Open University Malaysia
Open University Malaysia or OUM is the seventh Malaysian private university and it is owned by the Multimedia Technology Enhancement Operations (METEOR) Sdn. Bhd, a consortium of 11 Malaysian public universities. It leverages on the quality, prestige and capabilities of its a consortium.
The main campus is 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 opened 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.
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