar) of the State of Negeri Sembilan and the ninth King (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) of Malaysia. His Royal Highness, Tuanku Ja'afar Ibni Al-marhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, holds an honorary doctorate from Ohio University granted in 1990"

I've also heard that they have arguably the best collection of materials on Malaysia in the US (and perhaps better than some Malaysian universities as well). I'm sure I'll be visiting that library sometime during the course of my PhD program here in the US. They offer a Southeast Asian Studies Program and a corporate MBA program with Tenaga Nasional.

While not a household name in Malaysia, the fact that they've had such a long history with Malaysia, Malaysian institutions and Malaysians definitely counts as a plus. They also offer special teaching assistant scholarships to Malaysians. I'm sure Karla will be able to fill you in on the details during the expo, the details of which are below:

Ohio University Education Expo!
Saturday, August 19
2:00-5:00pm
Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
Corner of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Ampang

Whether you are seeing a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree, Ohio University has the program for you! Talk to Ohio University representatives and Malaysian alumni about:

* Graduate and undergraduate academic programs
* Application and transfer procedures
* Campus life and student organizations
* Intensive English courses
* Scholarships

Come see for yourself what being an Ohio University Bobcat is all about!