TOWKAY YEAP CHOR EE

The house of the late Yeap Chor Ee at Jalan Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (formerly Northam Road), Penang.

This house and land was donated by the trustee of the late Yeap Chor Ee(1867-1952) to Wawasan Open University, Penang.

TOWKAY YEAP CHOR EE
1867 - 1952
INSPIRATION TO SUCCEED

Trader, banker and philanthropist. A native son of Nam Aun, Fukien China.

His indefatigable energy and business acumen is a testimony to man's ingenuity to succeed.

This statue is donated by Trustees of the Estate of Yeap Chor Ee in celebration of their grandfather/ great grandfather's fortitute and foresight.

Dedicated November 28th, 2007

Photo Right : The statute of the late Yeap Chor Ee

Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia

Photo above : The main campus, comprising 12 storey Albukhary Building and restoration of the Homestead (heritage mansion) were completed in December 2007. The university was officially opened by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

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Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia is a private open learning institution set up to cater for life long learning community without border. The University uses flexible approach to make education available to all Malaysian.

The university is located at Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah (or Northam Road), at the land formally owned by the late Yeap Chor Ee family. The present University office was formerly the home of the family house called Homestead at the famous Millionaire Rows.

The Yeap family foundation also donated substantially to the university.

The university was initiated by Gerakan Education Foundation, later renamed to Wawasan Education Foundation.

First batch of students was taken in January 2007. There was 720 students for the first intake, with student's age ranged from 21 to 71 years.

On November 2008, Tun Dr Lim Chong Ewe, the former Chief Minister of Penang, was appointed as first Chancellor of the university.

The University now has 6 regional offices in Malaysia : Penang, Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Utama, and Kota Bahru.

Homestead Building : The campus premises is the 12-storey extension 11,000 square meter of Homestead Building - a heritage building designed in 1919 and donated by the Yeap Chore Ee Charitable Trust and the Yeap Chor Ee Endowment Trust. The heritage mansion had been home to the Yeaps, a prominent banking family in Penang, for almost 60 years. The late Yeap Chor Ee, who founded the Penang-based Ban Hin Lee Bank, bought over the colonial-style property from shipping magnate Lim Mah Chye in the 1940s.

Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia

10th August 2010 August 10, 2010 10:02:50 PM