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Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia · 3 campuses

Programs
139
Tuition from
MYR 11,180
Application fee
MYR 122
Intakes
Mar, Jul
Established
2002

About Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

Established as a technical university in 2002, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA) offers various engineering- and technology-based technical programmes, including high-level Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes.

After 23 years of glory, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) is now branded as Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA). The university started as the Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan and Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM), a technical university established on 16 February 2002. After five years of operation, the Government of Malaysia announced the change of the name KUKTEM to Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), effective 1 February 2007.

This branding coincides with the university’s vision towards a leading technological university, and it will realise the aspiration of excellence achieved through academic empowerment and impactful research outputs and produce outstanding graduates to become quality human capital in driving excellent national development.

UMPSA's main campus in Pekan began its operation on 27 July 2009. The Pekan campus can accommodate up to 10,000 students and 2,000 staff when the construction is completed. Currently, the campus is home to four engineering faculties and one centre: Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology, Faculty of Manufacturing and Mechatronic Engineering Technology, Faculty of Computing and Centre for Modern Languages.

Why choose Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

Ranking

Ranked as one of the best in research and innovation within the classifications of Malaysia Technical University Network (MTUN) and Non-Research University (Non-RU), UMPSA is steadfastly committed to innovating and developing unique academic programmes through strategic international collaborations.

Dual Degree Programmes

A milestone of such innovation, UMPSA is the only public university (UA) that has implemented ten dual degree programmes in collaboration with strategic partners, including Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (HKA) and Mannheim University of Applied Sciences (HMA) in Germany, BJTU and Tianjin University in China, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University (KazNARU) in Kazakhstan, and most recently, with Hanyang University Erica Campus in South Korea.

Research

In research, UMPSA collaborates with local industries to focus on industry-related applications. Such research collaboration enriches the teaching and learning modules at the university and simultaneously promotes the commercialisation of research output and products.

Campus Facilities

UMPSA provides various accommodation facilities to students at the campus. There are various cafeterias with various menus, and the Library collections consist of more than 120,000 copies of printed materials and 3187 perpetual e-books that can be accessed via the KOHA Library System. There are also 109,768 subscribed e-book titles, 24 subscribed databases and journals, which can be accessed through EZ-proxy. The campus also provides various sports and recreational facilities.

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Fees & intakes

Study levelProgramsTuition (per year)
Diploma 8 MYR 12,729 – 14,553
Undergraduate 35 MYR 18,548 – 22,133
Postgraduate 40 MYR 11,180 – 43,825
Doctorate / PhD 56 MYR 11,192 – 33,840

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Gambang

Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

Al-Sultan Abdullah Lebuh Persiaran Tun Khalil Yaakob

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Halim Mazmin Place, Jalan Chan Sow Lin

Pekan

Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia

Al-Sultan Abdullah

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