Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Universiti Putra Malaysia

Coat of arms of UPM
Former names	School of Agriculture (1931–1947) College of Agriculture Malaya (1947–1971) Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (1971–1997)[1]
Motto	Berilmu Berbakti
Motto in English	With Knowledge We Serve
Type	Public research university
Established	21 May 1931
Chancellor	HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah
Vice-Chancellor	YBhg. Prof. Dr. Mohd Roslan bin Sulaiman
Academic staff	1,773 (2021)[2]
Administrative staff	4,546 (2021)[2]
Students	25,399 (2021)[2]
Undergraduates	15,352 (2021)[2]
Postgraduates	10,047 (2021)[2]
Location	Serdang , Selangor , Malaysia 2°59′57″N 101°42′28″E / 2.99917°N 101.70778°E / 2.99917; 101.70778Coordinates: 2°59′57″N 101°42′28″E / 2.99917°N 101.70778°E / 2.99917; 101.70778
Campus	Serdang, Selangor (1,245.056 hectares) Bintulu, Sarawak (714.178 hectares)[3]
Colours	Red, grey and white
Affiliations	ASAIHL, ASEA-UNINET,[4] AUAP,[5] FUIW,[6] AACSB, APUCEN, UAiTED
Website	upm.edu.my

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM; formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia or College of Agriculture Malaya or School of Agriculture) is recognised by the independent government assessments as one of Malaysia's leading research universities offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a focus on agricultural sciences and its related fields.

Founded in 1931 as the School of Agriculture, UPM's main campus is in Serdang, Selangor. It was formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia or the Agricultural University of Malaysia. Now, UPM offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the fields such as agriculture, engineering, medicine, veterinary medicine, business, languages and social sciences.

It was ranked as the 132nd best university in the world in 2021 by Quacquarelli Symonds^[7] and it was ranked 28th among asian universities and the 2nd best university in Malaysia. In the Integrated Rating of Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education (SETARA), UPM maintain its six stars rating, which is 'Highly Competitive'.^[8]

History[]

On 21 Mei 1931, UPM was established as School of Agriculture, it is located on Serdang with 22 acre (9 hectares) land. The only two programmes offered were three-year diploma programme and one-year certificate course in agriculture. On 23 June 1947, the school was upgraded as College of Agriculture Malaya by Sir Edward Gent, the then Governor of Malayan Union.^[9]

On 29 October 1971, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Agricultural University of Malaysia) is officially established through the merger of College of Agriculture Malaya and the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Malaya. UPM began with three faculties which are in the field of agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine. On 23 July 1973, UPM had its first academic session with intake of 1,559 students. On 30 July 1977, UPM held the first convocation ceremony, it is also the ceremony that declaring the appointment of UPM's first Chancellor, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah.^[10]

On 3 April 1997, UPM has changed the name to Universiti Putra Malaysia, declared by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the then Prime Minister of Malaysia. The reason of changing name is to indicate UPM has diversified the fields of study especially in Science and Technology. The word "Putra" is taken from Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia. One of the reasons the word "Putra" was chosen is because the location of UPM near to Putrajaya. As the name has been changed, UPM changed the logo as well.^[11]

In 2006, UPM is recognised as a Research University in Malaysia.^[12] The autonomy university status was given by Ministry of Higher Education in 2012.

Chancellors[]

Chancellors^[13]

#	Chancellor	Term in office
1	DYMM Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Al-Haj Sultan of Selangor	1 January 1977 - 30 July 1993
2	TYT Tun Dato' Seri (Dr.) Haji Hamdan Bin Sheikh Tahir Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Pulau Pinang	1 August 1993 - 31 March 2002
3	DYMM Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Al-Haj Sultan of Selangor	1 April 2002 - Incumbent

Vice Chancellors[]

The list of the Vice Chancellors of Universiti Putra Malaysia.^[14]

#	Vice-Chancellor	Academic qualification	Term in office
1	Professor Tan Sri Datuk Dr.	Diploma of Agriculture (College of Agriculture Malaya), Bachelor of Agriculture Science (Reading, UK), PhD in Agriculture Science (Leeds, UK).	4 November 1971 ↓ 28 February 1982
2	Professor Tan Sri Dato’ Dr.	Diploma in Agriculture (College of Agriculture Malaya), Bachelor (Louisiana), Master (Louisiana), PhD in Extension Education (Wisconsin)	1 March 1982 ↓ 4 June 1994
3	Professor Tan Sri Dato’ Dr.	Bachelor of Veterinary Science, Master (London), PhD (London)	5 June 1994 ↓ 17 April 2001
4	Professor Dato’ Ir. Dr.	Diploma of Agriculture (UPM), Bachelor of Science in Engineering (California), Master of Engineering (California), PhD of Agricultural Engineering (Cornell).	18 April 2001 ↓ 31 December 2005
5	Professor Tan Sri Datuk Dr.	Diploma of Agriculture (UPM), Bachelor of Economics (California), Master of Agricultural Science (Oregon), PhD of Economics (Oregon).	1 January 2006 ↓ 31 December 2010
6	Professor Dato’ Ir. Dr.	Bachelor of Civil Engineering (UPM), Master of Engineering (Sheffield), PhD of Engineering (Birmingham).	1 January 2011 ↓ 31 December 2012
7	Professor Dato’ Dr.	Diploma of Agriculture (UPM), Bachelor of Science in Agronomy (Iowa), Master of Science (Louisiana), PhD in Biology (York).	1 January 2013 ↓ 31 December 2015
8	Professor Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris	Bachelor of Veterinary Medication (UPM), Master of Veterinary Science (Liverpool), PhD in Veterinary Science (UPM).	1 January 2016 ↓ 31 August 2020
9	Professor Dr. Mohd Roslan Sulaiman	Bachelor of Veterinary Medication (UPM), PhD in Nervous System Physiology (Edinburgh).	1 September 2020 ↓ Incumbent

Campuses[]

The university since its inception as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, has had two branch campuses apart from the main campus at Serdang, Selangor. The UPM branch campuses were in Bintulu, Sarawak and Mengabang Telipot, Terengganu.

The background of Bintulu campus can be traced back to 10 August 1974, it was a temporary campus under the National Resources Training Centre in Semenggok, Kuching and relocated to Bintulu in June 1987. On 27 August 1987, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Sarawak was officially established as a branch campus and offered three diploma programmes. The Bintulu campus was once closed down in 1994 and converted into a temporary site for a teacher’s training college. On 5 November 2001, it become UPM's branch campus again until now.^[15]

The branch campus in Terengganu began as UPM's Centre for Fisheries and Marine Science. When the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science transferred to there, the centre transformed into a branch campus in June 1996, named Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Terengganu.

With the approval from Cabinet of Malaysia, Terengganu University College (KUT) was established on 5th May 1999 as an associate campus of UPM. However, it was given autonomy on 1 May 2001 and renamed as Malaysian Science and Technology University College (KUSTEM) on 20 June 2001. On 1st February 2007, KUSTEM was upgraded into a full-fledged university and renamed again as Universiti Malaysia Terengganu.^[16]

Academic profile[]

UPM began its academic life in 1973 with three founding Faculties and a Division of Basic Sciences. The first intake of 1,559 students were for the bachelor's degree in Agricultural Science, Forestry Science, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Diploma in Home Technology, Diploma in Animal Health and Production, Diploma in Science with Education, and Preliminary Programme. As of 2021, UPM has 15 faculties, eleven institutes, two schools, offers 8 diploma programmes, 80 bachelor programmes, 66 Masters programmes by coursework and more than 300 fields of study in Master and Doctoral programmes by research.^[17] The Doctor of Medicine program provided by the Medical and Health Science division of the university was fully recognised by the Malaysia Medical Council on 5 June 2001.^[18]

Faculties and Schools[]

As of 2020, UPM has 13 faculties and two schools at Serdang campus, and two faculties at Bintulu campus. In Serdang campus, most of the faculties are located on academic zone (northern part of UPM), except Faculty of Agriculture on the southeast, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences on the south.

In Bintulu campus, there is only one faculty before the restructuring, which is Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, consists of five departments.^[15] Starting from 1 July 2020, the only faculty is split into two different faculties and the campus is offering more diploma and bachelor programmes than before.

The diagram below shows the formation and development of faculties in Serdang campus. Solid lines denote succession of an institution, either rename or upgrade; dashed lines denote detachment of a department from its original faculty whereas dotted lines denote inclusion to another faculty.

hideSummary of the formation of faculties in Serdang campus

Division of National Language Division of English Language Faculty of Science Division of Language Faculty of Agriculture Department of Language Faculty of Educational Studies Faculty of Resource Economics and Agribusiness Department of Environmental Sciences Department of Computer Science Department of Food Science and Technology Department of Human Development Studies Department of Social Sciences Depertment of Language Faculty of Forestry Faculty of Environmental Studies Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology Faculty of Food Science and Technology Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Human Ecology Faculty of Economics and Management Faculty of Forestry and Environment Faculty of Agricultural Engineering Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology Department of Biotechnology Department of Biomedical Sciences Department of Nutrition and Community Health Department of Development Communication Faculty of Modern Language Studies Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences Faculty of Design and Architecture Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication School of Business and Economics

Faculty of Agriculture[]

The Faculty of Agriculture (Malay: Fakulti Pertanian, abbreviation: FP) is one of the three founding faculties as the establishment of UPM in 1971.^[19] The faculty of agriculture was originally a faculty of Universiti Malaya,^[20][21] it then merge with the College of Agriculture and formed Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in 1971. The first dean of the faculty is Prof. Dr. Mohd Zain bin Karim.^[20] In Julai 1973, together with another two founding faculties, which are Faculty of Forestry and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Husbandry Sciences, and the Division of Basic Sciences,^[21] UPM began its first academic session with intake of 1,559 students.^[22][23]

With the expansion of faculty, more buildings were built in UPM to suit the need of faculty including a multi-purpose hall (Dewan Pertanian). In 2000s, the faculty was separated into Complex 1 where four departments were situated and Complex 2 which houses the administrative office and three departments, both complexes are 3 kilometres apart.

In the 9th Malaysia Plan, fund was allocated to build a new complex on a pasture land beside Equine Unit UPM. The construction began in 2009 and completed in early 2011, named as Agrobio Complex. The complex consisting of five blocks for the departments, a gallery which houses two lecture theaters, nine lecture rooms, canteen, surau and a multipurpose hall. From 25 July 2011, the staff moved to new complex gradually whereas the administrative office moved into the gallery building in December 2011.^[24]

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises seven departments:

1. Department of Aquaculture (Block A)
2. Department of Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics (Block B)
3. Department of Animal Science (Block C)
4. Department of Crop Science (Block D)
5. Department of Plant Protection (Block E)
6. Department of Land Management
7. Department of Agricultural Technology

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Faculty of Forestry and Environment[]

Faculty of Forestry and Environment (Malay: Fakulti Perhutanan dan Alam Sekitar, abbreviation: FHAS) is one of the three founding faculties as the establishment of UPM in 1971.^[25] Prof. Dr. Abdul Manap bin Ahmad is the first dean who led the faculty from 1972 until 1982.^[26]

In August 1976, the Department of Environmental Sciences was formed under the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies. The department then separated from its faculty (which renamed again as Faculty of Science) on 1 September 2004 and became an independent faculty, namely Faculty of Environmental Studies.^[27]

The Faculty of Forestry and Environment was established on 1 March 2020 as a result of the transformation of governance between the faculties. The faculty works closely with other faculties in UPM as well as other forestry related or environmental agencies and institutions.

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises four departments and one section:

1. Department of Forestry Science and Biodiversity
2. Department of Natural Resource Industry
3. Department of Natural Parks and Recreation
4. Department of Environment
5. Natural Resources Section

SISFEC[]

Sultan Idris Shah Forestry Education Center (SISFEC) was inaugurated on 21 March 2012 by the Chancellor of UPM, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, located at Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve, approximately 20 kilometres from the campus. The construction began in October 2009 and completed in September 2011.^[28] SISFEC consists of four blocks which include administrative offices, lecture halls and laboratories for the purposes of teaching, training and researching. It is administrative by Natural Resources Section, all activities held at SISFEC are planning by the section too.

Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve is a permanent forest reserve in Puchong which was awarded to UPM through a long-term agreement with the Selangor state government. UPM is granted a permission to manage and conduct activities related to education, research and forestry development for 99 years (1996 until 2095).^[29]

In 1906, the total gazetted area of the forest reserve was originally covered 4,270.7 hectares. However, due to urban development and industrialisation in Klang Valley, the forest's area has dropped to 1,176.1 hectares.^[29]

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine[]

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Malay: Fakulti Perubatan Veterinar, abbreviation: FPV) is one of the three founding faculties as the establishment of UPM in 1973.^[30] The faculty was formerly known as Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Husbandry Sciences.^[31] The first dean of faculty is Prof. Emeritus Dr. Omar Abdul Rahman who led the faculty from 1972 until 1978.^[32]

The formation of the faculty began in the 1960s, a number of students were selected for veterinary studies (with scholarships) in foreign countries. The Department of Veterinary Services perceived the need for veterinary education in Malaya, and submitted a memorandum to the Higher Education Planning Committee.

In 1968, the first annual conference of the Association of Veterinary Surgeons Malaysia-Singapore was held. Sir William Weipers, a faculty from Veterinary School of Glasgow University has been invited by the Department of Veterinary Services and the Association of Veterinary Surgeons Malaysia-Singapore to present a paper on veterinary education: A study of the needs of Malaysia and Singapore. Since the issue was again discussed publicly, the Prime Minister of the time, Tunku Abdul Rahman has promised to probe the need of the establishment of the veterinary faculty if the proposal is submitted.

The proposal has been made and recommended the establishment of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Malaya, it has been submitted to the Higher Education Planning Committee but no action was taken.^[33]

However, the first faculty of veterinary education in Malaysia, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Husbandry Sciences is successfully founded in October 1971, and establishing UPM with the another two faculties.^[34]

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises six departments:

1. Department of Veterinary Preclinical Sciences
2. Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology
3. Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies
4. Department of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis
5. Department of Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery
6. Department of Farm and Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery

UVH[]

University Veterinary Hospital (UVH) is a veterinary hospital which was established by the faculty in 1975,^[35] it is the first public university veterinary hospital.^[36] UVH began as a pet clinics and large animal ambulatory clinics as well as laboratory services, and developed into well-equipped hospital, offering diagnostic, treatment, surgical and care services for various animal species.^[37] As a teaching hospital, UVH equipped with diagnostic and laboratory equipment which are designed for training the students, the cases referred to UVH are also sources of teaching material.

School of Business and Economics[]

School of Business and Economics (Malay: Sekolah Perniagaan dan Ekonomi, abbreviation: SPE), was established in January 1974 as Faculty of Resource Economics and Agribusiness, it is the fourth faculty in UPM after the three founding faculties.^[38] On 11 February 2020, the 140th meeting of board of directors of UPM has approved the restructure of the faculty and renamed as School of Business and Economics starting from 1 Mac 2020.^[39] Before the restructuring in 2020, the faculty had been renamed and known as Faculty of Economics and Management for many years.

Besides the Master and PhD programmes, SPE offering also 3 undergraduate programmes which are Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration.^[40]

Accreditation[]

SPE has been accredited by AACSB for business programme.^[41] It is an accreditation that recognised an institution is providing quality education to students.

Faculty of Engineering[]

Faculty of Engineering (Malay: Fakulti Kejuruteraan, abbreviation: FK) was established in 1975 as Faculty of Agricultural Engineering which comprised only four departments,^[42] the first dean of faculty is Ir. Abdul Rahman Yaacob.

Starting from 2001, the faculty has moved to the new engineering complex,^[43] which is located on northeast of UPM, close to the Faculty of Design and Architecture. The students from both faculties are live at the 10th College of UPM (including the past 11th college).

Faculty of Educational Studies[]

Faculty of Educational Studies (Malay: Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan, abbreviation: FPP) was established on 15 January 1975 as the Faculty of Educational Services.^[45][46] The faculty originally offered courses to students who pursuing the Diploma in Science with Education and the Bachelor of Science with Education, both programmes were offered by the Faculty of Science before FPP is founded. The faculty also offered elective and general courses which were taken by students from various faculties in UPM at that time.^[45] Currently the faculty offers bachelor of education in languages, counselling, physical, agricultural science and home science. Besides the Bachelor of Education degree, the faculty also offers Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Development and a diploma programme.

In the early years of establishment, FPP consisted three departments. A structural reorganisation in 1989 has detached the Department of Social Science and merged with Department of Human Development Studies from Faculty of Agriculture, formed Faculty of Human Ecology. In 1995, the Department of Language was upgraded to the Faculty of Modern Language Studies. At that time, the Department of Education is the only department under FPP.

The inclusion of Department of Extension Education into FPP occurred in 1996 and it has renamed as Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education in 1997. FPP once again underwent a structural reorganisation in 2002, the Department of Education was reorganised into four new departments. One of a department, the Department of Human Movement and Behavioural Studies were split into two departments in 2004.^[45]

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises six departments:

1. Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education
2. Department of Counsellor Education and Counselling Psychology
3. Department of Language and Humanities Education
4. Department of Sports Studies
5. Department of Science and Technical Education
6. Department of Foundations of Education

Faculty of Science[]

Faculty of Science (Malay: Fakulti Sains, abbreviation: FS) was established as the Division of Basic Sciences in 1972. Its objective was to offer basic science courses required by students from other faculties. In 1975, the division's status was upgraded to be a faculty and named as Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies.^[47][48] The first dean of faculty, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ariffin Suhaimi served as dean until 1982.

The faculty has gone through several restructuring processes, the then Department of Environmental Sciences and Department of Computer Sciences were upgraded into two new faculties. In 2004, The Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology merged with the Department of Biotechnology from Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, formed a new faculty known as Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences. Ever since the restructuring, it was renamed again as Faculty of Science.^[47]

As a faculty that achieved five star rating in the Ministry of Higher Education’s Malaysia Research Assessment Instrument (MyRA), currently the faculty has three RCoE and eleven nanotechnology research labs.^[49]

Faculty of Food Science and Technology[]

Faculty of Food Science and Technology (Malay: Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi Makanan, abbreviation: FSTM) was established in 1976 as a department under Faculty of Agriculture, namely Department of Food Science and Technology. On 1 March 1982, it was detached from its faculty and upgraded into Faculty of Food Science and Technology that consisting of two departments, which are Department of Food Science and Department of Food Technology. With the establishment of the Department of Biotechnology, the faculty was renamed to Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology in 1986. However, the faculty renamed to its former name because the Department of Biotechnology was detached and merge with another department to form Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences on 1 August 2004.^[51]

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises three departments:

1. Department of Food Science
2. Department of Food Technology
3. Department of Food Service and Management

Food Service Complex[]

The Department of Food Service and Management was founded on 16 January 2005 and offer the food service and food management courses. In 2005, the Food Service Complex (also known as Food 6) was built to accommodate the teaching and learning process. Besides the practical operation and research activity at Food 6, it also performs commercialization activities through L’apprenti Café, L’apprenti Dèli and L’apprenti@Putra Restaurant.^[52]

Faculty of Human Ecology[]

Faculty of Human Ecology (Malay: Fakulti Ekologi Manusia, abbreviation: FEM) was established on 1 April 1992 through the merger of the Department of Human Development Studies from the Faculty of Agriculture with the Department of Social Sciences from the Faculty of Educational Studies.^[53] The faculty is located at the historical building of UPM where the building was the administrative office before the formation of Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, it also become the office of Vice-Chancellor in the early years of UPM era.^[54] The historical and iconic building is built in 1931, it had been extended to accommodate the needs of faculty.

Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication[]

Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication (Malay: Fakulti Bahasa Moden dan Komunikasi, abbreviation: FBMK) has a history started from the college era. The College of Agriculture Malaya founded Division of National Language and Division of English Language when the enactment of Language Act, 1967 took effect. In 1971, both divisions were combined to form one division, namely Division of Language which encompassed the National and English Languages. The division was upgraded to status of department in 1972 and placed under Faculty of Agriculture.

On 15 January 1975, the Department of Language was transferred to the Faculty of Educational Studies (FPP) until 4 January 1995, the department itself was detached from FPP and upgraded to the Faculty of Modern Language Studies. On 1 January 1999, the Department of Development Comminication detached from Faculty of Human Ecology and merged with this faculty.^[56] Due to the inclusion of the department, department renamed as Department of Communication while the Faculty of Modern Language Studies renamed to the current name, Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication.^[57]

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises four departments:

1. Department of Malay Language
2. Department of English
3. Department of Foreign Languages
4. Department of Communication

Faculty of Design and Architecture[]

Faculty of Design and Architecture (Malay: Fakulti Rekabentuk dan Senibina, abbreviation: FRSB) was founded on 26 June 1996 and began with the Department of Landscape Architecture, offering Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture programmes. The Department of Architecture and Department of Industrial Design were established in 1999 and 2002 respectively.

The idea to establish such a faculty began with a proposal paper entitled “Proposed Establishment of the Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture.”, which was submitted to the Faculty Agriculture in 1976. However, the faculty didn't take further action. In 1991, the Faculty of Engineering of UPM proposed to offer the Architecture programme. A committee was formed in the Faculty of Agriculture in 1994 to survey the feasibility of offering both landscape architecture and architecture in UPM. In 1995, a report was sent to the Vice Chancellor, proposing to set up a faculty offering courses in design and the creative arts. With the approval from UPM's Senate, Board of Directors and Ministry of Education, a new faculty named Faculty of Design and Architecture was established in 1996.^[58]

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises three departments:

1. Department of Landscape Architecture
2. Department of Architecture
3. Department of Industrial Design

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences[]

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (Malay: Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, abbreviation: FPSK) was established on 1 August 1996 through the merger of the Department of Biomedical Sciences from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Husbandry Sciences and the Department of Nutrition and Community Health from Faculty of Human Ecology, the faculty began with these two departments and a newly created department, the Department of Medical Sciences.^[59] On 18 June 2006, the faculty moved to a new complex on UPM's southern part, adjacent to the newly built Serdang Hospital and the Seventeen College, a residential college of UPM. As of 2021, the faculty comprises 18 departments in various field including medicine, nursing, psychiatry, nutrition and occupational health.^[60] Besides Serdang Hospital, the Universiti Putra Malaysia Teaching Hospital (HPUPM) also serves as a teaching hospital for students from FPSK.

Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology[]

Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (Malay: Fakulti Sains Komputer dan Teknologi Maklumat, abbreviation: FSKTM) was established on 1 October 1998.^[61] It was originally the Department of Computer Science under the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies from 1992 to 1998.^[62] When it was detached and upgraded as a faculty, other departments were formed as well and developing until today.

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises four departments:

1. Department of Computer Science
2. Department of Multimedia
3. Department of Software Engineering and Information System
4. Department of Communication Technology and Network

Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences[]

Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (Malay: Fakulti Bioteknologi dan Sains Biomolekul, abbreviation: FBSB) was established on 1 August 2004 when two departments detached and merged to become a faculty. The two involved departments are the Department of Biotechnology from Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology and the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology from Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies. Since the inception of FBSB, all activities related to biotechnology at UPM are coordinated under one administration.^[63]

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises four departments:

1. Department of Biochemistry
2. Department of Microbiology
3. Department of Bioprocess Technology
4. Department of Cell and Molecular Biology

Faculty of Agricultural Science and Forestry[]

Faculty of Agricultural Science and Forestry (Malay: Fakulti Sains Pertanian dan Perhutanan, abbreviation: FSPH) was established on 1 July 2020, as a result of restructuring in UPMKB. Before the restructuring, the only faculty at Bintulu campus is the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (FSPM)^[15] that consists of five departments, three are inherited by FSPH; another two has been reorganised and placed under FKPS.

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises three departments:

1. Department of Crop Science
2. Department of Forestry Science
3. Department of Animal Science and Fishery

Faculty of Humanities, Management and Science[]

Faculty of Humanities, Management and Science (Malay: Fakulti Kemanusiaan, Pengurusan dan Sains, abbreviation: FKPS) was established on 1 July 2020. The restructuring of UPMKB began in 2018, five main thrusts have been identified, which are agriculture, forestry, industrial chemistry, renewable energy and ethnic study. The five main thrusts help Bintulu campus positioning itself and restructure the FSPM to become two faculties.

Departments[]

As of 2021, the faculty comprises two departments:

1. Department of Science and Technology
2. Department of Social Science and Management

School of Graduate Studies[]

School of Graduate Studies (Malay: Sekolah Pengajian Siswazah, abbreviation: SGS or SPS) is a service and administrative centre which had a status that equivalent as other UPM's faculty, its role is to assist postgraduate students in the processes involved from their registration at UPM up to their completion of studies. Not only connecting the relationship between UPM and graduates, SGS also strengthening UPM's status as a research university. SGS is founded in 1978, named as Graduate Study Unit and later become Graduate School Office in February 1993. In March 2002, it was finally renamed as School of Graduate Studies.^[64]

Institutes[]

Institute of Bioscience[]

The Institute of Bioscience (IBS),^[65] Universiti Putra Malaysia was established on 1 August 1996 and was the first research institute founded in UPM. IBS was established to boost research and development (R&D) and postgraduate training in fields of biological sciences. The emphasis on research was given to strengthen the scientific and technological capabilities of the country as well as to develop relevant human capital to support the Industrial and Agricultural Master Plan.

Over the past 17 years, the Institute of Bioscience has rearranged and developed the existing units into five laboratories. Each laboratory has two main functions, i.e., doing research and providing the Service and Facility Unit. The five laboratories are

• Laboratory of Natural Products
• Laboratory of Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics
• Laboratory of Molecular Biomedicine
• Laboratory of Biotechnology Marine
• Laboratory of Cancer Research UPM-MAKNA

Institute of Advanced Technology[]

Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA),^[66] Universiti Putra Malaysia was established in 1999 as an interdisciplinary advanced research institute. In line with the university's research restructuring in 2012, ITMA has reformed its niche area to Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology focusing on areas such as materials synthesis and characterisation, materials processing and technology, and materials applications in sensors and functional devices.

• Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology
• Green Engineering and Sustainable Technology
• Sensor Technology
• Spatial and Numerical Modelling

Institute for Mathematical Research[]

The Institute for Mathematical Research (INSPEM)^[67] is a research institute specialising in research in mathematics and other areas whose major components are areas in mathematics.

The institute was established to fill the need for such a research centre in the country. It began operating on 1 April 2002 after its establishment was approved by the Division of Higher Education in November 2001. The institute is under the administration of UPM and is subjected to the regulations and stipulated in the statute on the establishment of institutes in UPM.

The main activities of INSPEM include planning, identifying and implementing research in Theoretical Studies, Applied and Computational Statistics, areas of Computational Sciences and Informatics and Innovational Methods in Education. The institute also serves as two-way channel between it and the public and private agencies through which research products can be channelled and problem requiring mathematical treatment can be received and examined at the institute.

At the same time it provides opportunities for collaborative research with agencies from inside and outside UPM. It is also a primary function of INSPEM to invite potential young researchers to carry out research that leads to postgraduate degrees.

Four research laboratories have been formed, each led by a head of laboratory:

• Laboratory of Theoretical Mathematics
• Laboratory of Statistics and Applied Mathematics
• Laboratory of Mathematical Sciences and Applications
• Laboratory of Education and Mathematics Literacy

Halal Product Research Institute[]

Establishment of Halal Food Institute as a research center is one of halal proactive measures to put UPM UPM as the leading center of excellence in agricultural education in the country. This establishment has submitted proposals to the management of the University in 2003 and was approved at the Management Committee Meeting University 110th on 26 and 31 March 2003. However, the establishment of this institute can not be implemented because of financial problems the university at the time. Therefore, Faculty of Food Science and Technology has taken the initiative to establish the Halal Food Unit in June 2003.

In August 2004, the Halal Food Unit in collaboration with Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM) has organised a "Workshop on Global Halal Hub Development Malaysia" in conjunction with the 1st Malaysian International Halal Showcase (Mihas) 2004. Resolution of the workshop titled "Proposed Development of Halal Food Hub Global Malaysia" was presented to the Honorable Prime Minister of Malaysia by Y.Bhg. Vice-Chancellor of the university in the opening MIHAS 2004 on 16 August 2004. Following this development, the Ministry of Higher Education has approved and agreed that UPM lead the national agricultural education center on 30 August 2004. To support this initiative, UPM has proposed the establishment of Halal Food Institute and has received approval from the Ministry of Higher Education on 1 June 2005. this initiative was implemented to help Malaysia to realise the aspiration to emerge as a global hub for halal food.

Following the change in administration policy UPM, several workshops were held to address the future direction related issues RMK9 and strengthen the position of UPM as a research university.

Thus, on 1 July 2006, after UPM implement changes Basically, the name Halal Food Institute (IMH) was converted to Halal Products Research Institute (IPPH).^[68] This amendment is to broaden the scope of research IPPH beyond the scope of food and put some new research scope of consumables Muslims and Islamic business.

Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP)[]

The Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP)^[69] was established on 1 October 2006 by merging the Institute of Biocomposite and the Rain Forest Academy. It was a very timely merger and it consolidated UPM's expertise and resources to provide solutions to current issues such as the dwindling supply of natural resources and the optimisation of bioresources.

INTROP's activities focus on forest canopy management, bioresources valuation and sustainability, sustainable utilisation of biocomposite products, product development and innovation and also market exploration and competitiveness.

Institute of Gerontology[]

The Institute of Gerontology (IG),^[70] UPM was established on 1 April 2002. Professor Dr. Tengku Aizan Hamid is the founding director of the Institute of Gerontology and is assisted by a deputy director and two head of laboratories.

Over the years, the institute has carried out research in numerous areas of old age and ageing with funding from federal and state agencies, government ministries (e.g., MWFCD, MOE, MOSTI) and departments, as well as international bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).^{[citation needed]}

Institute of Agricultural & Food Policy Studies[]

Universiti Putra Malaysia is an institution that has always been proactive in contributing ideas in the field of agriculture to both the government and community at large.^{[citation needed]} Among these contributions include policy suggestions that are founded on the results of research and development conducted at UPM.^{[citation needed]}

UPM established the Pusat Kajian Dasar Pertanian, PKDP or Agricultural Policy Research Centre in 1984. The centre provided a platform for researchers from many disciplines and stakeholders to conduct research and training in agricultural and development policies. PKDP was also involved in national and international seminars, conferences and workshops.

In 2005, Institut Kajian Dasar Pertanian dan Makanan (IKDPM),^[71] or Agricultural and Food Policy Studies Institute (AFPSI) was established in response to the increased government emphasis on agriculture in the Malaysian economy.

Institute for Social Science Studies[]

Institute for Social Science Studies (IPSAS)^[72] was established as a center of excellence for research and development (R & D) in the field of social sciences. It examines and analyses current social questions and provides answers and solutions. Along with this focus study focuses on youth development issues of the country.

The journey from its early formation as an Institute Community and Peace Studies (PEKKA) in 2001 to its current name of Institute for Social Science Studies. A transition of change in the research focus towards Youth Development and efforts into making the institute as a regional centre of reference in this field.^{[citation needed]}

Institute of Tropical Agriculture[]

The Institute of Tropical Agriculture (ITA)^[73] was established on 1 January 2007 through merging of various institutes including the Institute of Plantation Studies. The establishment of this institute was the outcome of the restructuring and rationalisation process of institutes, academy, and centres in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). This rationalisation process was implemented as a proactive and integrated effort taken to strengthen UPM status as a Research University (RU) and to become the center of excellence in agriculture education in Malaysia.

In line with UPM mission to have an efficient and effective administration structure via the lean and mean concept, the University has identified six new research clusters: Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Environment, Health, Social Science and Science, and Engineering and Technology to enhance research activities in UPM. In addition, UPM has identified eight specific research thrusts for each cluster, in line with the government's emphasis on the country's agriculture development agenda.

Three of the eight identified thrusts — Food Crops, Plantation Crops and Animal Production — will be ITA's research focus.

Putra Business School[]

Putra Business School (abbreviation: PBS) is an autonomous business school in UPM. It is founded in 1997 as Graduate School of Management (GSM).^[74] On 6 July 2011, the UPM's Board of Directors decided to reorganise the GSM in response to a Cabinet Memorandum in 2007. Thus, the Yayasan Putra Business School (YPBS) was formed on 23 August 2011 to manage the reorganised institution.^[75]

On 12 October 2012, Putra Business School was established officially as a private business school with full-fledged university status.^[76] UPM and YPBS has signed a Memorandum of Agreement on 31 December 2012, wherein UPM grants YPBS the licence to offer and conduct academic programmes by the standard of UPM and to use UPM's facilities.

PBS offers business and management related postgraduate programmes, all programmes are accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). Besides local accreditation, PBS also receive accreditation by AACSB and ABEST21.^[77] Currently PBS is located at the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research and Innovation)'s office building (nicknamed "White House UPM").

Campus life[]

Residential colleges[]

The accommodation units in UPM are called as "college", however, the colleges are not related with education, they are built to provide accommodation for students, known as "residential college" or kolej kediaman. Before the UPM's Governance Transformation Plan, there are 17 residential colleges in Serdang campus and one in Bintulu campus. The residential colleges in Serdang campus can be divided into four zone, which are lembah, pinggiran, bukit and serumpun.^[78]

The Mohamad Rashid College (KMR) is the first residential college in UPM, originally named as First Residence College. In May 1995, the college was renamed again, named after Mohd Rashid Ahmad (also known as Cikgu Rashid or Pak Rashid), the founder and pioneer of the establishment of Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. The restructure in 2019 has moved KMR to Block P1 and P2 on zon serumpun,^[79] and merged with K13. The KMR's original site is transformed into KMR OnePUTRA Residence that managed by UPM Holdings.

There are three residential colleges providing accommodation specialised for students who join uniformed unit (but still available for ordinary students). The Sultan Alaeddin Suleiman Shah College (KOSASS) accommodates Reserved Officer Training Unit (ROTU); the Pendeta Za'ba College (KPZ) accommodates Student Police Volunteer Corps (SUKSIS); the Chancellor College (KC) accommodates Civil Defense Student Corps (SISPA). Students who join the uniformed unit will live at the particular colleges, except students from K10, K11 and K17 will stay at their original college.

The Tenth College (K10) and Eleventh College (K11) are both adjacent to the Engineering Complex of UPM, accommodate the students from Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Design and Architecture. Another college at zon pinggiran is Seventeenth College (K17), it specialised accommodates the students from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Faculty of Medicine and Health Science.

The Twelfth College (K12), Fourteenth College (K14), Fifteenth College (K15) and Sixteenth College (K16) are located at zon serumpun and known as "Serumpun Colleges". They are built by PJS Development, a private construction company through the form of BOT. The BOT agreement stated that PJS Development are responsible to monitoring security and maintaining the colleges for 25 years.^[80][81]

The Sri Rajang College (KSR) is the only residential college in Bintulu campus, consists of 10 blocks that could accommodate up to 1,770 students.^[3]

The Governance Transformation Plan in 2019 has restructured the residential colleges in Serdang campus.^[82] Most of them has been merged with another college to save costs and improve administrative efficiency.^[78]

The table below shows the situation of 18 residential colleges before and after 15 June 2019, which is the date that colleges merged officially.

#	Residential colleges before merger	Merging	Residential colleges after merger
1	Mohamad Rashid College (KMR)	KMR moved to Block P1 and P2 of serumpun zone, merged with K13	The original site are transformed into KMR OnePUTRA Residence
2	Second College (K2)	Merge with KOSASS
3	Tun Dr. Ismail College (KTDI)		Tun Dr. Ismail College (KTDI)
4	Chancellor College (KC)		Chancellor College (KC)
5	Fifth College (K5)	Merge with KTDI
6	Sixth College (K6)	Merge with KC
7	Sultan Alaeddin Suleiman Shah College (KOSASS)		Sultan Alaeddin Suleiman Shah College (KOSASS)
8	Tun Perak College (KTP)	Merge with KPZ
9	Pendeta Za'ba College (KPZ)		Pendeta Za'ba College (KPZ)
10	Tenth College (K10)		Tenth College (K10)
11	Eleventh College (K11)	Merge with K10
12	Twelfth College (K12)		Twelfth College (K12)
13	Thirteenth College (K13)		Thirteenth College (K13)
14	Fourteenth College (K14)		Fourteenth College (K14)
15	Fifteenth College (K15)	Merge with K12
16	Sixteenth College (K16)	Merge with K14
17	Seventeenth College (K17)		Seventeenth College (K17)
18	Sri Rajang College (KSR)		Sri Rajang College (KSR)

Main hall[]

The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Cultural and Arts Centre (Malay: Pusat Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, abbreviation: PKKSSAAS) is the main hall in Serdang campus. It was completed in 1978 and known as the Great Hall of UPM (Dewan Besar UPM) before change the name. On 25 April 1996, the hall was inaugurated by Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, the eighth Sultan of Selangor. Since then, UPM renamed the Great Hall to its current name. PKKSSAAS is the place held the orientation, convocation, and even the examination.^[83][84]

The Experimental Theatre (Panggung Percubaan) is part of PKKSSAAS. It is a place for workshops on culture and arts, suitable for theatre performances and debate competition. It could also be used as a platform for the trial of performances.^[85]

Libraries[]

UPM has one main library and three branch libraries in Serdang campus, and one library in Bintulu campus.

The Sultan Abdul Samad Library (Malay: Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, abbreviation: PSAS) is the main library of UPM. It is actually exists before the establishment of UPM in 1971. The library is renamed as Sultan Abdul Samad Library and inaugurated on 23 May 2002, named after Sultan Abdul Samad, the fourth Sultan of Selangor. PSAS consists of block A and B (completed in 1982 and 1969 respectively), with total floor area of 19,007 square metres.^[86][87]

Another three branch libraries in Serdang are Medicine and Health Sciences Library (1998), Veterinary Medicine Library (1999), and Engineering and Architecture Library (2008). The library in Bintulu start operating when the campus was reopened in 2001.

Mosque[]

The UPM's Mosque (Malay: Masjid UPM) is the university's mosque that built to fulfill the needs of UPM's and Taman Sri Serdang's Muslims community to perform prayers. The construction started in 1987 and completed in 1989, the exterior design of the mosque is inspired by Saladin's war helmet. The Islamic Centre is founded on 1 October 1988 that responsible to manage the mosque and Islamic affairs of UPM.^[88]

Expo Hill[]

The Expo Hill (Malay: Bukit Ekspo) is a recreational place in UPM, close to the office of University Agricultural Park (TPU) and managed by it. Expo Hill is located at between Thirteenth College and UniPutra Golf Club, with the area approximately 13 hectares that divided into five zones. The Expo Hill was used as the site of the Agricultural Expo and Convocation Festival for the first time during the first convocation of UPM in 1977.^[89]

University Putra Malaysia Teaching Hospital[]

University Putra Malaysia Teaching Hospital (Malay: Hospital Pengajar University Putra Malaysia, abbreviation: HPUPM) is a teaching hospital that managed and operated by UPM. The location is adjacent to UPM's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Serdang Hospital. The construction of HPUPM started on 27 October 2014 and completed on 15 March 2019, with contract price of as much RM 582,227,497.73 (original contract price is RM 488 millions).^[90] Besides being a teaching hospital, HPUPM also share the burden borne by Serdang Hospital since it has started operate in 2019.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, HPUPM is chosen as one of the PPV in Selangor.

UPM Press[]

UPM Press (Malay: Penerbit UPM) is an entity placed under the Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor of Research and Innovation. Founded in 1977, it is a self-sufficient entity that generating income by providing publication services and selling published books. UPM Press has upgraded on 1 February 2020, now comprises five sections to operate, which are Administration Section, Editorial and Production Section, Design and Creative Media Section, Sales and Marketing Section, and Pertanika Journal Section. The publication services are not limited to staff and student within UPM, but provided to agencies outside UPM also. On average, UPM Press had published 50 book titles annually in the past ten years.^[91]

The Pertanika Journal Section under UPM Press is responsible to publish official journals of UPM. In 1978, Pertanika Journal began publication as the Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science (JTAS). Since 1992, Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology (JST) and Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (JSSH) are included in Pertanika series.^[92] Currently the Pertanika Journal is an international peer-reviewed journals and has been indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), ESCI (WoS), BIOSIS, National Agricultural Science (NAL), Google Scholar, MyCite and ISC.

On 27 September 2019, the UPM Press Bookshop was inaugurated by Dr. Aini Ideris, the Vice Chancellor of UPM.^[93] The bookshop's location is near to the main library and selling the published books.

Putra Science Park[]

Putra Science Park (PSP)^[94] is involved with technology transfer activities in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), moving potential technologies and inventions from the laboratories to the marketplace. This is where PSP assists in securing and protecting novel innovations through intellectual property processes and identifying applicable commercialisation strategies for the created intellectual property.

PSP also promotes and markets potential technologies through print and electronic media such as periodical publications, exhibitions and roadshows, showcases, press conferences and business matching programs.

Putra FM[]

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) has started offering the Bachelor of Communication program in 1998 with a specialisation in the field of broadcasting four, Journalism, Communications, Corporate Communications and Humanities. To support this academic program, UPM has built a photographic laboratory facility such as laboratories, laboratories and laboratory speech broadcasting. Laboratory broadcasting unit has two units, namely radio and publishing video publishing unit. Radio production unit has now been allocated for upgrading to Campus Radio Station.

Campus Radio Station Universiti Putra Malaysia or known by the name of the Son of FM, a radio station first digital campus university in the country. The design studio and choosing the appropriate equipment for this studio is with the assistance of the Radio Television Malaysia (RTM). UPM campus radio station has been operating under the auspices of the RTM or specifically Selangor FM. Continued co-operation with the RTM is coincident with the MoU was signed.

Putra FM^[95] program emphasises adult education by providing major programs of education, information and entertainment.

University Agriculture Park[]

University Agriculture Park (TPU)^[96] was established on 1 December 2001 to facilitate in the teaching and research in agriculture related fields and also provide services for the students, staffs and the community.

University Agriculture Park was originally established as the Plantation Division, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia in 1971 with its function then was to provide students with agriculture practical training and to give services to the campus community.

In 1998, Plantation Division was restructured to become University Research Park, Universiti Putra Malaysia to provide research facilities and services in agricultural field.^[97]

University Agriculture Park

University Agriculture Park

University Agriculture Park

Ayer Hitam UPM Research Forest[]

The research forest is at the Ayer Hitam Reserved Forest, Puchong, with a space of 1,248 hectares. The forest is 20 km from the capital city Kuala Lumpur and 10 km from the main campus of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Serdang. The Selangor State Government gave the research forest in a long term agreement for 80 years beginning 1996 for the purpose of education and research. The forest is managed by the Selangor Forestry Department and Faculty of Forestry UPM based on sustainable forest management. The Forest Management Plan for Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve is prepared by the faculty.

The forest area is the only well-managed Lowland Dipterocarp Forest in the Klang Valley. The facilities include a partially enclosed multipurpose hall, prayer room, kitchen, bathrooms, toilets and a playing field. The base camp can accommodate around 100 to 150 person at a time.

The forest is also used for teaching purposes in the field of forestry, wood science, and park and recreation management. There are field plots for research activities in silviculture, wildlife management, forest ecology, forest survey, forest engineering, and hydrology. The extension programmes include forestry, science, motivation, interpretation and ecological camps.^[98]

UPM – Mitsubishi Corporation Forest Restoration Project[]

The Joint Research Project on Rehabilitation of Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem was initiated in July 1991 by Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and Yokohama National University, Japan (YNU) with sponsorship from Mitsubishi Corporation. The project is based on the success of restoration of native forest land in Japan and results of some field surveys conducted in the forests of South East Asian countries since 1978. The scientific basis of the project is based on the concept of vegetation association by Prof. Akira Miyawaki from Yokohama National University.

The objectives of the project are to assess the health of rehabilitated forest through measuring the indicators of forest health and the sustainability of forest resources. The project conducts research in soil science, plant physiology, water science, biodiversity (terrestrial floral, wildlife, aquatic flora and fauna, insect and microbes) and in microclimatic conditions that indicate the health of the rehabilitated forest.

The project was initiated in UPM Bintulu campus Sarawak (Phase 1) at a 47.5 ha site. In 2010, 350,000 seedlings were planted representing 128 species native to Sarawak. In addition, 100 research plots were established in the rehabilitated area.

In July 2008, a new agreement between UPM and Mitsubishi Corporation was signed to establish a model planted forest of indigenous tree species in an urban setting at UPM main campus Serdang, Selangor. The second phase of the project was launched on 26 November 2008 covering an area of 27 hectares. To date 1,350,000 seedlings representing 136 species have been planted.^[99]

Rankings[]

University rankings
Global – Overall
ARWU World[100]	701-800
CWTS World[101]	320
QS World[102]	143
QS Under 50[103]	10
RUR World[104]	266
THE World[105]	601-800
THE Young Universities[106]	157
USNWR Global[107]	626
Regional – Overall
QS Asia[102]	28
THE Asia[105]	136
THE Emerging Economies[108]	78
National – Overall
QS National[102]	2
THE National[105]	3

Quacquarelli Symonds[]

Year	QS World University Rankings[102]	QS Asia University Rankings[102]	QS Top 50 Under 50[103]
2010	345
2011	319
2012	358
2013	360
2014	411-420	72
2015	376	76
2016	=331	66	38
2017	270	49	17
2018	229	36	15
2019	202	34	13
2020	159	33	12
2021	132	28	10
2022	143

Times Higher Education[]

Year	THE World University Rankings[105]	THE Asia University Rankings[105]	THE Young University Rankings[106]
2016	601-800	121-130	101-150
2017	601-800	121-130	101-150
2018	601-800	=142	151-200
2019	801-1000	=188	201-250
2020	601-800	145	151-200
2021	601-800	136	157

Impact rankings[]

Times Higher Education Impact Rankings are the only global performance tables that assess universities against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Year	Rank	Best scores by rank		Overall
2019[109]	201-300	Quality education	58.7	53.7 - 64.5
		Sustainable cities and communities	41.1 - 59.5
		Industry, innovation and infrastructure	30.3 - 50.6
		Partnerships for the goals	50.2 - 68.5
2020[110]	101-200	Quality education	81.1	75.4 - 83.3
		Good health and well-being	58.5 - 67.3
		Sustainable cities and communities	71.4
		Partnerships for the goals	80.7
2021[111]	201-300	Industry, innovation and infrastructure	87.9	71.0 - 77.4
		Quality education	73.7
		Sustainable cities and communities	61.9 - 72.6
		Partnerships for the goals	56.3 - 64.7

UI GreenMetric[]

In 2020, Universiti Putra Malaysia is ranked 28th in the world. The ranking of UI GreenMetric is based on:

• Setting & infrastructure (SI)
• Energy & climate change (EC)
• Waste (WS)
• Water (WR)
• Transportation (TR)
• Education & research (ED)

The ranking also placed UPM third in Asia, second in Southeast Asia and maintains first position within the country for 11 consecutive years since the ranking was introduced in 2010.^[112]

Year	Overall rankings	Rankings by region (Asia)	Criteria & Indicators[113]						Total score
			SI (15%)	EC (21%)	WS (18%)	WR (10%)	TR (18%)	ED (18%)
2010[114]	6	1							7698.60
2011[115]	17	2							7204.60
2012[116]	19	1							6570.03
2013[117]	16	1							6672.85
2014[118]	42	5	1099	1445	1269	875	1325	615	6628
2015[119]	17	1	1095	1300	1425	700	844	1127	6491
2016[120]	34	4	1319	1090	1551	363	886	1334	6543
2017[121]	27	3	1092	1157	1602	723	962	884	6420
2018[122]	32	3	1400	1200	1350	825	1450	1350	7575
2019[123]	28	3	1275	1550	1425	950	1525	1275	8000
2020[124]	28	3	1325	1550	1425	950	1525	1350	8125

Notable alumni[]

Politicians[]

• Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Harun, first governor of the Malaysian State of Sabah
• Ronald Kiandee, Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries
• Dato' Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau, former Deputy Chief Minister of Sabah
• Datuk Seri Haji Salahuddin Ayub, former Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
• Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, former Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
• Dato' Sri Hajah Rohani Abdul Karim, former Minister of Women, Family and Community Development
• Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa, former Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs)
• Dato' Seri Amirudin Shari, Menteri Besar of Selangor
• Chang Lih Kang, member of the Parliament of Malaysia for Tanjong Malim
• Dato' Ahmad Nazlan Idris, member of the Parliament of Malaysia for Jerantut
• Noor Amin Ahmad, member of the Parliament of Malaysia for Kangar
• Chong Eng, member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly for Padang Lalang
• Najwan Halimi, member of the Selangor State Assembly for Kota Anggerik

See also[]

• Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Campus
• Education in Malaysia
• Ministry of Higher Education
• List of universities in Malaysia
• List of forestry universities and colleges

References[]

External links[]

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