¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 is 45 Years Old Today!
Today marks the 45th anniversary of ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹. From a humble beginning in in 1970, ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 has grown exponentially over the years and is now one of the 5 research universities in the nation. It is the so-called national university which upholds key national aspirations including using the Bahasa Melayu as the primary medium of teaching. To date ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 has produced more than 170,000 graduates and thousands of post-graduates in various disciplines. ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 is the number one choice of many aspiring graduates in many for many faculties. In medicine alone, ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 has produced more than 5000 medical doctors and 1500 specialists, and the majority are serving at the government and private hospitals. ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 now has 13 research institutes and 2 of them are recognised at the Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICOE) namely the ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI) and the Institute for Microengineering and Nanotechnology (IMEN). Let us all hope and pray that ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 will continue to rise further up and respected locally and internationally, churn more quality graduates and post-graduates, generate more new knowledge through research, publish more high impact publications, engage the community and the industry in relevant activities and address the needs of the nation.
Professor Datuk Dr. A Rahman A Jamal