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ASIA e UNIVERSITY TO ENTER AUSTRALIAN MARKET
KOTA KINABALU (Malaysia), March 1 (Bernama) -- Plans are underway for Asia e University (AeU), a flexible-mode international university set in Asia and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, to penetrate another non-Asian market Australia.
With 150 learning centres established throughout the region in only three years since it was set up, the university aims to open three or more learning centres there soon.
"Outside Asia, AeU has already set up three learning centres in New Zealand we want to establish three to four learning centres in Australia.
"Several potential partners there have expressed interest," said its vice-president, Dr Abdillah Suffian Abdul Rahim, at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between AeU and PHM Borneo Education Sdn Bhd here Monday.
The agreement inked today is to establish AeU's learning centre in Sabah via PHM Borneo.
AeU is an initiative of Malaysia and is endorsed by the 31-member countries of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). This recognition led to the university being made the gateway for higher education, via the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).
Dr Abdillah said currently, the university had made its presence felt in all Middle East countries, except for Syria, and had even reached Eastern European countries like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Meanwhile, state tourism, culture and environment minister Masidi
Manjun, who witnessed the MoU, reminded operators of private higher learning institutions (IPTS) to be responsible and be equipped with basic conditions, as required of them to operate.
"What is the use of IPTS mushrooming without quality. If such institutions want to become a centre of education, we must ensure quality. Otherwise, the students will migrate to other countries to further their studies," he said.
Masidi hoped the higher education ministry would monitor IPTS facilities in Sabah to ensure that students enrolling in such institutions were not short-changed.
He said such monitoring (by the ministry) was imperative as the students should not lose out in terms of the hard-earned money of their parents, having to pay off their study loans or end up obtaining a worthless certificate.
As part of its workshifting policy, organisations can incorporate a "Bring Your Own Mobile Device" policy that would allow employees to bring their own device to work and use it interchangeably and securely for work and personal tasks.
"Organisations benefit from reduced hardware and operating costs while employees enjoy the benefit of more flexible work arrangements and the ability to work on their own terms," it added.
Without the stress of the daily commute or "9 to 5" timelines at the back of their minds, employees are able to give their full attention to their work.
With an aging workforce, a more savvy generation of workers calling for more autonomy in their devices, and with the Malaysian government pushing for more productivity-driven growth, embracing a workshifting model would be a competitive differentiator and was essential for enterprise success, it added.
With 150 learning centres established throughout the region in only three years since it was set up, the university aims to open three or more learning centres there soon.
"Outside Asia, AeU has already set up three learning centres in New Zealand we want to establish three to four learning centres in Australia.
"Several potential partners there have expressed interest," said its vice-president, Dr Abdillah Suffian Abdul Rahim, at the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between AeU and PHM Borneo Education Sdn Bhd here Monday.
The agreement inked today is to establish AeU's learning centre in Sabah via PHM Borneo.
AeU is an initiative of Malaysia and is endorsed by the 31-member countries of Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD). This recognition led to the university being made the gateway for higher education, via the Economic Transformation Programme (ETP).
Dr Abdillah said currently, the university had made its presence felt in all Middle East countries, except for Syria, and had even reached Eastern European countries like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
Meanwhile, state tourism, culture and environment minister Masidi
Manjun, who witnessed the MoU, reminded operators of private higher learning institutions (IPTS) to be responsible and be equipped with basic conditions, as required of them to operate.
"What is the use of IPTS mushrooming without quality. If such institutions want to become a centre of education, we must ensure quality. Otherwise, the students will migrate to other countries to further their studies," he said.
Masidi hoped the higher education ministry would monitor IPTS facilities in Sabah to ensure that students enrolling in such institutions were not short-changed.
He said such monitoring (by the ministry) was imperative as the students should not lose out in terms of the hard-earned money of their parents, having to pay off their study loans or end up obtaining a worthless certificate.
As part of its workshifting policy, organisations can incorporate a "Bring Your Own Mobile Device" policy that would allow employees to bring their own device to work and use it interchangeably and securely for work and personal tasks.
"Organisations benefit from reduced hardware and operating costs while employees enjoy the benefit of more flexible work arrangements and the ability to work on their own terms," it added.
Without the stress of the daily commute or "9 to 5" timelines at the back of their minds, employees are able to give their full attention to their work.
With an aging workforce, a more savvy generation of workers calling for more autonomy in their devices, and with the Malaysian government pushing for more productivity-driven growth, embracing a workshifting model would be a competitive differentiator and was essential for enterprise success, it added.
