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History

Established in 1983, and a pioneer in Malaysian private education, KDU College has continued to be an innovative leader in Malaysia through its SMART initiatives. KDU aims to provide a superior learning experience to nurture students to become independent and life-long learners. KDU College Petaling Jaya, as of October 2010, has been awarded and upgraded to university college status by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia and shall hence forth be known as KDU University College.

KDU University College is a subsidiary of Paramount Corporation Berhad Group, a public listed company with a strong property arm consisting of Property Development, Property Investment and Property Construction. Its education arm is made up of KDU University College (Damansara Jaya, Section 13, Petaling Jaya and Glenmarie Campus), KDU College Penang, KDU Management Development Centre (KMDC) and Sekolah Sri KDU, a premier Smart School at the primary and secondary levels.

Campus

KDU has several facilities which is believed to enhance the learning process and activities in the campus.

• KDU Square (Cafetaria) - It is a place where everybody can relax and chat with friends for tea, luch, or break betweem classes. Or just watch a TV programme while having snack. The square is located on the ground floor.
• KDU Computer Centre - Computer and Information Technology is a fundamental of the learning and research experience at KDU College. Computer applications are incorporated into degree programmes and all workstations are equipped with current software applications. KDU students will be able to access the Internet at the computer labs, and printing service is available.
• KDU Library - If students or staffs need to surf the Internet, or carry out an online research, they can do it freely at the library. as it is WiFi-enabled. They can use their own notebooks - Just request for the CISCO 340 Wireless Network from the librarians. The Library is located on the 3rd Floor.
• Bookshop - It is a full-servie bookshop and offers a full line of gifts, textbooks, magazines, books and many other types of stationery. If some books are not available, it can take order for the books.
• KDU Auditorium - Newly renovated, the auditorium is used to host events such as the Inter-School Math & Science Quiz, Inter-School dance competitions, Malam Kebudayaan Melayu dinner and traditional dances, badminton tournaments and other activities. For use of badminton courts, students will have to pre-book to avoid disappointment as the auditorium may be used for other functions. It is available for rent for wedding dinners too.
• Classrooms / Lecture Halls - Classrooms and lecture halls are air-conditioned and wi-fi enabled. Lecturers use either Powerpoint presentations or Prezi as one of their teaching aids.
• Surau (prayer room for Muslims) - The surau for ladies is on the lst floor, and for the men, it is on the 3rd floor.
• Science Laboratories - The science laboratories are used by pre-university students for practical classes. There are the Physics Lab, Chemistry Lab and Biology Lab. They are all located on the Ground Floor.
• Culinary Arts Training Facilities - The facilities specifically for Culinary programme students include the general facilities, training restaurants and kitchen facilities. There are 4 types of kitchens: champions kitchen (which is used to train students for competition purposes and also short course cooking), molecular kitchen (used for research centre as well as classroom for molecular cooking and demosntrations), pastry kitchen (where students learn the art of patisserie), and training kitchen.
• Engineering Laboratories - The Engineering Laboratories consist of six specialised laboratories: communication radio lab, electronics lab, control & robotic lab, electrical power lab, technical workshop.
• Skills Training Laboratories - These laboratories are located on the Ground Floor. They are to cater to the Skills Training Programme (JPK) Engineering students. These consist of Industrial Electronics & automation lab, test measurement and instrumentation lab, engineering design & drafting lab.
• Hospitality & Tourism Management Training Facilities which are consist of Mock Front office, 5-star mock suite, The Windowa of Damansara (a fine dining restaurant), Connexions Restaurant (General Dining Restaurant), and Cafe 87 Restaurant (deli-styled restaurant).
• Mass Communication Training Facilities which are consist of Creative Waves (Sound Studio), Shutters (Photo Studio), and Pixels (iMac Laboratory)
• Language Training Facilities consist of Computer-Assisted Language Learning Lab and Language Laboratory
• Other Facilities consists of mobility-friendly environment with the installation of ramps for disable, wireless interet access, automated teller machine (ATM), vending machines and newspapers, security, and transportation between campuses.

Location

The Damansara Jaya (DJ) Campus is located along the Damansara-Puchong (LDP) highway. It's easily accessible by public transport. There are many food and entertainment outlets nearby.

Accomodation

KDU Accommodation Services offer a wide range of student houses around Damansara Jaya housing area. Students have a choice of Deluxe, Premium or Supreme student house, which are all located within walking distance of KDU University College and Atria Shopping Centre. Malls such as One Utama Shopping Mall and The Curve are a 5-minute drive away, while Tropicana City Mall provides free shuttle services to Damansara Jaya residents.

There are several types of other accommodations such as student house, hostel (KDU Teratai Court) located in Kota Damansara and condominium units (Sterling Condominium located in Kelana Jaya and Pelangi Utama located in Damansara Utama). However, as the condominium units are limited in number, they are subject to availability.

Pelangi Utama Condominium:

• Master room: double single bed with AC and bathroom - RM700, Triple Single Bed - RM450
• 2nd Room: double single bed with AC - RM600, Double Single Bed - RM450
• Single Bed Room: Single bed with AC - RM700, Single Bed - RM550

KDU Teratai Court Hostel:

• Single room w/AC - RM460, w/o AC - RM360
• Double with single bed w/AC - RM370, w/o AC - RM300
• Double with Double Decker w/AC - RM340, w/o AC - RM280

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Scholarships

• KDU University College - Merit Scholarship
• KDU University College - Sports & Leadership Scholarship
• KDU Educational Fund for Maldives Students
• KDU University College - Scholarship for SPM/O-level Holders
• KDU University College - Scholarship for STPM/UEC/A-level/AusMat Holders
• KDU University College - Suria Bursary Grant

30 % tuition fee waiver for all KDU Diploma programmes

Master Chef Certification for KDU University College’s Culinary Lecturers

KDU University College will be the first to offer the Master Chef certification in Malaysia on teaching and delivery by a renowned institution such as ALMA.

The collaboration will kick off with the Master Chef Certification Programme, designed by ALMA for the SHTCA’s teaching faculty. ALMA educates chefs and sommelier from all around the world, forming professionals of Italian Cuisine with training programs at the highest level, executed by world’s leading teachers.

KDU University College Launched ETP Entry Point Project MyGameDev2020

KDU University College has been given the green light by PEMANDU’s Education National Key Results Area (NKEA) Steering Committee for the establishment of MyGameDev2020, which is an Entry Point Project initiative that will enable Malaysia to become a leading Game Development centre in the region with a firm reputation as a creator of high-quality, creative talents and content; an attractive package for foreign game developers and investors; and an incubation and support hub for independent game developers.

Vice Chancellor’s Commendation Award for Academic Excellence from Murdoch University

Both students were placed amongst the top 2% of students enrolled in the Bachelor Degree programme and have achieved a minimum of 15 credit points at high distinction level within the review period:

1. Grace Goh
2. Roxzanne Manohran

Hackathon Challenge

Participants had to brainstorm an idea and implement the solution / application Windows 8 platform in less than 48-hours. The KDU team, consisting of Soh Chee Wei, Wee Sixun and Adwin Ling Shyan Gui, bagged the first place in the challenge.

The Nokia Knight Program

KDU Warrior, 01001 and Magic Jing - won a Nokia Lumia 710 in the Starter Category for being the first ten teams that submitted 3 Windows Phone apps to the program. The Magic Jing team from KDU won the Best App award where the judging was based on creativity and uniqueness, user experience and usability, design, stickiness, and commercial value of the phone app. The winner walked away with about USD3K. Three teams from KDU, namely KDU Warrior, “01001” and Magic Jing, developed more than 15 Windows Phone apps which are now available for free download.