City University Malaysia

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City University Malaysia
City University Malaysia.png
Logo of City University Malaysia
Former names
City University College of Science and Technology
Type Private university
Established1984
Chairman Mohd Sham Mohd Sani
Chancellor YABhg. Tun Md Raus Bin Sharif
Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Mustaffa Halabi Azahari
Students7,500
Address
Menara City U, No. 8, Jalan 51A/223, 46100
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Malaysia
Website city.edu.my

City University Malaysia is a private university in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Established in April 1984, City University Malaysia was founded by a group of scholars. Originally known as Petaling Jaya Community College. the University attained full university status in 2016.

The University, alongside City University Press, are subsidiaries of U.C.I. Education Sdn. Bhd. City University Press publishes the CUeJAR, a double-blind peer reviewed quarterly international open access e-journal. [1] As a research university, the University offers five MQA-accredited doctoral programs in the fields of business, information technology, design, and education. [2]

the University now has, in addition to its main campus in Petaling Jaya (Greater Kuala Lumpur), a branch campus in Johor Bahru, together with regional centres in Kota Kinabalu and Penang. Plans are afoot for the University to extend its network with the addition of a campus in the multi-media super corridor of Cyberjaya.

Rated in the most recent Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education as a Very Good (4-Star) University in SETARA-2019 rating. [3] Aligned with its industry focus, the University was in year 2022 ranked 13th amongst ASEAN private universities for applied higher education.

The University has extensive global reach with international students constituting over 47% of the student population, drawn from over 70 nations.

Under a Sino-Malaysian bilateral agreement in 2009, City University Malaysia degree programmes are acknowledged by the Chinese Ministry of Education. [4] [5]

Partnerships

Academic partners

It partners with Jinan University to form an international think tank on Sino-Malaysian cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. [6]

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References

  1. "CITY U : CUeJAR".
  2. "DBA & PhD Programmes | City University".
  3. "Top Malaysian Universities According to SETARA 2017". 24 May 2022.
  4. "中国教育部承认的马来西亚高校名单". Sohu.com (in Chinese). 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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