Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
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Tunku Abdul Rahman College (1969–2013) |
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| Motto | Quality and Affordable Education |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1969 |
| Chairman | YB Dato' Sri Liow Tiong Lai |
| President | Datuk Dr Tan Chik Heok |
| Students | >27 000 |
| Campus | Kuala Lumpur Main Campus Penang Branch Campus Perak Branch Campus Johor Branch Campus Pahang Faculty Branch Sabah Faculty Branch |
| Affiliations | MAPCU |
| Website | www |
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College 拉曼大学学院, abbreviated as TAR UC, is a non-profit, comprehensive, private university college in Malaysia. Named after the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the institution was founded in 1969 as Tunku Abdul Rahman College or TAR College then by the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA). In 2013 the college was upgraded to a university college. TAR UC is one of the prestigious private university college in Malaysia, renowned for its accounting programme.
TAR University College has its main campus at Jalan Genting Kelang in Kuala Lumpur which is sited on 186 acres of land. The institution has 5 branches across Malaysia in the states of Penang, Perak, Johor, Pahang and Sabah. The first branch campus is in Penang which started its operation in temporary premises back in 1994 before shifting to its purpose-built campus in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, in 1999. The town of Kampar in Perak is home to the second branch campus which was established in 1998. The branch campus in the state of Johor was also established in 1998 whereas the Pahang Faculty Branch was established in 1999. Meanwhile, Sabah Faculty Branch was established in 2002 in the state of Sabah, East Malaysia. Both the faculty branches in Pahang and Sabah will have a purpose-built campus which is in the pipeline and they will be located in Kuantan, Pahang and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah respectively.
The University College has a student population of more than 27,000, including students from Indonesia, Taiwan, Maldives, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Bangladesh, South Korea, Singapore, USA and Papua New Guinea. The University College's alumni numbers more than 180,000.
In the early years since Malaysia gained independence, there was a lack of opportunities to pursue higher education for the secondary school leavers. The idea to set up an institution of higher learning was suggested by Tan Siew Sin, the President of MCA. Initially Tan suggested a Chinese-language university to be named Merdeka University, but this was rejected by the government. As a compromise, an English-medium college was proposed. In April 1968, Tan appointed a working team chaired by Khaw Kai Boh to make recommendations for the setting up of an institution of higher learning.
The blueprint was submitted to the government and received the support of the Minister of Education, Mohamed Khir Johari. The working team estimated that it would require RM 20 million to set up the college and the government agreed to provide the financial assistance on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia, YTM Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj had assented to the College being named after him. Hence the institution was named as Tunku Abdul Rahman College or TAR College.
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