Deputy
Minister of Higher Education presents air tickets to Ireland to parents
of Penang Medical College students
Kuala Lumpur, 1 October 2009
YB Dr Hou Kok Chung, Deputy Minister of Higher
Education, today presented return air tickets from Kuala Lumpur to
Dublin to two lucky parents of Penang Medical College (PMC) students
who have just started their medical twining studies in Dublin, Ireland.
133 students began their course in Dublin in
September at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University
College Dublin, Ireland’s foremost medical colleges. They
will return to Penang in 2012 and will graduate with prestigious
National University of Ireland medical degrees in 2014.
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From left to right;
Adam Phillips (Country Manager Etihad Airways); H.E Mr. Eugene Hutchinson (Irish Ambassador to Malaysia); Ms Wong , representing Mr Ooi Eng Seng (winner); Y.B Dr Hou Kok Chung (Deputy Ministry of Higher Education) Ms Hanna Vang Poulsen (winner); Mr Brendan Lyons (President of PMC).
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The students whose parents were drawn to receive
the tickets are Praveena Mahadevan who is from Selangor and Ooi Huah
Chiang from Penang. Pravenna will study at the Royal College of
Surgeons in Ireland and Huah Chiang will study at University College
Dublin.
Penang Medical College joined with Etihad Airways
to award the tickets. “Leaving home to study overseas is an
exciting adventure for students but it can be worrying for their
parents. Penang Medical College and Etihad Airways understand the
parents’ dilemma. Therefore we decided to offer tickets to
two families to visit their children in Ireland“, said
Brendan Lyons, President of PMC.
“We want PMC students to dream big and
not let distance hinder their goals of pursuing a higher
education,” said Adam Philips, Country Manager of Etihad
Airways. “We also want to keep the students connected to
those who matter most – their families.”
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