The School of Education, Languages and Communications (SELC) was established to support the University in its efforts to increase the level of knowledge and scholarship in the broad areas of education, languages and communications by developing and delivering programmes leading to the award of degrees and qualifications at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

SELC will play a crucial role in enhancing the knowledge and skills of people in the field of education through the offering of professional development programmes, as well as programmes in the areas of language studies and communications to cater for the increasing needs of the industry and corporate world.

SELC, in collaboration with the Centre for Graduate Studies, will also offer postgraduate programmes at the masters and doctoral levels.

At the initial stage, it will offer a Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Primary Education and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education. These two programmes are targetted at practising teachers. However, the Post-Graduate Diploma in Education programme is open to graduates from any discipline who want a professional qualification in the field of education.

SELC is working towards providing a strong positive presence in the field of education, languages and communications both in Malaysia and around the world.

Assoc Prof Dr Malachi Edwin Vethamani – Dean
PhD (Lit in English) (Nottingham), M.Ed (TESL) (UM), Dip. in Ed. (TESL) (UM), B.A. (Lit in English) (Hons) (UM)

Ms Noor Azliza Zainal Abidin - Senior Lecturer
M. Ed. (Technology) (Southern Queensland), B.Computer Graphic Design (Waikato)

Mr Leong Han Ming - Lecturer
MSpecEd (Macquarie), BSc (Accounting and Finance) (LSE)

SELC Advisory Peer Group (APG)

Prof Yvonne Fung Shi Yuk Hang
Dean, School of Education and Languages, Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK)

Prof Dr Molly N N Lee
Coordinator, Asia-Pacific Programme of Education Innovation for Development (APEID),
Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, UNESCO Bangkok.

Dr Azian T S Abdullah
Director, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation - Regional Centre for Education in Science and Mathematics (SEAMEO RECSAM), Penang.

Dato’ Tang Hon Yin
Former Director of Education, Penang