Universiti Teknologi MARA
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| Motto | Usaha Taqwa Mulia |
| Established | 1956 |
| Chancellor | Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda yang Di-pertuan Agong XIII Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Mahmud Al-Muktafi Billah Shah |
| 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 public university.
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[edit] Students and courses
All the students are Bumiputras, 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, 6 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 Shah Alam (Main Campus), Selangor
2. UiTM Shah Alam (Section 17), Selangor
3. UiTM Jalan Othman, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
4. UiTM Puncak Perdana, Selangor
5. UiTM Arau, Perlis
6. UiTM Segamat, Johor
7. UiTM Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
8. UiTM Alor Gajah, Melaka
9. UiTM Sungai Petani, Kedah
10. UiTM Machang, Kelantan
11. UiTM Permatang Pauh, Penang
12. UiTM Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
13. UiTM Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan
14. UiTM Jengka, Pahang
15. UiTM Sri Iskandar, Perak
16. UiTM Dungun, Terengganu
17. 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 charismatic and dynamic leardership of Tan Sri Arshad Ayub.
In 1967, the school was renamed as Institut Teknologi MARA. Its establishment came as a response to a need in Malaysia for trained professionals, especially among Bumiputeras.
ITM's development took three major stages: 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
- Official University Teknologi MARA Website
- Student Portal
- Staff Portal I-Staff
- Tun Abdul Razak Library
- Center For Integrated Information Systems
- UiTM Alumni
- Admission
- Student Email I-Siswa
- Institute Of Graduate Studies
- UiTM Institute Of Research Development And Commercialisation IRDC
[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
