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Public universities (Government's Universities) produce graduates who can acquire and apply their knowledge for the benefit of the Malaysian society.

No every interested student could gain an entry into these institutions because the places for first degree programmes are limited.

The Ministry of Higher Education thus placed hope on private higher educational institutions to complement and supplement the mission.

More students in Malaysia can obtain degree level education now because of private higher educational institutions (PHEIs). Many of these institutions offer twinning degree programmes or full 3+0 and 4+0 degree programmes in collaboration with overseas universities from countries like the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Thus, Malaysian and foreign students have a wide choice of higher education institutions and programmes.

Foreign university branch campuses have played a significant role in meeting the demand by Malaysian for Bachelor's degree programmes.


APPLYING FOR A PROGRAMME IN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY
(University of Malaysian Government)

All applications to study in public universities are centrally processed (except postgraduate studies) by the centralized processing agency  known as :

Bahagitan Pengurusan Kemasukan Pelajar (BPKP)
The Division of Student Admission
(formerly known as Unit Pusat Universtti, UPU).

BPKP processes applications from students with SPM, STPM, STAM, diploma or matriculation qualifications. The agency is under The Department of Higher Education (Jabalan Pengajian Tinggi) of the Ministry of Higher Education and is responsible for the management of the admission of students into the 20 public universities.

The main function of BPKP (formally UPU) is to process and coordinate the intake of Malaysian students into local public universities for the following programmes of study:

• Programmes after SPM
• Programmes for Government recognized Diploma Holders
• Programmes after Matriculation programmes
• Programmes after STAM
• Programmes after STPM
• Master's degree programmes in medicine

Remarks : At postgraduate studies level, BPKP only processes the intake for Master's degree progremme in medicine and not for other postgraduate courses)

The intake into the public universities through this centralized agency is in July each year.

BPKP is not involved in managing the intake of the following categories of students into public universities and as such these groups of students are required to contact the individual public universities directly. The students involved here are:
• foreign students
• students who undertake programmes conducted via the Distance Learning Education mode or programmes being offered at Certificate level
• students of franchised programmes conducted at private higher educational institutions

Application Procedures

The 'BPKP IPT' or 'UPU' application forms are made available to:
• STPM / STAM qualification holders in January of intake year
• SPM qualification holders in February of the intake year
• Matriculation qualification holders in November prior to the intake year
• Diploma qualification holders in November / December prior to the intake year
All post-secondary school leaver applications for Bachelor's degree programmes must be mode online while application for Diploma level programmes can either be made through printed application form or online v;o the website of the Ministry of Higher Education at www.mohe.gov.my. The forms, however, must be submitted within 10 days from the date of the release of the examination result, usually in the month of March. Applicants will usually be notified of their applications' statu., in the month of May. There is only one intake a year and is usually in the middle of the year.


Applications to study in public universities
for Malaysian Students completed SPM and STPM

PROGRAMMES for school leavers PROGRAMMES for advance study
1) University Degree Foundation
2) Diploma
3) Bachelor's Degree
4a) Master's degree in Medicine
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4b) Master's degree in NON-medicine
5) Ph. D

Bahagitan Pengurusan Kemasukan Pelajar
The Division of Student Admission

Applications are centrally processed by BPKP

Public Universities in Malaysia




Entry Qualifications to a Public University in Malaysia

The general entry requirement :

1) for Diploma level is SPM qualification

2)  for undergraduate studies is STPM or equivalent qualifications such as Matriculation certificate of Ministry of Education, STAM and Diplomas which are recognized by the government.


Applicants (Malaysians or non-Malaysians) must fulfill the standard requirements as well as specific conditions like subject requirement, interview and others set by the respective public universities before they can be accepted by the public universities.

These admission requirements are detailed in the 'BPKP-UPU' application form.


University Degree Foundation
Upper secondary schools leavers with SPM qualification

SPM = Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia
STPM = Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia
STAM = Sijil Tinggi Agcrma Malaysia

 
Diploma
Upper secondary schools leavers with SPM qualification
 

 
Bachelor's Degree

• For holders of recognized Diploma qualification
• Post-secondary school leavers with STPM  qualification
• Post-secondary schools leavers with STAM qualification
• Post-secondary schools leavers with Matriculation Certificate of Ministry of Education or Public universities' 'Program Asasi' qualifications
 

 

 
Postgraduate Degree
(Master's Degree)

• Bachelor's degree holders
• Holders of other equivalent qualifications

 

 
 
Ph.D

• Master's degree holders or
• Holders of other equivalent qualifications


Funding of Public Universities (2007)

90% of the public universities' funding came from Malaysian Government and the balance 10% is from student fees.


The 20 Government's Public Universities  in Malaysia

Former Name

Opened on

1 Universiti Malaya (UM) 

(research university)

7-1-1962
2 Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

(research university)

1969
3 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) 

(research university)

18-5-1970
4 Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) 

(research university)

4-10-1971
5 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)    1-4-1975
6 Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)    26-8-1999
7 Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM)    10-5-1983
8 Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)     16-2-1984
9 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)    24-12-1992
10 Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)    24-11-1994
11 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)    24-2-1997
12 Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)    Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia (KUIM) 13-3-1998
13 Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)    Kolej Universiti Soins & Teknologi Malaysia  (KUSTEM) 15-7-1999
14 Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)    Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (KUiTHO) 30-9-2000
15 Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)    Kolei Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (KUTKM) 1-12-2000
16 Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) Kolej Universiti Kejuruteroan & Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM) 16-2-2002
17 Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)    Kolej Universiti Kejuruteroan Utara Malaysia (KUKUM) 2-5-2002
18 Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia (UDM)    1-1-2006
19 Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)    14-6-2006
20 Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) Malaysian Armed Forces Academy 10-11-2006

The 3 Categories of Public (Government) Universities in Malaysia  :

1) 4 Research universities,

2) 4 Comprehensive universities

3) 12 Focused universities.

 


The 20 Public Universities (Higher Educational Institutions) in Malaysia
 

Public universities are run by Government with objectives in line with Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE).

MOHE's main objectives is to produce human capital with first class mentality, dynamic, competitive, and able to face the challenges of a changing world.

The 20 public universities of Malaysian Government are grouped into 3 categories : 4 Research universities,  4 Comprehensive universities and  12 Focused universities.  See chart above.

4 research universities

4 broad based universities

12 specialized universities.

The four research universities are :

Universiti Malaya (UM),

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM),

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

In 2007 as much as 90% of the public universities' funding is from government sources and the balance of 10% is derived from student fees.

In 2007, the government has the operating budget of more than RM6 billion to fund the 20 universities and the amount may increase due to upgrading of the four institutions into research universities.


There are 20 Public Universities in Malaysia.

Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya)
www.um.edu.my

(research university)

Universiti Sains Malaysia (University of Science, Malaysia)
www.usm.my

(research university)

Universiti Putra Malaysia (Putra University,Malaysia)
www.upm.edu.my (research university)
Formally Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Established in 4 October 1971 for the training of agricultural assistants in the government sector after the amalgamation of the College of Agriculture and the Faculty of Agriculture of Universiti Malaya in 1971.
Renamed Universiti Putra Malaysia on 26 July 1997.

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia  (National University of Malaysia)
www.ukm.my (research university)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia was established On 18 May 1970 as the first public university to use Bahasa Malaysia as medium of instruction in higher education.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Technological University of Malaysia)
www.utm.my
Established on 1 April 1975. Its history dates back to 1925  as the Public Works Department Technical School. In 1931, it became the Education Department for training apprentices for the PWD, Malayan Railways and the Survey Department. In 1946, the school was upgraded to Technical College. In 1975, it was further upgraded to a university.

International Islamic University Malaysia الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية ماليزيا
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia founded on 10 May 1983 to revitalize the intellectual tradition of the ummah. The university's diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in several fields equipping students with the ability to integrate Islamic learning with intellectual creativity. This international university uses English and Arabic and has a 20% of international students.

Universiti Utara Malaysia (Northern University of Malaysia)
www.uum.edu.my
16 February 1984 Universiti Utara Malaysia was established as a catalyst for the growth of the Northern region of Malaysia. UUM focus on management education.

Universiti Pendidkan Sultan Idris (UPSI)
MPSI, Malaysia oldest teacher training college (established in 1922) was bestowed institute status in 1987 as Institute Perguruan Sultan Idris (IPSI). With its new status, IPSI started to introduce new courses including a twinning programme with Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Universiti Putra Malaysia). IPSI was upgraded to university status On 24 February 1997 and renamed Universiti Pendidkan Sultan Idris (UPSI).

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (University of Malaysia Sarawak)
www.unimas.my
24 December 1992, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak became the first university in East Malaysia. A catalyst for the development of East Malaysia and spearheading research and studies focus on sustainable management of natural resources.

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (University of Malaysia Sabah)
www.ums.edu.my
Universiti Malaysia Sabah was established on 24 November 1994 with the objective to train experts in various fields, particularly Marine Science.

MARA (University Technology MARA) UiTM
26 August 1999, Institut Teknologi MARA was granted university status and renamed Universiti Teknologi MARA. This new  university continues its initial intent to offer academic programmes as well as professional programmes in accountancy and information technology. UiTM pioneer in higher learning to producing a significant number of Bumiputera professionals skilled in a broad spectrum of industry.

Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan & Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM) was established on 16 February 2000 as a competency-based technical university that specializes in engineering and technology with focuses on Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology Industries, Automotive Engineering, and Manufacturing Engineering.

Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia (UDM)
1 January 2006, Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia was established with three campuses, each with a separate niche. The KUSZA campus focuses on teaching in Islamic studies. The campus in Kuala Terengganu offers Health Sciences while the campus in Besut specialized in Biotechnology and Agriculture programmes.

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan was established on 14 June 2006 at the onset of the Ninth Malaysia Plan which stresses on the development of human capital with first-class minds to explore, develop and expand knowledge in the areas of agrobusiness, entrepreneurship,  heritage, creative technology and natural resource sciences.

Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
Malaysian Armed Forces Academy (Akademi Tentera Malaysia - ATMA) established on 1 June 1995 to provide military training for cadet officers of the Armed Forces of Malaysia (ATM) was upgraded on 10 November 2006 to Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) offering Bachelor's degree on defence science and management.

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia  (KUIM) upgraded to Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) in 2007

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Formerly known as :KUSTEM - July 2001, KUT - July 1999, UPMT - June 1996
Kolej Universiti Sains & Teknologi Malaysia [KUSTEM) upgraded to Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) on Feb 1st, 2007

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
Formally Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (KUiTHO) upgraded on 2007 as UTHM university

Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn KUiTTHO www.kuittho.edu.my

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
In 2007 Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (KUTKM) was upgraded to UTeM University.

Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)

Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia {KUKUM) upgraded to



In 2007, six public University Colleges were upgraded to full-fledged universities. They are:


In 1997, the University of Malayo adopted a new Constitution to enable corporatisatlon. In the same year, international student enrolment at public universities rose to 3,400 with efforts from overseas marketing activities. Then in 1998, all public universities adopted new constitutions which would ultimately lead to corporatisation. With corporatisotion, publicly owned universities will become more outonomous ond less dependent on the government for public funds.

Kolej Universiti Sains & Teknologi Malaysia was established on 15 July 1999 to offer first degrees in its capacity as a university college. This institution was the Fishery and Oceanography Centre of University Putra Malaysia in 1979 and was then upgraded to a branch campus of UPM in 1996. In 1999, it was granted the status of an independent university college.

Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia was established on 13 March 1998 as the first public university college. Its objective is to enhance the quality of Islamic education and provide a route for graduates of Islamic religious secondary schools to continue their higher education.

On 30 September 2000, Kolej Universiti Tun Hussein Onn was established. It was initially the Pusat Latihan Staff Politeknik set up on 16 September 1993 to train teaching personnel for the various polytechnics in Malaysia. It was renamed Institute Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (ITTHO) and in 2000, ITHHO wos given the status of an independent university college.

1 December 2000, Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan was established. This is the first public university in the state of Melaka. UTeM is a pioneer in the use of "Practice and Application Oriented" teaching and learning methods for technical education in Malaysia.

On 2 May 2002, Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Ulara Malaysia was
established. It aims to produce highly-skilled engineers who are copable of planning, designing, building, testing and maintaining devices, systems and processes; as well as solving engineering problems in an innovative and creative manner.

In 2003, the Government implemented a policy to use English as a medium of instruction in the teaching of Science and Mathematics. Meanwhile, all universities were given the objective of focusing on R&D as well as to internationalise their university. Universities student enrolment reached 307,121 for the 2005/2006 academic session while the international student count stood at 6,622.

In 2006, four universities, namely University of Malaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and Universiti Putra Malaysia were designated research universities with special funding for R&D.

 

The Education Development Plan for Malaysia (2001 -2010) Blueprint describes the direction of the Malaysian education system in providing world class quality education. The documents outline strategies and implementation of all issues in education development including increasing access, equity, and quality in education as well as in improving efficiency and effectiveness of education management.

 


Also in 2007 the House of Parliament approved the Malaysian Qualifications Agency Bill 2007. The setting up of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) is one of the country's initiatives in ensuring that quality in our higher education is progressively enhanced. The agency which is expected to be operational in November 2007 will take over the role of Lemboga Akreditasi Negaro (LAN} and the Higher Education Ministry's Quality Assurance Divisions. MQA will be responsible for the accreditation of courses offered by both public and private higher educational institutions.

The year 2007 also saw the launch of the Strategic Plan for Higher Education: The Foundation Beyond 2020 and The National Higher Education Action Plan 2007-2010. This strategic plan outlines seven strategic thrusts that form the basis of national higher education development up to the year 2020. The Action Plan details comprehensive and specific approaches as well as the targets to achieve, from now to 2010.



Year 2005/2006 Total 309,091 Students enrolled in Government's Public Universities

Qualification Levels Number of enrolments
Pre-Diploma 1,015
Certificate 343
Diploma 57,948
First Degree 207,913
Post-Graduate Diploma 850
Master's Degree 31,518
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 9,504

Total :

309,091


Year 2006 Students enrolment in Government's Higher Education Intuitions

Polytechnics

75,109

20

Teacher Training Colleges

30,851

27
Community Colleges 11,606 34
TAR College 29,098 1
Public Universities 309,091 17


Public Higher Educational Institutions (Government's) in Malaysia

  Type of Government Higher Education Institutions Number of Institutes
1 Public Universities 20
2 Polytechnics 22
3 Community College 37
4 Public College 1
5 Teacher Education Institutes 27

MALAYSIAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME LIST OF PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES


ASEAN
• Brunei
• Cambodia
• Indonesia
• Lao PDR
• Myanmar
• Philippines
• Singapore
• Thailand
• Vietnam


OTHER SEA & ASIA
• China
• D.P.R Korea
• Mongolia
• Timor Leste


SAARC COUNTRIES
• Bangladesh
• Bhutan
• India
• Maldives
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri lanka


NORTH AFRICA & WEST ASIAN STATES
• Afghanistan
• Algeria
• Baharin
• Egypt
• Iran
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Morocco
• Oman
• Palestine
• Qatar
• Republic of Yemen
• Saudi Arabia
• Syria
• Tunisia
• United Arab Emirates


PACIFIC ISLAND
• Cook Island
• Fiji
• Kiribati
• Marshall Island
• Micronesia
• Nauru
• Nieu
• Palau
• Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Island
• Tonga
• Tuvalu
• Vanuatu
• Western Samoa


EAST & CENTRAL EUROPE
• Albania
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Croatia
• Turkey
CIS
• Azerbaijan
• Georgia
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyz Republic
• Tajikistan
• Turkmenistan
• Ubekistan


AFRICA
• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Comoros
• Cote D’Ivoire
• Djibouti
• Eriteria
• Ethiopia
• Gabon
• Gambia
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Equatorial Guinea
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Seychelles
• Sierra Leone
• Somalia
• South Africa
• Sudan
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe


SOUTH AMERICA
• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Mexico
• Paraguay
• Panama
• Peru
• Suriname
• Uruguay
• Venezuela


THE CARRIBEAN
• Antigua & Barbuda
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize
• British Vir. Island
• Cayman Island
• Cuba
• Dominica
• Grenada
• Guyana
• Jamaica
• Montcerrat
• St. Kitts and Navis
• St. Lucia
• St. Vincent & Grenadines
• Trinidad & Tobago
• Turks & Caicos Island


NOMINATED UNIVERSITIES

Further information about the nominated Malaysian universities may be found by accessing the website below:


PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGE UNIVERSITIES


• Multimedia University (MMU) http://www.mmu.edu.my


• Universiti Tenaga Nasional Malaysia (UNITEN) http://www.uniten.edu.my

 

 


PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES


• Universiti Teknologi Petronas(UTP) http://www.utp.edu.my


• University of Malaya (UM) http://www.um.edu.my


• Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR) http://www.unitar.edu.my


• Science University of Malaysia (USM) http://www.usm.edu.my


• Universiti Tun Abdul Rahman (UTAR) http://www.utar.edu.my


• National University of Malaysia (UKM) http://www.ukm.edu.my


• University Putra Malaysia (UPM) http://www.upm.edu.my


• University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) http://www.utm.edu.my


• Northern University of Malaysia (UUM) http://www.uum.edu.my


• Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) http://www.unimas.edu.my


• Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) http://www.ums.edu.my


• Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) http://www.upsi.edu.my


• Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) http://www.uitm.edu.my


• International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) http://www.iiu.edu.my


• Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia (KUKUM) http://www.kukum.edu.my


• University College of Science & Technology Malaysia (KUSTEM) http://www.kustem.edu.my


• Tun Hussein Onn College University of Technology (KUITTHO) http://www.kuittho.edu.my


• Islamic University College of Malaysia (KUIM) http://www.kuim.edu.my


• National Technical University College of Malaysia (KUTKM) http://www.kutkm.edu.my


• University College of Engineering & Technology Malaysia (KUKTEM) http://www.kuktem.edu.my


• Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL) http://www.unisel.edu.my


• Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) http://www.unikl.edu.my


• Malaysia University of Science & Technology (MUST) http://www.must.edu.my


• Open University Malaysia (UNITEM) http://www.unitem.edu.my


• Limkokwing University College of Creative Technology (LUCT) http://www.luct.edu.my


• University College Sedaya International (UCSI) http://www.ucsi.edu.my


• Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology (AIMST) http://www.aimst.edu.my


• Selangor International Islamic University College (KUIS) http://www.kuis.edu.my


• Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College (KLIUC) http://www.kliuc.edu.my


• University College of Technology & Management Malaysia (KUTPM) http://www.kutpm.edu.my


• International University College of Technology Twintech http://www.twintech.edu.my


• Sunway University College http://www.sunway.edu.my


• Binary University College of Management & Entrepreneurship (BUCME) http://www.binary.edu.my


• Asia Pacific University College of Information Technology (Asia Pacific UCTI) http://www.apiit.edu.my


• HELP University College (HUC) http://www.help.edu.my


Public Universities

1 International Islamic University Malaysia
2 Universiti Daru Iman Malaysia
3 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
4 Universiti Malaya (UM)
5 Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
6 Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
7 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
8 Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
9 Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
10 Universiti Malaysia Perlis
11 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
12 Universiti Putra Malaysia
13 Universiti Sains Malaysia
14 Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia(USIM)
15 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
16 Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
17 Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
18 Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
19 Universiti Utara Malaysia

Public Colleges and Institute

1 Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya University of Malaya
2 Tunku Abdul Rahman College


 

INDEX : Public Universities 17-7-2008  August 05, 2010 06:57:34 PM

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