Congratulations to Akamai University!

Congratulations to Akamai University!

The degrees and diplomas awarded by Akamai University are now internationally recognized.

We are pleased to inform you that International Distance Education Accreditation League (IDEAL) was officially accepted as a full member of APQN (Asia Pacific Quality Network) with Head Office in Shanghai, China. APQN is a powerful grouping of accrediting agencies across the Asia Pacific. Among the member countries are Australia, New Zealand, China, South Korea, Japan, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and many other nations. Please view the IDEAL member listed with APQN at http://www.apqn.org/membership/members/.



Akamai University was accredited by IDEAL in January of 2011. Soon after that date, the Akamai University President, Dr. Douglass Capogrossi began serving as a member of the IDEAL Board of Directors and a Trustee of the National Network of Quality Assurance Agencies NNQAA in Philippines. Please view the Akamai University certificate of accreditation at:
http://www.akamaiuniversity.us/pdf/Akamai_Accreditation_Certificate.pdf


APQN is an international recognized accreditation association, recognized by Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA-USA). http://chea.org/intdb/display1.asp?ID=i2

Consequently, at this time, degrees and diplomas granted by Akamai University are internationally recognized awards.

Announcement: EDS International Training Schedule in Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam and China

Penang, Malaysia

10 – 16 March 2012
MBA / Advanced Professional Management Program
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

10 – 11 March: Customer Relationship Management
12 March : Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
13 – 14 March: Logistics & Supply Chain Management
15 – 16 March: Strategic Human Resource Management


10 – 16 March 2012
MBA-HRM / Advanced HR Professional Program
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

10 – 11 March: Human Capital Development, Prof. Dr. Karling
12 March : Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
13 – 14 March: Talent & Succession Planning, Prof. Dr. Karling
15 – 16 March: Strategic Human Resource Management, Dr. Sue Lim


10 – 16 March 2011
DBA / Professional CEO Program
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

10 – 11 March: Management Leadership Dynamic, by Prof Dr. Premkumar
12 March : Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
13 – 14 March: Creating A World Class Organization, by Prof. Loh WH
15 – 16 March: Risk and Investment Management, by Dr. Harwindar Singh


10 - 16 March 2010
DBA/PhD Research Competency Workshop
by Professor Dr. Arivalan

10 March: Research Concept: Construct and Design
11 March: Advanced Studies in Research Presentation and Qualitative Analysis (literature review)
12 March: Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
13 March: Statistical Analysis for Research
14 March: Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making
15 March: Independent Guided Research
16 March: Doctoral Dissertation Proposal; Research Design; and Questionnaire Design & Quantitative Analysis



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s MBA program
Venue: Main Campus Thai Nguyen City

03 – 04 Dec: Strategic Employee Resourcing by Prof. Sue Lim

03 – 04 Dec: Strategic Planning & Implementation by Prof. Dr. Arivalan

19 – 20 Nov: Strategic Employee Resourcing by Prof. Sue Lim

19 – 20 Nov: Strategic Planning & Implementation by Prof. Dr. Arivalan



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s Ph.D. in Educational Management
Venue: Main Campus Thai Nguyen City

19 – 20 Nov: Human Resource Management by Prof. Dr. Karling



Penang, Malaysia
05 – 11 November 2011
MBA / Advanced Professional Management Program
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

05 – 06 Nov: Project Management, by Dr. Andrew Jebamani
07 Nov : Study Break: Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
08 – 09 Nov: Financial Management, by Prof Dr. Karling
10 – 11 Nov: Marketing Management, by Prof Dr. Arivalan


05 – 11 November 2011
DBA / Professional CEO Program
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

05 – 06 Nov: Management Leadership Dynamic, by Prof Dr. Premkumar
07 Nov : Study Break: Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
08 – 09 Nov: Creating A World Class Organization, by Dr. Arivalan
10 – 11 Nov: Risk and Investment Management, by Dr. Harwindar Singh


05 – 07 November 2011
DBA Research Revision Class
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

05 Nov: Thesis Framework (Chapter 1)
06 Nov: Literature Review Writing (Chapter 2)
07 Nov: Methodology and Analysis (Chapter 3 & 4)

All EDS DBA students who has attended the Research Competency Workshop are welcome to attend the Research Revision Class for counseling and guidance on how to write effective doctoral dissertation.

Prof. Dr. Arivalan will be sitting with each DBA student to guide them in person, during and after the class for the three days. The above schedule is just an ideal plan. The delivery is very much depends on individual performance level and it will be hands on.

DBA students must bring their laptop, downloaded research materials / journals, lecture notes (DBA Research Methodology- COMPULSORY). Otherwise the DBA students will be redundant in the class. In addition to that, DBA students must also bring research data if already collected.



Chengdu, China
14 – 16 October 2011
MBA / Professional Marketing Program
Venue: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Speaker: Associate Prof. Loh Wei Hoong



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s MBA program
Venue: Main Campus Thai Nguyen City

15 – 16 Oct: Supply Chain Management by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim

24 – 25 Sep: Art of Negotiation by Prof. Dr. Arivalan

24 – 25 Sep: Supply Chain Management by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim



Ho Chin Minh City, Vietnam
22 – 27 September, 2011
TITLE: INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING/SEMINAR
Theme: “Sustaining Pillars of Excellence in Higher Education Institutions”

Jointly organized by EDS Business School, Malaysia; Akamai University, USA; and Philippines Association of State Universities and Colleges (PASUC)
Speaker: Professor Dr. Premkumar Rajagopal
Venue : Tan Hai Long Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Participants: SUC Presidents, Vice Presidents, Campus Directors, Deans and Human Resource Directors / Practitioners


HANOI, Vietnam
19 – 22 September 2011
DBA Dissertation and MBA Assignment Counseling Session
By Professor Dr. Arivalan (Email: arivalan_r@yahoo.com)
Venue: Camellia Hotel 4,
44 Hàng Giầy Street, Hanoi
Tel: (84-4) 38 243 667

All EDS MBA and DBA students are welcome to meet Professor Dr. Arivalan for advised and counseling regarding their MBA assignment or the DBA dissertation. If you wish to meet Dr Arivalan, kindly make appointment in advance.



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s MBA program
Venue: Main Campus Thai Nguyen City

17 – 18 Sep: Art of Negotiation by Prof. Dr. Arivalan



Chengdu, China
25 – 31 August 2011
MBA / Advanced Professional Management Program
Venue: Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

25 – 26 Aug: Creating a World Class Organizational, by Associate Prof Loh WH
27 – 28 Aug: Talent Management, by Associate Prof Dr. Karling
29 August : Study Break: Field Study and Chengdu Heritage City Tour
30 – 31 Aug: Global Economic Outlook for Entrepreneurs by Dr. Karling



Ifugao Philippines
12 – 17 August 2011
Doctoral Competency Workshop
Venue: Ifugao State University’s Main-Campus
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Arivalan

12 Aug: Research Concept: Construct and Design
13 Aug: Advanced Studies in Research Presentation and Qualitative Analysis (literature review)
14 Aug: Statistical Analysis for Research
15 Aug: Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making
16 Aug: Independent Guided Research
17 Aug: Doctoral Dissertation Proposal; Research Design; and Questionnaire Design & Quantitative Analysis



Penang, Malaysia
09 – 15 July 2011
MBA / Advanced Professional Management Program
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

09 – 10 July: Organizational Behavior, by Prof Dr Lee Karling
11 – 12 July: Strategic Management, by Associate Prof Loh Wei Hoong
13 July : Study Break: Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
14 – 15 July: Business Research, by Prof Dr Arivalan

09 - 11 July 2011
DBA Research Revision Class
All EDS DBA students who has attended the Research Competency Workshop are welcome to attend the Research Revision Class for counseling and guidance on how to write effective doctoral dissertation.
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
25 – 26 June, 2011
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s DBA program
Venue : Main Campus Thai Nguyen City
Topic : Customer Relationship Management
Lecturer: Dr. Balakrishnan Muniapan



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
11 – 12 June, 2011
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s DBA program
Venue : Main Campus Thai Nguyen City
Topic : Project Management
Lecturer: Professor Dr. Lee Karling



Penang, Malaysia
12 – 18 March 2011
Creating A World Class University
A Conference on Educational Transformation
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia
Jointly Organized by
Philippines Association for State Universities and Colleges (PASUC), and
EDS Business School, Malaysia
In Cooperation with Akamai University, USA

12 March: Transforming Universities: A Vision Driven University (part 1)
13 March: Transforming Universities: A Vision Driven University (part 2)
14 March: Operational Excellence for Global Universities (part 1)
15 March: Operational Excellence for Global Universities (part 2)
16 March: Penang Heritage City Sightseeing Tour
17 March: Integrative Modeling: A Reflective Approach
18 March: Signing Ceremonies – Partnering universities finalize discussions and sign MOU to establish international linkages among fellow participants.



Penang, Malaysia
12 – 18 March 2011
Certified Human Resource Professional Program
Venue: B-Suite Hotel, Penang, Malaysia

12 March: Talent Management- Strategic Talent Acquisition
13 March: Talent Management – Strategic Talent Retention
14 March: Performance Management – The Measurement System
15 March: Performance Management – KRAs and KPIs
16 March: Study Break: Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
17 March: Human Capital Development - Design and Analyses
18 March: Human Capital Development – Assessment and Management



Penang, Malaysia
12 – 18 March 2011
International Residential Professional CEO Program
12 – 13 March: Creating World Class Company via Good to Great
14 – 15 March: Managing Risk & Investment Strategies
16 March : Study Break: Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
17 – 18 March: Management Leadership Dynamic



Penang, Malaysia
12 – 18 March 2011
Advanced Professional Management Program (PMP3)
12 – 13 March: Logistics & Supply Chain Management
14 – 15 March: Strategic Human Resource Management
16 March : Study Break: Field Study and Penang Heritage City Tour
17 – 18 March: Customer Relationship Management



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
18 – 19 December 2010
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s DBA program
Venue : Main Campus Thai Nguyen City
Topic : Creating World Class Organization
Lecturer: Professor Dr. Pete Ooi



Penang, Malaysia
06 to 12 November 2010
Doctoral Competency Workshop
by Prof Dr Arivalan

06 Nov: Research Concept: Construct and Design
07 Nov: Advanced Studies in Research Presentation and Qualitative Analysis (literature review)
08 Nov: Statistical Analysis for Research
09 Nov: Effective Problem Solving and Decision Making
10 Nov: Independent Guided Research
11 & 12 Nov: Doctoral Dissertation Proposal; Research Design;
and Questionnaire Design & Quantitative Analysis



Penang, Malaysia
06 to 12 November 2010
International Residential Professional CEO/PMP3 Program
(In conjunction with EDS International Professional Management Conference)

06 – 07 Nov: Customer Relationship Management by Prof Dr Pete Ooi
08 Nov : Free and Easy
09 – 10 Nov: Blue Ocean Strategies by Dr Harwindar Singh
08 – 09 Nov: Strategic HRM by Prof Sue Lim



Penang, Malaysia
06 to 12 November 2010
International Residential Professional PMP-1 Program
(In conjunction with EDS International Professional Management Conference)

06 – 07 Nov: Project Management by Dr Karling
08 – 09 Nov: Financial Management by Prof Dr Pete Ooi
10 Nov : Free and Easy
11 – 12 Nov: Marketing Management by Dr Harwindar Singh



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s MBA program
Venue: Main Campus Thai Nguyen City

15 – 17 Oct: Art of Negotiation, and Strategic Employee Resourcing by Prof. Dr. Pete Ooi
16 – 17 Oct: Supply Chain Management by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim

22 – 24 Oct: Art of Negotiation, and Strategic Employee Resourcing by Prof. Dr. Pete Ooi
23 – 24 Oct: Supply Chain Management by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim



Manila, Philippines
22 and 24 October 2010
Joint EDS & Philippines Association of State Universities and Colleges
International Leadership Conference
(EDS Global Community Service Project)

20 October: Talent Management in a University Context
21 October: Quality Management System for the Education Industry
22 October: Contemporary Leadership Strategies for Universities

Speaker: Professor Dr Arivalan Ramaiyah



Mindanao, Philippines
08 October 2010
Joint EDS & Mindanao State University
Leadership Training Workshop
(EDS Global Community Service Project)

Topic: Problem Solving and Decision Making in a University Context
Speaker: Professor Dr Arivalan Ramaiyah



Mindanao, Philippines
07 October 2010
Joint EDS & Sultan Kudarat State University
Leadership Training Workshop
(EDS Global Community Service Project)

Topic: Problem Solving and Decision Making in a University Context
Speaker: Professor Dr Arivalan Ramaiyah



Mindanao, Philippines
06 October 2010
Joint EDS & University of Southern Mindanao
Leadership Training Workshop
(EDS Global Community Service Project)

Topic: Problem Solving and Decision Making in a University Context
Speaker: Professor Dr Arivalan Ramaiyah



Mindanao, Philippines
04 and 05 October 2010
Joint EDS & Mindanao Association of State Colleges and Universities Foundation
International Leadership Conference
(EDS Global Community Service Project)

4 October: Talent Management in a University Context
5 October: Transformational Leadership in a University Context

Speaker: Professor Dr Arivalan Ramaiyah



Penang, Malaysia
25 September to 1 October 2010
Advanced Professional Management Program (PMP2)
Bi-lingual English / Vietnamese session

25 & 26 September: Human Resource Management
27 & 28 September: Financial Management
29 September : Penang Heritage City Tour
30 Sep & 1 Oct : Project Management



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s MBA program
Venue: Main Campus Thai Nguyen City

03 – 05 Sep: Art of Negotiation, and Strategic Employee Resourcing by Prof. Dr. Pete Ooi
04 – 05 Sep: Supply Chain Management by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim

10 – 12 Sep: Art of Negotiation, and Strategic Employee Resourcing by Prof. Dr. Pete Ooi
11 – 12 Sep: Supply Chain Management by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim



Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s MBA program
Venue: Main Campus Thai Nguyen City

20 – 22 Aug: Art of Negotiation, and Strategic Employee Resourcing by Prof. Dr. Pete Ooi
21 – 22 Aug: Supply Chain Management by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim

27 – 29 Aug: Art of Negotiation, and Strategic Employee Resourcing by Prof. Dr. Pete Ooi
28 – 29 Aug: Supply Chain Management by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim


Penang, Malaysia
03 to 06 July 2010
3rd International University Leadership Colloquium
03 July: University Leaders introduce their university
04 July: Speed Networking among fellow participants
05 July: Signing Memorandum of Understanding among University Leaders
06 July: Penang Heritage City tour


Penang, Malaysia
03 to 09 July 2010
International Residential Professional CEO Program
(In conjunction with EDS International Professional Management Conference)
03 – 04 July: Management Leadership Dynamic
05 July : Penang Heritage City Tour
06 – 07 July: Change and Crisis Management
08 – 09 July: Supply Chain Management


Penang, Malaysia
03 to 09 July 2010
International Residential Professional Management Program
(In conjunction with EDS International Professional Management Conference)
03 – 04 July: Strategic Management
05 July : Penang Heritage City Tour
06 – 07 July: Organizational Behavior
08 – 09 July: Business Research


Penang, Malaysia
03 to 09 July 2010
International Residential Certified HR Specialists Program
(In conjunction with EDS International Professional Management Conference)
03 July: Performance management via KRAs and KPIs
04 July: HR Scorecard for effective strategic HR management
05 July: Penang Heritage City Tour
06 July: Talent Management and Employer Branding
07 July: Strategic Recruitment and Selection using BEI
08 July: Human Capital Development Design and Analyses
09 July: Human Capital Development assessment and management


Thai Nguyen City, Vietnam
Joint EDS and Thai Nguyen University’s MBA program
Venue: Main Campus Thai Nguyen City
04 – 06 June: Financial Management by Prof. Dr. Pete Ooi
04 – 06 June: Strategic Planning & Implementation by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim

25 – 27 June: Financial Management by Prof. Dr. Pete Ooi
25 – 27 June: Strategic Management & Implementation by Assoc. Prof. Sue Lim


Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
07 to 11 June May 2010
5-day Joint EDS and PSU Doctoral Research Competency Workshop
- by Prof. Dr. Arivalan


Penang, Malaysia
22 to 28 May 2010
Advanced Professional Management Program (PMP1)
Bi-lingual English / Vietnamese session
22 & 23 May: Strategic Management
by Dr. Karling & Co-Trainer, Ms. Lam Phuong Nga
24 & 25 May: Organizational Behavior
by Dr. Pete Ooi & Co-Trainer, Ms. Lam Phuong Nga
26 May: Penang Heritage City Tour
27 & 28 May: Marketing Management
by Prof Dr. Arivalan & Co-Trainer, Mr. Quoc Luyen


Lucban, Philippines
17 to 21 May 2010
Southern Luzon State University
5-day Joint EDS and PSU Doctoral Research Competency Workshop
- by Prof. Dr. Arivalan


Penang, Malaysia
08 to 14 May 2010
Advanced Professional Management Program
Mandarin session
08 & 09 May: Creating A World Class Organization
by Associate Professor Loh Wei Hoong
10 & 11 May: Logistics and Supply Chain Management
by Dr. Lee Karling
12 April : Penang City Heritage Tour
13 & 14 May : Change and Crisis Management
by Mr. Law Yong Hoe


Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
24 & 25 April, 2010
EDS Mandarin MBA Seminar
Topic : Managerial Economic
By : Associate Professor Loh Wei Hoong


Penang, Malaysia
10 to 18 April 2010
Advanced Professional Management Program (PMP2)
Bi-lingual English / Vietnamese session
11 & 12 April: Human Resource Management
by Dr. Lee Karling & Co-Trainer, Ms. Le Thanh Tu
13 & 14 April: Project Management
by Prof Dr. Arivalan & Co-Trainer, Ms. Le Thanh Tu
15 April : Penang City Heritage Tour
16 & 17 April: Financial Management
by Prof Dr. Pete Ooi & Co-Trainer, Dr. Trinh Quoc Tri


Penang, Malaysia
10 & 11 April, 2010
EDS Mandarin MBA Seminar
Topic : Organizational Behavior
By : Mr. Law Yong Hoe


Hanoi, Vietnam
3 & 4 April, 2010
Joint EDS, Southern Luzon State University and Thai Nguyen University’s MBA program
Venue: University of Labor and Social Affair, Hanoi
Topic : Strategic Human Resource Management
By : Prof. Dr. Pete Ooi


Penang, Malaysia
20 to 23 March 2010
International University Leadership Colloquium
20 March - University Leaders introduce their university
21 March - Speed Networking among fellow participants
22 March - Scholarly Presentation Session by University Leaders
23 March - Penang Heritage City tour




For registration inquiry on any of our international programs, please email your inquiry to: eds.biz.school@gmail.com; pete.eds@gmail.com