University of Malaysia Sarawak

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University of Malaysia Sarawak
motto Unimas Gemilang (Brilliant UNIMAS)
founding 1992
Sponsorship state
place Kota Samarahan in Sarawak State , Malaysia
Vice-Chancellor Khairuddin Ab Hamid
Students approx. 7,100
Employee 1,950
including professors 700
Website www.unimas.my

The University of Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) (Mal. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, English University of Malaysia, Sarawak) in Kota Samarahan in the state of Sarawak is a state university in Malaysia founded in 1992 . It was founded as part of the government's Vision 2020 program .

history

The university was founded in 1992 under the Vision 2020 program . It is the eighth state university in the country and the first to be established under the development program. In 1993, the course began with 30 lecturers and 118 students. The first faculties were the Faculty of Social Science and the Faculty of Resource Science and Technology . From 1994 the number of departments was increased and the number of students increased continuously.

organization

The full-time management of the university is headed by the Vice-Chancellor . This is supervised by a board of directors . The university consists of the following faculties, institutes and centers:

Faculties

  • Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts (FACA)
  • Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development (FCSHD)
  • Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT)
  • Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)
  • Faculty of Engineering (FE)
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS)
  • Faculty of Resource Science and Technology (FRST)
  • Faculty of Social Science (FSS)

Centers

  • Center for Language Studies (CLS)
  • Center for Academic Information Services (CAIS)
  • Center for Student Development (CSD)
  • Center for Technology Transfer and Consultancy (CTTC)
  • Center for Information and Communication Technology Services (CICTS)
  • Center for Applied Learning and Multimedia (CALM)
  • Research and Innovation Management Center (RIMC)
  • Center for Graduate Studies (CGS)

Institutes

  • Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (IBEC)
  • Institute of East Asian Studies (IEAS)
  • Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM)

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Universiti Malaysia Sarawak: Facts & Figures (English). Accessed August 21, 2010
  2. ↑ Universiti Malaysia Sarawak: About UNIMAS (English). Accessed August 21, 2010

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