KUCHING, Oct 19: Student intake under Sarawak’s Free Tertiary Education Scheme (FTES) rose by 128.5 per cent this year, with 3,491 students enrolling in 64 courses compared to 1,528 in 2025.
Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Dato Sri Roland Sagah Wee Inn said a total of 6,246 students had accepted FTES offers at Sarawak-owned institutions of higher learning as of Sept 30.
“These students are enrolled across the four Sarawak-owned institutions of higher learning, namely Curtin University Malaysia (949 students), i-CATS University College, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus (2,802) and University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) (2,031),” he said when presenting his ministerial winding-up speech in the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (DUS) sitting here today.
