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Open University Malaysia, abbreviated as OUM, is the 7th private university in Malaysia. It is owned by Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations (METEOR) Sdn. Bhd, a consortium of 11 Malaysian public universities.[3]
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Motto | Universiti untuk Semua | ||||||
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Motto in English | University for All | ||||||
Type | Private | ||||||
Established | 2000 | ||||||
Chancellor | Jeanne Abdullah | ||||||
President | Prof. Dr. Ahmad Izanee Awang | ||||||
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dr. Ahmad Izanee Awang | ||||||
Pro-Chancellor | Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim | ||||||
Location | , Petaling Jaya, SELANGOR , Malaysia | ||||||
Campus | Urban | ||||||
Colours | Blue, and Silver | ||||||
Affiliations | AAOU,[1] ICTLC[2] | ||||||
Website | www | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 马来西亚开放大学 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 馬來西亞開放大學 | ||||||
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The main campus is located at Menara OUM, Kelana Centre Point, Kelana Jaya, Selangor. Additionally, there are more than 30 learning centres throughout Malaysia, out of which 10 are regional learning centres.
OUM initially opened to 753 learners in 2001 as the first open and distance learning university in the country,.[4] OUM was officially launched by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on August 26, 2002.[5][6] A decade later, OUM has over 100,000 students in more than 50 academic programmes. In 2023, QS Stars had assessed OUM's online learning for three years and granted OUM a 5-Star rating .
The vice-chancellor of OUM is Prof Dr Ahmad Izanee Awang.[7] The first chancellor was the late Endon Mahmood (the wife of fifth Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi) who was appointed on 16 December 2004. On 8 December 2007, Jeanne Abdullah was appointed as the new chancellor of OUM;.[8] The current pro-chancellor is Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim who is also the executive chairman of Arab-Malaysian Corporation Berhad.
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