Putra University Malaysia

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Universiti Putra Malaysia
motto With Knowledge We Serve
founding 1931
Sponsorship state
place Serdang in Selangor State , Malaysia
Chancellor Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Alhaj
Students approx. 29,000
Professors 2,900
Networks AUN , IAU
Website www.upm.edu.my
Main campus

The Putra University Malaysia (UPM) (Mal. Universiti Putra Malaysia, English Putra University Malaysia) in Serdang in the state of Selangor is a 1931 founded state university in Malaysia . The university specializes in agricultural sciences and related subjects and is named after Abdul Rahman Putra , Malaysia's first Prime Minister.

history

In 1931 the School of Agriculture was established by the British colonial administration. The school offered two training courses for public sector employees: a three-year course with a diploma and a one-year course with a certificate as a degree. In 1941 the school had around 320 students. The upgrading to college took place in 1947 as College of Agriculture Malaya and the following year it was intended to convert the college into a university. The unrest from 1948 onwards prevented this. In 1960 the Faculty of Agriculture of the Malaya University was established. Due to the increasing importance of agriculture, the College of Agriculture Malaya and the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Malaya merged in 1971 and the Universiti Pertanian Malaysia emerged as an independent university. In 1973, teaching began with 1,500 students in three faculties . From the 1990s, teaching was expanded to include other areas of science. The name was changed to its current name in 1997 in memory of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.

organization

The university's chancellor is an honorary post and is filled by a well-known personality.

The following faculties and centers exist:

  • Faculty of Agriculture
  • Faculty of Forestry
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Faculty of Economics and Management
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Educational Studies
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Food Science and Technology
  • Faculty of Human Ecology
  • Faculty of Modern Language and Communication
  • Faculty of Design and Architecture
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
  • Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology
  • Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
  • Faculty of Environmental Studies
  • Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (UPMKB)
  • The School of Graduate Studies
  • The Graduate School of Management
  • The Center for Foundation Studies for Agricultural Sciences

All faculties except for the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (UPMKB) are located on the main campus in Serdang . This is located in Bintulu in the state of Sarawak .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://upm.edu.my/about_us/history/the_story_behind_upm-8203
  2. ↑ https://upm.edu.my/about_us/university_governance/chancellor-8206
  3. ↑ Putra University of Malaysia: UPM Facts , March 17, 2010. Accessed August 20, 2010
  4. ↑ AUN Member Universities. In: www.aunsec.org. ASEAN University Network, 2012, accessed August 24, 2019 .
  5. ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed August 7, 2019 .
  6. ↑ a b Putra University of Malaysia: UPM History , October 1, 2007. Accessed August 20, 2010
  7. ↑ Putra University Malaysia: Faculties , May 10, 2007. Accessed August 20, 2010
  8. ↑ Putra University Malaysia: Environment , May 10, 2007. Accessed August 20, 2010

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