University of Technology Sarawak

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University of Technology Sarawak
Universiti Teknologi Sarawak (Malay)
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Former name
University College of Technology Sarawak
Type Private university
Established2013;11 years ago (2013) [1]
Founder State of Sarawak
Accreditation MOHE
Academic affiliation
Chairman Annuar Rapaee
Chancellor Vacant
Vice-Chancellor Khairuddin Ab Hamid
Pro-Chancellor Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg
Total staff
335 (2023)
Students~2,999 (2023)
Location
Sibu
,
Sarawak
,
Malaysia

2°20′28″N111°50′36″E / 2.34111°N 111.84333°E / 2.34111; 111.84333
Campus Urban, 96.98 acres (39.25 ha) [2]
Colors Navy, black, gainsboro, and white
    
MascotAdam
Website uts.edu.my
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The University of Technology Sarawak (UTS) is a private university and state government-linked university as it is wholly owned by Yayasan Sarawak located in Sibu, Sarawak. [3] [4]

Contents

History

The university was established on 1 April 2013 as "University College of Technology Sarawak" (UCTS). [5] It is the first university in Sarawak owned by the state government. [6] [7] UTS is considered as one of the newest and latest university in Malaysia. The university is recognised as the only TVET university in Sarawak with the aim of producing highly educated and skilled professionals for new and rapidly developing industries. [8] [9] The university held its inaugural convocation on 8 October 2016 with 100 graduates. During the occasion, UTS announced its first chancellor, the Governor of Sarawak, Tun Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. [10]

2021 to present

In January 2021, the university become wholly owned by Yayasan Sarawak, the statutory body under the government of Sarawak. [11] In May 2021, UTS was named as one of the seven most beautiful campuses in Malaysia by a high society magazine, Tatler Malaysia. [12]

The university college was then upgraded into a full-fledged university as "University of Technology Sarawak" on 10 November 2021 by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education. [13] [14] [15] Sarawak's Premier, Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Abang Openg was appointed as the first Pro-Chancellor after the university received its full-fledged university status. [16]

Organisation

As of 2018, UTS had 140 academic staff and 120 support personnel. Out of 140 academic staff, 30% of them were PhD holders. A total of 1,800 students were enrolled. A total of 300 graduates were produced in 2016 and 2017. [17]

As of 2023, the university consists of seven schools, namely;

Admission and education

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Main building

For Sarawakian students, UTS is not selective in its admission procedures. [18] All local and non-local students are given full scholarships to enrol in UTS' one-year Foundation course, and those who pursue their undergraduate studies therein are offered 50% scholarships of the cost of their tuition. Students will also receive the 50% scholarship if they wish to pursue their studies for a Master's or PhD. In 2023, UTS offer 34 programmes from Foundation, Bachelor’s, Master’s to a PhD degree. [19]

The main language of instruction in the university is English and for admission a proof of sufficient knowledge of the English language is required for undergraduate students. Students who have taken the Malaysian University English Test (MUET) does not have to sit for the English Placement Test. The placement test only required students who are non-post UTS foundation students and students who do not have MUET results. The English Placement Test is being held during the first week after the orientation week for first year students. The questions consists of reading comprehension, speaking, listening and writing test.

As at most private universities in Malaysia, the academic year is divided into three semesters where the long semester will be held on February and September. [20] Meanwhile, the short semester will be held on July every year for 2 months period. For internship programme, all UTS programmes include 3 to 6 months of industrial training.

Since 2018, UTS runs a Degree Transfer Programme with four leading foreign universities, namely Murdoch University from Australia; University of Essex and University of Birmingham from England; and the University of Canterbury from New Zealand. [21]

Campus and architecture

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Interior of University of Technology Sarawak
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Exterior of University of Technology Sarawak

Phase One of the completion project of the university was constructed by Hock Peng Organisation with Naim Engineering as joint venture partner. [22] [23]

In 2015, the university became the first university in the world to receive platinum award for Green Building Index (GBI). [24] [25] The university building uses 50% less energy comparing to a typical building, using technologies such as LED bulbs with motion sensors, harvesting rainwater for ponds, air-conditioning, flushing toilets, and gardening. [26] [27] The modern atmosphere surrounded by rainforest and nature will provide the most conducive learning environment for students. [28] [29]

In September 2016, Hock Peng Organisation completed its construction of "Unicity", a commercial area that contains hostels to cater the needs of the university students, a hotel, department store, supermarket, and 80 units of shophouses. [30]

Research centres

UTS set up six research centres as of 2021. [31] Borneo Regionalism and Conservation (BORC) is created to conserve heritage buildings, structures, monuments, and socio-cultural documentation in Sarawak and Borneo.

In November 2017, Centre of Excellence in Wood Engineered Products (CeWEP) was set up to focus on R&D on engineered wood. [32] [33]

In 2019, UTS created the Centre On Technological Readiness And Innovation In Business Technopreneurship (Contribute) to develop the digital economy of Sarawak and encourage entrepreneurship with the help of technology. [34] UTS also set up the Centre for Research of Innovation & Sustainable Development (CRISD) focusing on research into the fields of energy, bio resources, environment, and materials. Laboratories have been set up to conduct researches into these areas. As of 2019, the university has published more than 354 journals and books. [31]

In 2020, UTS introduced three research centres [35] namely Advanced Centre for Sustainable Socio-economic and Technological Development (ASSET) for research and development (R&D) activities in rural areas of Sarawak. [36] ASSET has designated several rural areas in Sarawak as learning centres, namely Bawang Assan and Machan villages in central Sarawak and Long Lamai, Long Leng, Long Kerangan, Long Urang, Long Win, Long Jenalang, and Long Latei villages in northern Sarawak. Another research centre is Collaborative Research Laboratory on Advanced Cybersecurity Knowledge (CRACK) to conduct R&D activities on cybersecurity in Sarawak. Another research centre is Drone Research And Application Center to spearhead the training, application, and research into drone technologies.

In March 2022, UTS set up a special research chair for medical technology with RM 2 million grant from the government of Sarawak named "Datuk Patinggi Dr Wong Soon Kai Chair on Medical Devices Technology and Innovation". [37]

Student life

Since 2021, the university offers UTS Foundation Scholarship where it covers RM 10,000 of tuition fees for each successful applicant. UTS Undergraduate and Postgraduate Scholarships will bear 50% off of tuition fees for those pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate studies. [38]

UTS Bursary Scheme was also launched to cover 80% of the tuition fees for B40 (household income between RM 3,000 to RM 6,275) and M40 (household income between RM6,276 - RM13,148) groups who wished to study at UTS, limiting to 100 bumiputera and 100 non-bumiputera students. [31]

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