Well lately, I've seen a lot of new courses appearing in MMU. My batch, they introduced Artificial Intelligence course, after my batch Security Technology. This coming June intake, they will introduce Bio-related IT course. A new faculty is coming soon too. Well, if a student who took this new courses, one of the worries are LAN, JPA and MOHE. Sometimes student thought that this courses that are offered are already LAN approved not knowing it when they applied for it .Well, MOHE certainly will approved the course, but what will happen to the first batch of student that has not been approved by LAN? As I know JPA won't give out the scholarship for the LAN not approved programmes. And how about PTPTN? In the initial state,my friend who took Artificial Intelligence, had a shock when they heard that PTPTN has not approved the loan for his programmes. Luckily somehow after discusion between administrator and PTPTN, they allowed it. How about this new courses? Will PTPTN abandoned them because of not LAN accreditated?

This is what I quote from MMU website on LAN accredation. Just wondering,what will happen to the degree of the student from the first batch because they are the white mouse. How if LAN not approved it? What consequences this student face? Another thing is how to differentiate a good University or Colleges? University /Colleges that provided more programmes are deemed good? MMU alone have 111 programmes itself from diploma to PhD but true . Can anyone share your opinion about this question?

This Questiion can be applied anywhere not only in MMU. Just share what you know.

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: Feb 24 2006, 09:09 PM

But how about the overseas Uni or colleges? What are the quality deemed to be fit for their assesment? Different in what terms? Well, sometimes you can't say because it is a local university, they won't reject it. There is still probabilty for them to reject too.

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: Feb 24 2006, 09:06 PM

yeap. That is what I mean
So, is it counted as their degree are accreditated although they are still doing the assessment and coming with the result? Since FYP is usually offered in final 2 sem for us in MMU. If the accreditation is given after they receive their scroll, meaning their degree is accreditation approved or the next batch after them?

If let say have no other choice , have to work with government, they won't be hired?

Okay, let say this college/Uni programmes is LAN accreditated. Somehow when the student study half way, LAN take back their accreditation(don't know if this possibe to happen or not ), then counted as degree without LAN accreditation?

It seems not that fair to the 1st batch to the student who take the degree ain't ? Hmm, so much trouble for taking a non-accreditated programmes really
After all, they are the benchmark for the coming batch. One get and one doesn't get.
After all, theytook the risk to choose the new course which is relatively new to the country and which might be usefull in future.

Now I see what you meant.

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: Feb 28 2006, 10:58 AM

Do you mean approval by MOHE?

Getting to a course with accreditation might benefits you later if you plan to works with government agencies. If you're not bother to work with government agencies, there is not much problem too. Read our previous post on this issue. Have you heard of PTPTN? Don't worry. PTPTN will give you the scholarship (loan) if you fulfill the requirement.

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: Mar 3 2006, 06:22 AM

All the courses will be approved first by Ministry of Higher Education( MOHE). After getting approval, they can offer the programmes to us. Take note that all the programmes that have getting approval from MOHE,not all of the approval programmes by MOHE are LAN accreditated. If the college / Uni that you are applying are in the list, make sure what courses that have been accreditated by LAN. You can try by checking the respectitive Uni or college website.

Janice, it is not a problem if you have a degree without a LAN accreditated.But take note that some company prefer to hire LAN accreditated student because they have set a benchmark for that programmes.

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: Mar 3 2006, 01:27 PM

You're welcome.
I'm from MMU. If wanna ask anything, drop me a PM or visit MMU thread.

Well, it is advisable to take up courses with LAN accreditation though. You can't predict what will happen in future. Taken first precaution is much better rather than regret later on.

Want to ask furthermore about the accreditation period.
How long they assess it for one time, before proceeding to list it succeed or failure? And is there any time limitation for the acreditation purpose? Like can apply for it until how many times or something like that?

I can't view your course subject. Probably kind enough to post it here?
About subject exemption, it depends. If MMU think it is not relevant, you need to take the particular subject offered by MMU.

PTPTN loan is eligible to all, and it is not under MMU power to decide who gets it or not.

Please refer to this link MMU LAN accreditated courses

Courses that MMU offers

What is your diploma course name? It is hard for us to help you if you are unwilling to tell us. Without that course name, we just merely can tell you what we know.

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: May 2 2006, 08:26 AM

Your diploma is under PTPTN list. So nothing to be worried about. Your intended degree programs are also under PTPTN loan scheme. As for LAN, nothing to worries. If you works in private sector, most of them will not even bothered to ask.

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: May 2 2006, 04:38 PM

This are the courses that are accreditated by LAN for UNITAR

Course Name(Axxxx) ->Serial Number->Accreditation Date->Accreditation Start->Accreditation Ends

This post has been edited by stevanistelrooy: Jun 26 2006, 08:53 PM

I have replied your PM
Yes, I understood what you said. But then, we don't how, when or where our future is. Some of us might ends up with government agencies. And they looks into it.
And this is because, some of us afraid that the courses that they are currently taking is "Paper Terbang", where you don't trust them and their teaching stuff.
There are many other issues that are more important that all of us must acknowledge, not only LAN accreditation.

Guess you can check out this :- http://www.lan.gov.my/eskp/index.cfm (provisional accreditation and approval by MOHE)

http://www.lan.gov.my/mqr/index.htm (have received MQA/LAN accreditation)