Gov’t grants MOP98 mln for tertiary students

The government granted a total of MOP98.05 million(US$12.3 million) for the ‘Learning Materials Subsidy Scheme for Tertiary Students’ for academic year 2014/2015. Some 32,686 tertiary students eligible for the financial fund were given MOP3,000 each for purchasing learning materials. Of these students, 16,395 study in Macau, while 15,001 study outside the territory. The scheme regulates that its beneficiaries must be Macau residents studying a tertiary course of no less than two years’ duration either in the SAR or other institutions recognised by local authorities.