Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) is a public research-intensive university, located in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Established in 1975, UTM is ranked 203rd in the world by QS University rankings. Its medium of instruction is English.

UTM has academic collaborations with regional and international companies such as Intel, Altera, Dyson, Alcon, Shell, and Proton. In 2018, UTM undertook the restructuring of its academic entity and merged faculties from 18 to seven. UTM has three campuses. The main campus, in Skudai, is the second largest public university in Malaysia, covering an area of 1148 hectares. The branch campus, situated in Jalan Semarak within Kuala Lumpur, accommodates diploma students, undergraduate and postgraduate students, and foreign students taking business courses. The new branch campus, located in Pagoh, was officially opened in 2017.

UTM has 12 residential colleges, which can accommodate 17,500 students, and provides accommodation for outsiders with Scholar’s Inn @ UTM JB and Scholar’s Inn @ UTM KL. UTM offers programmes in computing, chemical and energy engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, social sciences and humanities, built environment and surveying, science, and business administration. UTM aims to be a global university and rank among the world’s best universities by 2020.

UTM has had seven Vice Chancellors since its establishment, with the current Vice Chancellor being Prof. Datuk Ts. Dr. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail.