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The University of Selangor ( abbreviation: UNISEL) is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grants. Dep ...

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 ...

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 ...

, wholly owned and managed by the

state government independently — without funding from the Malaysian federal government (and is thus regarded as a "private" as opposed to a "public" university). It operates two campuses:

Bestari Jaya Bestari Jaya ''(formerly Batang Berjuntai)'' is a town and a mukim in Kuala Selangor District, Selangor, Malaysia. It is 40 km NW from Kuala Lumpur. History Old name "Batang Berjuntai" "Batang Berjuntai" means a dangling branch in Malay. There u ...

Campus &

Shah Alam Shah Alam () is a city and the state capital of Selangor, Malaysia and situated within the Petaling District and a small portion of the neighbouring Klang District. Shah Alam replaced Kuala Lumpur as the capital city of the state of Selangor ...

Campus.

History

UNISEL was established on 23 August 1999 as the first state-funded semi-government university in Malaysia. It had the aim of providing tertiary education and opportunities for research and development in the broad sphere of industrial technology, management as well as information and communications technology. It began operations from a temporary campus in

. Its main campus in the township of

, approximately 50 km from the federal capital of

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, was completed in 2005. UNISEL now operates from the Shah Alam and Bestari Jaya campuses.UNISEL
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Organisation and administration

UNISEL is owned and managed by the State Government of Selangor through Pendidikan Industri YS Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of the state-owned investment arm, Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad and established under the provisions of th
Private Higher Education Institutions Act 1996
It is one of two institutions of

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owned by the state government via PIYS: the other being INPENS International College.

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Campuses and faculties

UNISEL operates from two campuses: one in the township of Bestari Jaya and another in the state capital, Shah Alam.UNISEL
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Bestari Jaya

The main campus is on a lot which is part of a piece of land that has been earmarked as the Selangor Educational Park. It is the location of the following faculties: * Faculty of Education and Social Sciences * Faculty of Engineering & Life Sciences ** Engineering Department ** Science & Biotechnology Department (known formerly as Faculty of Science and Biotechnology. Established prior to 1999 as Faculty of Applied Science and Mathematics and Faculty of Science and Environmental Technology) * Faculty of Communication, Visual Art and Computing: ** Computing Department ** Communication Department ** Visual Art Department (https://fcvac.unisel.edu.my) * Centre for Foundation and General Studies

Shah Alam

The Shah Alam campus is in Section 7 of the city and is the location of the following faculties * Faculty of Business and Accountancy * Faculty of Health Sciences (https://fsk.unisel.edu.my)

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