| Twintech International University College of Technology | |
|---|---|
| Twintech | |
| Motto | Education at it's Best |
| Established | 1994 |
| Type | Private University College |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dato' Dr. Mohd Razali Agus |
| Location | Bandar Sri Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Campus | Main Campus (Bandar Seri Damansara), Wisma Twintech (Bandar Sri Damansara), Kota Baru Campus, Kota Kinabalu Campus, Ocean Institute of Audio Technology |
| Former names | L&G-Twintech Institute Of Technology (1994-2003) |
| Colours | Blue |
| Affiliations | Edexcel |
| Website | www.twintech.edu.my |
The Twintech International University College of Technology (acronym: TWINTECH), widely known as "Twintech" for short, is a private publicly funded university college in Malaysia.[1] The main TWINTECH campus is in Bandar Sri Damansara , Selangor with plans to move to bigger campus grounds in Lembah Beringin, Malaysia (also in Selangor) in the near future. Plans are afoot to make Twintech a full-fledged university.
TWINTECH International University College of Technology , formerly known as L&G-Twintech Institute of Technology, is a private institution of higher learning licensed by the Ministry of Education. The university college is owned and managed by Twintech Holding Sdn. Bhd.
TWINTECH was founded to provide training in the fields of Architecture & Built Environment, Business & Finance, Computer Science & Multimedia, Engineering & Industrial Technology, Biotechnology, Nursing & Health Science, Optometry, Education, Music & Performing Art.
TWINTECH started from a modest, rented premise in Setapak. Presently, it has three campuses at Bandar Sri Damansara, Kota Kinabalu, and Kota Bharu with facilities and amenities, including well-equipped computing suites, engineering laboratories, architectural studios, and biotechnology laboratories.
Currently, TWINTECH has approximately more than 4,000 students studying a wide variety of local and overseas twinning programmes. Approximately 150 local and overseas full-time lecturers support the academic programmes at TWINTECH.
All programmes under TWINTECH will be awarded internally; some will be quality-controlled by universities from United Kingdom and local universities. Currently TWINTECH offers programme such B. Optometry (Hons), B. Nursing, B. Biotechnology and more. Over 61 programmes are under approval status, another 42 programmes are within provisional status and 24 programmes are fully accredited status with the MQA (Malaysian Qualifications Agency).
Bandar Sri Damansara is the main campus of TWINTECH, which is equipped with modern facilities and amenities. The main campus is home for seven faculties: Engineering & Industrial Technology, Architecture & Build Environment, Nursing & Health Sciences, Computer Science & Multimedia, Education, Music & Performing Art. In the same location, there are Wisma Twintech home two faculties: Faculty of Optometry and Faculty of Biotechnology.