Koh flanked by the chairman of Wawasan Education Foundation Datuk Seri Stephen Yeap Leong Huat and WOU vice-chancellor Prof Dr Lily Chan.Penang Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon will be stepping aside as the pro- chancellor of Wawasan Open University during the open university’s chancellors’ installation ceremony on Aug 1.
Lim was the Selangor state executive councillor in charge of health, tourism and consumer affairs and the state assemblyman for Bukit Gasing from 1999 to 2008.Other announcements were on the appointment of former Olympic Council of Malaysia president Tunku Imran Tuanku Ja’afar as the fourth chancellor of WOU.
Koh gave a brief history of WOU, saying it opened its doors in 2007 as an open-distance learning institution to provide opportunities to adult learners, especially working adults, to pursue tertiary education.Koh also said that this year, the ceremony will also see the award of honorary degrees to two renowned individuals for their contributions to society.