Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (formerly known as Universiti Malaysia Pahang, abbreviated as UMP), abbreviated as UMPSA, is a

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university in

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 ...

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. UMPSA was founded as University College of Engineering and Technology Malaysia ( ms, Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Malaysia), abbreviated as UTEC or KUKTEM. On 28 November 2015, UMPSA had been granted an autonomous status where controls towards the financial, human resources and administration had been fully passed to the university.

History

UMPSA was established as a public technical university by the Prime Minister

Mahathir Mohamad Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...

's cabinet on 16 February 2002. Incorporated under the ''Universities and University Colleges Act 1971'' by the Royal Decree of His Majesty the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, University College of Engineering and Technology Malaysia (UTEC) was set up as a technical university, specialising in engineering and technology. The university college operates on a temporary campus in

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. The temporary campus was formerly an industrial complex owned by Malaysia Electric Corporation (MEC). The university's permanent campus is located in

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, which was under construction before the year of 2009. On 20 September 2006, the

n government agreed to rename University College of Engineering and Technology Malaysia (UTEC) to Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), with the change came into effect on 1 February 2007.

UMPSA Pekan Campus

UMPSA main campus in

began its operation in 27 July 2009. The campus can accommodate up to 10,000 students and 2,000 staff. The campus is home to four engineering faculties and one centre as follows; * Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering * Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology * Faculty of Manufacturing and Mechatronic Engineering Technology * Faculty of Computing * Centre for Modern Languages. UMP Pekan Library in front of the Lake

Rankings

* 2024 Ranked #781-790 in

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* 2024 Ranked #10 in Malaysia (Public Universities) * 2024 Ranked #1 in MTUN

Collaboration partners

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** BJTU-UMPSA Dual Degree Program

Notable figures

The alumni and student of Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah excelled in various fields, among the notable figures are * Syed Mohamad Hamzah al-Junid Bin Syed Abdul Rahman, former managing director of AJ Infinite (M) Sdn. Bhd.

Presence in media

The main campus was set as the background setting for a television comedy series known as ''Namaku Bedah'' (2017).

Media

* Official social media account: ** UMPSA Facebook account is https://www.facebook.com/umpsamalaysia ** UMPSA Instagram account i
https://www.instagram.com/umpsamalaysia
** UMPSA TikTok account is https://www.tiktok.com/@umpsamalaysia ** UMPSA Youtube account is https://www.youtube.com/@UMPSATV ** UMPSA Twitter account is https://twitter.com/umpsamalaysia

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Malaysia Pahang, Universiti Universities and colleges in Pahang Public universities in Malaysia Educational institutions established in 2002 Technical universities and colleges in Malaysia Engineering universities and colleges in Malaysia Information technology schools in Malaysia 2002 establishments in Malaysia