University of Technology Malaysia
Public research university in Malaysia
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) (Malay: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) is a Malaysian public research university.
Technical College (1942–1971)
Institut Teknologi Kebangsaan (1971–1975)
Malay: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | |
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Former names | Technical School (1904–1941) Technical College (1942–1971) Institut Teknologi Kebangsaan (1971–1975) |
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| Motto | Kerana Tuhan Untuk Manusia |
Motto in English | In the Name of God for Mankind |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 14 March 1972 |
| Chancellor | Raja Zarith Sofiah |
| Vice-Chancellor | Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim |
Academic staff | 2,624[1] |
| Students | 32.325 (2020)[2][1] |
| Undergraduates | 14,538 (2020)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 8,775 (2020)[2] |
| 4,555 (2020)[2] | |
| Address | Jalan Iman, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia , , , |
| Colours | Maroon and gold |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL, FUIW,[3] APUCEN |
| Website | www |
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Campuses
UTM has three campuses – the main campus in Skudai with an area of 1144 hectares, the Pagoh campus in Muar District with an area of 50 hectares and the Kuala Lumpur campus with an area of 35 hectares.[4]
Vice-chancellors
| No. | Vice Chancellor | Term In office |
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| 1. | Ainuddin Wahid | 1975 – 1989 |
| 2. | Muhammad Ridzuan Salleh | 1990 – 1994 |
| 3. | Ahmad Zaharudin Idrus | 1994 – 2001 |
| 4. | Mohd Zulkifli Mohd Ghazali | 2001 – 2008 |
| 5. | Zaini Ujang | 2008 – 2013 |
| 6. | Wahid Omar | 2013 – 2020 |
| 7. | Ahmad Fauzi Ismail | 2020 – 2024 |
| 8. | Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim | 2025 – present |
Research Management Centre
Research Management Centre was established in 1982. Formerly known as 'Research and Consultation Unit' and as 'Research & Development Unit' and finally renamed as 'Research Management Centre', in 1997.
Rankings
In the QS University Rankings, it placed 100 in the "Engineering & Technology Universities" category among other world ranked universities in 2016[1] UTM aims to achieve the status of a global university and rank among 50 of the world's best universities by 2020.[9]
| Ranking | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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| QS World University Rankings | 358 | 355 | 294 | 303 | 288 | 253 | 228 | 217 | 187 | 191 | 203 | 188 | 181 | 153 |
Notable alumni
The alumni of University of Technology Malaysia include politicians and public service officials such as Wee Ka Siong, former Malaysian Minister of Transport, Annuar Musa, former Malaysian Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Hamzah Zainudin, former Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs, Saarani Mohamad, current Menteri Besar of Perak, Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, former Malaysian Inspector-General of Police and current President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, Dominic Lau Hoe Chai.
