WOU engages with established, credible academic and professional organisations to provide world class education to its students. These partnerships enable the University to provide market-driven tertiary education that meets the needs of industry, and benefits the Malaysian economy.
WOU has established academic working relationships as listed below:
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Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada 
Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), India
Hong Kong Metropolis University (Formerly known as The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
 SIM University, Singapore-
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand 
Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Malaysia
Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women’s University, India
International Centre for Academics, College of Distance Education and Online Studies, Nepal
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, India
Perodua Sales Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur
Penang Science Cluster, Penang
International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance, Kuala Lumpur
International Centre for Academics, Kathmandu
Penang Skills Development Centre, Penang
British Council of Pakistan and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan