Multimedia University
| Universiti Multimedia | |
|
Former names
|
Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technology (1994-1996) Telekom University (UniTELE)(1996-1999) |
|---|---|
| Motto | Inquire, Inspire and Innovate |
| Type | Private (Government-linked company status) |
| Established | 1996 (as a university) |
| Chancellor | Tun Dato' Seri Zaki Tun Azmi |
| President | Prof. Dr. Ahmad Rafi Mohamed Eshaq |
| Pro-Chancellor | Tan Sri Dato' Ir. Muhammad Radzi Hj Mansor |
| Students | 18,130 |
| Undergraduates | 17,055 |
| Postgraduates | 1,075 |
| Location |
Cyberjaya, Bukit Beruang and Iskandar Puteri, Selangor, Melaka and Johor, Malaysia 2°14′56″N 102°16′37″E / 2.24889°N 102.27694°ECoordinates: 2°14′56″N 102°16′37″E / 2.24889°N 102.27694°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Blue and red |
| Nickname | MMU |
| Mascot | The eBee |
| Affiliations | LAOTSE, ACU,ASAIHL |
| Website | www |
 |
|
Multimedia University 多媒体大学 (Abbreviation: MMU; Malay: Universiti Multimedia) is a private university in Malaysia. The university has three campuses, located in Melaka, Cyberjaya, and Iskandar Puteri. The university hosts 9 faculties and 19 research centres.
In 1994, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), established the Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technology (ITTM) in Taiping, Perak. The first campus was established on TM's former northern region office where the first batch of 42 students were selected to undergo an experimental 2-year telecommunication engineering diploma program. In 1996, with the academic success of the first two batches, TM was invited by the Ministry of Education the set up the first private university in Malaysia. ITTM was granted university status and renamed itself to Universiti Telekom.
In 1997, The Melaka campus was set up in the Ayer Keroh district. The setting up of the campus involved converting an old building belonging to TM's southern region office.
TM was offered by the Government of Malaysia to establish a university in MSC Malaysia, then known as Multimedia Super Corridor, to catalyst the MSC program. A campus was set up in Cyberjaya and opened on 8 July 1999. The relationship between the Cyberjaya campus and the MSC is intended to be similar to the relationship between Stanford University and Silicon Valley. The university was renamed from Universiti Telekom to Multimedia University.
In 2013, MMU established a third campus in Iskandar Puteri, Johor specialising in cinematic arts in collaboration with the renowned University of Southern California.
...
Wikipedia