Ibrahim Sultan Polytechnic Competitors

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) is the largest comprehensive university in Malaysia providing innovative education with state-of-the-art infrastructure and technology within reach at its 34 campuses (1 main campus, 12 state campuses and 21 satellite campuses), 4 College of Studies, 13 faculties, 9 academic centres across the country. UiTM offers over 500 academic programmes at Foundation, Pre-Diploma, Diploma, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD level, as well as Professional Programmes. It continues to expand access to higher education, playing its role in nation building by unleashing potentials, shaping the future. Currently, UiTM is among the Top 46% performing universities in the QS World University Rankings 2023. Amongst its long lines of accolades, in 2022 UiTM was honoured with the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Gold Award in the Public University category for the 12th time. UiTM is also ranked 105th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2022 and placed 651–701 in the QS World University Rankings 2022. The Hospitality and Leisure Management subject is placed at 42nd best in the world, and overall 14 UiTM subjects are ranked in the QS World University Rankings by Subject. In 2021, UiTM was in the 101-200th position in THE Impact Rankings 2021 and ranked 150th in the UI GreenMetric (UIGM) World University Rankings 2021. In 2020, UiTM won gold for the Best International Print-ads at the QS APPLE Creative Awards. With over 900,000 alumni in science, technology, humanities and entrepreneurship, UiTM offers opportunities to shape leaders at national, industry and global levels and is well poised to become a globally renowned university by 2025.

A purpose Driven University The two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. Being the only University with an APEX status, Universiti Sains Malaysia will help you discover the answer to your ‘why’ and help you to shape it into something meaningful : such as the kind of purpose that drives our academics who are listed in ‘The World's Most Influential Scientific Minds’ and our alumnus who won the world’s renowned Gilbert Award for Internationalisation or the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science, just to name a few. Since 1969, our team of academics and professionals are trained to ignite the passion in you and to help you in your purpose driven journey. While being best at science, we always believe that being purpose driven requires a touch of the arts. Both science and arts make a powerful team in USM and this will enable you to balance/harmonise your purpose driven journey. Through our network of over 600 partnering organisations all over the world, combined with the mix of local and international experts within the University, we have designed an environment to nurture your passion and above all, to give meaning to it through our own unique concept of sustainability, or locally known simply as ‘Sejahtera’. We have discovered our purpose where We Lead by becoming a Sustainable-Led University. We want you to discover your true potential and we want you to start here in USM, a global University that is respected, referred to and relevant.