University of Technology Malaysia
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University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) (Malay: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) is a premier Malaysian public research-intensive university ranked 188th in the world by QS University rankings. Its medium of instruction is English.
Campuses
UTM has three campuses – the main campus is in
Vice Chancellor of University of Technology Malaysia
No. | Vice Chancellor | Term In office |
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1. | Ainuddin Wahid |
1975 – 1989 |
2. | Muhammad Ridzuan Salleh | 1990 – 1994 |
3. | Ahmad Zaharudin Idrus | 1994 – 2001 |
4. | Mohd. Zulkifli Mohd Ghazali | 2001 – 2008 |
5. | Zaini Ujang | 2008 – 2013 |
6. | Wahid Omar | 2013 – 2020 |
7. | Ahmad Fauzi Ismail | 2020 – present |
Research University
Research Management Centre
Research Management Centre was established in 1982. Formerly known as ‘Research and Consultation Unit’ and as ‘Research & Development Unit’ and finally renamed as ‘Research Management Centre’, in 1997.
Rankings
University rankings | |
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Global – Overall | |
ARWU World[4] | 701-800 (2022) |
QS World[1] | 188 (2024) |
THE World[5] | 601-800 (2023) |
USNWR Global[6] | 379 (2023) |
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities places UTM in the fourth place in the South East Asia Region, and the top in Malaysia.[7] In the QS University Rankings, it placed 100 in the "Engineering & Technology Universities" category among other world ranked universities in 2016[1] UTM aims to achieve the status of a global university and rank among 50 of the world's best universities by 2020.[8]
Ranking | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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QS World University Rankings | 358 | 355 | 294 | 303 | 288 | 253 | 228 | 217 | 187 | 191 | 203 | 188 |
Notable alumni
The alumni of University of Technology Malaysia include politicians and public service officials such as
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Top Universities". Quacquarelli Symonds(QS). Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Facts and Figures – About UTM". Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World". Archived from the original on 26 January 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Universiti Teknologi Malaysia". ARWU. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Universiti Teknologi Malaysia". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Universiti Teknologi Malaysia". USNWR. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Webometric Rankings of Universities in South East Asia". Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ Bernama. "UTM Strives to be Among World's Top 50 Universities". Malaysian Digest. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
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