Nilai University

Nilai University

Type	University
Established	1998
Chancellor	Professor Emeritus Tengku Dato' Shamsul Bahrin
Location	Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Website	www.nilai.edu.my

Nilai University (or Nilai U) received full 'university' status and is a private university in Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.^[1] The medium of instruction is English. Nilai U has six (6) faculties offering diploma and degree programmes.

Campus and student population

Its 105-acre (0.42 km²) campus is 20 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport and is a half an hour away from capital's city centre. Unlike many of the city campuses, Nilai U has, green campus.

This has led to it being popular amongst local students, and with international applicants who make up approximately 35% of its student population. These international students hail from 40 countries which include Sri Lanka, China, Kazakhstan, Nigeria and Cambodia.

Faculty

Faculty of Foundation Studies
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Faculty of Business
Faculty of Engineering, Science & Technology
Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Centre for Foundation Studies

These programmes are pre-university courses equivalent A-levels or Malaysian STPM.

Programmes:

Foundation in Business
Foundation in Science

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

The faculty of Allied Health Sciences was established in Nilai University in 2006. Its primary objective is to produce highly competent practitioners in the health related sciences. There are three programs offered at the moment under this school: Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Nursing, Diploma in Nursing and Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology while the Bachelor of Biomedical Science program is expected to be launched soon.

Faculty of Business

The Faculty of Business is one of the biggest faculty at Nilai University with a student population of more than 800 students. Our student population consists of students from Malaysia, China, India, Pakistan, Khazakstan, Yemen, Zimbabwe and many other countries.

Faculty of Engineering, Science & Technology

The Faculty of Engineering, Science and Technology is headed by a Dean and supported by 4 Heads of Department and the respective Programme Coordinators.

Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism

Nilai U has one of the faculty in the field of Hospitality and Tourism. It has six kitchens, and a 100-seater formal dining restaurant. The kitchens are over 5,000 sq ft (460 m²) and this includes a 100-seater demonstration kitchen where invited industry experts share their expertise with students.

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences comprises the Department of Languages and the Department of Social Sciences. The faculty offers two programmes – the Intensive English Programme and the American Degree Program.

Ownership

Nilai U is owned by Nilai Education Sdn Bhd with the Federal Land Development Authority of Malaysia (FELDA) having a 30% stake in the university.

References

↑ Know more About Nilai University : Vision, Mission & the world-class campus

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Universities in Malaysia

Public universities	University of Malaya (UM) University of Science (USM) University of Technology (UTM) Putra (UPM) National University (UKM) MARA University of Technology (UiTM) Utara (UUM) Sabah (UMS) Pahang (UMP) Perlis (UniMAP) Terengganu (UMT) Kelantan (UMK) Sarawak (UNIMAS) Islamic Science (USIM) Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) Melaka (UTeM) Tun Hussein Onn (UTHM) International Islamic (IIUM) National Defence (UPNM) Sultan Idris Education (UPSI)

GLC universities	UNITEN Petronas Technology (UTP) Multimedia (MMU)

Private universities	Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK) Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) Selangor (UNISEL) Al-Madinah International (MEDIU) Asia e (AeU) Asia Pacific (APU) HELP International Medical (IMU) International University of Malaya-Wales (IUMW) INTI Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure (IUKL) Limkokwing (LUCT) Nilai Open University Malaysia (OUM) SEGi Sunway Taylor's UCSI Wawasan Open (WOU) Malaysia University of Science & Technology Management & Science University Unitar International University AIMST University Albukhary International University University Malaysia of Computer Science & Engineering

University colleges	Berjaya (Hospitality) Twintech (Technology) KDU Insaniah (KUIN) Selangor International Islamic (KUIS) Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan (KLMUC) New Era Southern TATI Tunku Abdul Rahman (TARUC) Technology (Sarawak) Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences

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Others	German-Malaysian Institute (GMI) Institute CECE Lam Wah Ee Nursing College Legenda Education Group (LEG) Malacca Manipal Medical College Malaysian Institute of Art (MIA) Penang Medical College (PMC) The One Academy Tung Shin Academy Of Nursing VTAR Institute

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