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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is an innovation-led and graduate-focused Research University with campuses strategically located across Malaysia. Its presence spans Kuala Lumpur, the nation’s capital city; Johor Bahru, the southern gateway in the vibrant economic corridor of Iskandar Malaysia; and Pagoh, a growing education hub in northern Johor. Founded as Malaysia’s oldest public engineering and technological university, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) has long been the nation’s leading source of graduate engineers and professionals. UTM is home to specialized faculties in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical and Energy Engineering, complemented by faculties in Education, Pure Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, Management, and a dedicated Business School. In 2024, UTM reinforced its leadership in future-ready education by establishing the nation’s first Faculty of Artificial Intelligence, a pioneering milestone in shaping Malaysia’s digital transformation. With a vibrant student population of over 20,000, more than a quarter of whom are postgraduates, UTM has become a magnet for international talent. Since the 1990s, enrolment from neighbouring Asian countries, the Middle East, and Africa has steadily grown, particularly at the postgraduate level. UTM alumni today are making their mark across academic, professional, and industry landscapes worldwide.

Universiti Malaya has its roots in Singapore with the establishment of King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1905. In 1949 University of Malaya was formed with the amalgamation of King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College in Singapore. University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur was established in 1962.

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.