Mastering nursing skills and chess

I'd feel much much better about this outfit if it would change it's name from MASTERS KILL to something else. Yes, yes, I know, it's supposed to be MASTER SKILL (*the words are all rammed together) - but, darlings, that is not how it is coming across in this story! Eek! Perhaps something has been lost in translation from Indian to English - if so - they need to hire a new translator! The staronline.com November 4, 2007 Mastering nursing skills With a strong team at the helm, Masterskill College of Nursing and Health is going places in the allied health sciences. By RICHARD LIM THE first thing you will notice in the boardroom at Masterskill College of Nursing and Health (Masterskill) will be the chess sets. An avid fan of chess, chief executive officer Edmund Santhara has not only been busy making his moves on the chess board but also in the boardroom, strategising the best way to put Masterskill on the world map. Its 10th anniversary has seen the college grow from being just a small nursing school to one of the largest private nursing and allied health colleges in the Asia-Pacific region. “Who wanted a Masterskill diploma then?” asks Santhara, when commenting on the challenges faced by Masterskill in its early years. [Editor's Note: Oh yes, who would want a Masters Kill diploma?] Masterskill was founded in 1997, smack in the middle of the Asian financial crisis. [Editor's Note: Undoubtedly a significant detail...] “That was the time when our country faced difficulties and we wanted to play our part to reduce the outflow of foreign currency [Editor's Note: And perhaps help ease the trade balance by killing off several million or so...], so we chose not to market ourselves on a foreign brand,” explains Santhara. “We were not affiliated to any foreign university at all.” This lack of a foreign affiliation saw Masterskill struggle with low student enrolment as people were sceptical about the value of the qualifications and the marketability of its graduates. In 2001, it had only 61 students. However, this number subsequently increased to 1,609 in 2005. Currently, there are more than 8,000 students in Masterskill, six of whom are international students. “There will be a 20% allocation for foreign students next year as we are interested in promoting Masterskill as a global brand,” says Santhara. “However, our priority is local students as Masterskill has always been, and will always be, a true Malaysian institution.” Rest of story here. ******************************************************************************* Well, darlings, what else can I say, heh? Malaysia today, tomorrow, the world...