Derby's Pioneering Partnership Delivers Online Learning To South East Asia's Workforce
26 September 2012
HELP's President, Datuk Dr Paul Chan Tuck Hoong and the University's Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Coyne.
HELP's reputation and our position as a leading UK brand for online learning is a winning combination which people in South East Asia looking to further their skills and education will benefit from
”Julie Stone, Head of University of Derby Online Learning.
Professor John Coyne, Julie Stone and Andrew Hartley.
The skills of South East Asia's professional workforce are set to be transformed after the University of Derby signed a new partnership agreement with HELP University, a leading institution of higher education in Malaysia, to deliver online learning to students, particularly working adults, in the region.
This pioneering partnership, a first of its kind, is designed to provide adults with easy and flexible access to higher education programmes online that are recognised on a global scale but retain a local flavour.
Derby's Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Coyne, and HELP's President, Datuk Dr Paul Chan Tuck Hoong, were both present to sign a Contract of Partnership in front of distinguished guests and the press at an official event in Kuala Lumpur.
They were joined by Julie Stone, Head of University of Derby Online Learning, Andrew Hartley, Managing Director of University of Derby Corporate, and Dr Wendy Liow, HELP's Director of Online Learning.
Commenting on the new venture, Julie, who has been involved with delivering online learning at Derby for more than a decade, said: "HELP's reputation and our position as a leading UK brand for online learning is a winning combination which people in South East Asia looking to further their skills and education will benefit from.
"We're delighted to be the first UK online learning provider to establish a partnership of this nature and look forward to working with HELP on the marketing and online delivery of our programmes."
Dr Wendy Liow adds: "As a regional hub of education, Malaysia must build up its online education culture and technology otherwise it will lose out to other education hubs like Singapore. HELP University has partnered with the University of Derby to innovate online learning. The partnership will provide a catalyst to HELP's culture to accelerate its innovation to support staff development and training, improve the efficiency of student learning."
Founded in 1986 to provide affordable quality educational opportunities for Malaysians, HELP University has developed into the leading institution of higher education in Malaysia and the wider region with a firmly established international reputation among universities, research organisations, scholars, business and corporate leaders and governments in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America.
For further information on the University of Derby Online Learning visit www.derby.ac.uk/online or for HELP University visit www.help.edu.my/
For further information please contact: Rosie Marshalsay,Deputy Head of Corporate Relations Tel: 01332 591942 or email: R.Marshalsay@derby.ac.uk
