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Sharing Session by 2 Seniors from Independent School
S harin g S es s io n b y 2 S en io rs fr o m In de p en den t S c ho o l
On 20th August 2022, Kuen Cheng to do research on Malaysian Society now.
High School invited two seniors who were Finally, he stressed that we must be ready to
A S harin g S es s io n o n Fu r ther S tu dies both from independent schools, to share confront failure and level up our mindset in
A Sharing Session on Further Studies
their experiences with their juniors about continuing to fight for our bright future.
in Europe career planning and navigating their study- Moving on, the sharing session was

abroad journey.

On August 5th, 2022, Friday, the Kuen chance to explore and broaden horizons. taken over by Mr. Then Chee Kin. Mr. Then
Cheng High School Counseling Department The first speaker was Mr. Ng Ke Liang. graduated from Tsun Jin High School and

held a talk on further studies in the EU Next up, Mr CK shared ways of He graduated from the Chinese High School then to Taipei Medical University, he also
(European Union countries) for Senior university admission application. After located in Johor and is now pursuing a did some cancer research in the United
Middle Two and Three students. The School seeking advice, students should prepare their doctorate degree in the Institute of Sociology Kingdom. He works at Shuanghe Hospital in

was honoured to have invited Mr Chiau CK personal statements and the documents at National Taiwan University. He kicked off New Taipei City and is currently a resident
from MyStudy Education Consulting Sdn. needed. the sharing session by telling his personal physician. He believed that participating in
Bhd. for the sharing session. experience in the past few years. the UEC exam is a manifestation of support
Apart from that, the fees should for Chinese education. Being honored as an

The event began on a lively note, be taken into consideration. Students are Mr. Ng was not an excellent student, independent school student, he had so many
with Mr CK’s self-introduction and a brief advised to work part-time jobs in order to but he had been working hard to chase after opportunities to participate in different
explanation of the EU’s education system. reduce the amount of money needed. his dreams, despite some financial burdens. types of extracurricular activities.
He started off strong, speaking of the When studying abroad, he learnt how to

many reasons to study abroad and more During the Q&A session, Mr CK arrange a perfect class schedule. He also Besides, he stated that the professors
specifically, in the EU. emphasised the importance of mastering a studied very hard to apply for scholarships in Taiwan are actually similar to the teachers
foreign language. Hence, he suggested that in order to reduce his financial burden. of independent schools. They are always
He emphasised five things to be taken students should learn the local language if Moreover, he even applied for an early enthusiastic in answering questions from

into account while selecting a college or heading to another country. graduation just to save some tuition fees. All students and also will do their best in helping
university - cost, course, criteria, culture the efforts made by him above were just to students to complete their research tasks.
and career. He also stated that transnational The hour-and-a-half-long session be an independent self and not rely on his
education is not only a challenge, but a ended after taking a group photo. parents anymore. To sum it up, it was an honor to invite
the two speakers, Mr. Ng and Mr. Then to
Jointly reported by: Mr. Ng also said that he saw a different share their experiences as independent

Tan Qi Xuan Sr1A, Goh Zhi Xin Sr2ScA picture of Taiwan than he had imagined school students with the students in Kuen
earlier after studying abroad there. In Cheng High School. Hope the students
Taiwan, where young people have high gained something from the sharing session
awareness of social issues, has inspired him to help them plan their future better.

Reported by: Grace Low Shing Wei Sr2ScA

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