KUALA LUMPUR - Masterskill University College of Health Science is offering over RM10 million worth of netbooks to students who enrol with the college from the January 2009.

Masterskill chief operations officer Alicia Nathan said that the university college has come up with a simple and fair method for every student, as the college is unable to allocate netbooks to everyone.

"Students who confirm their enrolment in Masterskill' programme since January 2009 will be eligible for the netbooks, subject to terms and conditions," said Alicia in a press statement.

Meanwhile, Masterskill group chief executive officer Datuk Edmund Santhara said the university college realised the importance of netbooks as basic tools for students.

"After all, we care about our students and we want them to do well in their studies," said Edmund.

Ensuring equal opportunities

He said that the netbook giveaway will enable more people to have equal opportunities to access information and encourage knowledge-sharing for everyone, as technology plays a crucial role in the progression of the healthcare industry.

"With this programme, we hope that we can build a capable and professional nursing and allied health workforce to meet increasing demands of the country as well as worldwide," said Edmund.

Edmund added that Masterskill puts great emphasis on corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the college aims to nurture wholesome individuals who not only excel academically but in other aspects as well.

"Our CSR exercises are aimed at helping to inculcate positive values among our students and staff, while at the same time contribute ultimately towards cultivating a caring society," he said.

Masterskill was incorporated in 1997 and attained university college status in July last year, offering vast variety of health science programmes at foundation, diploma, degree and masters levels.

Information and details of the netbook giveaway programme and the institution's academic programmes can be obtained by calling 1-300-88-9080 or from www.masterskill.edu.my