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PERDANA SCHOLAR AWARDS
November 24, 2018, Washington DC : Education Malaysia USA and the Embassy of Malaysia, in collaboration with Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) and Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) hosted the Perdana Scholar Awards USA 2018 at the Chancery. Held since 2014, the Perdana Scholar Awards is an event which aims to identify, document, promote and award Malaysian students who have excelled in their undergraduate and post-graduate studies in five (5) different categories namely academics, leadership, sports, inventions / research and the best Malaysian Student Association (MSA). The event was followed by the Malaysian Cultural Festival 2018 organized by the East Coast Presidential Council student body. Malaysian students from all over the U.S. gathered to celebrate Malaysian culture by having competitions for traditional games and cultural performances at the festival.