JOHOR BARU - Princess Catherine, the
Duchess of Cambridge, is expected to open the Marlborough College in Nusajaya
during a visit to the state with her husband, Prince William.
Still famously known by her maiden name Kate
Middleton, she and William will visit Johor in September as part of their tour
to several countries in conjunction with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee
celebrations.
'Arrangements are being made with the British
High Commission to bring the royal couple here,' said Iskandar Regional
Development Authority (Irda) chief executive officer Ismail Ibrahim at the
European Union (EU)-Johor Day on Thursday.
He added that it would be a historic moment
for the college to be opened by Catherine, who is herself a former student from
the main campus in the United Kindgom (UK) and the future Queen of England.
The RM160 million (S$66 million) college in
Nusajaya is currently under construction and is UK's Marlborough College's
first overseas campus since it was founded in 1843.
It is located near Iskandar Malaysia's
EduCity, an educational hub of primary, secondary and tertiary institutions
from around the world.
It will be fully equipped with teaching
facilities, comprehensive sporting facilities, including eight rugby fields, a
400m running track, a 25m swimming pool and cricket pitches.
At the age of 13, Catherine, now 30, went to
the Marlborough College in Wiltshire where she studied chemistry, biology and
art for her A-levels.
She left the college in July 2000.
Meanwhile, ambassadors and Charges d'Affaires
from 15 EU missions, led by Ambassador and Head of EU Vincent Piket, will be in
Johor Baru until tomorrow to look at investment opportunities offered by
Iskandar Malaysia.
Mr Ismail said in the manufacturing sector,
Spain was the biggest EU investor in Iskandar Malaysia with RM4 billion ,
followed by Netherlands with RM1.7 billion, and Germany with RM1.5 billion.
He said Britain was the main player in
Iskandar Malaysia's service sector with investments which include New Castle
Medicine University Malaysia (RM83 million), Iskandar Pinewood Studios (RM400
million), Southampton University (RM25 million) and Reading University (RM150
million).
The Star/Asia News Network
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