Sunway College
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Sunway College (1987–2004) Sunway University College (2004–2011) |
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| Motto | Fortuna Eruditis Favet ("Fortune favours the prepared mind") |
| Type | Private - not for profit |
| Established | 1987 |
| Chancellor | Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling, AO |
| Vice-Chancellor | Professor Graeme Wilkinson |
| Location |
Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 3°04′05″N 101°36′15″E / 3.0681°N 101.6041°ECoordinates: 3°04′05″N 101°36′15″E / 3.0681°N 101.6041°E |
| Colours | Blue and Orange |
| Affiliations | MAPCU |
| Website | university |
Sunway University is a private university based in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It has a 10 hectare (24 acre) campus comprising academic and residential blocks adjacent to the Sunway Lagoon theme park. It is located approximately 16 km from the centre of the city of Kuala Lumpur. It was opened in 1987 as Sunway College, part of which was then separated in 2004 and upgraded by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education to a university college. In January 2011 it was further upgraded to full university status and became Sunway University. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes taught in English. Its Vice-Chancellor is Professor Graeme Wilkinson, who was appointed from the UK in 2012. He is supported by a Deputy Vice-Chancellor and a Provost.
Sunway University is a broad-based university offering academic programmes at both undergraduate level (diploma programmes and bachelor's degrees) and at postgraduate level (master's and doctoral degrees).
The university is structured into the following six schools, each led by a dean and each comprising a number of departments, centres and institutes:
The School of Business is the largest school in the University.
Sunway University was graded as a 5-star "excellent" university in the last national quality review "Setara 13" by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.
Sunway University is rated internationally as a 4-star university overall by the university rating and ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), with 5-star ratings for teaching, employability and facilities.
The School of Business offers a diploma in business administration; bachelor’s degrees in accounting and finance, business management, business studies, marketing, financial analysis, and financial economics; a master of business administration (MBA) programme; and a doctor of philosophy programme in business. The School of Business offers the University's largest academic programme by student enrolment, the Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Finance.
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