RM6 mil hostel expansion to double Sarawak Agricultural Institute intake by 2028
By Christine T KUCHING: The Sarawak Agricultural Institute is set to increase its student intake from 200 to 400 by 2028 through a RM6 million hostel expansion project under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), aimed at addressing accommodation shortages that currently limit its intake. Deputy Minister for Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said the institute has the capacity to accommodate 400 students but can currently accept only 200 due to insufficient…
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Sarawak Agricultural Institute will expand its hostel capacity with a RM6 million project to double student intake from 200 to 400 by 2028. The initiative, part of the 13th Malaysia Plan, aims to resolve accommodation shortages and support regional agricultural development.
Student intake will increase from 200 to 400 by 2028 following a RM6 million hostel expansion.
The project is scheduled to begin in 2027 and complete within a year under the 13th Malaysia Plan.
Ninety graduates were recognized at the institute's 40th anniversary convocation ceremony held in Kuching.
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KUCHING: The Sarawak Agricultural Institute is set to increase its student intake from 200 to 400 by 2028 through a RM6 million hostel expansion project under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), aimed at addressing accommodation shortages that currently limit its intake.
Deputy Minister for Food Industry, Commodity, and Regional Development Dr Abdul Rahman Ismail said the institute has the capacity to accommodate 400 students but can currently accept only 200 due to insufficient hostel facilities.
“The project is expected to begin in 2027, and we hope to complete it within a year, by 2028,” he said after the 21st Agricultural Institute of Sarawak Convocation Ceremony 2026 at Imperial Hotel Kuching today.
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