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APIIT, short for Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology is an educational institution specializing in providing Information Technology(IT)-related education and training programmes, consulting services and research and development activities. Formed and based originally in Malaysia, APIIT now has established may other centres throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.
APIIT was initiated by the Malaysian government and is funded by the Sapura Group.
A Bachelor of InformationTechnology degree (B.IT or B.InfTech) is an undergraduate academic degree that generally requires three years of study to acquire.
While the degree has a major focus on computers and technology, it differs from a Computer Science degree in that students are also expected to study management, information theory and professional communication.
Therefore, while a degree in computer science can be expected to concentrate on the scientific aspects of computing, a degree in informationtechnology can be expected to concentrate on the business applications of computing.
AsiaPacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) and its instituteAsiaPacificInstitute of InformationTechnology (APIIT) in Malaysia offer wide range of Bachelor of Computing Degrees in Software Engineering, Internet Technology, Mobile Computing and Computing.
With more than a decade of excellence in professional IT education and training, APIIT and UCTI is a leading IT and business educational facility in the Southeast Asia region.
The course is designed to cover a wide range of technology topics supplemented with business topics, throughout which students will develop their skills to confidently take on a wide variety of job roles where the ability to put together various elements of technology into a seamlessly integrated solution is crucial.