The surge in numbers of new Covid-19 daily cases and the death rate in Malaysia is a great cause the concern, especially in Selangor remains the state that recorded the highest daily cases. Vaccination has shown to be crucial in reducing the severity of infections and lowering fatality rates. With collaboration from the federal and Selangor Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force … Read More
Welcome to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University as the Member of AAOU!
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) has officially become the member of AAOU on 15 April 2021. Here are some information regarding BAOU: Quick Facts Establishment: 13th April 1994 Only State Open University of Gujarat Present Vice Chancellor: Prof. Ami Upadhyay (2019 –) Total Number of Study Centres: 254+ across Gujarat Total Number of Cumulative Registrations: around 8,00,000 + Students … Read More
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University to Launch STOU SISA Application
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) launched the application “STOU SISA” on 3 August 2021, to provide convenient and quick student services, available for IOS and Android. SISA stands for Student Info Service Application. STOU SISA app provides student services including viewing school records, academic results, and enrollment with mobile payment. It also caters to information about teaching and learning, examination venues, and examination results. Associate Professor … Read More
Wawasan Open University Prioritises Research With Revamp of CeRI
Wawasan Open University (WOU) aspires to raise its profile in the field of research and innovation, and thereby improve its academic stature among prospective students, the community and the population at large. In days of yore, universities in general were able to subsist and even thrive by merely focusing on teaching and learning. Circumstances, however, have altered significantly today. There … Read More
Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia Celebrates Its 37th Anniversary
On 4 September 2021, Universitas Terbuka (UT) turns 37 years old. Bringing up the theme of “Building Human Resources of Excellence through Digital Learning Ecosystem,” a series of activities that welcome the Dies Natalis have been taking place since the month of June and it will reach its peak on 4 September 2021. Some of the activities of the Dies … Read More
Prof. Ojat Darojat to Serve as the Rector of Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia for the Second Term (2021-2025)
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Indonesia has officially decided to reappoint Prof. Ojat Darojat, M.Bus., Ph.D. as the Rector of Universitas Terbuka (UT) for the service term of 2021-2025 in an inauguration ceremony led by Nadiem Makarim, the Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology in August. Prof. Ojat takes up the UT’s Rector position again as … Read More
“From Response to Resilience: Preparing for the Use of Open and Distance Learning for the Next Crisis” a Lecture by Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
Memorial Lecture Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErf-GoqDsoGNR6q4PT80P28yGx0tZZUWFu%20
34th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU 2021)
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) hosted the 34th annual conference of the Asian Association of the Open Universities from 1 to 3 June 2021. Initially, this conference was scheduled for 2020, when the OUSL celebrated its 40 years of excellence in offering higher education to the nation through ODL methodologies in Sri Lanka. However, due to the prevailing … Read More
Electronic Retailing Takes the World by Storm
Electronic retailing, or e-tailing, has revolutionised the whole retail business as more consumers shop online for products and services. WOU’s School of Business & Administration (SBA) Senior Lecturer Lilian Yap was addressing an online talk on ‘Retailing to e-tailing: Evolution to Revolution’ organised by SBA and the Penang Regional Centre on 11 April 2021, and attended by 15 participants. She … Read More
‘Live’ Robotic Arm Project Set to Benefit Industries and Students
Everyone fancies robots – whether they appear on movie screens or in real-life. Besides being entertaining and technologically exciting, they make complicated, repetitive tasks in the real world much lighter and easier. For industries, robotics or automation offers convenience and efficiency that bring about improved productivity in the working environment. Most industrial robots are intended for specific tasks, and this … Read More