Preparing students for higher education

A briefing by Geology Department head Dr Bill Downey.

MIRI: More than 100 Form 5 students from nine secondary schools in northern Sarawak were given the opportunity to experience student life at Curtin University, Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) when the university hosted the second day of the three-day Northern Zone Training and Industrial Awareness (TRIA) programme here.

Selected students from SMK Merbau, SMK Agama Miri, SMK Taman Tunku, SMK Lopeng Tengah, SMK Pujut, SMK Riam, SMK Dato Permaisuri, SMK Merapok and SMK Limbang converged on the university’s campus for a day of activities designed to inspire them to pursue education relevant to the state’s industrial needs and empower them to become the future changemakers.