“The Malaysian government signed a strategic partnership with four Irish universities’ schools of medicine in relation to the continued promotion of the study of medicine by Malaysian students in Ireland. The Memorandum of Understanding in higher education was signed by Datuk Ibrahim Bin Ahmad, the Director General of MARA, an agency of the Malaysian Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, and representatives from each of the four schools of medicine in UCC, NUI Galway, UCD and TCD …” (more)
[Trinity College Communications Office, 28 July]
Im chairman of my residents association, something I set up with a neighbour, so everyone living here could get to know each other and better our now nama estate. There are 13 houses occupied here with a mix of seven different nationalities (my own house being one), which is marvelous, one of which is actually Malaysian. I love the multi cultural aspect of Ireland today, I hate that the only species that have to pay to live on OUR Planet is Humans. Still you can see why now and again some of the irish get frustrated and express themselves like cavemen and women. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0819/1224302708546.html
p.s. I have had to pay fees of 6000 over last two years not easy.
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