Wawasan Open University

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Wawasan Open University
Universiti Terbuka Wawasan
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Type Private
Established 2006
Location , ,
Colours Light Green, and Dark Green
Affiliations AAOU,[1] ICDE[2]
Website www.wou.edu.my

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Wawasan Open University Campus
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Wawasan Open University in Penang, Malaysia

Wawasan Open University (WOU; Malay: Universiti Terbuka Wawasan) is a private university in Malaysia specialising in open distance learning.

WOU aims to maintain the highest institutional standards and achieved a Tier-5 or "Excellent" rating by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in the SETARA local university ranking exercise. All WOU programmes are accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and approved by the MOE.

Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer

Professor Dato’ Dr Ho Sinn Chye is the third Vice-Chancellor of Wawasan Open University (WOU), having taken office on 1 October 2012.[3]

Chancellor

The former Chief Justice of Malaysia, Tun Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah, a former Chief Justice of Malaysia, was formally installed as the 3rd Chancellor of Wawasan Open University (WOU) on 7 December 2013.[4]

Faculties

There are four schools and two centres under Wawasan Open University:

  • School of Science and Technology
  • School of Education, Languages and Communications
  • School of Business and Administration
  • School of Foundation and Liberal Studies
  • Centre for Graduate Studies
  • Centre for Professional Development and Continuing Education (PACE)

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