Other name
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Taylor's |
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Motto | It's in You to Own the Future |
Type | Private |
Established | 1969 |
Affiliation | ASAIHL |
Vice-Chancellor | Professor Dato’ Dr. Hassan Said |
Location |
Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 3°03′53″N 101°36′58″E / 3.06472°N 101.61611°ECoordinates: 3°03′53″N 101°36′58″E / 3.06472°N 101.61611°E |
Campus | Taylor's University Lakeside Campus |
Colours | Black and Red |
Website | university |
Taylor's University (commonly referred to as Taylor's) is a private university in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It was founded in 1969 as a college, was awarded university college status in 2006, and university status in 2010. Taylor's University offers courses in tertiary education, from foundation and diploma to degree, post-graduate and professional programmes.
Taylor's University is a member of the Taylor's Education Group which comprises Taylor's College, Garden International School, Sri Garden International Schools, Australian International School Malaysia, Nexus International School Putrajaya, Nexus International School Singapore and Taylor's International School.
The first Taylor's campus was located in a building on Jalan Pantai, Kuala Lumpur offering the Victorian Higher School Certificate (VHSC) programme for a student population of 345. In 1985, Taylor's moved to its second campus in PJ New Town. Four years later, the Subang Jaya Campus was launched and two new pre-university programmes were introduced: the Canadian Pre-University Programme (CPU) and South Australian Matriculation (SAM).
By 1990, more programmes had been introduced, including the American Degree Programme; Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Construction; Business, Accounting, Marketing and Finance; Cambridge A Level; Computer Science, Software Engineering and IT; Engineering; Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts; Taylor's Business Foundation.