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Ø Private Universities
The private universities are owned and established
by financially sound corporations in Malaysia headed by renowned Chief Executive Officers (CEOs). These PHEI are granted university
status by the Ministry of Education under the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996, and can confer the award of
Bachelor degrees and other higher qualifications. These private universities provide a choice for students to acquire first
bachelor degree and higher degree qualifications at a competitive education cost.
Students can either study full-time
or part-time at these universities to earn their Bachelor degrees and/or Post-graduate qualifications. The relatively cheap
course fees combined with internationally recognised qualifications make these campuses attractive and accessible to both
local and international students. The areas of study range from Business and IT to Engineering and Medicine.
Currently, there are 18 private universities (i.e. 14 universities, 4 branch campuses)
and 2 university-colleges.
Universities Status
- Multimedia University (MMU), 1999 (2 campuses :
Cyberjaya campus and Melaka branch campus)
- Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), 1999 (2 campuses : Kajang campus and
Bandar Muazam Shah branch campus)
- Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNITAR), 1999
- Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP),
1999
- Universiti Perubatan Antarabangsa (IMU), 1999
- Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL), 2000
- Universiti Terbuka
Malaysia (UNITEM), 2000
- Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia (MUST), 2000
- Institusi Perubatan, Sains dan Teknologi
Asia (AIMST), 2001
- Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), 2001 - (2 campuses : Kuala Lumpur campus and Petaling Jaya branch
campus)
- Universiti Teknikal MARA (Unitek-MARA), 2001
University-College Status
- Limkokwing University College of Creative
Technology (LUCCT), 2003
- Kolej University Teknologi dan Pengurusan Malaysia (KUTPM), 2001
Ø Branch Campuses of Foreign Universities in Malaysia
The establishment
of foreign universities’s branch campuses in Malaysia is a testimony of the great confidence that foreign educational
institutions have in the Malaysian education system. This recognition has also helped to propel Malaysia into a centre of
academic excellence. Furthermore, their operations here offer additional choices of degree qualifications for both foreign
and local students. Foreign universities need to be invited by the Malaysian Government before they are allowed to set-up
branch campuses here. Currently, there are four branch campuses of reputable foreign universities in Malaysia. The Monash
University Malaysia is the first foreign university branch campus that was established in Malaysia. Monash University Malaysia
was established on February 23, 1998 in Bandar Sunway upon the invitation of the Malaysian Government. Its establishment is
a joint-venture between Monash University in Australia and the Sunway Group. It was also Monash University’s first ‘off-shore’
campus in the world.
A branch campus can be seen as an ‘off-shore’ of the foreign university. It offers
the same courses and awards like those offered at the ‘headquarters’. To date, there are 4 foreign university
branch campuses in Malaysia.
E. Useful Private Education Statistics
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All the local public universities, except IIUM,
offer Bachelor degree courses for Malaysians whilst their post-graduate courses are open to foreign students as well.
List of 3+0 Status Private Colleges and their collaborative
University-Partners
| Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology, 1993 |
University of Straffordshire, UK |
| Berjaya International College, 1997 |
University College Dublin, Ireland |
| Binary College, 1989 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK |
| Disted Stamford College, 1987 |
Deakin University, Australia |
| HELP Institute, 1986 |
University of East London, UK
Charles Sturt University, Australia |
| Institut Perkim-Goon, 1981 |
Anglia Polytechnic University, UK |
| Institut Teknologi Pertama, 1986 |
Robert Gordon University, UK |
| International College of Music, 1995 |
University of Westminister, UK |
| INTI College, Nilai, 1998 |
University of Hertfordshire, UK
Coventry University, UK |
| INTI College, Sarawak, 1991 |
University of Hertfordshire, UK
University of Wollonggong, Australia |
| INTI College, Subang Jaya, 1986 |
University of Hertfordshire, UK
Coventry University, UK
University
of Wollonggong, Australia |
| INTI International College, Penang, 2000 |
University of Western Sydney, MacArthur, Australia |
| Kolej Aman, 1989 |
University of Wales College Newport, UK
Nelson Polytechnic, NZ |
| KBU International College, 1990 |
Anglia Polytechnic University, UK
Nottingham Trent University,
UK |
| KDU College, 1983 |
University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK
Murdoch University,
Australia |
| KDU College Penang, 1991 |
University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK |
| Kolej Linton, 1987 |
Nottingham Trent University, UK
University of Hertfordshire,
UK |
| L&G Twintech Institute of Technology, 1994 |
University of Wales College Newport, UK |
| Limkokwing Institut e of Creative Technology , 1991 |
Curtin University of Technology, Australia |
| Metropolitan College, 1987 |
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia |
| Nilai College, 1997 |
Oxford Brookes University, UK
LA Trobe University, Australia |
| PTPL College, 1996 |
University of Canberra, Australia |
| Regent School of Economics |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK |
| RIMA College, Ampang, KL, 1981 |
University of Bradford, UK |
| RIMA College, Johor Bahru |
Lincoln University, NZ |
| SAL Group of Colleges, 1982 |
Victoria University of Technology, Australia
Edith Cowan University,
Australia |
| Sedaya International College, 1986 |
University of Derby, UK
University of Northumbria at Newcastle,
UK |
| Sepang Institute of Technology, 1996 |
University of South Australia, Australia |
| Stamford College, Petaling Jaya, 1950 |
University of Northumbria at Newcastle, UK |
| Sunway College, 1987 |
Victoria University of Technology, Australia |
| Taylor’s College School of Hospitality and Tourism,
1987 |
University Toulouse Le Mirail, France |
| Taylor’s Subang, Subang Jaya, 1969 |
University of Sheffield, UK
University of Technology Sydney,
Australia | Ø Private Colleges
Currently
there are 516 private colleges and institutes (out of a total of 536 as at 31-7-2002) of various sizes in terms of premises,
facilities and the range of courses offered. Some private colleges have their purpose-built campuses with student hostel facilities
offering multi-discipline programmes coupled with top-notch teaching/learning facilities supported by well-qualified lectures
and research teams for both local and foreign students, while some institutions offer or specialise in single discipline programmes
and are housed at shoplots.
Currently, there are 36 private colleges (out of 516) that have already been approved to
conduct 3+0 Degree Programmes in collaboration with overseas host universities.
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