| Universiti Selangor | |
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| Universiti Selangor | |
Seal of the University of Selangor |
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| Motto | Shaping Society |
| Motto in English | Towards Excellence |
| Established | 23 August 1999 |
| Type | Private |
| Chancellor | Y.A.D. Raja Datuk Seri Arshad Bin Raja Tun Uda |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dr. Haji Anuar bin Haji Ahmad |
| Location | Bestari Jaya (Batang Berjuntai), Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.unisel.edu.my/ |
The University of Selangor (Abbreviation: UNISEL; Malay: Universiti Selangor) is a private university operating from two campuses in Selangor.
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UNISEL was established on 23 August 1999 as the first state funded private university in Malaysia [1] with the aim of providing world-class tertiary education and opportunities for research and development within the broad sphere of industrial technology, management as well as information and communications technology. It began operations from a temporary campus in Shah Alam until its main campus in the township of Bestari Jaya, approximately 50 km away from the federal capital of Kuala Lumpur, was completed in 2005. UNISEL now operates from both the Shah Alam and Bestari Jaya campuses.[2]
UNISEL is wholly owned and managed by the State Government of Selangor through Pendidikan Industri YS Sdn. Bhd. (PIYS), a subsidiary of the state-owned investment arm, Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad and established under the provisions of the Private Higher Education Institutions Act 1996. It is one of the two institutions of higher education owned by the state government via PIYS, the other being INPENS International College.[3]
The first Chancellor of UNISEL was appointed on 21 August 2006. The first person to hold this position is Rosmah Mansor, the wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Tun Razak.[4] Rosmah graduated from the University of Malaya with a degree in Anthropology and Sociology and later earned her Master of Science in Sociology from the Louisiana State University.
| Year | Name |
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| 2009 - 2011 | Datuk Dr. Rosti Bin Saruwono |
| 2008–2009 | Khalifah Othman |
| 2007–2008 | Mohd Razali Agus |
| 2006–2007 | Rustam Abas |
| 2005–2006 | Adnan Alias |
| 1999–2005 | Abdul Aziz Ibrahim |
UNISEL currently operates from two campuses: one in the township of Bestari Jaya and another in the state capital, Shah Alam.[5]
The main campus is on a 1,000-acre (4.0 km2) lot which is part of a 4,000 acres (16 km2) piece of land which has been earmarked as the Selangor Educational Park.[2] It is the location of the following faculties:
The Shah Alam campus is in Section 7 of the city and is the location of the following faculties: