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On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Harisfazillah Jamel
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Jim Lacey President and CEO of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
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MMU INTRODUCES NEW VALUE BOOSTER FOR STUDENTS
Wednesday 06/07/2011
Partnership with LPI to Provide Recognized Linux Certification
CYBERJAYA, 6 July 2011 – Multimedia University (MMU) today inked a
deal with Linux Professional Institute (LPI) that would enable
Malaysia’s first private university to embed even more values into its
students and graduates.
The partnership would allow MMU to offer world-recognized LPI-approved
classes and certification in the Linux operating system (OS). Linux is
an open-source OS which is used in a variety of devices, including
desktop computers, servers, routers and game consoles.
MMU’s President, Professor Dato’ Dr. Muhamad Rasat Muhamad is pleased
with the partnership, as it is fully in line with MMU’s commitment to
produce high quality graduates. “We want our students to have the
highest level of technical skills possible,” he says. “This has always
been our policy, and is one of the reasons MMU’s graduates are highly
sought after.” Currently, more than 90 per cent of MMU graduates gain
employment within six months of completing their studies.
The university will offer the courses through its Linux Academy. Mr.
Ibrahim Yusof, lecturer at MMU’s Faculty of Information Science
Technology and lead trainer at the Linux Academy, describes Linux as
an important tool for every IT or Engineering graduate. “Linux is
popular in Malaysia, especially among developers and system
administrators. Therefore, if you are certified as Linux-proficient,
your career choices are that much wider.”
Ibrahim says that Linux is not just for software developers. “Many
companies in Malaysia operate a mixed environment,” he says. In such
environments, typically most end users use Windows desktop systems
while much of the back end use Linux and open source systems. “More
and more companies are using Linux as it is free, so definitely there
is need for certified Linux users, regardless of what the company’s
actual business is,” he adds.
The LPI certification will be available from July 2011 to MMU students
and staff, as well as outsiders. About 30 students are expected to
enrol every trimester. In Malaysia, MMU is so far the only private
university offering LPI certification. Ibrahim describes MMU’s Linux
Academy’s rates as “competitive”, and invites the public to enrol. He
can be contacted at ibrahim.yu...@mmu.edu.my
About Multimedia University
Multimedia University (MMU) is Malaysia’s first private university.
Incorporated in 1997, MMU has produced 26,070 graduates. The
university currently has more than 20,000 students across its two
campuses in Cyberjaya and Melaka. Since it opened its doors, MMU has
hosted students from 89 countries. MMU is focused in the fields of
Engineering, Information Technology, Business and Management, Creative
Multimedia, Accounting, Law, Medical IT and Bio-Informatics. Its
tracer studies have found that more than 90 per cent of MMU graduates
secure employment within six months of completing their studies.
SOURCE: Multimedia University
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
NAME : Mr. Hefni Izzat
TEL : 03-8312 5908
EMAIL: hefni.iz...@mmu.edu.my
DATE OF RELEASE: 6 JULY 2011
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