Universiti Tenaga Nasional ( en, The National Energy University; UNITEN) is a private university, located in Selangor,

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, with GLC university status. It is wholly owned by the public-listed

Tenaga Nasional Berhad Tenaga Nasional Berhad (, abbreviated as TNB; TENAGA, ), also known as Tenaga Nasional or simply Tenaga, is the Malaysian multinational electricity company and is the only electric utility company in Peninsular Malaysia and also the largest p ...

(TNB), established in 1999.

History

Universiti Tenaga Nasional commenced operation in 1976 as ''Institut Latihan Sultan Ahmad Shah'' (ILSAS), which served for many years as the corporate training center for

(TNB) and its predecessor, the National Electricity Board. In 1994, ILSAS was transformed into an institute of higher learning and renamed ''Institut Kejuruteraan Teknologi Tenaga Nasional'' (IKATAN). It offered academic programmes in engineering and business management at undergraduate and graduate levels through twinning links with local and foreign universities (Indiana-University, Purdue University Indianapolis, US for Engineering). In 1997, IKATAN was upgraded to Universiti Tenaga Nasional.

Principal Officers

The

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of Universiti Tenaga Nasional was appointed on 9 March 2005. The person holding this position is Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas. Tan Sri Dr Leo Moggie was appointed Chairman of the

and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd, two companies that supply electricity to the vast majority of Malaysia. He was appointed to the Board of the NSTP Company on 27 February 2008. He is a member of the Board of Directors of

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.Com Berhad. He was appointed to the Board of the NSTP Company on 27 February 2008. He is a member of the Board of Directors of

.Com Berhad.

Campuses

Universiti Tenaga Nasional operates from two campuses; one is the main campus in Putrajaya, and the other is in

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.Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Campus: http://www.uniten.edu.my/newhome/content_list.asp?ContentID=3837

Putrajaya (main campus)

This campus is 25 miles to the south of

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near

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Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, 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 ...

, and has an area of 214 hectares. It is near the

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Multimedia Super Corridor and adjacent to Putrajaya, the administrative center of the Federal Government of Malaysia. All engineering, information technology and other technology courses are held at this campus.

Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (branch campus)

This branch is located at

Pahang Pahang (;Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a ...

. It officially opened on 4 May 2001. The campus offers Accounting, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Human Resources, and Business courses.

Colleges and departments

College of Engineering (COE)

College of Business and Accounting (COBA)

College of Computing & Informatics (CCI)

College of Energy Economics & Social Sciences (CES)

College of Graduate Studies (COGS)

Notable alumni

Rankings

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

Times Higher Education (THE)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Universiti Tenaga Nasional Universities and colleges in Selangor Educational institutions established in 1976 Educational institutions established in 1999 Business schools in Malaysia Engineering universities and colleges in Malaysia Information technology schools in Malaysia 1976 establishments in Malaysia 1999 establishments in Malaysia Kajang Private universities and colleges in Malaysia