Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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Former names
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Technical School (1904–1941) Technical College (1942–1971) Institut Teknologi Kebangsaan (1971–1975) |
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| Motto | Kerana Tuhan Untuk Manusia |
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Motto in English
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In the Name of God for Mankind |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1975 - University status 1904 - Kuala Lumpur Technical School |
| Chancellor | Raja Zarith Sofia |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Datuk Ir. Dr. Wahid Omar |
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Administrative staff
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3,654 |
| Undergraduates | 11,392 (AY 2014) |
| Postgraduates | 13,780 (AY 2014) |
| Location | Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
| Affiliations | ACU, ASAIHL, FUIW,APUCEN |
| Website | www |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (also known as UTM) is a public research University in Malaysia and a research-intensive university in engineering, science and technology . It is located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia and in Johor Bahru, the southern city in Iskandar Malaysia.
UTM is a graduate-focused university with 56% of its student population consisting of postgraduate students, the highest in Malaysia. As of 2015, UTM has more than 5,000 international students from more than 60 countries, the highest among research universities in Malaysia.
The history of UTM began in 1904 when a technical school began operation on Weld Road (now Jalan Raja Chulan) to teach Technical Assistants for the Federated Malay States Departments of Railways, Survey and Public Works. The school was known as Treacher Technical School , named after Sir William Treacher, the Resident General. Students took classes on part-time basis; they worked and trained according to the technical needs of their employment.
In 1941 the Advisory Committee of Technical Schools recommended that the school be elevated to college status and proposed that a new technical college be constructed. The new college was to be built on a 47-acre piece of government land in Gurney Road (now Jalan Semarak), Kuala Lumpur. Plans for the construction of the college, however, were put on hold when World War II erupted in Peninsular Malaysia.
In the early years, the technical college conducted engineering courses at diploma level in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Radio Engineering, Land Surveying, Building Architecture and Quality Surveying, while a special in Automobile Engineering was offered for the transportation enforcement officers. The enrolment for the 1958/1959 academic session was 320 students.
In 1960 the college began a new era by upgrading its engineering courses to the degree level. Student following courses at the college sat for professional examinations conducted by the Institution of Civil Engineers and Institution of Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom & the Royal Institute of British Architects, as well as the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. Students for the professional courses were drawn from government servants for the Federation of Malaya Singapore, Borneo and Brunei. Minimum entry requirements then were Grade I & II in the Cambridge School Certificate or the Malayan School Certificate with credits in English Language & Basic Mathematics. Priorities were given to those who obtained credits in Science subjects.
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