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On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Harisfazillah Jamel <linuxmalay...@gmail.com> wrote: > http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=17715 > > Jim Lacey President and CEO of the Linux Professional Institute (LPI) > > http://blog.mosc.my/2011/05/jim-lacey-president-and-ceo-of-linux.html > > 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 > RELEASED BY BERNAMA MEDIA RELATIONS & EVENT MANAGEMENT (MREM) > > -- -- Malaysia Open Source Software Conference 2011 MOSC2011 http://www.mosc.my/ Malaysia Open Source Conference 2012 (MOSC2012) http://portal.mosc.my/ LinuxMalaysia Network http://www.facebook.com/Bukan.Sekadar.Internet.Sahaja Harisfazillah Jamel -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ OSCC Knowledge Bank Mailing List * To visit MAMPU Opensource on the web, go to: http://opensource.mampu.gov.my * To visit OSCC Knowledge Bank on the web, go to: http://www.oscc.org.my * To unsubscribe from this group, please go here: http://lists.oscc.org.my/mailman/listinfo/oscc-discuss http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cyberjaya-Malaysia/OSCC-MAMPU/66729159214 "OSCC Discuss Mailing Lists is intended to solely promote, discuss and announce OSS related topics and promotion of non-OSS matters is strictly prohibited. The implementation of the Malaysian Public Sector OSS Master Plan brings strategic, technological, economical and social benefits to Malaysia."
