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Sultan Idris Education University ( ms, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris; commonly abbreviated as UPSI; Jawi: اونيۏرسيتي ڤنديديقن سلطان إدريس) is a public university in the town of
Tanjung Malim Tanjung Malim, or Tanjong Malim, is a town in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It is approximately north of Kuala Lumpur and 120 km south of Ipoh via the North–South Expressway. It lies on the Perak-Selangor state border, with Sungai ...
,
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand' ...
in
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. First established in 1922 as a
teachers college A normal school or normal college is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. In the 19th century in the United States, instruction in normal schools was at the high school level, turni ...
, it is one of the oldest functioning institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.


History

The first teacher training center in Malaya was originally located in Taiping and was known as the Matang Teacher Training College. Opened in 1913, the house of the Malay noble of Taiping, Ngah Ibrahim served as the first teacher training college in Malaya until it was shifted to Tanjung Malim nine years later and given the name of the Sultan of Perak at that time. The history of UPSI as we know it today dates to 1922 when the university was then known as the Sultan Idris Training College (SITC). It was set mooted by the deputy director of Malay schools, R.O. Winstedt as a training college for Malay teachers. Named after the late Sultan Idris Murshidul Azam Shah, the 28th
Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it c ...
of Perak, the college was opened on 29 November 1922 by the chief secretary of the Federated Malay States, Sir George Maxwell. The initial instructional regime required students to complete a three-year course of training where traditional skills and arithmetic were taught. With the adoption of the Education Ordinance 1957 based on the recommendations of the 1956 Education Committee Report (better known as the Razak Report), the training course was extended to five years and new subjects were introduced. SITC also came to be officially known by its Malay name, Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris ( en, Sultan Idris Teachers College) or MPSI. In 1976, MPSI became
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with the admission of the first batch of 150 female students. In 1987, MPSI was upgraded and renamed Institut Perguruan Sultan Idris ( en, Sultan Idris Teachers Institute) or IPSI and new courses were made available leading to a degree conferred by
Universiti Pertanian Malaysia University of Putra Malaysia ( Malay: ''Universiti Putra Malaysia''), abbreviated as UPM, is a Malaysian public research university located in Serdang, Selangor. Formerly it was named Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Agricultural University of ...
(today known as
Universiti Putra Malaysia University of Putra Malaysia ( Malay: ''Universiti Putra Malaysia''), abbreviated as UPM, is a Malaysian public research university located in Serdang, Selangor. Formerly it was named Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Agricultural University o ...
). In 1997, IPSI was upgraded into the present-day university and renamed Sultan Idris Education University.


Campus

UPSI has two campuses, the Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Campus (KSAJS) and the Sultan Azlan Shah Campus (KSAS). The main campus is on a 300-acre site in the town of Tanjung Malim that straddles both the
Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand' ...
and
Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east, Negeri Sem ...
state border. A new campus is on an site in the new township of
Proton City Proton City (Malay: ''Bandar Proton'') is a township with industrial, commercial and residential activities spread over 4,000 acres (16 km²) in Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia. It houses the RM1.8 billion Proton A proton is a stable s ...
, 5 kilometres from the current campus.


Faculty

Total of nine faculty has been established namely: * Faculty of Arts, Computing and Creative Industries (FSKIK) ** Computing ** Creating Multimedia ** Art and Design * Faculty of Science and Mathematics (FSMT) * Faculty of Management and Economics (FPE) * Faculty of Sports Science and Coaching (FSSK) * Faculty of Music and Performing Arts (FMSP) ** Music & Music Education ** Dance ** Theater * Faculty of Languages and Communication (FBK) * Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (FSK) * Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education (FPTV) * Faculty of Human Development (FPM)


Alumni

* H.M. Salleh - Founder and Former Deputy of Partai Rakyat BruneiHussainmiya, B. A. (1995). Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III and Britain: The Making of Brunei Darussalam. Oxford University Press, USA.p84-85 * Pengiran Mohammad Yusof Rahim - Former Chief Minister of Brunei from 1967 to 1972 and writer of Brunei's National Anthem *
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- Principal of the
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and the ''Father of Brunei's Modern History'' *
Marsal Maun Haji Marsal Bin Maun (8 November 1913 – 28 March 2000) was the second Menteri Besar (Chief Minister of Brunei), who served from 1961 to 1962. It was during his tenure as Menteri Besar that the Brunei Revolt broke out. Marsal Maun was one of ...
- Former Chief Minister of Brunei (1961-1962) and founder of P.G.G.M.B Brunei and Brunei Scouts Movement * Basir bin Taha - One of Brunei's First Teachers * Pendeta Za'ba - Academician, Grammarian, Known as the Father of the Modern
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* Ibrahim Yaacob - Malay leftist leader, Founder of Kesatuan Melayu Muda *
Ghafar Baba Tun Abdul Ghafar bin Baba ( ms, عبدالغفار بن باب, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 18 February 1925 – 23 April 2006) was a Malaysian politician who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1986 to 1993. Li ...
- Former
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*
Abdul Rahman Talib Abdul Rahman bin Talib (1916–1968) was a former minister of Malaysia. Elections result Honours * : ** Reception of the Malaysia Commemorative Medal (Silver) (P.P.M.) (1965) * : **Recipient of the Meritorious Service Medal (P.J.K.) (1959) ...
- Former
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* Adam Adli Abd Halim -
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Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
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