As working adults, such opportunities allow our learners to apply classroom theories and concepts in the workplace and vice versa.

"The things I learned are relevant to my occupation. I am now more confident about coaching and guiding other nurses as well as undertaking research."

" I normally study and do my assignments at night, sometimes until the wee hours of the morning. But what I liked best about the programme was it allowed me to study at my own pace."

"The course exposes graduates on how to monitor changes within the overall competitive environment, for example, the emergency of new technologies and previously unseen rivals.

We do not think twice when sending an SMS because our phones have become like an extra limb, and the messaging system is a function that we do automatically. However, Open University Malaysia (OUM) has capitalised on the common and widely used Short Messages Services (SMS) to connect with their students and to help foster a sense of belonging with the university.

Sri Lanka, which has a student population of almost 920,000 and more than 40,000 teachers, is keen to improve on its education management and take its education sector to greater heights.

"Sambutan baik daripada masyarakat menunjukkan OUM adalah antara pilihan utama golongan yang ingin belajar sambil bekerja.

Beliau berkata, pembelajaran sepanjang hayat merupakan satu dasar pendidikan yang diberi penekanan oleh kerajaan malah ia dianggap sebagai tonggak ketiga dalam sistem pendidikan negara selepas pendidikan sekolah dan pengajian tinggi.

"Sebagai daripada tanggungjawab sosial OUM kepada masyarakat, pihak universiti juga telah membangunkan aplikasi e-marketing dan facebook yang bertujuan untuk berhubung dengan pelajar OUM walau di mana mereka berada," katanya.

"The good response from the public shows that OUM is among the main universities chosen by those working and wanting to further their studies at the same time."d