UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA
With over 24,000 students across various departments , faculties and centres , University of Malaya has established itself as a world-class institution . Now , it aims to take this one step further with its smart campus initiative
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T here was a time when the education sector was a straight-forward profession : traditionally in a classroom there might be a blackboard , a teacher , and rows of students sat at desks . Now , as cutting-edge technologies have entered the fray , there ’ s been a growing need to change the way students both live and learn and nowhere can this be seen better than in Asia . Take , for example , the University of Malaya : it may be Malaysia ’ s oldest university , but with its innovative ICT centre , Pusat Teknologi Maklumat ( PTM ), the institution has quickly earned its stripes as a thriving innovation hub .
With almost 25 years ’ experience working at the university , Asiah Abu Samah , Director of the IT Centre , has witnessed first-hand the way that PTM ’ s technology has transformed the institution ’ s campus operations , teaching and learning . “ PTM is a partner to the university in terms of applying IT technology ,” Abu Samah explains . “ The centre
NOVEMBER 2018