University of Putra Malaysia, abbreviated as UPM, is a Malaysian public research university located in Serdang, Selangor. Formerly it was named Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, focusing on agricultural sciences and related fields. Since the 1990s, the fields of study have expanded to include human ecology, languages, architecture, medicine, computer science and biotechnology. Currently there are 15 faculties, 11 institutes and 2 schools covering these as well as agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, economics, engineering, sciences, and education.
Methodist Boys' School, Kuala Lumpur is a semi-government aided Cluster School of Excellence and High Performance School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in July 1897, making it one of the oldest schools in Malaysia. It is known as MBS and its students are known as MBSians. The school is also known as Horley School, a reference to one of its principals, Rev. William E. Horley, who was responsible for changing and giving the school its present name from the previous name of Anglo-Tamil School. The name Horley School has been widely misunderstood as a reference to marble, which is also called Horley in Chinese, a game that was popular amongst its students then. It is noted for its library, which attracts visits from many other schools.
Sultan Idris Shah Serdang Hospital, previously known as the Serdang Hospital, is a government-funded multi-specialty tertiary district general hospital located in Sepang District, Selangor, Malaysia. The location of the hospital borders the South Klang Valley Expressway (SKVE) to the east and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and the UPM own teaching hospital to the west. It is clearly seen from the North–South Expressway at the Kajang Interchange.
Bioversity International is a global research-for-development organization that delivers scientific evidence, management practices and policy options to use and safeguard agricultural biodiversity to attain global food- and nutrition security, working with partners in low-income countries in different regions where agricultural biodiversity can contribute to improved nutrition, resilience, productivity and climate change adaptation. In 2019, Bioversity International joined with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture to "deliver research-based solutions that harness agricultural biodiversity and sustainably transform food systems to improve people's lives". Both institutions are members of the CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future.
The Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus is a branch campus of Universiti Putra Malaysia located in Bintulu, Sarawak. The campus was reopened in November 2001 based on the third objective of UPM's 2001-2010 planning strategy, which is to upgrade UPM's ability as an internationally acclaimed Centre of Study, Agricultural and Biosource Services. It is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in Sarawak.
Omar bin Abdul RahmanP.S.M., J.M.N., J.S.M. is a Malaysian academic and corporate figure. He is currently the president and CEO of the MUST Ehsan Foundation, a nonprofit foundation that manages and administers the Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST).
Jade Hills is located in Kajang, Selangor. Jade Hills is Gamuda Land’s first township to feature a contemporary oriental theme. It is easily accessible via major highways such as the Sungai Besi Expressway, North-South Expressway, South Klang Valley Expressway and Kajang Dispersal Link Expressway (SILK).
Bandar Putra Permai is a rapidly developing new town in Seri Kembangan, Petaling District, Selangor, Malaysia. It encompasses areas from Taman Desaminium, Taman Equine, Taman Dato' Demang, Taman Suria Tropika, Taman Lestari Permai, Taman Prima Tropika, Alam Sanctuary, Taman Lestari Perdana, Pinggiran Putra, Pusat Bandar Putra Permai, Kota Perdana, Puncak Jalil and Taman Lestari Putra. Bandar Putra Permai is located near Seri Kembangan, Putrajaya and Puchong. Most of the residents are originally of Chinese descent, but an increasing number of Malays live there.
Tan Sri Zakri bin Abdul Hamid has had a distinguished career in science as a researcher, educator, administrator and diplomat.
The UPM MRT station is a mass rapid transit (MRT) station at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. It is one of the stations on the MRT Putrajaya Line.
Ahmad Samsuri bin Mokhtar, better known as Dr. Sam, is a Malaysian politician, aerospace engineer and lecturer who has served as the 15th Menteri Besar of Terengganu and Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Ru Rendang since May 2018, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kemaman since December 2023 and group Chairman for Terengganu Incorporated. He is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a component party of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition. He has also served as one of the Vice Presidents of PAS since June 2019. He also served as the 1st Treasurer-General of PN from November 2020 to his resignation in December 2024.
Ahmad Zaharin Aris FASc is an academician and professor of hydrochemistry. He was appointed as a professor at the age of 33 and as a senior professor at the age of 36. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia from 2016 until 2020. On 1 March 2020, the faculty merged with the Faculty of Forestry to form Faculty of Forestry and Environment. He is then appointed by UPM as the 3rd director of International Institute of Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences (I-AQUAS), a research institute that upgraded from the Marine Science Centre on 15 December 2017.
Biswajeet Pradhan is a spatial scientist, modeller, author and who is now working as a Distinguished Professor and the founding Director of the Centre for Advanced Modelling and Geo-spatial Information Systems (CAMGIS), Faculty of Engineering and IT at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He is working primarily in the fields of remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), complex modelling, machine learning and Artificial intelligence (AI) based algorithms and their application to natural hazards, natural resources and environmental problems. Many of his research outputs were put into practice. His research platform is mainly Asia and Australia, and he has been sharing his findings worldwide. He is also a permanent resident of Australia and Malaysia.
Husaini bin Omar is a Malaysian academic, geologist, researcher, engineer and former Director-General of Higher Education from 1 February 2021 until 9 March 2023.
The Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science is a quarterly peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal published by UPM Press. It covers all aspects of tropical agriculture research and related fields. The editor-in-chief is Phebe Ding
The Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal published by UPM Press of University of Putra Malaysia. The journal focuses on issues pertaining to science and engineering. The editor-in-chief is Luqman Chuah Abdullah.
The Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities is a quarterly peer-reviewed open-access academic journal published by UPM Press. It covers all aspects of social and behavioural sciences as well as the humanities. The editor-in-chief is Roziah Mohd Rasdi.
Mohd Sapuan Salit is a material scientist, engineer, and the head of Advanced Engineering Materials and Composites (AEMC), a research centre in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He is a professor in composite material at the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Sapuan is also currently the chief executive editor for all Pertanika journals.
Abu Bakar bin Salleh is a scientist in enzyme and microbial technology at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is a professor at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is one of the Members of the Committee for the Setting up of Malaysian Citation Centre.
UPM Press is the university press of Universiti Putra Malaysia. The press is one of the entities under the Office of Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation, University Putra Malaysia. UPM Press operates the UPM Press Bookshop and the publisher for the official academic journal of University Putra Malaysia, the Pertanika journals.
