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In 2009, OUM and Accra Institute of Technology (AIT) began a partnership via a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Ghana. The inking of the partnership was to fulfil the mounting demand from Ghanaians for higher education that was flexible enough to fit into their busy work schedule.
According to AIT officials, the Institute needed to partner with a strong institution so that it could offer prestigious and high-quality PhD, Master and Bachelor degree programmes. They chose OUM because it was the best among all the universities AIT had got in touch with and assessed. For OUM, it was a chance to expand its presence further beyond Malaysia. The University already offers its programmes at more than 30 Learning Centres throughout Malaysia and in 10 other international locations in Asia, Africa and Europe.
The teaching and learning mode is a combination of face-to-face tutorial sessions and an online system which houses all learning materials accessible to students and facilitators.
At present, there are 150 PhD, 100 Masters and 300 Bachelor’s students taking different programmes at different levels. The collaboration is a success due to the continuous review of the MoU and processes between the two institutions, good international relations, commitment and dedication.
On 30 July, a Special Convocation was held in Accra to confer degrees to 30 graduates who obtained their PhD and Masters. They received their scrolls from the Chairman of AIT’s Board of Trustees, Prof Francis K Allotey. This convocation was special because OUM officials, led by President, Prof Dato’ Dr Mansor Fadzil, took part in the virtual convocation. With this convocation, the number of graduates has exceeded 250.
Ghana, which is located on the west coast of Africa, has a population exceeding 28 million. In the last seven years, higher education in the country has become quite reachable to the masses thanks to the presence of accredited private tertiary institutions that augment government institutions in running higher education programmes. There are currently 107 institutions of higher learning in the country.
Most Ghanaians work in the education, health, agriculture, service, financial and civil service sectors. The OUM-AIT partnership benefits them immensely as it provides them with both flexibility and academic support with no compromise on quality.
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