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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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