IR and the Quest for Q in ODL: Managing Institutional Research and Quality at the Open University Malaysia

The Open University Malaysia (OUM) started operations on the August of year 2000 as the seventh private university in Malaysia with a pioneer batch of 400 students. It is currently in its fourth year of operation with 25,000 students enrolled in the university’s 17 programs. OUM is a private u...

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Main Author: Hairudin Harun
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2005
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Online Access:https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/701/
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Summary:The Open University Malaysia (OUM) started operations on the August of year 2000 as the seventh private university in Malaysia with a pioneer batch of 400 students. It is currently in its fourth year of operation with 25,000 students enrolled in the university’s 17 programs. OUM is a private university established by a consortium of eleven public universities, thus making it unique, especially in the way it is managed and funded. Unlike its stakeholders, OUM is also an open and distance learning (ODL) institution – the first and the only one in Malaysia to date. (Abstract by author)