Since 2022, Open University Malaysia (OUM) has increased initiatives to form strategic regional collaborations in order to strengthen the regional capabilities in providing digital education. On 31st August 2023, OUM signed an MoU with Open University China (OUC). The delegates from OUM led by OUM President, Prof. Dr. Ahmad Izanee Awang were received by OUC’s Party President, Dr. Wang Qiming, … Read More
2023 UNESCO-UNITWIN Training Programme: Digital Literacy for e-Learning
Open University Malaysia is an institution member of the UNITWIN Cooperation Programme under the title, “Sharing Knowledge and Experiences of Distance Education in Higher Education”. The 1st UNESCO UNITWIN Work Conference was held from 18th to 19th January 2017. The programme is well supported by Korea’s Ministry of Education through Korea National Open University (KNOU). KNOU has organised several initiatives … Read More
The 36th AAOU Annual Conference 2023 Successfully Held in Istanbul – Türkiye
(Istanbul, 30/09/2023) The Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), a leading association on open and distance education in Asia, successfully held the 36th AAOU Annual Conference 2023 in the historic city of Istanbul – Türkiye from 28 to 30 September 2023 with the theme “The Future of Open Universities in the Age of Digitalized Higher Education.” As previously appointed by … Read More
2023 AAOU Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 AAOU Awards for the category of Best Paper Award, Best Practice Award, and Young Innovator Award. Prior to the conference, full papers submitted for the conference were evaluated and shortlisted by the Conference Programme Committee. The Adjudication Committees for Best Paper Award and Best Practice Award chose six finalists (per award) for oral … Read More
Asia e University (AeU) Engagement in Global and Local Educational Initiatives
Asia e University continues to actively engage and support educational initiatives both on the domestic and international front. Here are the highlights of our recent and upcoming involvements: 23rd Session of UNESCO IITE Governing Board: Professor Dato’ Dr Ansary Ahmed attended the at the 23rd Session of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) Governing Board Meeting in … Read More
SPUP HOLDS INTERDISCIPLINARY WEBINAR SERIES
St. Paul University Philippines endeavored a global webinar series for the benefit of students, educators, and leaders across disciplines. The virtual engagement banners the theme, “Higher Education in Focus: Discover, Visualize, and Reimagine”. It is aimed to explore the challenges and opportunities, and lessons that educational institutions around the world need. The said undertaking is initiated by Sr. Merceditas Ang, … Read More
Initiative towards NEP-2020 for promoting Regional Language in Self-Learning Material at BAOU
As a part of National Education Policy, the Ministry of Education, Government of India and University Grants Commission constituted a committee to promote Indian Languages as well as making the translations of the authentic source materials of Pure Science as well as Social Sciences domains available in Foreign Languages into various Regional Indian Languages and as one of the lead … Read More
Wawasan Open University and the University of the Philippines Open University Seal Friendship with a Formal Agreement
The formalising of the partnership between WOU and the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will further strengthen the academic collaboration between both institutions. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by WOU’s Chief Executive and Vice Chancellor, Prof Dr Lily Chan, and UPOU Chancellor, Prof Dr Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria. Among those present were Dean of WOU’s School of … Read More
Open Universities Need to Collaborate and Learn from One Another: Wawasan Open University Signs MoU with Universitas Terbuka Indonesia
WOU has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universitas Terbuka Indonesia [UT (Indonesia Open University)] to solidify their partnership in advancing open distance learning (ODL) in Southeast Asia. The MoU was formally signed at a ceremony coinciding with the visit of UT’s high-level delegation to WOU’s main campus in Penang, Malaysia. The UT delegation, led by Rector, Prof Dr … Read More
AAOU Journal Ranked Q1 at Scopus
We are thrilled to annouce that the Asian Association of Open Universities Journal (AAOUJ) has achieved a significant milestone in the world of academic publishing. In the recently released Scopus CiteScore 2022 rankings, AAOU Journal has been recognized as a Q1 Journal in the Social Sciences (miscellaneous) category ranked #88 among 502 journals. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the … Read More