Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM / National University of Malaysia)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM / National University of Malaysia) is a public institution in Bangi, Malaysia, accredited by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE / Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia) operating jointly with the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA / Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia, established 2007 by Act 679 of 2007 by merger of LAN — Lembaga Akreditasi Negara — and the Quality Assurance Division of MOHE). MQA administers the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF) and operates the MQA Register of accredited HEIs and programmes. The Department of Higher Education (JPT / Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi) handles operational HE management. Malaysia's top 5 public universities have been formally designated as "Research Universities" (Universiti Penyelidikan / RU) since 2006-2010 with enhanced research funding and autonomy: UM, USM, UKM, UPM, and UTM. Beyond RUs, Malaysian HE includes ~20 other public universities, several foreign branch campuses (Monash, Nottingham, Swinburne, Heriot-Watt, Reading, Newcastle, Xiamen), and a large private-HE sector.. Primary language: Bahasa Malaysia + English (HE bilingual medium). AlmiStudy lists 10 canonical subject areas, all verified against Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE / Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia) operating jointly with the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA / Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia, established 2007 by Act 679 of 2007 by merger of LAN — Lembaga Akreditasi Negara — and the Quality Assurance Division of MOHE). MQA administers the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF) and operates the MQA Register of accredited HEIs and programmes. The Department of Higher Education (JPT / Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi) handles operational HE management. Malaysia's top 5 public universities have been formally designated as "Research Universities" (Universiti Penyelidikan / RU) since 2006-2010 with enhanced research funding and autonomy: UM, USM, UKM, UPM, and UTM. Beyond RUs, Malaysian HE includes ~20 other public universities, several foreign branch campuses (Monash, Nottingham, Swinburne, Heriot-Watt, Reading, Newcastle, Xiamen), and a large private-HE sector..
- Country
- Malaysia (MY)
- City
- Bangi
- Control
- public
- Language
- Bahasa Malaysia + English (HE bilingual medium)
- Accreditation
- Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE / Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia) operating jointly with the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA / Agensi Kelayakan Malaysia, established 2007 by Act 679 of 2007 by merger of LAN — Lembaga Akreditasi Negara — and the Quality Assurance Division of MOHE). MQA administers the Malaysian Qualifications Framework (MQF) and operates the MQA Register of accredited HEIs and programmes. The Department of Higher Education (JPT / Jabatan Pendidikan Tinggi) handles operational HE management. Malaysia's top 5 public universities have been formally designated as "Research Universities" (Universiti Penyelidikan / RU) since 2006-2010 with enhanced research funding and autonomy: UM, USM, UKM, UPM, and UTM. Beyond RUs, Malaysian HE includes ~20 other public universities, several foreign branch campuses (Monash, Nottingham, Swinburne, Heriot-Watt, Reading, Newcastle, Xiamen), and a large private-HE sector.. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-14.
- Source
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM / National University of Malaysia) — collector batch + MQA / MOHE Malaysia cross-verification (Day 14) · tier: tier_2_directory
- Website
- https://www.ukm.my
Subjects offered
Show all 12 listed subjects (raw)
Engineering & Technology · Business & Management · Education · Computer Science & IT · Medicine & Health Sciences · Law · Pharmacy · Natural Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences · Theology & Religious Studies · Architecture & Design
Founded 1970 (chartered as Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 18 May 1970 by Act of Parliament — established to be the FIRST FULLY BAHASA MALAYSIA-MEDIUM UNIVERSITY in Malaysia, reflecting the post-independence Malay-language nationalism following the 1969 ethnic riots; located at Bangi, Selangor — 35 km south of Kuala Lumpur). Malaysia's NATIONAL UNIVERSITY — chartered 18 May 1970 specifically to be the FIRST FULLY BAHASA MALAYSIA-MEDIUM UNIVERSITY in Malaysia, established in the wake of the 1969 ethnic riots when post-independence Malay-language nationalism intensified. 'Kebangsaan' = 'national' in Malay. Located at the 'university town' of Bangi, Selangor, ~35 km south of Kuala Lumpur. ~27,000+ students across 13 faculties: Economics and Management, Education, Engineering and Built Environment, Information Science and Technology, Islamic Studies (premier Islamic Studies faculty in MY public HE), Law, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities, Dentistry, Medicine, and Health Sciences (UKM Medical Centre is a major teaching hospital), and Engineering. Bahasa Malaysia is the primary instruction language with English used in many graduate programmes. Designated RESEARCH UNIVERSITY (RU) by MOHE.
Other universities in Malaysia
Universiti Malaya (UM / University of Malaya)
Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM / Putra University of Malaysia, formerly Universiti Pertanian Malaysia / Agricultural University of Malaysia)
Serdang
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM / Science University of Malaysia)
Penang
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM / Technological University of Malaysia)
Johor Bahru
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