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Open University Malaysia
Universiti Terbuka Malaysia (Malay)
马来西亚开放大学 (Chinese)
Open University Malaysia emblem.png
Logo of the Open University Malaysia
MottoUniversiti untuk Semua
Motto in English
University for All
Type Private
Established2000
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
  
AffiliationsAAOU, [1] ICTLC [2]
Website www.oum.edu.my
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 马来西亚开放大学
Traditional Chinese 馬來西亞開放大學
OUM main campus in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya OUM Main Campus.jpg
OUM main campus in Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya

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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The main campus is located at Menara OUM, Kelana Centre Point, Kelana Jaya, Selangor. In addition to this, there are more than 30 learning centres throughout Malaysia, out of which 10 are regional learning centres.

As the first open and distance learning university in the country, [4] OUM initially opened to 753 learners in 2001. 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 .

Chancellors

The vice-chancellor of OUM is Prof Dr Ahmad Izanee Awang. [5] 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;. [6] 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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References

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