Universiti Teknologi MARA

Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا
Seal of Universiti Teknologi MARA
Motto	Usaha Taqwa Mulia اوسها تقوى مليا
Motto in English	Endeavour, God-Consciousness, Dignity[1]
Established	November 1956 (November 1956)[2]
Type	Public
Chairman	Tan Sri Dato' Dr. Wan Mohd Zahid Mohd Noordin [3]
Chancellor	HRH Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong[4]
Vice-Chancellor	Tan Sri Dato' Sri Professor Ir. Dr. Sahol Hamid Abu Bakar [5][6]
Pro-Chancellors	Tan Sri Datuk Haji Arshad Ayub [7] Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Abdul Rahman Arshad [7] Tan Sri Dato' Sri Sallehuddin Mohamed [7] Tan Sri Nuraizah Abdul Hamid [7]
Students	40,000 on main campus and 80,000 throughout the country
Location	Shah Alam, Malaysia
Campus	12 state branches
Former names	RIDA Training Centre (1956–1965), MARA College (1965–1967), MARA Institute of Technology (1967–1999)[1]
Colours	Purple and Blue
Website	www.uitm.edu.my
Corporate logo of Universiti Teknologi MARA Seal of Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM), the predecessor of UiTM

Universiti Teknologi MARA (Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنولوڬي مارا; Abbreviation: UiTM; English: MARA University of Technology^{[1][Note 1]}) is a public university with its main campus located in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The Shah Alam campus is the flagship institution of the Universiti Teknologi MARA System, the largest university in Malaysia in terms of size and student enrollment^[8] and the only public university carrying out intakes twice a year.^[9]

The university's faculties comprise 4,000 academics, scholars and researchers. The university has expanded nationwide with four satellite campuses, 12 branch campuses, nine city campuses and 21 affiliated colleges. With this network and over 17,000 staff, the university offers more than 300 academic programmes. It is home to some 172,000 students: bumiputeras and international students.^[8] The teaching is fully conducted in English.

History

UiTM is closely linked to the development of the independent Malaysian nation. It began in November 1956 as Dewan Latehan RIDA (Rural and Industrial Development Authority Training Center) in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.^[1] The school later 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 People) under the charismatic and dynamic leadership of Tan Sri Arshad Ayub.

In 1967, the college was upgraded to Institut Teknologi MARA (MARA Institute of Technology) or ITM. 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 as a professional training institute, operating directly under the Ministry of Education.
• In 1996, an amendment to the ITM Act of 1976 conferred ITM with a university status with a degree granting power but its name was retained until 1999 when it became Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM).^{[10][11][12][13]}

Admission Policy

The university only admits Bumiputeras except for preparatory programmes where non-Bumiputeras are admitted at International Education College (INTEC), Malaysia, a campus of the university. This policy is protected by virtue of Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia.

Reputation and rankings

From 1965 to 1996, as a professional training institute, ITM only offered Pre-Diploma, Diploma, degree-equivalent Advanced Diploma and professional bodies qualifications. Since ITM was not a "university" by name and despite its Advanced Diploma's equivalency to Bachelor Degree, some members of the public had a misconception that the institution was a lesser choice compared to universities especially with the minimum entry requirements. ^{[citation needed]}

In 1996, pursuant to the upgrade to a university status, the Advanced Diploma programmes were upgraded to Bachelor Degree programmes with retrospective effect. Advanced Diploma graduates were offered to return their Advanced Diploma transcripts in exchange for a Bachelor Degree transcripts. This resulted to a growing change of perception towards the institution and by 1999, ITM changed its name to UiTM. ITM's old role as a training institute is currently being taken over by Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA (KKTM).

UiTM had grown tremendously ever since with the establishment of new high technology courses and faculties such as the Faculty of Medicine. Despite the status quo of the minimum entry requirements, recent intakes have been highly competitive that school leavers with 5 As and above in their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia results would stand a better chance to be accepted to study at the campuses while the rest would have to consider the affiliated colleges.

UiTM had also been rated positively by local and international bodies as follows:

• In 2010, UiTM (Shah Alam Campus) was rated Tier 5: Excellent in the 2009 Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) Rating System for Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia (SETARA '09).^[14]

• In 2011, UiTM was ranked #601+ in the 2011 QS World University Rankings.^[15]

• In 2012, UiTM was ranked #201 to 250 in the 2012 QS Asian University Rankings.^[16]

UiTM shared the 8th place with Universiti Teknologi Petronas for the top universities in Malaysia which is above Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Universiti Utara Malaysia and many other unlisted universities.^[17]

• In 2012, UiTM maintained its rank of #601+ in the 2012 QS World University Rankings.^[18][19]

• In 2012, UiTM (Shah Alam Campus) maintained its rating of Tier 5: Excellent in the 2011 Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) Rating System for Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia (SETARA '11).^[20]

• In 2012, UiTM was rated 2 stars in 2011 Malaysian Research Assessment Instrument (MyRA) where universities are given “star ratings” for their research, development and commercialisation efforts.^[21][22][23]

• In 2012, UiTM was awarded by MOHE Entrepreneurial Awards 2012 as Entrepreneurial University Of The Year.^[24]

• In 2013, UiTM maintained its rank of #201 to 250 in the 2013 QS Asian University Rankings.^[25]
• In 2013, UiTM fell to the rank of #701+ in the 2013 QS World University Rankings^[26]

Partner Institutions

UiTM academic partners include local and international universities and professional bodies. It started with professional bodies like the London Chamber of Commerce, the Australian Chartered Secretaryship, the Australian Society of Accountants, the British Institute of Management and later college and universities like Ealing Technical College (now part of University of West London ) in the 1960s and Ohio University in the 1980s.^[27][28] Soon after, other partners came on board such as the University of London International Programmes, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), the Chartered Institute of Transport (CIT), the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEE), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), London College of Printing, and the latest collaboration with Institute and Faculty of Actuaries of United Kingdom (exemptions in actuarial professional exams),^[29] and many more.

Today, UiTM has expanded its academic partnerships with many universities and professional bodies around the world and the list is expanding.^[30]

Faculties and academic centres

There are 24 faculties, two academic centres and 312 programmes in UiTM. Faculties are as listed below (in alphabetical order of the faculty code per cluster):

Science & Technology cluster

Science
1. Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying (AP)
2. Faculty of Applied Science (AS)
3. Faculty of Plantation and Agrotechnology (AT) )
4. Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences (CS)
5. Faculty of Sport and Recreational Sciences (SR)
6. Faculty of Dentistry (DS)
7. Faculty of Health Science (HS)
8. Faculty of Medicine (MD)
9. Faculty of Pharmacy (PH)

Engineering
10. Faculty of Civil Engineering (EC)
11. Faculty of Electrical Engineering (EE)
12. Faculty of Chemical Engineering (EH)
13. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (EM)

Social Science & Humanities cluster

Social Science
14. Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies (AM)
15. Faculty of Law (LW)
16. Faculty of Communication and Media Studies (MC)

Humanities
17. Faculty of Art and Design (AD)
18. Faculty of Education (ED)
19. Faculty of Film, Theater, & Animation (CT)
20. Faculty of Music (MU)

Business & Management cluster

Business and Management
21. Faculty of Accountancy (AC)
22. Faculty of Business Management (BM)^{[Note 2]}

23. Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School
24. Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management (HM)
25. Faculty of Information Management (IM)

Academic Centres

1. Academy of Language Studies (APB)
2. Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies ( ACIS )

Campuses

The university has a nationwide presence, with a main campus, four satellite campuses, 12 state/branch campuses, seven city campuses, three town campuses, and 19 affiliated colleges. The main campus is in Shah Alam, the capital of Selangor, about 25 km southwest of Kuala Lumpur.

Shah Alam Main Campus

Presently, Shah Alam is host to 45.5% of the students, while the rest are distributed over the other campuses, with Arau campus handling the biggest number (6.3%). These campuses provide opportunities for Bumiputeras all over the country to pursue higher education and attain higher economic and social development.

Satellite Campuses

There are presently four satellite campuses: Jalan Othman campus in Petaling Jaya, Section 17 campus, Puncak Perdana campus, and Puncak Alam campus. These campuses house specialist programmes and are different from branch campuses, which usually offer a bigger range of academic programmes.

• UiTM Jalan Othman Campus, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
• UiTM Section 17 Campus, Shah Alam, Selangor
• UiTM Puncak Perdana Campus, Shah Alam, Selangor
• UiTM Puncak Alam Campus, Puncak Alam City, Selangor

Jalan Othman, Petaling Jaya campus

Jalan Othman campus is situated in the old part of Petaling Jaya and is less than a kilometre away from the old PJ town centre. This campus was where UiTM first started in 1956 as Dewan Latehan RIDA. Today, the Faculty of Art and Design (Masters and Doctorates) are on the premises.

Section 17, Shah Alam campus

UiTM Section 17 campus is about 3 kilometres away from the main campus. It was formerly known as the Centre for Preparatory Studies or ‘Pusat Pendidikan Persediaan’ (PPP), a centre that prepared government-sponsored students and those from private agencies for a university education in several European and Asian countries. Today, the International Education Centre (INTEC) continues the tradition set out by its predecessor and prepares these sponsored students to an even wider range of foreign universities. INTEC is also the only campus which takes non-bumiputra students in its enrollment. The other faculties that share Section 17 campus facilities and services are the Faculty of Education and Faculty of Music.

Puncak Perdana Campus

Puncak Perdana campus started operating in June 2004. The academic programmes that are on offer at this campus are those run by the Faculty of Information Management, the Faculty of Accountancy and the Faculty of Film, Theater, & Animation .

Puncak Alam Campus

This campus is the most advanced campus and houses high technology facilities and services, laboratories and classrooms.

State / branch campuses

• UiTM Perlis, Arau Campus, Perlis
• UiTM Johor, Bandaraya Johor Bahru Campus , Segamat Campus, and Pasir Gudang Campus Johor
• UiTM Sarawak, Kota Samarahan and Mukah Campus, Sarawak
• UiTM Melaka, Jasin Campus, Lendu Campus and Malacca City Campus, Melaka
• UiTM Kedah, Sungai Petani Campus and Alor Setar Campus, Kedah
• UiTM Kelantan, Machang Campus and Kota Bharu Campus, Kelantan
• UiTM Penang, Permatang Pauh Campus, Balik Pulau Campus and Bertam Campus Penang
• UiTM Sabah, Kota Kinabalu Campus and Tawau campus, Sabah
• UiTM Negeri Sembilan, (Beting and Melang) Kuala Pilah Campus (for Applied Science Course),Seremban 3 Campus, Negeri Sembilan
• UiTM Pahang, Jengka Campus, Kuantan Campus and Raub Campus, Pahang
• UiTM Perak, Seri Iskandar Campus and Tapah Campus (for Actuarial Science and Computer Science course), Perak
• UiTM Terengganu, Dungun Campus, Bukit Besi Campus, Kuala Terengganu Campus, Terengganu

Residential colleges

As other public universities in Malaysia, there are residential halls for students. There are no less than 10 colleges for its main campus. There are eight colleges in the main campus; other colleges are outside the main campus.

Affiliated colleges

Students who failed to be accepted to study at the campuses can opt to study selected programmes by the university but conducted externally at the affiliated colleges.^[31]

Student Life

UiTM students involve in a lot of activities in sports, clubs and associations. Some examples are as follows:

• UiTM FC. The university's football club in Malaysia FAM League.
• UiTM Symphony Orchestra. The university's student orchestra
• UFM. The university's radio station.

Notable alumni

UiTM alumni have achieved prominence in many fields, including a Chief Judge for Sabah and Sarawak; prominent lawyers; scientists;^[32] physicians; politicians; academicians; CEOs; artists; journalists; entrepreneurs; members of parliament; and Cabinet Ministers.

Notes

External links

• http://www.uitm.edu.my/index.php/en Official Website]
• http://www.uitm.edu.my/index.php/bm Official website] (Malay)

References

v t e The Universiti Teknologi MARA System System Headquarters Universiti Teknologi MARA Satellite Campuses INTEC UiTM UiTM Puncak Alam UiTM Puncak Perdana Autonomous Campuses Universiti Teknologi MARA (Perak) Universiti Teknologi MARA (Perlis) Universiti Teknologi MARA (Sarawak) Universiti Teknologi MARA (Terengganu) State Branches UiTM Johor Branch UiTM Kedah Branch UiTM Kelantan Branch UiTM Malacca Branch UiTM Negeri Sembilan Branch UiTM Pahang Branch UiTM Penang Branch UiTM Sabah Branch City Campuses UiTM Bukit Besi City Campus UiTM Jasin City Campus (under construction) UiTM Johor Bahru City Campus UiTM Kota Bharu City Campus UiTM Kuala Terengganu City Campus UiTM Kuantan City Campus UiTM Malacca City Campus UiTM Mukah City Campus UiTM Pasir Gudang City Campus (under construction) UiTM Samarahan 2 City Campus (under construction) UiTM Seremban 3 City Campus (under construction) UiTM Tapah City Campus UiTM Tawau City Campus Affiliated Colleges Baitulmal Professional Institute Geomatika College of Technology Kolej Teknologi Timur Perak Institute of Technology SAL Group of Colleges SATT College UNIKOP College International Campus UiTM Yemen Campus Training Centre UiTM Training Centre Training Hospitals Selayang Hospital Sungai Buloh Hospital UiTM Hospital Puncak Alam (under construction) Training Hotels Hotel UiTM Dungun Hotel UiTM Pulau Pinang Hotel UiTM Shah Alam INTEKMA Resort & Convention Centre

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