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PEO / PLO
PEO-IEG & PLO-IEG MAPPING
Postgraduate Programmes
Master of Arts
Master of Sciences
Master of Social Sciences
PhD
Our PhD Graduates List
Offshore Programme
Mobility Programmes
RESEARCH
Research Specializations (Academic Staff)
Research Activities
Research Services & Facilities
Collaboration
Consultancy
Adjunct & Visiting Scholar
Postdoctoral Fellow
OUTREACH
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1971
The Off-Campus Programme started in May under a division of the School of Education.
1978
The Off-Campus Programme was upgraded to
Off-Campus Studies Unit.
1984
The
Off-Campus Studies Unit was further upgraded to Centre for Off Campus Studies and moved to the
Long House
as its temporary building.
1995
The
Centre for Off Campus Studies was renamed as the Centre for Distance Education (CDE) and moved to a new building.
1999
The
Centre for Distance Education was promoted to the School of Distance Education (SDE).
NOW
The School of Distance Education is one of the leading Open Distance Learning (ODL) provider in Malaysia.