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Multimedia University is Malaysia's first private university

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

. It has two campuses with one in Cyberjaya

Cyberjaya

Cyberjaya is a town with a science park as the core that forms a key part of the Multimedia Super Corridor in Malaysia. It is located in the district of Sepang, Selangor and is situated about 50 km south of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia...

and another in Melaka. The distance between the two campuses are approximately 150 kilometers, via the North South Expressway.

History

In 1994, Telekom Malaysia

Telekom Malaysia

Telekom Malaysia Berhad , DBA TM, is the largest integrated solutions provider in Malaysia, and one of Asia's leading communications companies, with a market capitalisation of RM13.9 billion and a workforce of 26,629 employees. Established as the Telecommunications Department of Malaya in 1946, it...

Berhad (TM), the largest telecommunications company in Malaysia established the Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technology (ITTM) in Taiping, Perak. The first campus was Telekom Malaysia Berhad's former northern region office where the first batch of 42 students were selected to undergo an experimental 2-year telecommunication engineering diploma program. With the excellent academic success of the 1st and 2nd batch, ITTM was rewarded the first private university status in Malaysia. With the university status in 1996, ITTM renamed itself to Universiti Telekom. Two campuses were established, one in its original location in Taiping, Perak and the other in Melaka.

The Melaka campus was set up in 1997 and is located in the Ayer Keroh

Ayer Keroh

Ayer Keroh is a town situated in the state of Malacca, Malaysia.The town is a major tourist spot of the state, apart from the old Malacca Town, due to its recent hosting of various interesting attractions. The Mini Malaysia and Mini ASEAN Park is situated in the town...

district, the initial setting up of the campus involved converting an old building belonging to the Telekom Malaysia Berhad's southern region office.

Its Cyberjaya campus opened in Malaysia's first intelligent city, Cyberjaya

Cyberjaya

, on 8 July 1999. This campus was the brainchild of the country's fourth Prime Minister

Prime minister

A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...

, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and was as a centre of learning and research for the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), a 750 km² area designated as the country's high-tech research and industrial area. The relationship between the campus and the MSC is intended to be similar to the relationships U.C. Berkeley and Stanford University

Stanford University

The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...

share with the Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...

. Later, he requested the management to change the name of Universiti Telekom to Multimedia University.

Within the first five years of its founding, the university's total student population grew beyond 10,000 in both campuses.

The university is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe

Europe

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and Asia

Asia

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Recognition & achievement

In 2002, The Multimedia Learning System (MMLS) of MMU won the Asia Pacific MSC IT& Telecommunication Award (APMITTA) and the 2001 Asia Pacific Award for Best of Smart Learning Applications. During 2004, MMU secured four awards from the Ministry of Education, namely, the Highest Enrolment of Local Students, Excellence in R&D, the Highest Number of Courses Accredited, Special Award in Recognition of MMU's Overall Achievement.

In film and video, the Westport Television Commercial Project by MMU students bagged the Silver Screen Awards at the International Film and Video Awards held in the US. Also locally, film and animation students from MMU also won several awards such as the Astro Next-gen Contenpreneur Awards in 2008 and 2009, especially in the field of visual effects.

As for engineering education, the AFEO Board unanimously agreed to confer upon MMU the AFEO Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award 2007 for its outstanding achievements.

In 2009, MMU was ranked at 171 by THES-QS

THES - QS World University Rankings

The term Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings refers to rankings published jointly between 2004 and 2009 by Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds . After QS and Times Higher Education had ended their collaboration, the methodology for these rankings continues to be used by...

in the Asian University Rankings. It is the first private university

Private university

Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...

in Malaysia to achieve such feat, making it the highest ranked of its kind in the list to date.

MMU was rated tier 5 (Excellent) in the Malaysia Quality Agency SETARA Rating 2010. This is the highest rating achieved by all Malaysia private and public institutions. Others who achieved tier 5 include Monash University (Sunway campus), Nottingham University (Malaysia campus), and University Malaya.

Based on the SCIMAGO Institutions ranking 2010, MMU was ranked 368 in Asia, and No. 6 in Malaysia (No. 1 Private University).

The Webometric ranking 2010 similar ranked MMU as the No. 1 private University in Malaysia, and is ranked at 172 in Asia.

In 2011 however, ranking for MMU dropped and was ranked 201+ among Asian Universities by QS World University Ranking

Presidents

Prof. Datuk Dr. Ghauth Jasmon
Ghauth Jasmon
YBhg. Professor Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Ghauth Jasmon is the current University of Malaya vice chancellor . He took office on 8 November 2008 replacing Datuk Rafiah Salim. Prior to this, Ghauth Jasmon was the Multimedia University president and CEO of Unity College International.Prof...

(1996–2007)
Prof. Dr. Zaharin Yusoff
Zaharin Yusoff
Professor Dr. Zaharin bin Yusoff is the second president of MMU in Malaysia. He officially took office on January 2008, after the first president Prof. Datuk Dr. Ghauth Jasmon left late in December 2007...

(2008–2010)
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Muhamad Rasat Muhamad
Muhamad Rasat Muhamad
Professor Dato' Muhamad Rasat Muhamad is the third and current president of the Multimedia University in Malaysia. He took office on 1 January 2011, after his predecessor Zaharin Yusoff left office late in December 2010. He was previously a deputy vice-chancellor of University Malaya...

(2011–Present)

E-Scroll

Multimedia University(also called MMU) is the first university in the world to introduce E-Scroll to its graduates. In the university's first convocation, all graduates received an E-Scroll from the Chancellor. The E-Scroll is digitally signed and stored in a CR-ROM as well as recorded on the Smart-Card (microchip-based card).

As more and more job applications go on-line, these graduates can attach their E-Scroll on the on-line applications before submitting it over the Internet. This eliminates the need for paper-based scrolls. A more important point to highlight is that paper-based scrolls are difficult to be verified. To verify paper-based scroll one requires a copy of the original signature of the signatories. The contents of paper-based scroll requires a copy of the original signature of the signatories. The contents of paper-based scroll are also not protected and are subjected to modifications. However, digitally signed documents use public key cryptography technology that will provide full protection of the documents. Only the originator (or signatory) of the document can do the modification or editing.

In addition to the above system, the university also provides a Registry of Graduates homepage that will allow anyone to verify the validity of the E-Scroll. With these systems in place, the university not only eliminates fraud, but also complements the e-governance system, preparing itself for a truly web-based society. This system is very effective in the digital world as that is where the world is moving.

Cyberjaya Campus

Cyberjaya campus opened in Malaysia's first intelligent city of Cyberjaya, on 8 July 1999. This campus was the brainchild of the country's fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, as a center of learning and research for the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), a 750 km² area designated as the country's high-tech research and industrial area. The relationship between the campus and the MSC is intended to be similar to the relationship Stanford University shares with the Silicon Valley. Later, he requested the management to change the name of Universiti Telekom to Multimedia University.

Melaka Campus

The campus is nestled in Bukit Beruang

Bukit Beruang

Bukit Beruang is an area in the Malaysian state of Malacca. The most famous landmark in Bukit Beruang is the Multimedia University, a private university owned by Telekom Malaysia, a Malaysian telecommunication company.-History:...

(lit: Bear Hill) and has greatly affected the local community. With increase in students, the community has seen growing numbers of residential area and commercial outlets.

The Faculty of Business and Law is located at this campus, with over 3800 students enrolled in its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes which include the Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) in Banking & Finance, International Business

International Business

International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more regions, countries and nations beyond their political boundary...

, Marketing Management

Marketing management

Marketing management is a business discipline which is focused on the practical application of marketing techniques and the management of a firm's marketing resources and activities...

, Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship; Bachelor of Business and Knowledge Management (Hons); Bachelor of Accounting (Hons); Bachelor of International Economics (Hons); Bachelor of Law (Hons) (LLB); Master of Philosophy (Management) and Doctor of Philosophy (Management).

Among the research strengths of the Faculty of Business and Law are in knowledge management

Knowledge management

Knowledge management comprises a range of strategies and practices used in an organization to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable adoption of insights and experiences...

, electronic services, finance and banking, marketing and entrepreneurship and cyberlaw.

Students

As of February 2009 the university had 19,869 students enrolled in 110 courses, including undergraduate and graduate students. Approximately 19% of these are international students from 80 countries. The university set itself a deadline for 2010 to increase the population of international students to 30% of the total.

University students consistently score top placements in national business plan competitions. Students enjoy a rich variety of social activities with over 100 campus student groups.

Student organizations

All student bodies are registered with the Student Affairs Division (STAD). Each student body is allocated a budget to enable them to run their activities efficiently. However, students are greatly encouraged to seek alternative means of funding their activities or functions. The student bodies are grouped as follows.

Student service bodies

Students' Representative Council (SRC)
Student Publication Board (SPB)
International Students' Society [ISS]

Clubs and societies

Cultural-based or language-based societies
Faculty-based societies
Interest-based societies
Sports/martial art-based societies

The university has professional engineering/IT student bodies which are:

The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology is a British professional body for those working in engineering and technology in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers , dating back to 1871, and the...

(IET) Student Chapter (formerly IEE Student Chapter)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...

(IEEE) Student Branch
Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) Student Chapter

In 2002, the dean of the Faculty of Engineering (Engr. Professor Dato' Dr. Chuah Hean Teik) under the patronage of the Chancellor YABhg (Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah Hj. Mohammad Ali

Siti Hasmah

Tun Dr. Siti Hasmah binti Haji Mohamad Ali is the wife of the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. She served as wife of the Prime Minister of Malaysia for 23 years from 1981–2003....

) founded the Multimedia University Engineering Society Overseas Research Programme

Multimedia University Engineering Society Overseas Research Programme

MESCORP, originally an acronym for Multimedia University Engineering Society Overseas Research Programme, is an undergraduate-based research work which involves a field study initiated by Multimedia University's engineering students...

(MESCORP). MESCORP is an undergraduate-based research work which involves a field study initiated by the university's engineering students.

Among the more notable international events that have been organized by the students in MMU include the World Universities Debating Championship

World Universities Debating Championship

The World Universities Debating Championship is the world's largest debating tournament, and one of the largest annual international student events in the world. It is a parliamentary debating event, held using the British Parliamentary Debate format. Each year, the event is hosted by a university...

in 2005, the Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships

United Asian Debating Championships

The United Asian Debating Championship is an annual debating tournament for teams from universities in Asia. It will be the largest inter-varsity Parliamentary Debate tournament in Asia, with over 600 participants. The UADC holds debates in the Asian 3-on-3 format Parliamentary Debating...

in 2003, and the All-Asian Intervarsity Debating Championships

United Asian Debating Championships

in 2000.

Cyberjaya Campus

Faculty of Information Technology
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Management
Faculty of Creative Multimedia
MBA Center A top MBA program in Malaysia (FT/PT)
DBA Center

Melaka Campus

Cyberjaya Campus

Centre for Modern Languages and Communications
Internet Based Degree Programme
Distance Education

Melaka Campus

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