3 of my cousin from UEC

1 - studied in Taiwan
1 - Japan
1 - in KL

The one studied in Taiwan kinda become influencer

The one studied in Japan, married a local hometown rich family guy

The one studied in KL, married a Datuk who own multi millions businesses in Indonesia

From 2026, but yes.

From 2026, the Sarawak Government's Free Tertiary Education Scheme (FTES) will start rolling out.

It is limited to Malaysian citizens who are Sarawakian 'K' residents

And restricted to the 64 courses approved under FTES. So far no details, but public/media reporting seems to suggest "STEM, Law, Medicine, Accounting, and Finance" related courses. No word if it covers post-grad studies, or only under-grad studies.

(BTW, Centexs is not covered under FTES: https://www.theborneopost.com/2025/11/27/sa...cheme-in-2026/)

It 'only' covers fees, so things like lodging and accommodation will still need to come from the student/families.

Also no detail if it covers students who started their studies before 2026, or any age limit

Essentially it is a 'scholarship' for Sarawakian 'K' residents studying specific courses in a list of Sarawak state owned IPTS'es.

It is not quite what the IPTA's offer.

And has nothing to do with UEC recognition (or otherwise).