Professional stepping stone

WORKING professionals need to upgrade their academic credentials and embrace lifelong learning if they want to remain relevant in today’s constantly evolving work environment.

Wawasan Open University (WOU) provides the right platform for adult learners to gain industry-related knowledge and skills at an affordable cost while working. WOU’s part-time, open distance learning (ODL) mode of study allows learners to have online access to course materials from anywhere and any time.

According to WOU’s vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Ho Sinn Chye, WOU takes advantage of the technological affordances for higher education to produce graduates with skills and traits such as analytical thinking, creative thinking, effective communication, collaboration with partners, problem-solving, personalised learning, ethics, accountability as well as subject, technological and social media fluency.

“WOU has taken on the challenge to transform and position itself to become an

WOU currently offers more than 50 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

industrial-age university to cater emerging job demands in a fast-changing, technologydriven work environment. We are engaging and partnering with the private sector to keep up with the emerging market needs for new knowledge and skill sets,” says Prof Ho.

WOU currently offers more than 50 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in areas such as management, accounting, psychology, electronics, banking and finance, early childhood education, logistics and supply chain management, construction management, manufacturing, administration and English studies.

“Today's learners are seeking programmes with shorter completion periods and added values such as academic relevance and recognition, low fees, full-/part-time switch options, and online learning,” says Prof Ho.

WOU has been collaborating with local corporate clients in customising and delivering accredited academic programmes to meet their needs. Several overseas ODL universities are now using the quality courseware developed by WOU.

WOU has gained local and international recognition for higher education. It is rated Tier 5: Excellent by the Discipline-Based Rating System (D-Setara) from the Higher Education Ministry for the quality of its undergraduate teaching and learning.

In addition, students are assured of quality education at WOU as all its programmes are accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency and approved by the Higher Education Ministry.

WOU offers RM1,000 fee rebates to all new undergraduate students and special rebates of up to RM1,530 to those who enrol in its postgraduate programmes.To date, more than 20,000 students have seized the ODL opportunities provided by WOU.

Interested individuals can visit WOU Info Day at the main

WOU offers RM1,000 fee rebates to all new undergraduate students and special rebates of up to RM1,530 to those who enrol for its postgraduate programmes.

campus, regional centres and support centres nationwide every weekend of this and next month.

For more information, call 1300 888 968 or visit wou.edu.my.