Open University Malaysia

Open University Malaysia or OUM is the 7th Malaysian private university and it is owned by the Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations Sdn. Bhd, a consortium of 11 public universities in Malaysia. It leverages on the quality, prestige and capabilities of its owners - a consortium of 11 Malaysian public universities. Currently, the main campus is located at Jalan Tun Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. In addition to this, there are 61 learning centres throughout Malaysia, out of which 10 are regional learning centres. As the first open university in the country, OUM initially opening its doors to 753... learners in 2001, OUM has over 79,000 students in 70 academic programmes in its eighth year of operations, a record of some sort. Currently, the Vice-Chancellor of OUM is Professor Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Anuwar Ali. The first Chancellor was the late YBhg Datin Seri Endon Mahmood who was appointed on 16 December 2004. On 8 December 2007, Tun Jeanne Abdullah was appointed as the new Chancellor of OUM. While, the Pro-Chancellor is Tan Sri Dato' Azman Hashim who is also the Executive Chairman of Arab-Malaysian Corporation Berhad.
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