DISTED College

DISTED College is a private college within George Town, the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. It was established in 1987 as the first Penang-based private tertiary institution.[1] The college provides various pre-university, diploma and degree courses, some of which are twinned with foreign universities.[2]

DISTED College
TypePrivate
Established1987
AffiliationWawasan Open University
EndowmentYeap Chor Ee Charitable Trust
Wawasan Education Foundation
PresidentSeah Soo Aun
DirectorStephen Yeap Leong Huat
Location
George Town
,
Penang
,
Malaysia

5°25′24.693″N 100°18′27.7194″E
CampusMacalister Road
China Street Ghaut
Websitewww.disted.edu.my

DISTED consists of two campuses - its main campus is situated at Macalister Road, while the college's School of Hospitality Management is located at China Street Ghaut within the city centre's UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] The college is wholly owned by Wawasan Open University.[4]

History

DISTED College was the brainchild of three educationists - Gajaraj Dhanarajan, Hulman Sinaga and Sharom Ahmat - who in 1985 formed DISTED Services Sdn Bhd, a private limited company.[1] The name DISTED is the acronym for Distance Education, which suited the original intention of the trio - to provide adults an alternate route to tertiary education; it was felt that, compared to high school leavers, adults had more limited prospects of obtaining higher education.

However, due to the high costs of tertiary courses abroad, the trio soon had to alter their direction to cater to the youth.[1] By 1987, contracts were signed with the British Columbia Open University, TAFE South Australia, Murdoch University and the Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education to provide off-campus courses to Penangites. Within the same year, DISTED College was registered with Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education.

DISTED took in its first cohort of students in 1988.[1] At the time, it was housed inside a bungalow at Hargreaves Road in George Town. The lack of space forced the college to relocate to RECSAM within the suburb of Gelugor, and then to the St. Joseph's Novitiate at Kelawei Road (now part of Gurney Paragon).

In 1995, DISTED College finally moved into its current premises at Macalister Road, occupying a mansion formerly owned by a prominent 19th century tycoon, Yeap Chor Ee.[1] The campus was expanded in 1997. The college's School of Hospitality Management commenced operations at its second campus at China Street Ghaut in 2012. Within the same year, DISTED College's shares were entirely acquired by Wawasan Open University.[4]

Academic programmes

Pre-university

Diploma

Transfer programmes

Students who have graduated with a diploma from DISTED College will have the option of undergoing any one of the transfer programmes with foreign universities.

  • Japan[16]
    • Diploma in Computer Science
    • Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Taiwan
    • I-Shou University[17]
      • Diploma in Business Studies
      • Diploma in Creative Multimedia Production
      • Diploma in Hotel Management
  • United Kingdom[18]
    • University of Gloucestershire
      • Diploma in Business Studies + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma
      • Diploma in Computer Science + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma
      • Diploma in Business Information Technology + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma
      • Diploma in Creative Multimedia Production + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma
    • Birmingham City University
      • Diploma in Business Studies + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma
      • Diploma in Accounting + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma
    • Middlesex University
      • Diploma in Hospitality Business Management + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma
      • Diploma in Computer Science + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma
      • Diploma in Business Information Technology + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma
    • Solent University
      • Diploma in Creative Multimedia Production + Business and Technology Education Council Higher National Diploma

HELP University

Staffordshire University
  • Accounting & Finance[20]
  • International Business Management[21]
  • Marketing Management[22]

Other certificates

Other courses offered by DISTED include:

Ratings

DISTED College was awarded a five-star rating in the Malaysian Quality Evaluation System (MyQUEST) 2014/2015, which was conducted by Malaysia's Ministry of Higher Education.[24]

References
  1. "25 Years' Passion in Educating Minds" (PDF). DISTED College. 2012.
  2. "British university with global presence | | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. "Contact Info & Enquiries | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  4. "'Marriage' between WOU and DISTED". Home. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  5. "Cambridge A-Level | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. "South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE International) | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. "BTEC Higher National Diploma | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. "Diploma in Accounting | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. "Diploma in Business Information Technology | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  10. "Diploma in Business Studies | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  11. "Diploma in Computer Science | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  12. "Diploma in Creative Multimedia Production | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  13. "Diploma in Electrical & Electronic Engineering | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  14. "Diploma in Food and Beverage Management | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  15. "Diploma in Hotel Management | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  16. "Japan Transfer Programme | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  17. "Taiwan Transfer Programme | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  18. "UK Transfer Programme | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  19. "Bachelor of Psychology (Hons) | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  20. "BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  21. "BA (Hons) International Business Management | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  22. "BA (Hons) Marketing Management | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  23. "Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  24. "DISTED maintains excellence in education with 5-star recognition | | DISTED College". www.disted.edu.my. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.