Open University Malaysia (OUM) has achieved two major honours recently. First, the university emerged victorious as the Gold Winner of the Putra Aria Brand Award 2022 in the education and learning category. The award is based on a voting process conducted by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Malaysia (4As), which involved a total of 25,000 respondents. This is a … Read More
Understanding learning capitals in a learner-centred approach
In the shift to a learner-centric approach, educators are often faced with the challenges of understanding the learner’s needs and establishing where they are in their learning journey. To address this, Prof Séamus Ó Tuama, Director of Adult Continuing Education (ACE), University College Cork (UCC) Ireland and Chair of ASEM Lifelong Learning Hub, shared his thoughts on ‘Shaping a Learner-Centred … Read More
New DiGiT School recognised for innovative study model
WOU’s new School of Digital Technology (DiGiT) has gained traction and recognition in the Top in Tech Innovation Awards 2022 for its unique work-study model offered to students. DiGiT, headed by Dr Lee Heng Wei and Dr Andrew Tan Kian Lam, was a Merit Recipient under the ‘Most Impactful Academia-Industry Collaboration (Commercial)’ category. This award ‘recognises a University or Polytechnic … Read More
Teachers’ Alert: Revitalize Your Knowledge, Join SEAMOLEC Post-Pandemic Training Programmes
Three years pandemic apparently has been forming a new culture in education sector. Many educators are getting familiar with and comfortable in engaging various tools, applications, and platforms that support learning material delivery to students. This habit arises as the pandemic has been forcing teachers to conduct learning sessions when they were located separately from the students. As a result, … Read More
What can Open Universities do for Sustainable Development?
By: Prof Dr Ahmad Izanee Awang, President/Vice-Chancellor, Open University Malaysia At the Delta University International Engineering Conference on Research and Innovation held in Egypt last 26-27 November 2022, I had the opportunity to represent Open University Malaysia (OUM) and talk about a topic that will likely become increasingly significant over the next few years: open and distance learning (ODL) and … Read More
Anadolu University 40th Anniversary Fellowship Program
In celebration of its 40th anniversary in 2022/23, the Anadolu University Open Education System has been awarding 40 fellowships to researchers worldwide since the beginning of 2022 and continues to accept applications in 2023. The Fellowship Program aims to create and maintain sustainable collaboration and increase networking among researchers and higher education institutions in the field of open and distance … Read More
Skilling youth for employability in Fiji
Ema Lewavetau, has been looking for ways to gain skills that could generate an income. With COL’s support, Ema enrolled in hand-soap making training offered by COL’s partner, FRIEND Fiji in Lautoka, that has equipped her with useful skills for the future. “I was interested in attending this training because I am from Yasawa and there are many hotels on … Read More
Staff Exchange Fellowship Programme – Open University of Sri Lanka
The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) is offering two short-term Fellowships to staff from AAOU member institutions for the year 2022. 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 … Read More
The Virtual University of Pakistan to Sign a Historic Memorandum of Understanding With Three Universities of South Baluchistan
To empower Southern Baluchistan, the Virtual University of Pakistan signed a historic memorandum of understanding with three universities of South Baluchistan. These include the University of Gwadar, the University of Turbat, and the Baluchistan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar. The MoU was signed by the Rector, Virtual University of Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Arshad Saleem and Prof. Dr. Abdul Razzaq … Read More
Training of Journalists in Islamabad and Lahore by VUP
The Virtual University of Pakistan with the collaboration of the Press Information Department Islamabad and the Pakistan Information Center organized a series of Mojo (Mobile Journalism) training sessions for the working journalist of Pakistan. In the first phase, these training sessions were conducted in Islamabad and Lahore. The first two-day training session was conducted at Information Services Academy Islamabad for … Read More