Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

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Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
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Motto Excellence Through Competency
Type Public
Established 1 December 2000
Chancellor Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Dato' Seri Haji Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Datuk Dr. Shahrin bin Sahib@Sahibuddin
Students 10,162[1]
Undergraduates 9,382 [1]
Postgraduates 780[1]
Location ,
Affiliations ASAIHL[2]
Website www.utem.edu.my

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Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) or Technical University of Malaysia Malacca is a public university located in Durian Tunggal, Alor Gajah, Malacca, Malaysia. It is the pioneer in the use of the "Practice and Application Oriented" teaching and learning method for tertiary level technical education in Malaysia.

History and Development of Campuses

UTeM city campus

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) was established on 1 December 2000. It was formerly known as Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (KUTKM) before being rebranded to university status on 2 February 2007. It is the first technical university in Malaysia.

As a Focus University, UTeM boasts strengths in technical fields – namely Engineering, IT, and Technology Management. UTeM has cemented a reputation of being a source of high-quality engineering and technology management graduates with the capability of meeting the requirements of high-tech industries. UTeM also has research competencies in areas that it has identified as being key to enhancing the University’s unique proposition and also contributes to the nation such as Green Technology, Systems Engineering, Human-Technology Interaction, Emerging Technology and Technology Management. UTeM Engineering programs are also accredited by Washington Accord. In addition to the Bachelor programs, UTeM offers also Master, PhD and Engineering Doctorate Program.


UTeM admits not only local but also international students and this includes students from Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Chad, Syria, Pakistan, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Tanzania, India, Somalia, Singapore, Qatar, Palestine, Libya, Iraq, Iran, Ghana, France, Yemen, Nigeria and Jordan. [3]

Faculties and courses

The University is mainly made up of seven faculties namely Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Faculty of Technology Management And Technopreneurship and Faculty of Engineering Technology.

References

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  2. http://www.seameo.org/asaihl/
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External links

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