Five Sabahans receive scholarship to study overseas

KOTA KINABALU (Sept 25): Five Sabahan students received the Biasiswa Kerajaan Negeri Sabah (BKNS) Ke Luar Negara Tahun 2024 from Chief Minister Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor at his office in Menara Kinabalu today.

They were Allen Martin Jumin (Medical Course – University College Dublin, Ireland), Brenda Chan Yi Lin (Biochemistry Course – University of Manchester, United Kingdom (UK)), Muhammad Iezhanuddin Ramlin (Computer Science Course – Northumbria University, UK), Meagan Chin Min Gen (Law Course – Cardiff University, UK), and Nurul Sabrina Moh Zakir (Veterinary Medicine Course – Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia).

The BKNS Overseas Scholarship is offered to top-performing Sabah students to pursue their studies abroad.

Also present were the State Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Datuk Dr Haji Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif, who is also the Education Exco; State Secretary Datuk Seri Panglima Sr Haji Safar Untong; State Public Service Director General Datik Zainudin Aman; the director of the BKNS Division, Emas Sanjongan Datu Okar; and members of the BKNS Committee.

Meanwhile, Hajiji received a courtesy visit from the director of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Maritime) for Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan, First Admiral Maritime Datuk Che Engku Suhaimi Che Engku Daik, at his office.