The Course Interest Test at https://interest.studymalaysia.com or better known as myCOURSE-Interest-Test is an online self-directed Course Interest Exploration Assessment tool designed by STUDYMALAYSIA which helps secondary school students, particularly those in Form 4, 5 and 6 (or Year 10,11 and 12), to assess their interests in various fields of study. Equipped with a better understanding of their interests, students can then narrow down their study choices and career options from a mind-boggling array of choices and subsequently, search for a right course to study at higher education level.

Our interest assessment activities featured herein aim to lead students to discover what field among the 27 Fields of Study suits them best to further their tertiary education.

This assessment comprises 27 statements corresponding to 27 fields of study choices and has 121 quick-check questions. It is designed to help students to get to know more about their interests and abilities in relation to a particular field of study. These statements and questions are tailored to guide the students in discovering which field of study out of the 27 is a good fit for them.

These statements and questions are derived from Further Study Workbook - 27 Fields of Study (CRLY00013799) published by StudyMalaysia Sdn Bhd (869848-W) together with reference to other various sources with credibility on higher education course planning. This assessment is meant to be used merely as a self-directed guide in discovering one’s interests and creating an awareness of various fields of study. It is not meant to be a substitute for any counselling tools. Do discuss your findings with a career counsellor to decide what step(s) you should take next.

If you need to contact us about the Course Interest Test, please email us at: cit@studymalaysia.com

Please read through this privacy policy carefully so that you understand what information we, StudyMalaysia, collect through our websites/education fairs/education events/career workshop/education related printed publications/course enquiry form/career interest survey form/education research form, and what we do with that information.

It must be borne in mind that StudyMalaysia reserves the right to change, amend and/or vary this Privacy Policy at any time and will notify users of the same by updating the policy here and by including a "NEWLY UPDATED" label with the "PRIVACY POLICY" link on the web sites governed by this policy.

What data we collect

The personal information we collect about you may include but is not limited to the following:

• Name, addresses, telephone numbers, gender, citizenship, marital status, race, qualifications and age or date of birth
• Email addresses, fax numbers and mobile numbers or social media accounts
• Education related information such as academic history, examination result, recent and previous educational institution attended, learning patterns, career interest, academic interest, abilities and study options necessary to facilitate academic services
• Passport number, NRIC number, nationality and country of residence
• Personal information provided via survey, contest, event, career workshop, Course Interest Test, competition or other marketing research efforts
• Personal information provided to customer-service representatives to research and resolve issues or questions, or to lodge complains
• Corporate-contract, institution, employer and/or other corporate affiliation (i.e. employer name, title, address and contact information)
• Any such information as we deem necessary or appropriate from time to time in connection with your commercial relation with us

Sources of Information

Your Personal Data has and/or will be obtained from the following sources, where applicable, or such other sources which we may see fit from time to time:

• information provided or submitted by you through, among others, as applicable, Enquiry Form, Activity Form, Survey Form, Product Request Form, Course Interest Test’s test results and Membership Form;
• from your usage of our websites and any other information you post on our website, Facebook, email or otherwise sent to us;
• from printed publications, education fairs, education events, career workshops, and/or interest surveys;
• publicly available or publicly accessible information.

As the accuracy of your Personal Data depends largely on the information you provide to us, kindly inform us as soon as practicable if there are any errors in your Personal Data or if there are changes to your Personal Data.

What we do with your personal data

Your personal data may be used to:

• send information to you via email/sms/mail/WhatsApp and social media tools from time to time about useful education related information and/or services or products offered by us, or other entities associated to StudyMalaysia, its business associates, and/or its clients
• profile and/or analyse the way you use and access our websites and the pattern and manner of usage
• customise the advertising and content you see, fulfil your requests for certain products and services, and contact you about specials and new products, whether directly or through our partners, sponsors, advertisers, business associates or affiliates but for the sole purpose of fulfilling the functions above which are related to education and training
• research, develop, and improve StudyMalaysia and its related business associates' services and products
• conduct surveys to determine the use of and satisfaction with StudyMalaysia services,
• generate statistics in relation to StudyMalaysia's services
• promote and market special offers and other services to you, which may be offered by our advertisers, sponsors, partners or associates

Your personal data may be disclosed to:

• law enforcement agencies
• government agencies
• related or associated companies under StudyMalaysia Group, including those established in the future
• companies or individuals that act as our agents, contractors, service providers and/or professional advisers
• trusted business partners, advertisers, sponsors and clients for the provision of their services related to education and training
• any parties to whom you have given your consent to disclose this information
• such other parties as may be permitted under the laws of Malaysia

Sharing

We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners, sponsors, business associates and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes. We partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information and other relevant details that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

Protection of Personal Data

Your Personal Data is important to us. StudyMalaysia will take every reasonable care and precaution to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure servers.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

With effect from 25 May 2018, StudyMalaysia has updated its privacy policies to increase transparency and to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These changes have been made to help you better understand the work that we have always done to keep your data safe.

If you'd like to learn more about GDPR compliance, please ask us at: privacy@studymalaysia.com

Change of Personal Data and Opt Out

At any point in time, should you wish to update your personal data or opt out from our email/sms/mailing list, you may submit such a request to StudyMalaysia via post, email or fax at the following contact details:

StudyMalaysia (869848-W)
60-3, Jalan PJU 1/3B
Sunwaymas Commercial Centre
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel / Fax: +603-7880 3837
WhatsApp: +6014-669 3837
Email: privacy@studymalaysia.com

We trust that you consent and agree to the terms above with respect to our processing of your personal data. If you do not consent to the above, kindly contact us at the abovementioned contact details.

Yours faithfully,
StudyMalaysia Team

Last updated : 15 Nov 2022

Personal use of StudyMalaysia's Course Interest Test or better known as myCOURSE-Interest-Test tool

Most of the information and data found in the Course Interest Test tool are extracted from Further Study Workbook - 27 Fields of Study (CRLY00013799) and myCOURSE Guide publications published by StudyMalaysia Sdn Bhd (869848-W). All information is copyrighted by the publisher and is protected under intellectual property right.

The use of the Course Interest Test application is subject to the following conditions:

• The application is used solely for personal, non-commercial, and private informational purposes.
• The information in this application cannot be published, copy or reproduced without the written consent of the publisher and developer.

No part of this Course Interest Test may be used, copied, extracted, reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means (digital, electronic, mechanical, chemical processes, photocopying, recording or otherwise) or in any manner whatsoever.

Commercial Use of StudyMalaysia's Course Interest Test and Screen Shots

The reproduction, copying, or redistribution in any manner for commercial purposes of any information, materials or design elements on this StudyMalaysia Course Interest Test application is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of StudyMalaysia Sdn Bhd. Permission is granted only when certain adequate criteria are met. To request such permission, please e-mail to info@studymalaysia.com and include the following information in the body of the message:

• The Course Interest Test content you wish to use
• Where and how it will be used
• Where and how many copies will be distributed and to what audience
• How many copies will be produced and distributed
• When you intend to publish
• Other non-Course Interest Test materials that will be associated with our content
• Your name, title, company, address, email address, and phone number
• We will evaluate your request as soon as possible. We reserve the right to refuse permission to copy, distribute, broadcast, or publish any of our copyrighted material.

This assessment comprises 27 statements on choice of field of study. The 121 quick-check questions help students to get to know more about their interests and abilities in relation to a particular field of study. These statements and questions are derived from Further Study Workbook - 27 Fields of Study (CRLY00013799) and other various sources on higher education course planning.

This assessment is meant to be used merely as a self-directed guide in discovering one’s interests and creating an awareness of various fields of study. It is not meant as a substitute for any counselling tools. Do discuss your findings with a career counsellor to decide what step(s) you should take next.