University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

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University of Nottingham in Malaysia.
University of Nottingham in Malaysia.

The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (2.945 N, 101.874 E) was established in 2000 as the Malaysia campus of the University of Nottingham, UK, making it the first purpose-built UK university campus in a foreign country. Formerly known as the University of Nottingham in Malaysia Sdn Bhd or UNiM, this term is now reserved for the holding company. The campus' chairman is YM Tengku Tan Sri Ahmad Rithauddeen, a Nottingham graduate and former Malaysian Defence Minister.

Occupying a scenic position overlooking green hills, the campus is a self-contained and self-sufficient neighbourhood village in a garden environment. It combines a high quality living environment with state of the art learning and teaching facilities. Other facilities are a purpose built sports facility, students association building, food court as well as shops. Students also have 24 hours access to computer facilities. Broadband access is available.

The Malaysia Campus is a full and integral part of The University of Nottingham, UK and offers students the Nottingham experience in an Asean setting. It is a global institution serving an international community of students and yet is firmly rooted in all that is distinctive about UK education - innovative teaching and assessment methods, which encourage independent, creative thinking.

The University's purpose-built 101-acre campus is situated in Semenyih, 30km South of Kuala Lumpur costing over RM120million (U$D33million). The majority shareholder of University of Nottingham in Malaysia Sdn Bhd is Boustead Group. It was officially opened by Najib Tun Razak (Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia on September 26, 2005. The University was previously situated in the heart of Kuala Lumpur in the Wisma MISC building on Jalan Conlay, and a presence is still retained at the central Kuala Lumpur location.

Currently, as of 2007, the university has around 2300 students with a large number of foreign students from over 50 different countries. It is anticipated that a large number of students will join the university in the coming September 2007 intake due to the institution's growing popularity in the region and abroad. Due to this influx of students, the campus is expanding even further with construction of new blocks near the library and the sports centre.

The Malaysia Campus offers courses in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Law and Pharmacy, Applied Psychology, Civil Engineering, Education and Plant Bio-Technology. Upon completing a degree at the Malaysia campus, students are awarded a University of Nottingham degree certificate which is indistinguishable from the certificates awarded at the Nottingham campus. The degrees that are awarded are accredited by international professional bodies such as the Association of MBA's and the UK Engineering Council.

Apart from taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the university also offers a full range of projects available for research-based postgraduate studies leading either to MPhil or PhD. More than 20 research programmes are currently being carried out at the Malaysia Campus.

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Academics

Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences

The Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science was established at the Malaysia Campus in August 2005 to coincide with the move to the new campus at Semenyih. The Faculty offers a wide range of programmes which are well-resourced both in terms of facilities and quality of the programmes offered. All our programmes can be completed solely in Malaysia, but an option is also open to studenst whereby they can complete the 2nd year of their respective degrees at the Nottingham campus in the United Kingdom.

The faculty consists of five main schools: School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, and the School of Computer Science and Information Technology. There is also a Foundation Studies division that offers foundation programmes specific to the engineering sciences.

Faculty of Health and Biological Sciences

There are two main schools within the faculty: School of Pharmacy, and School of Biosciences.

Faculty of Social Sciences and Education

There are four main schools that make up this faculty: Nottingham University Business School Malaysia, School of Law, School of Applied Psychology, and School of Education. Similarly with the Faculty of Engineering, there exists a special foundation studies division that offers pre-university foundation programmes.

Accommodation

Accommodation at the Semenyih campus includes on-campus and off-campus options. On-campus lodging rates start at RM330 to RM600 per month. There are a variety of room options from single to quad-sharing. All rooms are on a self-catering basis.

Off-campus accommodation are available to students at the neighbouring Taman Tasik Semenyih neighbourhood. The location of the off-campus residences is within a 3km radius from the campus.

Transportation

Public transport is unavailable except for the university sponsored shuttle busses commuting between the campus and Kajang KTM Station. Other than the busses, alternative means of transportation include taxis.

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