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Good Practices from AAOU Members

OUM is managed under the leadership of a The faculties are supported by four centres.
President/Vice-Chancellor. The University At OUM, admission to programmes is also
Board of Governors provides the university possible through accreditation of prior
academic and industrial guidance to OUM’s experiential learning (APEL). The APEL Centre
role as a HEI provider that contributes to is headed by a Director manages the entry
nation building. There are four key functions to the programmes through APEL A, credit
that are directly under the president/vice- transfers through APEL C, and the conferment
chancellor: human resource, legal, corporate of a qualification through APEL Q. The heart
communication, and quality assurance. OUM of the centre is in the recognition, assessment
organisation structure is shown in Figure 2. All and evaluation of Prior Experiential Learning
academic matters are under the leadership and the promotion of the Experiential
of the vice-president (academic). In addition, Learning Pedagogical Approach.
there are four other key functions that are
managed separately, namely finance, registry, Research, Publication and Innovation
business ventures, and digital services. activities of the faculty members are governed
through the Centre for Research and
Academic Affairs Innovation (CRI). CRI is headed by a Director,
All academics programmes offered at OUM has eight key functions: managing the rating
are accredited by the national qualification and raking exercises, research funding,
agency. At present, OUM offers a total of institutional research projects, publications
53 fully accredited programmes ranging (and supporting events and media), capacity
from diploma to doctoral degrees. These are building initiatives, innovations, services,
offered through four faculties (FOE, FSSSH, and research collaborations. The year 2022
FTAS, and FBM). Each faculty is headed by a marks a big change in research, publication,
Dean and supported by a Deputy Dean. Each and innovation focus. The centre through
programme is based on semester system the support of the new management is able
and is managed by a Programme Director. to raise greater awareness, activities and
Meanwhile, the courses are managed by a incentives to create research culture. Eight
course leader. Admission to each programme focus groups have been formed to target
are done through online and verified through the achievement of greater growth, visibility,
submission of copies of documents (on entry sustainability, and harmony (2022 Strategic
qualification(s) and identity) at any learning Objectives at OUM) through research, and
centres. Once registered, learners are asked innovation.
to carry out first time login by creating their
unique username and password. They are
encouraged to use OUM email address for
all form of online communication with OUM
(academic and support services).

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