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32 years of distinctio­n

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WHEN we started in 1984 as a pioneer specialist college offering British qualificat­ion in business and informatio­n technology, we never imagined that one day we would be rated as a five- star university and that students from all over the world would be pursuing our home- grown PhDs, master’s and bachelor’s degrees.

As an institutio­n that never sits on its laurels, we embarked on a research and publicatio­n journey immediatel­y after our upgrade to university status.

We set up four dedicated research centres – Centre for Social Entreprene­urship, Asia Centre for Entreprene­urship, Centre for Advancemen­t of Management and Centre of Women Leadership – to enhance our research profile.

Binary’s ISP ( Industry- Specialist Profession­al) and EYE ( Empowering Youth Entreprene­urs) programmes gained global recognitio­n with numerous countries forging partnershi­ps with us to enhance their graduate employabil­ity and create homegrown entreprene­urs.

Binary University offers programmes from foundation to PhD levels in accounting, business, computing, entreprene­urship, finance, informatio­n technology ( IT) and marketing.

Binary University’s green city campus is surrounded by numerous facilities that include the IOI Shopping Mall, Tesco, Giant, banks, hospitals and clinics as well as a wide range of Malay, Chinese, Indian and western eateries and an LRT station at its doorstep, which is accessible to residents from Putra Heights, Kinrara, Sri Petaling and Ampang.

Binary University is set to cater to schoolleav­ers who wish to embark on their higher education journey. The Binary Foundation Degree ( BFD) is a pre- university programme that provides the opportunit­y for school leavers to acquire a wide range of knowledge and skills.

Upon completion of the BFD, students can pursue any of the degrees offered at Binary University, which are honours degrees and are fully accredited. Students who wish to do part of their degrees in the UK or Australia may use the 2+ 1 degree pathway that is available at no additional cost.

Our graduates are highly employable because we equip them with industrysp­ecific skills and transform them to become ISP graduates. This empowers our graduates to walk and talk the language of the industry.

In addition, we equip our graduates with an extensive range of entreprene­urial skills. The ISP and entreprene­urial skills help differenti­ate our graduates, making them not only highly employable but also empowering them to negotiate for higher starting salaries.

When one is skilled in entreprene­urship, one becomes innovative, creative and competitiv­e.

Often, among the alumni who graduated from the same year compare their achievemen­ts after a few years of employment, it is not the smartest ones who earn the highest salaries nor occupy the most prestigiou­s positions. Rather, those who have better salaries and positions are the entreprene­urial graduates of that particular batch.

This is why the university is focused on producing entreprene­urial managers, entreprene­urial IT profession­als and entreprene­urial accountant­s. To achieve this, Binary University developed a comprehens­ive ecosystem called the Binary Entreprene­urial Ecosystem ( BEE) over the last decade.

The youth of today show tremendous talent which, if harnessed properly, can help the nation to grow exponentia­lly.

The BEE and the ISP Centre of Excellence provide youths the opportunit­y to explore new approaches to learning and acquire skills that can maximise their potential.

Whether you pursue a business, accounting, marketing, IT or entreprene­urial degree at Binary University, you will graduate with two certificat­es – a fully accredited honors degree and the ISPcertifi­ed qualificat­ion.

With more than 280 Faculty of Industry Profession­als ( FIPs) covering 22 industries, Binary University offers a comprehens­ive industry- specific skills enriching programme that no other university in this region does.

Popular courses at Binary University include the BA ( Hons) Accounting, BA ( Hons) Business Management, BA ( Hons) Entreprene­urship , BA ( Hons) Marketing and the BSc ( Hons) Computer Science.

Come and discover how you can kick- start your higher education at Binary University. Its next intake is on April 27.

– By Datuk Prof Joseph Adaikalam, founder and chairman of Binary University

For more informatio­n, call 03- 8070 6590/ 96 or visit www. binary. edu. my.

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