Public university in Melaka, Malaysia
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Emblem
Former name
Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia Motto Kompetensi Teras Kegemilangan[1] Motto in English
Excellence Through Competency[2] Type Public Established 1 December 2000 Chancellor Tuan Yang Terutama Tun Seri Setia (Dr.) Hj. Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam (Governor of Malacca ) Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ts. Dr. Massila Kamalrudin[3] Academic staff
879(April 2020)[4] Administrative staff
1,184[4] Students 12,852 (April 2020)[4] Undergraduates 11,470 (April 2020)[4] Postgraduates 1,382 (April 2020)[4] Address Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka, Malaysia
, , Malaysia
Language English, Bahasa Malaysia Affiliations Website www.utem.edu.my
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka First Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia Emblem (2000–2002) Second Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia Emblem (2002–2007) Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (Jawi : اونيۏرسيتي تيكنيكل مليسيا ملاك , literally meaning Technical University of Malaysia, Malacca , abbreviated as UTeM ) is a public university located in Durian Tunggal , Malacca , Malaysia. It is the first technical public university and the 14th public university overall in Malaysia. The university is considered the pioneer in the use of the "Practice and Application Oriented" teaching and learning method for tertiary level technical education in Malaysia.[6] [7]
UTeM was established on 1 December 2000 as Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (National Technical University College of Malaysia, abbreviated as KUTKM ), under Section 20 of the University and University College Act 1971 (Act 30) under the Orders of Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (Incorporated) 2001. On 1 February 2007, KUTKM was upgraded into a full-fledged technical university and got its present name. At the same time, its emblem was rehashed as the University's emblem.[8] [9]
Its eight faculties are supported by two learning centres.
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As of 31 July 2019, there are:
10,930 students, where there are:
24 Engr.D
688 PhD(s) - 403 are International Students
664 Masters - 113 are International Students
8,383 Bachelor's degree - 161 are International Students
1,171 Diploma
26,418 Graduates since 2005 Graduates' general employability[ edit ] As of 31 May 2019, the Graduates' General Employability rate is 86%, with the breakdown statistics of:
65.3% Working
12.57% Pursuing Further Education
3% Improving Skillsets
5.13% Waiting for Placement As of September 2019, there are 86 programmes offered:
13 PhD Programmes
37 Masters Programmes
29 Degree Programmes
5 Diploma Programmes
2 New B.Tech. Programmes to be introduced September 2019 As of April 2020[update] there were 26,242 alumni.[4]
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