Staff Exchange Fellowship Programme – Korea National Open University (KNOU)

Korea National Open University (KNOU) is offering two short-term Fellowships for AAOU member institutions for the year 2024. This programme is intended to provide a platform for capacity building and establishment of sustainable partnerships as well as fostering knowledge exchange and promotion of mutual understanding among staff of the open universities of Asia. Number of fellowships 2 Duration of the fellowship Two … Read More

OUM Pursues International Research Achievements

A research team from Open University Malaysia (OUM) won a UNESCO grant last February to prepare a report on technology and education in Malaysia. The team was awarded RM40,000 in funding to conduct a case study for the 2023 Global Education Monitoring (GEM): Southeast Asia Regional Report. The team comprises OUM President/Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Ahmad Izanee Awang, General Manager (Learning … Read More

Adopting the 3T Strategy for Penang’s Future

Penang should embrace the 3T strategy by focusing on technology, tourism and talent to pave the way for a progressive future and sustainable growth. Chairman of Wawasan Open University’s (WOU) George Town Institute of Open and Advanced Studies (GIOAS), Tan Sri Andrew Sheng,suggested this during the panel session on “Attracting Investments, Forging Growth & Prosperity” at the Penang Future Forward … Read More

UT is the Leader in Distance Education Innovation

Indonesia Open University or Universitas Terbuka (UT) is an educational institution which focuses on the development of Open and Distance Higher Education (ODHE) or Pendidikan Tinggi Terbuka and Jarak Jauh (PTTJJ) and will celebrate its 36th anniversary on 4 September 2020. UT confidently steps forward to serve for the advancement of Indonesia’s higher education. Until today, UT has 300 thousand … Read More

SPUP Engages IP Communities in Responding to COVID-19 Pandemic

By Ms. Noemi Cabaddu and Ms. Cariza Ramos St. Paul University Philippines (SPUP) engaged the Indigenous People (IP) communities in various endeavors promotive of health and well-being as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Community Development Center, working with ChilFund Philippines, initiated the “SPUP Community Action Responding to Emergency Situation (SPUP CARES) program” as the University’s COVID-19 Response Intervention. … Read More

Dr. Ishrat Aziz from the Virtual University of Pakistan Presents Paper at International Online Conference

A two-day online international conference entitled ‘Teaching-learning in the time of pandemic: role of online learning’ was organized by Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati, Assam, India in collaboration with the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) from April 21-22, 2020. More than seven hundred participants from various countries including USA, China, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladesh, … Read More

Department of Mass Communication at the Virtual University of Pakistan Participates in an International Online Conference

Masroor Ahmed (Lecturer, Mass Communication) participated as participant in a two-day online international conference entitled ‘Teaching-learning in the time of pandemic: role of online learning’ that was organized by Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati, Assam, India in collaboration with the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) on April 21-22, 2020. More than seven hundred participants from various … Read More

Department of Molecular Biology at the Virtual University of Pakistan to Host an Online International Symposium on World Camel Day

The Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, hosted an Online International Symposium on World Camel Day with a theme of “Camel as the Animal of Future” in collaboration with Camel Association of Pakistan (CAP) and Saudi Geographical Society (SGS) and International Society of Camelid Research and Development (ISOCARD). Mr. Naeem Tariq, Rector, Virtual University of Pakistan, welcomed all … Read More