Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
| Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 拉曼大学 துங்கு அப்துல் ரகுமான் பல்கலைக்கழகம் اونيۏرسيتي تونكو عبدالرحمن |
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | 2002 |
| Chairman | Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr Ting Chew Peh |
| Chancellor | Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik |
| President | Ir. Professor Academician Dato’ Dr. Chuah Hean Teik |
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Academic staff
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1,115 |
| Students | >26,000 (2016) |
| Undergraduates | 20,080 (2016) |
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Sungai Long, Selangor, Malaysia Kampar, Perak, Malaysia |
| Campus | Sungai Long Kampar |
| Colours | Blue, yellow and red |
| Affiliations | ACU,AACSB,ABEST21,APUCEN |
| Website | www |
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, abbreviated as UTAR (拉曼大学) is a non-profit, comprehensive, private university in Malaysia. UTAR is one of the most prestigious private university in Malaysia, ranked top 120 in Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2017 and top 150 in Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2017. It was established in June 2002 under a foundation called UTAR Education Foundation, a non-profit organisation. The university consists of 14 faculties, 52 academic departments and 28 research centres.
The university has two campuses, Sungai Long Campus, which is located within the Klang Valley while the other is Kampar Campus located in the state of Perak, which once was renowned for its tin-mining activities. In June 2015, Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur campuses have moved to Sungai Long campuses.
UTAR admitted 411 students in June 2002 for its first intake. The university's student population grew rapidly over the years. According to one of the university's publication, it now has a student enrolment of more than 26,000 students. For a start, the university offered only eight honours degree programmes but the university now offers more than 117 programmes, including foundation, undergraduate as well as postgraduate degree programmes covering numerous disciplines of study and research.
The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) received an invitation from the Malaysian Ministry of Education to establish a university in July 2001. The then President of the association, Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik chaired a committee that drew up a framework for the establishment of the university after receiving the invitation. Datuk Dr. Ng Lay Swee, then the Principal of Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, a tertiary education institution that was also established by the Malaysian Chinese Association, was appointed to lead another committee, including Dr. Lai Fatt Sian, who was then the Head of the School of Business Studies in Tunku Abdul Rahman College, to assume the headship in the Faculty of Accountancy and Management, to get the necessary papers ready for the approval from local authorities to set up the university. The other two faculties are the Faculty of Arts and Social Science (FAS) and the Faculty of Information Communication and Technology (FICT), separately headed by Dr. Yeoh Suan Pow and Dr. Tan Chik Heok, respectively, as their founding Deans.
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