UCSI University

UCSI University

Type	Private
Established	1986
Chancellor	Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Abdul Rahman Arshad
Vice-Chancellor	Senior Professor Dato' Dr Khalid Yusoff
Location	Taman Connaught, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Campus	Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Terengganu
Website	www.ucsiuniversity.edu.my

UCSI University is a multi-campus private university based in Malaysia. ^{[1] [2]}

UCSI University is a member of the UCSI Education Group which comprises UCSI International School Springhill, UCSI International School Subang, Sri UCSI School, UCSI Child Development Centre, UCSI Publishing House and UCSI Extension.

History

UCSI University was established in 1986. Originally the Canadian Institute of Computer Studies, the school has evolved with accreditation. In 1990, it became Sedaya College, later Sedaya International College. In 2003 it became University College Sedaya International (UCSI), and in 2008 when it became a full university was renamed UCSI University. UCSI University is situated in the centre of Kuala Lumpur.

Organisation

The primary campuses are located at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Marang, Terengganu and Kuching, Sarawak. UCSI has a daughter campus, Perdana College of Malaysia.

Its student population exceeds 10,000. 38% of its student population is international.

UCSI collaborates with universities in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Poland, United States and Canada, among others.

UCSI's current and third vice-chancellor and president is Senior Professor Dato' Dr Khalid Yusoff. He succeeded Robert Bong in September 2013.^[3]

Co-Operative Education Training Programme

UCSI Co-Operative Education Training Programme, established in 2004, collaborates with over 700 employer organisations to provide work experience to students during their years of education. For each year at UCSI, students work for two months. However, most employers would only hire students committed at least three months

Academic programmes

UCSI University has seven faculties, two institutes and two centres:

• The Faculty of Applied Sciences
• The Faculty of Business & Information Science
• The Faculty of Engineering, Technology & Built Environment
• The Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism Management
• The Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
• The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
• The Faculty of Social Science & Liberal Arts
• The Institute of Creative Arts and Design
• The Institute of Music
• The Centre for Pre-U Studies
• The Centre for Languages

References

External links

• Official website