Sultan Idris University of Education (Malay: University Pendidikan Sultan Idris ; commonly abbreviated as "UPSI") is a public university in the town of Tanjung Malim, Perak in Malaysia. First established in 1922 as a teachers college, it is one of the oldest functioning institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.
The history of UPSI dates back to 1922 when the University was then known as the Sultan Idris Training College (SITC). It was set mooted by the then Deputy Director of Malay Schools, Sir R.O. Winstedt as a training college for Malay teachers. Named after the late Sultan Idris Murshidul Azam Shah, the 28th Sultan of Perak, the college was opened on 29 November 1922 by the Chief Secretary of the Federated Malay States, Sir George Maxwell.
The initial instructional regime required students to complete a three year course of training where traditional skills and arithmetic were taught. With the adoption of the Education Ordinance 1957 based on the recommendations of the 1956 Education Committee Report (better known as the Razak Report), the training course was extended to 5 years and new subjects were introduced. SITC also came to be officially known by its Malay name, Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris (English: Sultan Idris Teachers College) or MPSI.
In 1976, MPSI became co-educational with the admission of the first batch of 150 female students. In 1987, MPSI was upgraded and renamed Institut Perguruan Sultan Idris (English: Sultan Idris Teachers Institute) or IPSI and new courses were made available leading to a degree conferred by Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (today known as Universiti Putra Malaysia).
IPSI was upgraded to a full university bearing its current name on 1 May 1997 in line with the plans by Malaysia to increase the number of graduate teachers in both primary and secondary schools.[3][4]
The main campus is located on a 80 hectare site in the town of Tanjung Malim that straddles both the Perak and Selangor state border. A new campus is currently being built on an 800-acre (3.2 km2) site in the new township of Proton City, 5 kilometres away from the current campus.[5]
UPSI offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in pedagogy in eight faculties:[6]
One of the first faculties to be formed upon the establishment of UPSI as a university as the successor of IPSI's Department of Social Studies, the faculty was originally known as the Faculty of Social Sciences and Arts offering programs in Counsellor Education, Arts Education and Music Education. It offers programs in Art, Music, Living Skills and Technical Education.[7]
Established in 2002, the faculty offers programs in Accountancy, Business Management, Economics, and Education Management.[8]
One of the first faculties to be formed upon the establishment of UPSI as a university, the faculty offers programs in Early Childhood Education, Guidance and Counselling, Educational Foundation, Primary School Education, and Special Education.[9]
Until 2002, programs in Information Technology were provided by the Faculty of Science and Technology. In 2002, the faculty was established and offers programs in Information Technology, Computer-Aided Design Technology and Multimedia Education.[10]<MARUF>
One of the first faculties to be formed upon the establishment of UPSI as a university, it is a continuation of the tradition of language and literature studies since the formation of SITC in 1922. It offers programs in Malay language, TESL, and Malay literature.[11]
One of the first faculties to be formed upon the establishment of UPSI as a university, the faculty offers programs in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.[12]
Established in 2005, the faculty currently offers programs in Geography, History, Moral Studies, Islamic and Asian Civilisation, Syariah and Usuluddin.[13]
Established in 2005, the faculty offers programs in Sports Science and Sports Psychology.[14]
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