Science University Malaysia
| Universiti Sains Malaysia | |
|---|---|
| motto | Kami Memimpin (We Lead) |
| founding | 1969 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Minden in the state of Penang , Malaysia |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dzulkifli Abdul Razak |
| Students | approx. 20,800 |
| Professors | 1,200 |
| Networks | AUN , IAU |
| Website | www.usm.my |
The Science University Malaysia (USM) (mal. Universiti Sains Malaysia) in Minden , a district of Gelugor in the state of Penang is a state university in Malaysia founded in 1969 . It was the second newly founded university in Malaysia and, in addition to the main campus in Minden, has an engineering campus in the city of Nibong Tebal for the technical departments and a health campus for medical subjects in Kubang Kerian in the state of Kelantan .
history
The university was founded in 1969 based on a 1962 resolution of the Penang State Legislative Council . The intention was to establish a university college in the state of Penang . Studies began under the name University of Penang with 57 students. The first campus was the Malayan Teachers Training College in Bukit Gelugor . The Minden campus was completed in 1971 . The campus was built on the site of a former British barracks (Minden Barracks) named after the Battle of Minden .
organization
The full-time management of the university is headed by the Vice-Chancellor . This is supervised by a board of directors . In contrast to other universities in Malaysia, this is not divided into faculties , but into schools:
Main campus
- School of Communication
- School of Languages, Literacies and Translation
- School of Physics
- School of Humanities
- School of Educational Studies
- School of Distance Education
- School of Management
- School of Housing, Building & Planning
- School of Pharmaceutical
- School of Biological Sciences
- School of Social Sciences
- School of Chemical Sciences
- School of Computer Sciences
- School of Mathematical Sciences
- School of Arts
- School of Industrial Technology
- Graduate School of Business
Engineering campus
- School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- School of Material & Mineral Resource Engineering
- School of Aerospace Engineering
- School of Chemical Engineering
- School of Civil Engineering
- School of Mechanical Engineering
Health Campus
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Dental Sciences
- School of Medical Sciences
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Universiti Sains Malaysia: Facts and Figures ( Memento of August 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English). Accessed August 22, 2010 at www.usm.my.
- ↑ AUN Member Universities. In: www.aunsec.org. ASEAN University Network, 2012, accessed August 24, 2019 .
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 7, 2019 .
- ↑ Universiti Sains Malaysia: Brief History ( Memento of August 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English). Accessed August 22, 2010 at www.usm.my.
- ↑ Universiti Sains Malaysia: Schools ( Memento from June 20, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English). Accessed August 22, 2010 at www.usm.my.
Coordinates: 5 ° 21 ′ 25.5 ″ N , 100 ° 18 ′ 4.9 ″ E