Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Malaysia

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1995

• April - Setting up of Institute of Technology PETRONAS
• July - First Academic session commenced in PERMATA Bangi

1996 - Relocation to the permanent campus in Seri Iskandar, Perak.

1997 - Invitation by the Minister of Education to set up UTP.

1998

• July - Commencement of UTP Academic Masterplan Study followed by the Physical Development Masterplan.
• December - Completion of UTP Academic Masterplan Study and Commencement of Physical Development Masterplan.

1999 - Accreditation from the National Accreditation Board of Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology and INformation Systems Programmes. 

2000 - Introduction of postgraduate degree programmes.

2001

• August - Proclamation of YABhg Mulia (Dr) Raja Tun Mohar Raja Badiozaman as Chancellor Proclamation of YBhg Tan Sri Dato' Seri Azizan Zainul Abidin as Pro Chancellor Inaugural Convocation Ceremoney with 150 graduates.
• September - Commencement of UTP Research, Development and Consultancy Masterplan Study.
• October - Accreditation from Board of Engineers, Malaysia for Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering and MEchanical Engineering programmes.

2002

• January - Commencement of Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Programmes.
• February to March - Recognition from Public Services Department for Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology and Information Systems programmes. Completion of UTP Research, Development and Consultancy Masterplan Study.
• June - Official Opening of the Academic Complex by YBhg Tan Sri Dato' Seri Azizan Zainul Abidin the Chairman of PETRONAS and ITPSB Board.
• August - Second Convocation Ceremony with 304 graduates.
• October - Accreditation from Board of Engineers Malaysia for Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering.

2003 

• February - Appointment of Acamide Advisory Council Members.
• June - Official opening of Academic Complex by Tan Sri Dato' Sri Azizan Zainul Abidi, Chairman of PETRONAS and ITPSB Board.
• August - Proclamation of YBhg Tan Sri Dato' Seri (Dr) Mohd Hassan Marican as Pro Chancellor Third Convocation Ceremony with 333 graduates. 

2004

• January - Commencement of MSc in Petroleum Engineering and MSc in Process Integration. 
• April - Proclamation of YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohammas as Chancellor of UTP.
• August - Official Opening of University Teknologi PETRONAS by YAB Tun Abdullah HJ Ahmad Badawi, The Prime Minister of Malaysia. Fourth Convocation Ceremony with 464 graduates. 

2005

• March - Establishment of Halliburton Research Centre at UTP.
• August - Fifth Convocation Ceremony with 563 graduates.
• September - Accreditation from Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). UK for Chemical Engineering Programme. 

2006

• July - Official Opening of An-Nur Mosque by HRH The Sultan of Perak. 
• August - Sixth Convocation Ceremony with 724 graduates.

2007 - Seventh Convocation Ceremony with 848 graduates Recognition with the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture. 

2008 - Eight Convocation Ceremony with 1088 graduates.

2009 - Ninth Convocation Ceremony with 1138 graduates.

2010 -

• July - Rated Tier-5 (Excellent) under the 2009 Rating System for Institutions of Higher Learning (SETARA).
• October - Proclamation of YBhg Dato' Shamsul Azhar Abbas as Pro Chancellor Tenth Convocation Ceremony with 1190 graduates.

2011 -

• April - Received recognition for its Structured Student Industrial Internship Programme from Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp).
• October - Eleventh Convocation Ceremony with 1470 graduates Formation of Research Advisory Council.

2012 -

• July - First Private University accredited by Standards Malaysia via its Universal Testing Machine Laboratory.
• October - Proclamation of YBhg Tan Sri Sidek Hassan as Pro Chancellor Twelfth Convocation Ceremony with 1267 graduates.
• November - Rated Tier (Excellent) under the 2011 Rating System for Institution of Higher Learning (SETARA). Rated 5 Star under 2011 MyRA (Malaysian Research Assessment Instrument).

2013 -

• January - Conferred with a Tier-5 (Excellent) for D-SETARA 2011 (Discipline-based Rating System) in Engineering.
• October - Thirteenth Convocation Ceremony with 1147 graduates.
• December - Rated 3-star for Excellence in the Quacquarelli Symbols (QS) World University rating for 2013. 

2014 -

• February - Ranked in the top 200 in the 2014 QS World University ranking by subject for Chemical Engineering.
• May - The only private university in Malaysia to be ranked in the Top 200 for the 2014 QS Asia University Rankings.
• September - Ranked at 355 for the Engineering and Technology Faculty under the 2014 QS World University Rankings. The first private university in Malaysia to receive a 4-star rating by QS Centre of Intelligent Signal and Imaging Research (CISIR) is recognised as national HiCoE by Ministry Education.
• October - Fourteenth Convocation Ceremony with 1278 graduates.

2015 -

• May - Three subjects made it to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science and Information Systems. 
• June - UTP improved its ranking to 151-160 in Asia and is still Malaysia's only private university to be recognised. 
• September - UTP improved its ranking from 335 to 288 in QS World University Ranking 2015 for Engineering & Technology Faculty.
• October - Proclamation of YBHG Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Arifin as Pro Chancellor 15th Convocation Ceremony with 1154 graduates. 
• December - The only private university to be rated 6 Star under 2014 MyRA (Malaysian Research Assessment Instrument).

2016 -

• March - QS World University Ranking by Subject acknowledged Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering subjects as top 150 and 200, respectively.  While Electrical & Electronics is at top 250 and Computer & Information Sciences at top 350.
• June - Improved its standing in the QS Asian University Rankings 2016, moving up to 127.
• September -
  • Debuted in the 2016/17 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, entering in the 601-650 band.  It was the only private university to make it into the rankings.
  • Made its first appearance in the QS Top 50 under 50 and was one of the three Malaysian institutions ranked in the 91-100 band.
  • Made its debut in The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016/2017. UTP and other Malaysian research universities were ranked in the 601-800 band.
• November
  • UTP retained its 6-star rating for MyRA 2015.
  • Proclamation of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Chancellor of UTP. 
  • Sixteenth Convocation Ceremony with 1469 graduates. 

2017 -

• January
  • UTP celebrated its 20th anniversary on 10 January.
  • UTP new R&D Building was officially opened by YB Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh Minster of Higher Education.
• March
  • Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering maintained their ranking positions in the Top 150 and 200 respectively in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017, Similarly, Electrical & Electronic Engineering & Computer Science & Information Systems also remained in the top 200 and 300 respectively.
  • Improved its ranking from 288  to 233 in the QS World University Ranking 2017 for Engineering & Technology Faculty.
  • Debuted into the THE Asia University Rankings 2017, ranking it at the 141-150 band.

Teaching and Research Laboratories
UTP has made a conscious effort to ensure that the teaching and research facilities are built and maintained to enable efficient academic delivery, as well as support groundbreaking research and development.

Our state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities are specifically designed to:

• Provide a conducive learning environment
• Enable the creation of well-rounded graduates
• Instill students with high technical competence
• Motivate students to realise their full potential
• Enable critical thinking, creativity and promote business acumen and communication skills

Sports and Recreation Facilities
Apart from ensuring students have access to world-class academic facilities, UTP also makes physical fitness and co-curricular competitiveness a priority. All students will enjoy full access to an array of sports and recreation facilities in our dedicated sports complex.

UTP Health Centre
The wellbeing and health of our students and faculty are among our top priorities. UTP has its very own health centre – staffed by experienced medical personnel – to provide emergency and routine health services 24 hours, 7 days a week.

UTP is nestled in a 400 hectare area within the quaint yet developing locale of Bandar Seri Iskandar in the state of Perak, Malaysia.

• 40KM from state capital of Ipoh
• 213KM from nation's capital of Kuala Lumpur

Accessibility:

• By car via Ipoh - Lumut Highway – Southbound
• By car via North - South Expressway Gopeng / Simpang Pulai Exit – Northbound
• Via local Flight to Sultan Azlan Shah Airport
• Via bus to Batu Gajah Town

UTP has a dedicated student services unit to assist students in residential related matter like off and on-campus housing, understanding tenancy information and dealing with agents and landlords. Generally, the rooms provided on campus are on a two-bedded or twin-sharing basis.

Student will be provided with accommodation for their whole education period in UTP. The cost of accommodation at UTP is at RM260/month (*USD60/month) for both Foundation Programme and Undergraduate Programme

*1USD = RM4.35 (subject to the currency exchange rate)

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• The only private university in Malaysia with 6-star rating in Malaysia Reasearch
• The only private university in Malaysia to be rated 5-Star Overal Rating in QS Stars University Rating
• Ranked 91-100 band for QS Top 50 under 50
• Recognised in the QS World University Ranking by subject:
  • Top 150 in Chemical Engineering
  • Top 200 in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Top 200 in Mechanical Engineering
  • Top 300 in Computer Science & Information Systems
• Ranked in the 601 – 800 band in The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-2017.
• Ranked in 91 in THE BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2017.
• Ranked in 141 – 150 band in THE Asia University Rankings 2017
• Tier-5 rating (Excellent) for SETARA, which is a Rating System for the Malaysian Higher Education Institutions
• Tier-5 rating for D-SETARA, which is a Discipline-based Rating System in engineering

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