Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) was established on January 10, 1997 when PETRONAS was invited by the Malaysian government to set up a university.
UTP offers a wide range of engineering and technology programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels complemented with a strong focus on Research and Development. The programmes are designed with high industry relevance to provide a dynamic learning environment.
The University community comprises of students and staff from various countries and is located in a beautifully landscaped setting, amidst the new township of Seri Iskandar. Its peaceful environment, wide open spaces and abundant lakes make these serene surroundings an ideal place to study.
A majority of the students are local, but there are significant numbers of foreign students studying in the university as well. The foreign students are from Cambodia, Chad, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Libya, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Iraq and Yemen. large number of international students are from Pakistan & Sudan, local and international, study under convertible loans or scholarships from the Education Sponsorship Unit of Petronas itself.
Besides international students, there are also international lecturers and tutors in UTP. They are from Egypt, United States of America, Belgium, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sudan, Russia, Turkey and Turkmenistan.
Internship
UTP offers one of the longest industrial internship programmes in the country. The students are posted as interns for 28 weeks (approximately 7 months). The length of the internship duration allows students to engage in more significant work assignments and is widely thought as a major strength of the academic curriculum.
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The campus is built on a 4 square kilometres (990 acres) site strategically located at Bandar Seri Iskandar in the state of Perak.
The academic complex was designed by Foster and Partners, and the first-phase construction was completed in 2004. The design received an Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2007. The overall layout of the new academic complex is in the shape of a five-pointed star made up by five semicircles. The new academic complex was officially opened by the former chairman of Petronas and ITPSB Board, Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Azizan Zainul Abidin. Currently, almost all of the academic activities have been shifted to the new campus.
The university has a centralized sport facilities, commonly known as the sports complex. It is located near the main entrance gate. It consists of a swimming pool, several football fields, three futsal courts, three takraw courts, five basketball courts, five tennis courts, three volleyball courts, four squash courts, three badminton courts, a jogging track and a netball court. In general, students participate actively in sports, with the most popular sports being football and volleyball.
All hostels in UTP are provided with network sockets with Local Area Network (LAN) and broadband Internet access through a central server maintained by the Information Technology and Media Services (ITMS) Department.
Beginning 1 February 2007, wireless Internet access is provided to UTP students at most of the places inside the campus and residential complex. As of April 2009, the internet bandwidth has been upgraded to 155 Mbit/s. However, wireless Internet connections have recently been discontinued at student hostels. Hence, students who need access to wireless connection often have to go to the IRC or nearby cafeterias. The internet network is also accessible in computer labs in each of the academic building in the Chancellor Complex.
Location
Bandar Seri Iskandar is a town in the state of Perak in Malaysia. It is located on the main Ipoh-Lumut highway between the old mining town of Tronoh and Bota in central Perak. It takes:
- 2.5 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur, and
- only 30 minutes to drive to Ipoh, Lumut, and Kuala Kangsar
There are enough shopping malls (such as Tesco) and food outlets nearby to the campus.
Also, there are many small lakes in the area popular as fishing heaven for the locals.
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