University of Malaya

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The University of Malaya ( Universiti Malaya Mal, Eng. University of Malaya) in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur is the oldest university of the country. The motto of the University is " ilmu punca Kemajuan " ( Knowledge is the key to success ).

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History

The University of Malaya has its origins in the King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College, founded in 1929 created in 1905. Both colleges were merged in October 1949 to the University of Malaya, based in Singapore. Due to the rapid growth of the University in its first decade in 1959 two autonomous branches were established, one in a Kuala Lumpur, which retained its name until today. In Singapore, which would later become the National University of Singapore, and In 1962 the two branches independent public universities.

Organization

The university is headed by the Chancellor, three Pro- Chancellors, the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice - Chancellors four, the treasurer, the director of the Record, the Director of the Library and the Director of University Malaya Medical Centre. The Chancellor and the three Pro- Chancellors are honorary positions and are staffed by well-known personalities, while the full-time management of the University is headed by the Vice-Chancellor. The entire university management is overseen by a board of directors.

The University consists of the following faculties, institutes and centers.

Faculties

  • Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Business and Accountancy
  • Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Faculty of Economics & Administration
  • Faculty of Education
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Languages ​​and Linguistics
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of the Built Environment

Academies

  • Academy of Islamic Studies
  • Academy of Malay Studies

Institute

  • Institute of Research Management and Monitoring
  • Institute of Graduate Studies
  • Asia-Europe Institute
  • Institute of Principalship Studies
  • International Institute of Public Policy & Management ( INPUMA )
  • Institute of China Studies

Centers

  • Cultural Centre
  • Sports Centre
  • Centre for Foundation Studies
  • Centre for civilizational Dialogue
  • Academic Development Centre

Famous people

Lecturers

  • Cyril Northcote Parkinson, British historian, sociologist and publicist

Students

King Edward VII College of Medicine

  • Mahathir bin Mohamad, 1953, Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981 to 2003
  • Benjamin Henry Sheares, President of Singapore from 1971 to 1981

Raffles College

  • Abdul Razak, in 1940, Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1970 to 1976
  • Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990
  • Goh Keng Swee in 1939, politicians from Singapore

University of Malaya

  • Sellapan Ramanathan, 1954, President of Singapore since 1999
  • Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, 1964, Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009
  • Syed Amin Aljeffri, 1971, Malaysian entrepreneurs
  • Anwar Ibrahim, 1974, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
  • Anwar Fazal, consumer protection, Right Livelihood Award 1982
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