Proposal

Proposal

Discover U.S. Education – KL ’07

Discover U.S. Education - KL ’07

PROPOSAL

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Discover U.S. Education – KL ’07 1. Executive Summary Discover U.S. Education – KL ’07 will be organized on 22nd July 2007 (Sunday) and will be held at Mid Valley Exhibition Centre (MVEC). The primary objective of the event is to enable students to better plan and make informed decisions prior to furthering their studies at U.S. universities and colleges. This event is rebranded from Experiences 2006 Kuala Lumpur to better reflect the objective of the event. Experiences 2006 Kuala Lumpur was held on 16th July 2006 (Sunday) at Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre. YB Datuk Ong Tee Keat (Deputy Minister of Higher Education) and HE Christopher J. LaFleur (U.S. Ambassador to Malaysia) graced the event attended by more than 4,000 prospective students and parents. The event, which was supported by U.S. Commercial Service, American Embassy – Kuala Lumpur and American Universities Alumni Malaysia (AUAM), showcased 43 U.S universities booths. There were a total of 200 exhibitor representatives participated in the Experiences 2006 Kuala Lumpur. Diamond Sponsors for Experiences 2006 Kuala Lumpur include Accenture, Citibank Berhad, INTI College, Sony, Sunway University College and Taylor’s College. This event also received overwhelming media coverage by Bernama, NTV7, The Star, NST, Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian, Nanyang Siang Pao, Sin Chew Daily and Oriental Daily. To achieve our primary objective, we will be having an educational exhibition and a series of seminars. We aim to showcase at least 50 U.S universities and colleges booths for the educational exhibition. Facilitators consisting of current students, alumni and representatives from U.S. universities and colleges will conduct the educational exhibition. We will also be inviting distinguished professors, alumni and current students from U.S. Universities and colleges as speakers or panel members for the seminars. The...