Student Services

Student services that are available to EAA students are:

• Practical Training/ Internship
• Job Placement
• Digital Colour Printing
• International Partner Universities Information
• Career and Personal Counselling
• Accommodation Service
• Insurance
• First Aid Service

Job Placement

Here at EAA, we believe that students should be exposed to the industry while they are still studying. Hence, it is part of our syllabus that all Full-Time students are send for Practical Training with the industry's best for a minimum period of three (3) months to obtain the necessary working experience.

EAA is a long established college where students have performed excellently in the job market. Every now and then, we receive offers of employment to our students. In fact, demands for our students constantly exceed supplies.

International Partner Universities Information

This service is primarily to help students seek information (i.e. course enquiries, application process, fees structure) on Universities that have MOUs with Equator. Among the universities that we are partnered with are:

United Kingdom

• University of the West of England, Bristol
• DeMonfort University, Leceister
• Birmingham City University, Birmingham
• University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield
• University of Northumbria, Newcastle
• University of Teesside, Middlesbrough
• Napier University, Edinburgh
• University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton
• The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland

Australia

• University of Tasmania, Tasmania
• Curtin University of Technology, Perth
• University of Newcastle
• Queensland University of Technology

New Zealand

• Auckland University of Technology
• The Wanganui School of Design and the University of Waikato

Career and Personal Counselling

Counselling services are available to students during office hours with the Student Counsellor who is based at the Leith Street Campus.

Career counselling is available to students who wish to seek information on Overseas Universities for further studies, or wanting to know more about future job prospects in the local or international design industries.

Personal counselling is also available to students who need someone to talk to concerning their personal problems. It is provided to help students who have major concerns on their minds which includes uncertainty about their future, home sickness, difficulties in a relationship, difficulties with their housemates, depression or grief. The counselling sessions are treated in strict confidentiality, and may help the students to understand and overcome their problems which may help in their personal and social developments.

Accommodation Service

EAA's campuses are strategically located in the heart of George Town where students are able to find cheap, quality accommodation within walking distance to both campuses easily.

Facilities such as restaurants, coffee shops, cafes, laundries, convenient shops, clinics, hospitals, dry & wet markets, telephone booths and parking facilities are easily available.

Accommodations for the students are around both campuses such as Hutton Lane Residence, Burma Road, Muntri Street, Transfer Road, Kelawai Road and Gurney Drive.

Overseas and outstation students should make necessary arrangements for their accommodation when they arrive to register themselves in EAA. To avoid any dispute or misunderstanding with the landlord, students are advised to enter into a tenancy agreement with the landlord, which should stipulate clearly the terms and conditions of the contract.

Information on accommodations (i.e. accommodation list) are available through the Accommodation Officer. Students may contact the Accommodation Officer at +604-2615116 to arrange time and date to see the accommodations that are available.
 

Insurance

A 'Student Personal Accident Insurance Scheme' insures all Malaysian students of the college who have paid up their fees. The policy will cover the students for accidents round the clock anywhere in the world. The sum insured is RM50,000.00 in case of accidental death or total disablement.

Apart from this, the students can also claim for medical/ surgical treatment (registered medical practitioners only) for injuries sustained in an accident. In the event of death of the policy holder, funeral expenses not exceeding RM2,000.00 would also be paid. A copy of the Insurance Policy is available at the Administrative Office for reference. Please note that this insurance policy is subject to changes.

Insurance policies are available to International Students as well, whereby the Overall Annual Limit for compensation is RM 30,000.00.

Please contact the Registrar or the Student Counsellor for more detailed information.