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KUALA LUMPUR: Masterskill Education Group Bhd, en route to a Main Market listing, has received Ministry of Health and Medical Council of Malaysia approvals to offer bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery (MBBS) courses.
This means one can now study at Masterskill University College of Health Science to be a doctor.
The ministry has approved Masterskill’s application to offer the MBBS degree in partnership with Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute of Tamil Nadu India.
Datuk Seri Edmund Santhara
Group chief executive officer Datuk Seri Edmund Santhara confirmed this when contacted by StarBiz.
“The approval means a lot to us. Offering an MBBS degree is the last piece in the puzzle,” he said.
“Most institutions always offer MBBS as their first degree. We do it the other way around. We offer diploma and degree courses for nursing and allied health education, then only we go for the doctors.”
“Only after you produce a motorbike and a car, can you then produce an airplane!” said Santhara.
Masterskill will offer its MBBS courses at its Johor Baru campus, as it is looking to tap into Singapore market.
It is allowed to take in only 100 students a year, and this will start in September. The intake is also limited to once a year.
Sources said Masterskill’s roadshow in London and Singapore had been a success, with its shares being oversubscribed seven times.
“Top blue-chip companies like Fidelity and The Capital Group have put their orders for Masterskill’s initial public offer shares. Most of these institutions actually wanted a larger allocation,” said the source.
Masterskill is a leader in the local nursing and allied health education industry, with 17,059 students enrolled for its diploma and degree programmes.
The company now has two university campuses – in Cheras and Johor Baru. It also has four branch campuses in Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu, Kota Baru and Kuching. |
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