Study Engineering and Technology in Malaysia
Universiti Teknologi
Petronas Universiti Teknologi
PETRONAS (UTP) was established on January 10, 1997 when PETRONAS
was invited by the Malaysian government to set up a university.
The campus is built on a 400
hectare (1,000 acre) site strategically located at Bandar Seri
Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia. The university is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, the national oil company of
Malaysia. UTP offers a wide range of
engineering and technology programmes at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels complemented with a strong focus on Research
and Development. The programmes are designed with high industry
relevance to provide a dynamic learning environment.
The University community comprises of students and staff
from various countries and is located in a beautifully
landscaped setting, amidst the new township of Seri Iskandar.
Its peaceful environment, wide open spaces and abundant
lakes make these serene surroundings an ideal place to
study. THE EARLY BEGINNING
Malaysia's vision is to
become a developed nation by 2020. To realise this
aspiration, the country needs to ensure the availability of
highly qualified human resources especially in the fields of
science, engineering and technology. Towards this end, the
efforts of the government in developing a strong and
technically skilled workforce in the country must be
complemented by the active participation of the private
sector. PETRONAS, with its full
commitment for human capital development, was one of the
corporations that took up this challenge. In April 1995,
Institute of Technology PETRONAS (ITP) was established for
the purpose of providing education at the tertiary level in
order to contribute to this national effort. With an initial intake of
65 students, ITP started its first academic session in July
1995 in rented premises. Its offices, classrooms and
students accommodation were housed at PERMATA, Bangi while
laboratory work was conducted at Universiti Pertanian
Malaysia (UPM) and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
There were only six permanent staffs at that time. Part-time
staff from the neighbouring institutes of higher learning
supplemented the teaching and laboratory work. ITP relocated its
operation to Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak on 1 July 1996 at
the newly acquired USM Perak Branch Campus after building
temporary offices, hostels and laboratories. It co-existed
with USM for five years pending USM's move to its new campus
in Transkerian, Seberang Prai, and pending the setting up of
UTP's own permanent campus. With the enactment of the
Private Higher Learning Institution Act in December 1996,
the Government officially invited PETRONAS to set up UTP on
10 January 1997. The academic master plan was then drawn up,
followed by the physical master plan of the University. At
this stage it was found necessary to acquire another
200-hectares of land from the State, in addition to the
200-hectares acquired from USM. From then onwards, the
planning and implementation of UTP Campus progress rapidly
achieving several milestones in its journey towards
educational excellence.
Contact:
Universiti
Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia
Tel: 605 368 8000 | Fax: 605 365 4075 | E-mail:
utp@petronas.com.my
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Contact:
Universiti
Teknologi PETRONAS,
Bandar Seri Iskandar, 31750 Tronoh, Perak, Malaysia
Tel: 605 368 8000 |
Fax: 605 365 4075 |
utp@petronas.com.my
http: //www.petronas.com.my |