IMU Expands Credit Transfer Options for Biomedical Science Students 16 February 2011

International Medical University (IMU) recently provided another credit transfer

option for students who have applied for its biomedical science programme, giving

these students an exciting new option to continue their education in an overseas university.

Through this arrangement, credit transfer students from IMU will be required to complete

the first part of their studies in IMU before transferring to University of Strathclyde.

These students will receive academic credit for the subjects they have successfully

completed in IMU and use this towards the completion of their degree. The degree

will then be awarded by University of Strathclyde.

"We are pleased to be able to provide an additional credit transfer option for students

in the biomedical science programme. Providing students with this additional credit

transfer option is an affordable way for IMU students to gain access to a UK education

and towards obtaining an overseas degree," said A/Prof Chen Yu Sui, programme

coordinator of the biomedical science programme at IMU.

The University of Strathclyde was founded in 1796 and is Scotland"s third largest,

with some 14,000 students from more than 90 countries. The University is recognised

as a centre of teaching excellence in Scotland and stands among the best in the world.

A/Prof Chen Yu Sui added, "Without doubt, this arrangement would offer vast benefits

to them as it uniquely allows students to experience the learning environments

of two leading universities in Malaysia and the UK. Another benefit for the

students is the discovery and understanding of cultures from around the world

as this is a critical component for a

healthcare professional. This is certainly one of the reasons for us to continuously

look for additional transfer options for students and part of its ongoing mission to train

and promote excellence in the healthcare industry."

University of Strathclyde has been a member of IMU"s network of partner universities

for more than 10 years. Prior to this, the university has collaborative and

credit transfer arrangements with IMU for its pharmacy and psychology

programmes. With this

collaboration, University of Strathclyde will be expanding the number

of IMU

programmes that the university is having collaborative agreements.

In addition to the credit transfer option with the University of Strathclyde, students

applying for the biomedical science programme also have the opportunity to transfer

the credits that they have earned in IMU to the University of Otago in New Zealand or

University of Newcastle in Australia after successful completion of the first part of their

course in IMU. Students also have the option to complete the entire biomedical science

degree in IMU and obtain a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Biomedical Science from IMU.

World Wide Web Domination Win is Malaysia’s Gain

The award-winning website team does it again and every time they score on the international stage they bring glory not only to the world’s creativity University but also to Malaysia for online creativity and innovation.

The young creators of the Limkokwing official website, World Wide Web Domination (W3D), is on the roll again by taking home 18 international awards over the last two months, probably the only university web in the country to do so with such regularity.

The awards are all the more significant because they are from established US-based organisations known for their high standards and criteria.

The judges who are industry professionals picked the Limkokwing University website based on design, innovation content, technology, interactivity, copywriting and functionality, and the awards are a testimony that clearly reflects Malaysia’s sophistication for producing outstanding multimedia products and services.

Young, talented and savvy

W3D is dominated by dedicated team players who are all alumni below 30 years of age and for them winning is all in a day’s to come up with some amazing stuff.

Along the way, these young men and women have placed the country on the same pedestal as world-class names such as DreamWorks, Paramount, Levi’s, Walt Disney, Nissan, Pizza Hut, FIAT, Hewlett-Packard, Alcatel Lucent, Mattel, Pepsi, MTV, Samsung, Yahoo! among other distinguished brands.

W3D comes under the able command of Dato’ Timothy Lim Kok Wing Jr who is a computer wizard in his own right. Working closely with the University Founder President, Timothy handles the day-to-day management of the outfit, which also includes conceptualization, content creation and direction of the creative team.

Winning streak

Since 2009, Limkokwing University has won 30 more international awards again proving that Malaysia has the talents, resources and professionalism to create great online work of international standards.

Recently, the World Wide Web Domination again proved that have what it takes to be an award-winning web team when they won two Outstanding Achievement Awards under the Education category in the 2011 Interactive Media Awards (IMA) for the Limkokwing Community Portal and iPhone Applications.

The second highest honour bestowed by IMA, it was based on specific criteria: design, content, feature functionality, usability and standards compliance and cross-browser compatibility. The Limkokwing Community Portal and iPhone Applications received an overall score of 464 from a maximum of 500 points.

Worldwide hit

The University’ official website is probably the such portal in Malaysia or in the world to register over 200 million hits annually from 220 countries and territories worldwide, or one that is yet to be matched by others.

This amazing achievement is again to the credit of the Limkokwing web team that is fast changing the landscape of the online skyline through their passion and creativity to excel in the field, and bring home more international awards so it may also be Malaysia’ gain too.

With more than 40 international awards showcasing their performance since 2009, the World Wide Web Domination is already strategising yet another global award, soon.

Al-Madinah International University a member in European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL)

Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU) has joined as a member in European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning (EFQUEL), which is based in Brussels, Belgium. The Foundation serves as a proactive network in providing valuable services to the worldwide e-Learning community. Thus, MEDIU’s hopes it will enhance the academic quality of e-Learning in MEDIU.

(EFQUEL) is joined by others elite European and Russian universities that are excellence in e-learning as well as some of the largest technology solutions companies around the world including Toshiba’s World.

MEDIU hopes through EFQUEL’s membership, it would increase bilateral cooperation and seek common experience and knowledge with other higher educational Institutions on the developments and issues relating to the field of e-Learning.

The approval granted by EFQUEL to MEDIU as a member, has shown the remarkable level Al-Madinah International University has reached. For more information, visit the following link;

http://www.efquel.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57&Itemid=99⟨=en

MMU, Ericsson and TM building digital-home showcase

SMART DEAL: Guda (left) and Zaharin exchanging contracts at the MoU signing event in Cyberjaya. The ceremony was witnessed by TM Bhd chairman Datuk Dr Halim Shafie (middle).

 

CYBERJAYA: The Multimedia University (MMU) has inked a deal with Ericsson Malaysia and TM Research & Development (TM R&D) to set up a "digital home."

The "home" is an apartment-like setting on the university's premises that will showcase Ericsson Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solutions.

Some of the cool features that visitors will able to see are home users simultaneously viewing a movie on an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) system while chatting in realtime with other viewers via another part of the TV screen.

They will also be able to see how content such as videos and still images can be "pushed" from smartphones or some other portable device to the TV, and vice versa, at the push of a button.

Ericsson Malaysia said that IMS is an open-standards solution which enables seamless integration and interoperability across various devices and communications platforms.

These include 3G mobile services, wireline broadband access with WLAN (wireless local area network) endpoints, according to Krishnakumar Guda, president of Ericsson Malaysia.

Under the deal, Ericsson Malaysia will furnish the "home" with IMS-based equipment while TM R&D will provide system connectivity and its expertise in other relevant areas.

The showcase will be ready in a few weeks time, Guda said.

He said the partnership will also give students and university staff the opportunity to become IMS application developers.

"Commercially viable applications created by them can be distributed globally via the Ericsson eStore - an online marketplace with up to two billion potential customers worldwide," he said.

MMU president Prof Dr Zaharin Yusoff said this is an excellent opportunity for the students and staff to venture into application development, a skill with which they can earn international recognition and monetary rewards.

"At MMU, we believe in encouraging our students and staff to be innovators and to develop their talents. This latest collaboration opens up global avenues that will help achieve this goal," he added.

Hand-on-Skill

By CHITRA S. NATHAN
educate@thestar.com.my

 STUDENTS enrolled in Nilai University College (Nilai UC)’s Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering not only learn in the classroom, but have the opportunity to apply their knowledge on a real aircraft at the institution’s very own hangar.

Soon, these students will have the option to further their knowledge in the field through a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom’s (UK) Kingston University and CAA International Ltd (CAAi), a subsidiary of the UK Civil Aviation Authority.

Nilai UC president Prof Emeritus Tengku Datuk Shamsul Bahrin said students would have the option of pursuing an engineering degree in Aircraft Maintenance through its partnership with Kingston.

Prof Emeritus Tengku Shamsul (right) exchanging documents with Dr Mason at the ceremony.

 

“Students who want to further their studies after the diploma will have the avenue to do so locally through a one-year top-up degree programme with Kingston.

“With the agreement, Kingston will also now be providing the notes for the diploma programme while CAAi will regulate the examinations throughout the course duration,” he said at the signing ceremony recently.

The degree programme with Kingston is scheduled to commence next January, together with additional options in helicopter maintenance and avionics.

Prof Emeritus Tengku Shamsul said Nilai UC, which had been running the diploma programme for the past three years, aims to produce trained professionals who meet international aviation standards.

“Although three years is not a long time, we have worked hard to ensure the programme was accredited and now we are pleased to team up with Kingston and CAAi to further enhance the programme.

Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering students working on an aircraft during a practical sesion.

 

“Industry acceptance is also important and we are lucky to have the support of nine industry partners — SR Aviations Ltd, Berjaya Air, Dnest Aviation Services, KLAS, GGIFA, Sabah Air, Subang General Aviation Sdn Bhd, Integrated Training and Services Aviation Academy and Systematic General Aviation Sdn Bhd,” he said.

Aircraft Maintenance department head M. Kunalan said the partnership also allowed students to obtain valuable feedback on their examination performance.

“It is important for the students to know how they fare in the examinations, and now they will be able to get feedback on their performance from the CAAi,” he said.

Also present at the ceremony were Kingston University engineering faculty dean Dr Peter Mason and CAAi training and examinations unit senior manager Matthew Margesson.