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Table 3.4: List of Public Higher Educational Institutions in Malaysia

Existing 20 Public Universities

Universiti Malaya (UM), established on 1-1-1962
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), established in 1969
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), established on 18-5-1970
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), established on 4-10-1971
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), established on 1-4-1975
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), established on 26-8-1999
Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM), established on 10-5-1983
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), established on 16-2-1984
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), established on 24-12-1992
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), established on 24-11-1994
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), established on 24-2-1997
Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), established on 13-3-1998 (formerly known as Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia - KUIM)
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), established on 15-7-1999 (formerly known as Kolej Universiti Sains & Teknologi Malaysia - KUSTEM)
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), established on 30-9-2000 (formerly known as Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn - KUiTHO)
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), established on 1-12-2000 (formerly known as Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia - KUTKM)
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), established on 16-2-2002 (fomerly known as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan & Teknologi Malaysia - KUKTEM)
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), established on 2-5-2002 (formerly known as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia - KUKUM)
Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia (UDM), established on 1-1-2006
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), established on 14-6-2006
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM), established on 10-11-2006 (upgraded from Malaysian Armed Forces Academy)

Note: The public universities can be divided into four research, four broadbased and 12 specialised universities. The four public universities that have been designated as research universities are Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)