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The Open Education Consortium Welcomes New Members (September 2015)

The Open Education Consortium is pleased to announce the addition of the following new institutional members:

1. Dallas County Community College District, (USA)

The Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) is a network of seven community colleges in Dallas County and one of the largest community college systems in Texas. In addition to the system of colleges distance/online learning courses and degrees are available through Dallas Colleges Online.

The district was founded in 1965 and has served more than 3 million students since. DCCCD maintains an “open-door” admissions policy regarding new students, allowing many people to attend college who otherwise might not be able to do so.

The colleges of DCCCD equip students for successful living and responsible citizenship in a rapidly changing local, national and world community by providing: the first two years of a bachelor’s degree, more than 100 high-demand career programs, enrichment and certification classes for a lifetime of learning.

The seven independently accredited colleges of the Dallas County Community College District are part of an equal opportunity system that provides education and employment opportunities without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

DCCCD complies with the Americans with Disabilities and Veterans Act.

2. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, (Argentina)

The Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) is the oldest university in Argentina and one of the first in the Americas. It has become an important center of not only cultural and scientific, but also political and social influence. The academic mission of UNC is to train professionals in critical thinking, observation and initiative abilities, scientific vocation and consciousness of their social responsibility. This occurs within a framework that favors their active and full participation in the educative process. The latest statistical survey in 2014 showed there are more than 106 thousand students studying at UNC. It is home to 9,500 faculty members and 2,900 staff members. Currently, there are 87 undergraduate, 192 graduate (105 specialty, 52 master ́s and 35 doctoral) and 18 technical/intermediate degree plans offered among the 12 colleges and research institutes.

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC) presented its own OCW site in 2008, as part of the Universia Consortium. Since then, the UNC has been working in the development of Open Education not only in the OCW-UNC site, but also through other open access repositories like Ansenuza (www.ansenuza.unc.edu.ar), RDU (www.rdu.unc.edu.ar) and Portal de Revistas de la UNC (www.revistas.unc.edu.ar).

3. Universiti Malaysia Sabah, (Malaysia)

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (English: Malaysian University of Sabah) or UMS is the ninth Malaysian public university located in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia and was established on 24 November 1994. His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong proclaimed the establishment of UMS under Section 6(1) of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971.

Vision:

UMS strives to be an innovative university of global standing.

Mission:

UMS strives to achieve academic excellence and international recognition through its attention to learning and teaching, research and publications, social services and balance in knowledge specialization. The university also prioritizes the personal growth of its students, resulting in greater innovation and productivity for the benefit of society and the nation as a whole.

UMS is currently sharing 20 courses under CCBY-NC 4.0 international license on openlearning.com.