University of Cyberjaya
The University of Cyberjaya (UoC) is a private institution established in 2005, located in Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It offers over 20 diploma, degree, and postgraduate courses in various fields like medicine, pharmacy, psychology, occupational safety and health, homeopathy, physiotherapy, biomedical engineering technology, paramedical sciences, and more. The institution has an enrollment of approximately 6,000 students in undergraduate and postgraduate programs and is divided into five faculties, two academic centers, and six hospital teaching resource centers.
UoC was initially established with two faculties offering bachelor’s degree programs in medicine and pharmacy. It moved to its current location in 2009 and established three additional faculties to provide allied health science, occupational safety and health, and complementary medicine programs.
In 2010, the university signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Malaysian Homeopathic Medical Council, becoming the first Malaysian university to offer a homeopathic medical science degree program. In 2013, the university faced regulatory and financial pressure and was acquired by SMR Group, which helped in implementing a turnaround by improving governance, modernizing operations, and reallocating resources to enhance quality and efficiency. The university has been recognized for this turnaround and human resource improvement initiatives and was awarded the 2015 Optimas Gold Award for Managing Change by the US-based management and leadership magazine, Workforce.
The university’s Chancellor position has been held by Yang Teramat Mulia Dato’ Seri DiRaja Tan Sri Tunku Sallehuddin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah (2014-2017) and Prof. Emeritus Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Anuwar bin Ali (2019-present). The university’s current Vice-Chancellor is Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Mohamad Abdul Razak, and the board of governors consists of accomplished Malaysian academic and industry leaders.
The University of Cyberjaya has nine faculties and two academic centers offering diploma, degree, and postgraduate programs in business and accounting, information technology, medicine, pharmacy, and more. The university provides clinical training to students at partner hospitals and other healthcare organizations. UoC has been awarded a Tier 5 – Excellent rating by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.