Melaka uni officials travel to Bukit Mertajam to present scholarship offer to underprivileged student


MELAKA: Underprivileged Bukit Mertajam student S. Darshini received an unexpected gift from top officials of Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) after the officials came knocking on the door of her home, almost 500km from here.

The 21-year-old was attending to the needs of her visually impaired mother when UTeM representatives arrived at her house in Penang on Tuesday (Sept 17) before handing over a scholarship and other educational assistance.

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