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UCSI University
TypePrivate
Established1986
FounderDato' Peter Ng
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Datuk Ir. Ts. Dr. Siti Hamisah Binti Tapsir
Pro-ChancellorYAM Tunku Zain Al-‘Abidin ibni Tuanku Muhriz
Students>10,000 (2021)
Location
Taman Connaught, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
,
Malaysia
CampusKuala Lumpur, Kuching, Terengganu, Bandar Springhill
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UCSI University is a private universityinMalaysia. The university is accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), the Malaysian Nursing Board (MNB), and several other professional bodies.

It's ranked 284th university in the world. Currently, all UCSI University's programmes have received a 100% employability score from the Malaysian Higher Education Ministry's Graduate Employability 2021 survey, making its graduates highly employable in the job market.

UCSI University provides academic programs at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. These include programs in business, engineering, architecture, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, tourism, applied science, music, and social science.

History[edit]

UCSI was founded in 1986 by Dato' Peter Ng as a computer-training institute in Petaling Jaya.[1] It soon relocated to new premises in Kuala Lumpur to cater to growing student numbers and more academic programmes were offered. UCSI was accorded college status in 1990 by the Ministry of Education (Malaysia), university college status in 2003 and full-fledged university status in 2008, becoming Malaysia's second private university. The institution was formerly known as Sedaya.

There is UCSI College, which is sister institution.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Founder". 3 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2022.


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