Johor foundation to provide RM25mil aid to students annually


Johor Permaisuri Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris Shah (right) handing over a scroll to one of the receipients during the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) 56th Convocation ceremony held at Dewan Sultan Iskandar here in Johor Baru on April 23, 2016.

JOHOR BARU: The Yayasan Raja Zarith Sofiah Negeri Johor will be channelling some RM25mil in funds every year to assist some 5,000 students annually to tackle the rising cost of education.

Its chief executive officer Datuk Ghazali Mohd Yusoff said that the foundation, through its Zarith Sofiah's Initiative for Education Financial Assistance (ZSIEFA), has embarked on three education investment funds as alternative funding for students.

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