Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Malaysia
| # 303 | QS World University Rankings 2015 | |
| 10 | Undergraduate programs | |
| 0 | Postgraduate programs |
Overview
| Institution type | Public |
| Year established | Data not available |
| Campus setting | Urban |
| Student population | Large (More than 10,000) |
| foreign students | 10% |
| Nationalities | Data not available |
About Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia was established in 1904 as a technical school. It wasn't until 1941 that the institute's status of "college" was obtained and established UTM as a technical college. The college was built in Jalan Semarak, Kuala Lumpur. In the early years the college offered engineering courses at diploma level. In 1960, the university upgraded its courses to the degree level.
On 1 April 1975, the institution became a university and changed their name to University Teknologi Malaysia. Subsequently, UTM moved to a new campus in Johor Bahru. The works began in 1978 and finished on September 1985.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) is now a research ugraduate-focused driven by innovation. Situated both in Kuala Lumpur, and Johor Bahru, the southern city in Iskandar Malaysia. The first campus is 38 hectares and the second campus is built on a 1148 hectare piece.
UTM has been awarded with numerous awards and achievements and below are some recent ones :
2017/2018 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings
2017 Times Higher Education World University Ranking (Asia)
2017 QS World University Rankings by Faculty / Subject
2017 University Ranking by Azademic Performance
2017 US News Best Global Universities
2017 Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects
2017 NTU Ranking by Subjects
2016 Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings
2016 Academic Ranking of World Universities
5 CWTS Leiden Ranking
Ranking Web of World
Webmeotric of the year 2017
3-Star ASEAN Energy Management Gold Standard Certification
Admissions
| IELTS | Data not available |
| TOEFL | Data not available |
For admission requirements and intakes for each individual course/programme please refer to course details.
Courses available 10
Tuition and application fees
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Estimated tuition fees as reported by the institution.
| Application fee (local students) | Data not available |
| Application fee (foreign students) | Data not available |
| Student visa fee (foreign students) | Data not available |
Living cost
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Average living cost in Malaysia
The amount is indicated taking into account the average cost of food, accommodation, etc in Malaysia for 2023
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| Accommodation | Data not available |
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Accommodation
UTM Johor has 13 colleges, which can accommodate 17,500 students.Full time students may apply for accommodation on-campus. Each residential college provides:
- Cafeteria,
- multipurpose hall,
- muslim prayer room,
- tennis courts,
- internet,
- convenient store,
- common room
UTM Kuala Lumpur has one residential college, which provides accommodation for about 2,500 students. The facilities provided in this college are cafeteria, multipurpose hall, muslim prayer room, internet and common room besides other facilities in the students’ rooms.
Campus
UTM has two campuses. One in the state of Johor with an area of 1148 hectares and the second in Kuala Lumpur with an area of 38 hectares.
Faculties:
- Faculty of Built Environment
- Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Faculty of Computing
- Faculty of Islamic Civilization
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Geoinformation and Real Estate
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Management
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Petroleum and Renewable Energy Engineering
Student population
Large (More than 10,000)
Total population
| Undergraduate students | Data not available |
| Postgraduate students | Data not available |
| foreign students | Data not available |