University Malaya (UM)

Did you know University of Malaya has its roots in Singapore? Established in 1949 as the King Edward VII College of Medicine, rapid growth led to a second university set up in Kuala Lumpur in January 1959. They became two autonomous national universities, one located in Singapore (National University of Singapore) and the other in Kuala Lumpur (Universiti Malaya).  UM was officially established on 1 January 1962.

Today, it has more than 2,500 faculty members. In 2012, UM Malaysia was granted autonomy status by the Ministry of Higher Education.

The university is divided into 12 faculties, 2 academies and 3 Centres, namely:

• Faculty of Law, Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Built Environment, Faculty of Economics and Administration, Faculty of Business and Accountancy, Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology. 
• Academy of Malay Studies,
• Academy of Islamic Studies,
• Cultural Centre,
• Sports Centre
• Centre for Foundation Studies.

With that, Universiti Malaya course include Accounting & Finance, Business Management, English Language, Applied Sciences, Engineering, IT, and more.