Three Malaysian women earn coveted STEM scholarships to top UK universities
From Left: Nurul Sahira Sakinah Muhammad Ali, Vilashini Saravanan and Charlene Ng has been awarded STEM scholarships to top UK universities. — Picture by British Council Malaysia
Three Malaysian women have been awarded prestigious Women in STEM scholarships, securing spots at top UK universities under the ASEAN-UK SAGE (Supporting the Advancement of Girls’ Education) Programme and the British Council Women in STEM Scholarships.
These scholarships aim to address gender disparities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.
The recipients, selected from hundreds of applicants across ASEAN and Timor Leste, will be pursuing master’s degrees in STEM fields where women remain significantly underrepresented. Globally, women make up only 29.2 per cent of the STEM workforce, despite nearly equal representation in non-STEM sectors, according to the World Economic Forum.
The scholarship recipients include Charlene Ng, who will pursue an MSc in Computer Science at the University of Warwick under the ASEAN-UK SAGE Women in STEM Scholarships.
Vilashini Saravanan and Nurul Sahira Sakinah Muhammad Ali have been awarded British Council Women in STEM Scholarships to study at the University of Bristol. Vilashini will focus on Digital Health, while Nurul Sahira Sakinah will pursue a degree in Global Wildlife Health and Conservation.
Find out more : Malay Mail
