This is a list of universities in Malaysia. Universities in Malaysia are generally categorized as public and private universities. Private universities include Malaysian branches and campuses of foreign universities.
The list below is classified by the two main categories, segmented by their locations according to states. For the purpose of this list, institutions of higher education that are authorized to confer their own degrees but do not have the status of universities are included under the sub-classification of University College (including institutions not classified as educational institutions under the Education Act 1996 [1]). Other institutions of higher education which do not have the authority to confer their own degrees are listed in a separate article.
In the case of institutions without official translations of their names in English, the translation provided by the Association of Commonwealth Universities [2] is used, barring which the most common usage is provided.
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Public universities and university colleges
Public universities in Malaysia are funded by the Government and are governed as self-managed institutions. Apart from the University of Malaya and the MARA University of Technology which were established by two separate enabling Acts of Parliament [3][4], the other public universities in Malaysia were created by executive order as per the provisions of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971. Until recently, the Ministry of Higher Education was responsible for seven institions bearing the title University College. These have since been upgraded to full universities and there are currently no public university colleges.
Private universities and university colleges
The establishment of private universities and university colleges were made possible with the passage of the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996. Prior to that, private institutions of higher learning existed but were not authorized to confer their own degrees. Instead, they acted as preparatory institutions for students to undertake courses of instructions in preparation for externally conferred degrees.
References
- ^ Attorney General's Chambers : Education Act 1996
- ^ Association of Commonwealth Universities: Current members of the ACU
- ^ Attorney General's Chambers: Degrees and Diploma Acts 1962
- ^ ibid.: Universiti Teknologi MARA Act 1976
- ^ Originally established as the Treacher Technical School [1]
- ^ Originally established as Pusat Latihan Staf Politeknik (Polytechnic Staff Training Centre) [2]
- ^ Originally established as Akademi Tentera Malaysia (Military Academy of Malaysia) [3] (in Malay)
- ^ Originally established as the Straits and Federated Malay States Government Medical School [4] [5]
- ^ Originally established as Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (National Technical University College of Malaysia) [6]
- ^ Originally established as Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia (Islamic University College, Malaysia) [7] (in Malay)
- ^ Originally established as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Malaysia (Engineering and Technology University College of Malaysia) [8] (in Malay)
- ^ Originally established as the University of Penang [9]
- ^ Originally established as the Sultan Idris Training College [10]
- ^ Originally established as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia (Northern Malaysia University College of Engineering) [11]
- ^ Originally established as Dewan Latehan RIDA (RIDA Training Centre) [12]
- ^ Originally established the School of Agriculture [13]
- ^ Originally established as Kolej Ugama Sultan Zainal Abidin (Sultan Zainal Abidin Religious College) [14] (in Malay)
- ^ Originally established as the Fishery and Marine Science Centre of Universiti Pertanian Malaysia [15]
- ^ Originally established as the Asian Institute of Medicine, Science & Technology [16]
- ^ Originally established as the Institut Agama Islam Negeri Kedah (Kedah State Islamic Institute) [17]
- ^ Originally established as HELP College [18]
- ^ Originally established as the International Medical College [19]
- ^ Originally established as the L&G Twintech Institute Of Technology [20] (in Indonesian)
- ^ Originally established as Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman (Tunku Abdul Rahman College) [21]
- ^ Originally established as the Canadian Institute of Computer Studies [22]
- ^ The earliest constituent institute is the Malaysian Institute of Information Technology, first established in 1982 as Institut Infotech MARA (MARA Infotech Institute) [23]
- ^ Originally established as INTI College Malaysia [24]
- ^ Originally established as the Institute of Technology PETRONAS [25]
- ^ Originally established as the Oxford Learning Centre [26]
- ^ Originally established as the Public Works Department Training Centre [27]
- ^ Originally established as the Limkokwing Institute of Creative Technology [28]
- ^ Originally established as Kolej Universiti Teknologi dan Pengurusan Malaysia (University College of Technology and Management, Malaysia) [29]
- ^ Originally established as the Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technology [30]
- ^ Originally established as Kolej Islam Selangor Darul Ehsan (Selangor Darul Ehsan Islamic College) [31]
- ^ Originally established as Sunway College [32]
- ^ Originally established as Taylor's College [33]
- ^ Originally established as Institut Latihan Sultan Ahmad Shah (Sultan Ahmad Shah Training Institute) [34]
- ^ Originally established as the Terengganu Advanced Technical Institute [35]
See also
- Education in Malaysia
- List of post-secondary institutions in Malaysia
- Ministry of Higher Education
- Malaysian Qualifications Framework
- List of colleges and universities by country
External links
- Directory of Malaysian Public Universities (MOHE)
- Directory of Malaysian Private Institutions of Higher Education (MOHE)
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