JA eyeing more opportunities for students to study in China

Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid says the Governments of Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China are in discussions on ways in which they can significantly increase the number of young Jamaicans able to study in that Asian country.

Reid said this would be welcome in light of the fact that “we also have dozens of young people who are teaching the English language in Japan [who] are part of a Jamaica and Japan exchange teaching programme.”

He noted that Jamaica also has bilateral agreements with other countries to facilitate academic studies, and encouraged students to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade website to get more details.

Meanwhile, Reid indicated that the Government is implementing several initiatives aimed at increasing individuals’ access to higher education locally.

“We have sought to make it easier for you to get loans through the Students’ Loan Bureau (SLB). The SLB has typically approved close to 100 per cent of loan applications received in recent years,” he said.

The Minister’s message was read by Senior Technical Coordinator in the Ministry, Marlon Morgan, during the inaugural GoHigher conference at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston on Wednesday.

Senator Reid said in 2017 99 per cent of loan applications received by the SLB were approved.

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