Olympia College - KL (Headquarters)

Institution Overview

Backround of Institution

The Raffles Education Group has been synonymous with education since 1950 with local branches in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, and Ipoh. The Raffles Academy in Singapore and Olympia Colleges in Malaysia are supported by the national corporate training company, Imperial Consulting, and job placement company, Global Learners' Network. To date, over 250,000 students have graduated from our "Halls of Excellence", thanks largely to our late chairman, Mr Winston Pereira who laid the foundation for our graduates to become the benchmark for the industry.

At Olympia College, we provide cutting edge programmes through our collaboration with reputable partners like University of East London, UK; Edexcel International, UK; Business and Hospitality Management School (BHMS), Switzerland; University of Information Technology and Management (UITM), Poland; and the Imperial/American Management Association. Olympia College stands out in Malaysia's education industry as it has a commitment built on quality, prestige, academic integrity, reliability and outcome based education. Olympia College today is one of the "one stop learning centers" offering a wide range of quality and industry driven courses at an affordable cost. At Olympia, we give priority to creative teaching methodologies that produce quality and employable graduates in line with our vision and mission.

Vision

The preferred regional college for employment of quality graduates

Mission

To develop individuals to be the preferred employers' choice

Slogan

"The Employers' Choice"

Academic Strengths

Annually, Olympia College produces over 1000 alumni fully equipped for employability. We are irrevocably committed to excellence in education, incorporating the core values of quality, innovation and affordability into our programmes and continuously reviewing our curriculum to keep pace with the ever changing global environment.

Olympia College practises a student centered approach in all its programmes. As an internationally recognised private college, we have qualified and experienced lecturers imparting both theoretical and practical knowledge to our students in a conducive and open learning environment. The academic staff is a mix of foreign lecturers along with qualified Malaysian based lecturers who give localised perspectives.

We make learning fun as we blend the traditional face-to-face mode of study with the online learning system through our e-learning management systems known as TEAMIE and MOODLE.

Olympia College has a track record that reflects its success. It is the only college in Malaysia with dual ISO certifications, won the Ministry of Higher Education Best IPTS Website Competition in 2010 and has won the Education Excellence Award for Best Large College Category by the National Association of Private Educational Institutions (NAPEI) four times in 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Olympia College is honoured to be affiliated with a number of institutions locally and internationally with partners from the United Kingdom, Australia, Switzerland, and Poland. It is acknowledged throughout south-east Asia as the market leader in the education sector.

Throughout the years of experiential leaning, Olympia College has built its global education network locally and internationally. Apart from making international exposure a part of the students' learning experience, a great deal of industrial training components is incorporated into the programme of study to guarantee employability upon graduating.

Olympia College offers programmes in numerous fields of business, management, marketing, accounting, finance, information technology, communication technology, hotel management, hospitality management, hotel operations, secretaryship, skill based training programmes, and language studies at its six campuses in major cities of Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya, Penang, Johor Bahru, Ipoh, and Kuantan.

Olympia College's international students come from Asia, Africa, the Middle East and other parts of the world. As a result, the students are exposed to cross-cultural experiences that will enhance their future career pathways locally and internationally.

What Makes Us Special?

• Olympia College practises a student-centered learning approach in all of its study programmes
• We are an internationally recognised private college with certified and experienced lecturers to impart both theoretical and practical knowledge to our students
• We emphasise on quality and excellence in our system of learning and training, as a way to adapt to the economic, social and technological changes taking place globally
• At Olympia College, we are whole-heartedly committed to developing individuals who:
• are mentally and intellectually robust
• are analytical in their thinking and effective in decision making
• can achieve academic excellence through hard work
• symbolize Olympia College's tradition to strive and seek excellence in all their endeavours
• We strive to develop and implement a curriculum that produces graduates that are innovative and have leadership qualities which they can then apply at their workplace
• Olympia College's aspiration is for its graduates to be viewed by employers as their preferred employee in their respective companies

Programme Outline

We are well-known for our programmes in business management, information technology, hotel management, secretarial studies, and English courses which are industry relevant leading to degree qualifications from the UK, the USA, Australia, Poland and Switzerland.

Certificate Programmes

• Certificate in Executive Secretaryship (CES)
• Certificate in Hotel Operations (CHO)
• Certificate in Commerce (CIC)
• Certificate in Information Communication Technology (CICT)

Diploma Programmes

leading to year 2 of an undergraduate degree programme

• Diploma in Business Management (DBM) Dual Award - BTEC Higher National Diploma awarded by Edexcel International, UK
• Diploma in Information Technology (DIT)
• Higher Diploma awarded by The Business and Hotel Management School Switzerland
• Executive Diploma in Business Management (EDBM)

Professional Accounting Programme

Foundation in Accountancy - Certified Accounting Technician (CAT)

University of East London's (UEL, UK) Degree Programme

• Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in International Business and Leadership 3+0 (BAIBL)

University of East London's (UEL, UK) Postgraduate Programmes

• UEL MSc in International Business Management (5 focused modules only)
• UEL MSc in International Marketing Management (5 focused modules only)

Asia e University programmes

• Master of Business Administration (Asia e University) KPT/JPS (KN 9102) 4/13, A 9102
• Master of Education KPT/JPS (KN 9151) 8/13, A 9151
• Doctor of Business Administration KPT/JPS (KA 9673) 4/14, PA 9673

Academic Facilities & Resources

Facilities available include fully air-conditioned campuses with spacious well-equipped classrooms, seminar halls, auditorium, tutorial rooms, cafeteria, state-of-the-art computer laboratories, comprehensive library, a stimulated hotel management system, e-learning management systems (MOODLE & TEAMIE), gymnasium, squash court and futsal court.

Student Support Services & Student Development Activities

There is not a dull moment at Olympia College. Students enjoy a host of character-building activities that help form new friendships that last a lifetime. Examples are amazing race, tree-planting projects, industry visits, international charity bazaars, orientation nite, rich international cultural performances, blood donation drives, healthy walks, Earth Hour, excursions, team-building exercises and other CSR projects that nurture an all-round education and life.

Various clubs and activities are organised by the Students' Council and its committee which are supported by lecturers of the respective campuses. There is the Hosteur Club (Hotel Management School), Executive Business Club & Biz Club (Business School) Info-Tech IT & I-Tech Club (IT School), Versatile Club (Secretarial School), Language Club (Language School) and many others.  

Scholarships

• The Winston Pereira Premium Scholarship for Excellence
• The Olympia College Principal's Scholarship for Deserving Students
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Scholarships

Recognition & Achievements

• 4-time winner of the National Association of Private Educational Institutions (NAPEI) Malaysia Best Large College for Educational Excellence Award in 2005, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
• International Standard Organization certified (ISO9001:2008) for Quality Management System.
• International Standard Organization certified (ISO14001:2004) for Environmental Management System.
• 3rd prize winner of the Ministry of Higher Education Best Website Competition (IPTS category)
• Our programmes are approved by the Malaysia Qualifications Agency (MQA) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia.
• All our programmes have external examiners drawn from reputable international universities and industry.
• The Leonard W Green Prize
• Institute of Administrative Management UK – Ms Krishnaveni Alagarie; Best IAM Advanced Diploma Case Study 2 Paper
• A J Shawcross Prize
• Institute of Administrative Management UK – Cik Zuraidah Osman; Best IAM Advanced Diploma Case Study 1 Paper