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Partners
Local Partners
Universiti
Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
The University started with its first intake in June 2002. With its
initial offer of 8 courses, the University has attracted increasingly
strong support from the public. To date, its enrolment stands at 3,800.
Three faculties and one centre have been
established: Faculty of Accountancy & Management, Faculty of Arts
& Social Science, Faculty of Information & Communication
Technology, and Center for Extension Education. Two more faculties and
one institute will be established in the near future: Faculty of
Engineering & Science, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, and
the Institute of Postgraduate Studies.
Eight courses are offered currently: Bac of Accounting (Hons), Bac of
Business Administration (Hons), Bac of Arts (Hons) Chinese Studies, Bac
of Communication (Hons) Journalism, Bac of Communication (Hons) Public
Relations, Bac of Computer Science (Hons), Bac of Information Systems
(Hons) Business Information System, and Bac of Information Systems (Hons)
Information Systems Engineering. Many new courses will be introduced
soon.
UTAR's honours degree programmes in
Journalism and Public Relations certainly ties in well with ACMS
activities and objectives. More courses will be introduced in the areas
of advertising, graphic design, broadcasting and other
communications-related disciplines. This will further enhance
opportunities for collaboration in teaching, research and general
exchange of ideas between the two institutions.
Multimedia
University, Malaysia
Being the first government approved private university in Malaysia,
Multimedia University (MMU) plays an important role in providing world
class education within the broad sphere of telecommunications,
multimedia, computers, digital art, animation, information technology,
software development, and management. With IT and Multimedia evolving at
high speed, MMU is strategically placed within the MSC to capture and to
capitalise the continual technology transfer from external industries,
and to create new inventions, innovations and technology to benefit the
nation. In its effort to enhance research and development activities, the
university has identified various key niche areas and formed several
Centres of Excellence where academic staff and students collaborate on
various research interests. Collaborative efforts with leading
international companies have strengthened its reputation further as an
international academic institution.
Programmes offered by MMU are uniquely
designed to prepare students to meet the global challenges in IT and
multimedia in both its campuses at Cyberjaya and Melaka. At present, MMU
has more than 15,000 students pursuing their studies in the fields of
Engineering, Information Technology, Management and Creative Multimedia.
Through research and development efforts, MMU hopes to address the needs
of technology and multimedia-oriented companies located within the MSC
and offer effective solutions to real-world problems.
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