The University of Malaya (or UM) is a public research university positioned in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and most valued university in Malaysia. The universitys name was abbreviated as Malaya in the course of the pre-independence period. The university was established in 1949 as a public-funded tertiary institution. Today, it has more than 2,500 faculty members. In 2012, UM was granted autonomy status by the Ministry of Higher Education. In 2011, UM was ranked 401-500 in the Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s 2011 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). And the THES – QS World University Rankings has ranked UM in the top 200 universities of the world. The vision of University of Malaya is “To be an internationally renowned institution of higher learning in research, innovation, publication and teaching” and the mission is “To advance knowledge and learning through quality research and
education for the nation and for humanity.”
Last Updated on: Nov 25, 2024