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26,457 Students Receive Advance Loan Payments

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • PTPTN offered RM1,500 each to 26,457 new students entering bachelor's programmes at Malaysian public universities and polytechnics for the September 2026 intake.
  • The total allocation of RM39.7 million will help cover part of the students' initial enrollment expenses.

A total of 26,457 new students entering bachelor's degree programmes at Malaysia's public universities and polytechnics will receive RM1,500 each under the National Higher Education Fund Corporation's advance loan payment scheme.

The assistance applies to students beginning their studies in the September 2026 intake. PTPTN said the payments involve a total allocation of RM39.7 million.

The scheme is intended to help students cover part of the costs they face when preparing to begin their studies.

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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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