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Education in Malaysia


Education in Malaysia

Malaysia's universities are generally well-regarded and draw exchange students from near and far.
  • Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), . It is the best technological and engineering in Malaysia, located in the East Coast region of the country, Pahang. Divided into two campuses, in Gambang and Pekan, on which, the distance between the two is about 60 kilometres.
  • Tunku Abdul Rahman University (UTAR), . Tunku Abdul Rahman University also known as Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman is a premier private university in Malaysia, it provides programs including business, finance, accounting, medical, Chinese medicine, Chinese studies research, science, creative, and journalism.
  • Multimedia University (MMU), . It is Malaysia's first private university. Multimedia University (MMU) is one of the leading private universities in Malaysia with a reputation for innovative education, It all began with an invitation from the Malaysian Government to Telekom Malaysia Berhad, to establish the first private university in October 1996.
  • University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), University Teknologi Malaysia is one of the Malaysian Universities, specializing in engineering and techology.
  • University of Malaya (UM), . Malaysia's oldest university. It is widely recognised as the top university in Malaysia, and many prominent Malaysians are alumni of UM.
  • Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), . Formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia is among the oldest in Malaysia. Used to focus on agriculture sector but now is the leading universiti in Malaysia in the field of biology, medical science and biotechnology. The only universiti in Malaysia that offer vetenarian degree.
  • Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), . The second university in Malaysia, more geared towards technical studies and it is one of three universities in Malaysia that have been identified as research-intensive universities in Malaysia.
  • Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), . Focused on Tourism, Biotechnology and Information Technology, has a strong relationship with Australian universities.
  • International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), . Private publicly-funded university in Malaysia, sponsored by eight different governments from the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).
  • Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), . The third public university formed in Malaysia, but the first to use Bahasa Melayu, as the medium of instruction.
  • Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), . Malaysia's private university. Focused on engineering technology and information technology.
  • Limkokwing University of Creative Technology is Malaysia's premier private university for an education in creative technology. It has one of the most international student populations in the country.
  • Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), . It is one of the famous Management School for tertiary education in Malaysia which is located in the northern Peninsular Malaysia at Sintok, Kedah. This campus comprises more than 21,000 of undergraduates.
  • In addition to this, several foreign universities have established campuses in Malaysia, providing the opportunity for foreign education in a Malaysian atmosphere. Among them are Monash University, Swinburne University of Technology and Nottingham University.

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