By Christopher Lidom
KUCHING, Oct 7: Sarawak Energy has awarded scholarships to 201 Sarawakian students and 13 employees to continue their education in public and private universities in Malaysia as well as overseas under various fields of study for 2022.
According to Sarawak Energy Group chief executive officer (CEO) Datu Sharbini Suhaili, of the 688 applications received this year, 214 new scholars were selected.
“On behalf of Sarawak Energy, I take great pride that we have helped to shape and brighten the futures of many young Sarawakian over the past 52 years, especially since we relaunched this programme in 2014.
“By investing in young minds, we can help bright young people from every part of Sarawak to reach their full potential and become meaningful contributors to society,” he said during the Sarawak Energy Scholarship Awards 2022 ceremony held at a hotel, here today.
Sharbini noted that Sarawak Energy’s scholarship programme provides Sarawakian youth with financial support to pursue their tertiary education and ensures that it is equitably distributed by applying a diversity lens.
He also said this will ensure that Sarawak has qualified people from every part of the State to reach their full potential and become meaningful contributors to the Sarawakian society.
“We also believe in investing in Sarawak Energy’s people, which is in line with our organisational focus on continuous improvement and Talent Management Excellence,” he said.
The Scholarship Awards programme is part of Sarawak Energy’s ongoing efforts to support Sarawak talent reach their potential through an annual educational commitment of RM16 million.
Since it was first introduced in 2014, the Scholarship programme has benefitted 895 scholars including 123 staff, while 55 internal scholars and 226 external scholars are still pursuing their studies.
As of this year, a total of RM34.9 million has been invested into the programme since 2017.
Besides the scholarship programme, Sarawak Energy’s other initiatives to identify, attract and recruit the best young talents include the Bursary programme under the Early Bird Talent Scheme with a total of RM100,000 is allocated annually to support Sarawak secondary students who excel academically and in extra-curricular activities through financial aids managed by their schools.
The Bursary programme was introduced in 2019 and has since financially supported 436 secondary students from selected high-performing schools throughout Sarawak. — DayakDaily.
