General Information

UNIVERSITY'S PROFILE

Background of Institution

Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) was formerly known as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan & Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM). It was established by the Government of Malaysia on 16 February 2002. UMP was set up as a competency-based technical university that specialises in the fields of engineering and technology.

UMP is situated in the east coast state of Pahang, the biggest state in Peninsular Malaysia with vast areas of rainforest endowed with a wide range of biodiversity and natural resources. UMP focuses on two major areas: Chemical, Petrochemical and Natural Resources Industry Manufacturing and Process Industry

The University currently operates from a temporary campus in the industrial estate of Gambang, 30 km west of the capital city of Kuantan. Connected by the East Coast Expressway, the University is only a two-and-a-half hour drive from Kuala Lumpur. The campus, with a total area of 54.1 acres, can accommodate about 5,000 students. UMP’s main campus is located in the district of Pekan and is under construction. The first phase of the campus project is scheduled for completion in 2009. When completed, the 1,842.4 acre campus will be able to accommodate a total of 10,000 students and 2,000 staff.

What Makes Us Special?

Our University offers a wide range of practical-biased higher education programmes in engineering and technology to produce competent engineers for the industries.

Our application-oriented curriculum integrates theory and practice in the concept of a teaching factory. It emphasises on experiential and action learning, tasks, and problem solving that prepares our graduates to easily adapt to the real workplace of various industries.

The campus is strategically located in the East Coast Industrial Belt of Peninsular Malaysia which hosts a large number of multinational corporations (MNCs) in the chemical, petrochemical, manufacturing, automotive and biotechnology industries. Our students have extensive exposure to the latest development in the fields of engineering and technology.

Our University also focuses on applied research and industrial projects to enrich the teaching and learning processes. It also promotes the commercialization of the research products thus giving our students exposure to the latest research and development activities in the industries.

Our campus is fully equipped with the latest ICT systems that include wireless broadband internet connections that facilitate e-learning and e-management activities at the University.