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NTU rejects local top-scorer’s scholarship application, compelling her to do her PhD overseas
March 22, 2018
Local television producer and anchor Hayma Malini has revealed in a recent Facebook post that a Singapore university rejected her scholarship application, despite her top scores and her vast experience in the media industry, compelling her to seek opportunities outside Singapore.
In a post on Monday (19 Mar), the popular television personality recalled how she was urged to further her studies, after she had already spent years in the local media industry, by Dr R Theyvendran, Secretary-General of the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), following an interview she had conducted with him.
The mother of three gave Dr Theyvendran’s suggestion serious thought and enrolled herself in a Bachelor of Arts programme at MDIS itself, after she received a scholarship. Malini juggled her family commitments, her professional career and her studies over the coming years and not only graduated from her programme in 2014, but received a Silver medal for her outstanding Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.92 out of 4.
Keen to upgrade herself, Malini applied for a scholarship with the Singapore Indian Education Trust (SIET) and pursued her masters degree with Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She, again, excelled in her studies and earned a 4.45 out of 5 GPA.
Motivated to pursue a doctoral degree, Malini applied for a scholarship to pursue her PhD with NTU. While NTU granted Malini a seat, the school declined to give her a scholarship – in spite of her academic performance or her extensive professional experience.
Malini wrote online that she felt disappointed that her country did not recognise her efforts and decided to take up a scholarship offer to pursue her doctorate at Auckland University of Technology at Auckland, New Zealand. She shared:
https://www.facebook.com/haymamalini/posts/10155676229548752
NTU rejects local top-scorer’s scholarship application, compelling her to do her PhD overseas
March 22, 2018
Local television producer and anchor Hayma Malini has revealed in a recent Facebook post that a Singapore university rejected her scholarship application, despite her top scores and her vast experience in the media industry, compelling her to seek opportunities outside Singapore.
In a post on Monday (19 Mar), the popular television personality recalled how she was urged to further her studies, after she had already spent years in the local media industry, by Dr R Theyvendran, Secretary-General of the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS), following an interview she had conducted with him.
The mother of three gave Dr Theyvendran’s suggestion serious thought and enrolled herself in a Bachelor of Arts programme at MDIS itself, after she received a scholarship. Malini juggled her family commitments, her professional career and her studies over the coming years and not only graduated from her programme in 2014, but received a Silver medal for her outstanding Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.92 out of 4.
Keen to upgrade herself, Malini applied for a scholarship with the Singapore Indian Education Trust (SIET) and pursued her masters degree with Nanyang Technological University (NTU). She, again, excelled in her studies and earned a 4.45 out of 5 GPA.
Motivated to pursue a doctoral degree, Malini applied for a scholarship to pursue her PhD with NTU. While NTU granted Malini a seat, the school declined to give her a scholarship – in spite of her academic performance or her extensive professional experience.
Malini wrote online that she felt disappointed that her country did not recognise her efforts and decided to take up a scholarship offer to pursue her doctorate at Auckland University of Technology at Auckland, New Zealand. She shared:
https://www.facebook.com/haymamalini/posts/10155676229548752