Higher Education in Malaysia > Private Higher Educational Institutions (PHEIs)
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
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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