Universiti Teknologi MARA

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**Universiti Teknologi MARA**

Motto	Usaha Taqwa Mulia
Established	1956
Chancellor	Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda yang Di-pertuan Agong XII Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail
Vice-Chancellor	Yg Bhg Dato' Seri Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Abu Shah
Students	40,000 on main campus and 100,000 throughout the country, thus the largest public university in the country.
Location	Shah Alam, Malaysia
Campus	18 branches in Malaysia
Website	www.uitm.edu.my

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) is a Malaysian university.

1 Students and courses
2 Campuses
3 Founding and national links
4 Recent expansion
5 External links
6 Alumni

[edit] Students and courses

All the students are Bumiputeras, although the faculty includes other races and nationalities (like from Iran, Mauritius and etc). Graduates to date is more than 110,000 with professional certificates, diplomas, BSc, MSc and PhD. Disciplines include science & technology, hotel and tourist management, accountancy, communication and media studies, and medical and health technology, encompassing 22 faculties and more than 200 academic programs. The university's faculties comprise about 4,000 academics, scholars and researchers. Diplomas, bachelor's and master's degrees, and Ph.D.s are offered in various disciplines.

[edit] Campuses

The university has a nationwide presence, with three satellite campuses, 13 branch campuses, six city campuses, 25 franchise colleges and a "smart campus for the future." The main campus is in Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor, about 25 km southwest of Kuala Lumpur.

1. UiTM Arau, Perlis
2. UiTM Shah Alam (Section 1 & 17 & Puncak Perdana), Selangor
3. UiTM Segamat, Johor
4. UiTM Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
5. UiTM Alor Gajah, Melaka
6. UiTM Sungai Petani, Kedah
7. UiTM Machang, Kelantan
8. UiTM Permatang Pauh, Penang
9. UiTM Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
10. UiTM Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
11. UiTM Jengka, Pahang
12. UiTM Sri Iskandar, Perak
13. UiTM Dungun, Terengganu
14. UiTM Puncak Alam, Selangor (under construction)

[edit] Founding and national links

UiTM is closely linked to the development of the independent Malaysian nation. It began in 1956 as Dewan Latehan RIDA (Rural and Industrial Development Authority Training Center) in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The school became known as Maktab MARA (MARA College) in 1965. The name change meant that the college no longer operated under RIDA and instead became the most important unit of the MARA Training Division. MARA stands for Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Council of Trust for the Indigenous People) under the chrismatic and dynamic leardership of Tan Sri Arshad Ayub.

The school was renamed Institut Teknologi MARA in 1967. Its establishment came as a response to a need in Malaysia for trained professionals, especially among Bumiputeras.

ITM's development took three phases: From 1967 to 1976, ITM was an autonomous body with its own 300 acre (1.2 km²) campus in Shah Alam, operating under the Ministry of Rural Development. From 1976 to 1996, ITM advanced as an institution of higher learning and not only a professional training institute, operating directly under the Ministry of Education. In 1996, an amendment to the ITM Act of 1976 put ITM on a par with all the universities in Malaysia, but its historical name was retained until 1999. Then it became Universiti Teknologi MARA. It is called "UiTM" to differentiate it from UTM, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, which is a wholly separate university, based in Johor.

[edit] Recent expansion

UiTM recently set up two research institutes, the Institute of Biotechnology and the Science Institute. In addition, UiTM has forged linkages with other universities and professional bodies, such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK; Chartered Institute of Transport (CIT), UK; Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), UK; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), USA; Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), UK; Institute of Marketing, UK; Institute of Administrative Management, UK; Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), UK; and many others around the world. Some of these ties go back a long way, such as with Ealing Technical College in the 1960s and Ohio University in the 1980s, and they have become a benchmark for UiTM's academic programs and research.

UiTM now have 24 faculties which are:

FACULTY OF PHARMACY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCE
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE
FACULTY OF SPORT & RECREATIONAL SCIENCES
FACULTY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & QUANTITATIVE SCIENCES
FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
FACULTY OF ACCOUNTANCY
FACULTY OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATIVE & SOCIAL SCIENCES
FACULTY OF LAW
FACULTY OF OFFICE MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF HOTEL & TOURISM MANAGEMENT
FACULTY OF ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDY
FACULTY OF ART & DESIGN
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND SURVEYING
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
FACULTY OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

[edit] External links

[edit] Alumni

Prof Dr Dato' Seri Ibrahim Abu Shah, Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi MARA
Prof Ir Dr Dato' Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs of Universiti Teknologi MARA
Prof Dr Nasuddin Othman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Students Affairs and Alumni of Universiti Teknologi MARA
Wan Mohd Fusil, CEO of Mesiniaga

List of public universities in Malaysia