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Private Higher Educational Institutions (PHEIs)

Malaysians have access to quality, affordable higher education which is important and absolutely necessary for success in today's economy.

Regarded as a ticket to a high quality job, pursuing higher education is vital in the sense that education enables one to get a good job and earn a decent salary.

Higher education offers graduates more jobs to choose from than that are open to those who don't pursue higher education.
Higher education in Malaysia is provided by both public and private universities. Higher education providers in Malaysia can be grouped into two major categories.

 

More about PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES in Malaysia

More about PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES in Malaysia
 


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Public higher education institutions consist of:
1- PUBLIC universities offering bachelor degrees and postgraduate programmes, with some offering programmes at diploma level and university foundation programmes; and,

2- POLYTECHNICS and COMMUNITY COLLEGES offering certificate and diploma programmes.
There are altogether 20 public universities in Malaysia funded by government.
 


Private higher educational institutions in Malaysia consist of:
1- PRIVATE universities;

2- PRIVATE university-colleges;

3- FOREIGN university branch campuses;

4- PRIVATE colleges.

There are about 150 private higher learning institutions in Malaysia.

 


Tremendous Growth

The tremendous growth of the Malaysian higher education sector over the last two decades has helped to put Malaysia on the international field in terms of providing higher education to the increasing number of both Malaysian and international students.
Greater access to higher education will result in a larger proportion of dynamic and progressive younger generation.

The well-structured higher education system in Malaysia is a key in enabling the government to achieve its aspirations to have a resilient nation, encourage the creation of a just society, maintain sustainable economic growth, develop global competitiveness, build a K-economy and innovative culture, strengthen human resource development and maintain sustainable environmental development.
In line with this, one of the top aims of the strategic plans for higher education is to ensure that Malaysians have access to quality higher education that is affordable.

Places in the public (government's) universities are very limited, many resort to continue their studies in private universities.
 


There are 15 University-Colleges in Malaysia

  University-Colleges in Malaysia Campus : Opened in
1 International University College of Technology Twintech (lUCTT), Kuala Lumpur / Kelanatan,  (3 campuses: Kuala Lumpur campus, Sabah and Kota Bharu branch campuses) upgraded in 2003
2 Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College (KLIUC) Selangor upgraded in 2003
3 University College Sedaya International (UCSI) Kuala Lumpur upgraded in 2003
4 HELP University College Kuala Lumpur upgraded in 2004
5 Sunway University College Selangor upgraded in 2004
6 Binary University College of Management and Entrepreneurship Selangor upgraded in 2004
7 Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation (UCTI) Kuala Lumpur upgraded in 2004
8 Selangor International Islamic University College (SIUC) Selangor upgraded in 2004
9 Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS) Selangor established in 2005
10 INTI International University College (INTI-UC) Negeri Sembilan upgraded in 2006
11 Cosmopoint International University College Kuala Lumpur upgraded in 2006
12 INSANNIAH University College Kedah upgraded in 2006
13 Taylor's University College Selangor upgraded in 2006
14 Nilai International University College Negeri Sembilan upgraded in 2007
15 Kolej University TATI Terenggannu upgraded in 2007

There are 47 Private Universities in Malaysia

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES OPENED ADDRESS
1 Multimedia University (MMU), Cyberjaya 1997 Cyberjaya / Melaka / Johor
2 Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) 1999 Putrajaya / Pahang
3 Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UniRAZAK) 1999 Selangor
4 Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) 1999 Selangor
5 International Medical University (IMU) 1999 Kuala Lumpur
6 Universiti Selangor (UNISEL) 2000 Selangor
(Shah Alam and Bestari Jaya)
7 Open University Malaysia (OUM) 2000 Kuala Lumpur
8 Malaysia University of Science & Technology (MUST) 2000 Selangor
9 AIMST University 2001 Kedah
10 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) 2002 Selangor / Perak
11 Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) 2001 11 campuses located in Kuala Lumpur and around the country
12 Wawasan Open University 2006 Penang
13 Albukhary International University 2006 Kedah
14 Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU) 2006 Selangor
15 International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) 2006 Kuala Lumpur
16 Limkokwing University of Creative Technology 2003 upgraded to university college
2007 upgraded to full university status
Putrajaya
17 Management and Science University (MSU) 2001 as KUTPM
upgraded to full university in 2007
Selangor
18 Asia e University (AeU) 2007 Kuala Lumpur
19 UCSI University 2003 upgraded to university college
2008 upgraded to full university status
Kuala Lumpur / Terengganu Sarawak
20 Quest International University Perak 2009 Perak
21 INTI International University (IIU) 2006 upgraded to university college
2010 upgraded to full university status
Negeri Sembilan
22 Taylor’s University 2006 upgraded to university college
2010 further upgraded to full university status
Selangor
23 Sunway University 2004 upgraded to university college
2011 further upgraded to full university status
Selangor
24 Manipal International University 2010 Nilai
25 Perdana University 2011 Selangor
26 HELP University 2004 upgraded to university college

2011 further upgraded to full university status

Kuala Lumpur
27 UNITAR International University 2011 Selangor
28 Raffles University Iskandar (RUI) 2011 Johor
29 Malaysia Institute of Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) 2011 Selangor
30 Nilai University 2012 upgraded to full university status Negeri Sembilan
31 SEGi University 2012 upgraded to full university status Selangor
32 Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) 2012 upgraded to full university status Kuala Lumpur
33 Binary University of Management and Entrepreneurship 2012 upgraded to full university status Selangor
34 Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) 2012 upgraded to full university status Selangor
35 Asia Metropolitan University 2012 upgraded to full university status Selangor/Johor
(Two campuses: Cheras campus, Selangor and Johor)
36 Putra Business School 2012 Selangor
37 Global NXT University 2012 Kuala Lumpur
38 MAHSA University 2013 upgraded to full university status Selangor
39 International University of Malaya-Wales 2013 Kuala Lumpur
40 University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering 2013 Putrajaya
41 Universiti Islam Malaysia, Cyberjaya 2014 Selangor
42 DRB-HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia 2015 Pahang
43 Asia School of Business 2015 Kuala Lumpur
44 City University 2016 upgraded to full university status Selangor
45 Meritus University 2016 Kuala Lumpur
46 Universiti Sultan Azlan Shan 2016 upgraded to full university status Perak
47 Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah 2018 upgraded to full university status Kedah

Foreign university degree qualification entirely in Malaysia can achieved by "3 + 0" degree programmes. The table below provides a list of some private colleges & private universities in Malaysia that conduct "3+0" degree programmes in collaboration with foreign universities.

  Private Higher Educational Institutions (PHEIs) Awarding Body
1 Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology Staffordshire University, UK
2 Disted College Stamford Deakin University, Australia
3 HELP University College Charles Sturt University, Australia University of East London, UK

 
4 International College of Music University of Westminster London, UK

 
5 INTI International University College, Malaysia Coventry University, UK University of Bradford, UK University of Hertfordshire, UK
6 INTI College, Sarawak Campus University of Wollonggong, Australia University of Hertfordshire, UK
7 INTI College, Subang Jaya Coventry University, UK University of Hertfordshire, UK
 
8 INTI College, Kota Kinabalu Coventry University, UK
9 INTI International College, Penang University of Bradford, UK
10 KBU International College Nottingham Trent University, UK Anglia Ruskin University, UK
  KDU College Murdoch University, Australia University of Northumbria, UK International Hotel Management Institute (IMI), Switzerland
11 KDU College, Penang University of Northumbria, UK International Hotel Management Institute (IMI), Switzerland Deakin University, Australia
 
12 Metropolitan College RMIT University, Australia Curtin University of Technology,
Australia
 
13 Nilai International University College La Trobe University, Melbourne,
Australia
Oxford Brookes University, UK
14 Perkim-Goon College Anglia Ruskin University, UK University of East London, UK
15 SAL College Edith Cowan University, Australia
16 SIT International College University of South Australia, Australia Southern New Hompshire University, USA



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