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The international team of the Asian Women’s Leadership University (AWLU) Project is working to establish a top-level liberal arts women’s university for promising women in Asia. The institution will be based in Malaysia, and in August 2012, the AWLU Project formally presented at a panel hearing regarding its university license application to the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education.

Projected to open in September 2015, the AWLU will be a private, not-for-profit university modeled on the U.S. “Seven Sisters” liberal arts colleges. With Smith College (MA, USA) as the chief academic planning partner, the institute will combine American-style liberal education with a leadership and entrepreneurship curriculum that is relevant to Asia. For our students, we will seek promising women from diverse backgrounds to be a part of our vibrant residential learning community.

Updates

April 23, 2013

Astrid Tuminez toots AWLU at International Conferences

International Advisory Council member, Astrid Tuminez, goes on an international speaking tour to share her support of the AWLU. On April 11th, she spoke at the “State of the Art” Symposium on Women’s Leadership in Asia, hosted by the Lee … Continue reading →

Events

March 23, 2013

2013 Malaysian Elections Coming Up

The 13th Malaysian general election must be held no later than June 27, 2013. The constitutional parliamentary term in Malaysia is five years, after which the parliament must be dissolved as required by Malaysian election laws. According to one recent … Continue reading →

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Xenia Markowitt, former Associate Dean for Campus Life at NYU-Abu Dhabi, shares her support for AWLU

I am an accidental Higher Education professional. But, it is no accident that I came to support women’s education. I discovered a place for myself in academia through my political feminist activism. I secured an administrative position in order to … Continue reading →