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1.3  University anti-poverty programmes
1.3.3  Low-income student support

Provide support (e.g. food, housing, transportation, legal services) for students from low income families to enable them to complete university.

  • Free
  • Subsidised
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Description
Evidence
1.
A total of 6,456 students from low-income families (B40) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) received facilities under the Malaysian Family Student Device Program.The device distribution ceremony was completed by Malaysia's Senior Minister of Public Works, Dato' Sri Fadillah Yusof on Wednesday. This Malaysian Family Student Apprentice Initiative has been implemented under Budget 2022 led by the Malaysian Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (K-KOMM) with the cooperation of the Malaysian Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT).
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UNIMAS provide affordable and sustainable food varieties including local, western, and vegetarian food in selected food outlet and cafeteria to ensure that students, especially in the B40 group, get healthy and sufficient food needs.