The Open University of Sri Lanka awarded two AAOU Inter – university Staff Exchange Fellowships for the year 2019 for a period of one month each. Fellowship recipients are Dr. Aminudin Zuhairi from University of Terbuka, Indonesia and Dr. Jeetendra Pande from Uttarakhand Open University, India. Dr. Zuhairi will be focusing on “Supporting students to succeed in Open and Distance … Read More
AAOU 2019 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended
We are pleased to announce that the deadline for AAOU Annual Conference 2019 abstract submission has been extended until 15 June 2019. This means you have an extra two weeks to craft and submit your abstract! The Conference aims at exploring the ever-changing trends in distance education. It will be a useful forum for all the stakeholders especially for those … Read More
Dr. Jeetendra Pande Conferred IGNOU’s Gold Medal Award for Innovations in ODL
This year the Gold Medal for Innovations in ODL has been awarded to Dr. Jeetendra Pande from Uttarakhand Open University, during the 32nd Convocation of the University by the Hon’ble Vice President of India. Dr. Jeetendra Pande and his team have developed an innovative ICT enabled platform for providing open and distance learning in an integrated way. To devise a … Read More
Open University Malaysia Hosted ICE2019
Open University Malaysia (OUM) recently hosted the 2019 International Conference on Education (ICE2019) from 10-11 April in Kuala Lumpur. Themed “Education for the 21st Century”, the conference attracted participants from Malaysia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. The highlight of the event was keynote addresses delivered by Prof Ir Tian Belawati, former Rector of Indonesia’s Universitas Terbuka, and … Read More
OUHK holds the 2019 International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE 2019) on 10–12 July 2019
Openness and innovation are major trends in contemporary education, influencing the whole spectrum of education institutions across the globe. Technological advancement and breakthroughs are bringing about a paradigm shift in contemporary education. Modes of learning and teaching are becoming more open and innovative in terms of time, space, curriculum contents, organization, pedagogical methods, infrastructure and requirements. ICOIE 2019 will explore … Read More
ACD-MBA Program to Promote Multi-Lateral Collaboration Amongst ACD-University Network
As a prime mover for Education and Human Capacity Building, Malaysia was tasked with setting up the Asia e University (AeU) under the auspices of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Countries. AeU has been the lead initiator of Asian Credit Transfer System (“ACTS”). The ACTS acts as an instrument for mutual credit recognition and credit transfer with participating universities. The ACD-MBA … Read More
OUM To Offer Two Fully Online Programmes in May
In the upcoming May semester, Open University Malaysia will offer two of its existing programmes in fully online mode. They are the Master of Early Childhood Education and Master of Islamic Studies. Through a “beyond blended” approach, these programmes will be delivered entirely via myINSPIRE, the University’s all-inclusive learning management system, without requiring learners to attend the face-to-face tutorials. Instead, … Read More
MANUU Holds a National Seminar on Islamic Studies
The Department of Islamic Studies, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, India organized two day National Seminar “Islamic Studies: Concept, Present Scenario and Future” in collaboration with Henry Martyn Institute (HMI), Hyderabad on 24th and 25th April, 2019. Eminent Scholar, Prof. Abdul Ali, Former Head, Dept. of Islamic Studies, Aligarh Muslim University delivered the keynote address. There is no justification … Read More
MANUU signs MoU with Al-Mustafa International University, Iran
Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad, India and Al-Mustafa International University (MIU), Iran have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 10th April, 2019 to promote and broaden the activities of both institutions with the vision to rejuvenate the indo-Iran relations in order to facilitate the research and mutual exchanges of Scholars.. This is first academic collaboration by MANUU on International … Read More
SUSS celebrates its 14th anniversary and teams up with IAL to advance adult education
The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), an autonomous university of Singapore that is continually providing inclusive lifelong learning and applied education opportunities with a strong social emphasis, celebrated our 14th anniversary on 25 April 2019. The anniversary celebration was graced by the Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who in his speech to the staff praised SUSS’ strengths in … Read More