CIMB Group recently awarded scholarships to two outstanding participants in the CIMB BEST Programme of 2016. The scholarships will fully finance the winners\u2019 tuition and exam fees, valued at RM50,800 per student, for the Bachelor of Business Management (Entrepreneurship) degree at UNIRAZAK.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Present at the event were CEO of CIMB Group Commercial Banking, Yong Jiunn Run; the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics and Student Affairs) of Unirazak, Prof Dr Samsinar Md. Sidin; Deputy Chief Executive Officer of CIMB Group Commercial Banking, Ahmad Shazli Kamarulzaman; Head of CIMB Commercial Banking (Malaysia), Yew Teik Beng and Senior Managing Director, Group Human Resource, CIMB Group, Rohani Mustaffa.<\/p>\n
Established in 2014, CIMB BEST aims to support the development of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector in Malaysia by developing more able entrepreneurs, to facilitate the sector\u2019s contribution to the Malaysian economy. In support of diversity and to encourage cross-cultural sharing of ideas, the programme is open to applicants from all races and backgrounds.<\/p>\n
Yong said, \u201cStimulating entrepreneurship and the SME sector are central to growing the backbone of Malaysia\u2019s economy, and awarding this scholarship is one of CIMB\u2019s ways to achieve this. Our effort in developing potential entrepreneurs supports the government\u2019s SME Masterplan (2012 \u2013 2020) to boost the sector\u2019s contribution to GDP by 41% in 2020. CIMB \u2013 with its cutting-edge products, in-house expertise and strong ASEAN network \u2013 is ever-ready to partner with these entrepreneurs at every stage of their business, from providing them banking solutions to expanding their wings across the region.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The latest scholarship winners are from the programme\u2019s Track 2: The Emerging Entrepreneur Programme (Program Usahawan Berpotensi). The first winner, Dasyariwani Sariah Binti Daud, is the Director of Applied Energy Solutions Sdn Bhd; a company that specializes in manufacturing solar inverters. The second winner, Khalid Bin Awaludin is the owner of Viral Optimis Enterprise which makes a variety of cookies and cakes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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