Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي تيكنيكل مليسيا ملاك , literally meaning Technical University of Malaysia, Malacca, abbreviated as UTeM) is a public university located in Durian Tunggal, Malacca, Malaysia. It is the first technical public university and the 14th public university overall in Malaysia. The university is considered the pioneer in the use of the "Practice and Application Oriented" teaching and learning method for tertiary level technical education in Malaysia.[6][7]

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
اونيۏرسيتي تيكنيكل مليسيا ملاك (Jawi)
Emblem
Former name
Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia
MottoKompetensi Teras Kegemilangan[1]
Motto in English
Excellence Through Competency[2]
TypePublic
Established1 December 2000
ChancellorTuan Yang Terutama Tun Seri Setia (Dr.) Hj. Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam (Governor of Malacca)
Vice-ChancellorProf. Ts. Dr. Massila Kamalrudin[3]
Academic staff
879(April 2020)[4]
Administrative staff
1,184[4]
Students12,852 (April 2020)[4]
Undergraduates11,470 (April 2020)[4]
Postgraduates1,382 (April 2020)[4]
Address
Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
, ,
Malaysia
LanguageEnglish, Bahasa Malaysia
Affiliations
Websitewww.utem.edu.my
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka - UTeM
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
First Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia Emblem (2000–2002)
Second Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia Emblem (2002–2007)

UTeM was established on 1 December 2000 as Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (National Technical University College of Malaysia, abbreviated as KUTKM), under Section 20 of the University and University College Act 1971 (Act 30) under the Orders of Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (Incorporated) 2001. On 1 February 2007, KUTKM was upgraded into a full-fledged technical university and got its present name. At the same time, its emblem was rehashed as the University's emblem.[8][9]

Campus edit

Its eight faculties are supported by two learning centres.

Basic statistics edit

Source:[10]

Student demography edit

As of 31 July 2019, there are:

  • 10,930 students, where there are:
    • 24 Engr.D
    • 688 PhD(s) - 403 are International Students
    • 664 Masters - 113 are International Students
    • 8,383 Bachelor's degree - 161 are International Students
    • 1,171 Diploma
  • 26,418 Graduates since 2005

Graduates' general employability edit

As of 31 May 2019, the Graduates' General Employability rate is 86%, with the breakdown statistics of:

  • 65.3% Working
  • 12.57% Pursuing Further Education
  • 3% Improving Skillsets
  • 5.13% Waiting for Placement

Course demography edit

As of September 2019, there are 86 programmes offered:

  • 13 PhD Programmes
  • 37 Masters Programmes
  • 29 Degree Programmes
  • 5 Diploma Programmes
  • 2 New B.Tech. Programmes to be introduced September 2019

Alumni edit

As of April 2020 there were 26,242 alumni.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Visi & Misi".
  2. ^ "Vision & Mission".
  3. ^ Naib Canselor UTEM
  4. ^ a b c d e f "UTeM -Fast Facts". UTeM. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  5. ^ "The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning". www.seameo.org.
  6. ^ "Fast Fact".
  7. ^ "Towards A World Class Malaysian Technical University" (PDF). usim.edu.my.
  8. ^ "Logo".
  9. ^ "Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia Website". kutkm.edu.my. Archived from the original on 25 August 2005.
  10. ^ "Aspirasi UTeM Bersama Naib Canselor". Retrieved 7 August 2019 – via Facebook.

External links edit

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