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A G R I C U L T U R E I N N O V A T I O N L I F E YOUR PATHWAY TO INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE STUDYING IN CONTENTS MALAYSIA Malaysia is a beautiful and way, you will experience the peaceful country that will best of both worlds when Welcome to Universiti Putra Malaysia most certainly promise you choose to pursue your 5 you an enriching living education in this charming 6 and studying experience. and exotic country. 7 Blessed with a vibrant Malaysia’s population 8 economy, Malaysia exceeds 30 million and 05 consists of two regions – the country experiences Welcome to Campus Life Peninsular Malaysia and tropical weather year- Universiti Putra 11 East Malaysia, which are round with temperatures Malaysia 13 separated by the South ranging from 21ºC (70ºF) 15 China Sea. It is unique to 32ºC (90ºF). The Malay 16 when it comes to the Language (Bahasa Melayu) 09 17 diversity of its people for is the national language, but Campus Life 19 here, the Malays, Chinese, English is widely spoken by Indians, Ibans, Kadazans almost all Malaysians. Academic Life and other ethnic groups live 23 in harmony under a single Malaysia is currently 24 identity as Malaysians. This ranked the world’s 11th 25 plural society is made up of most preferred study 32 people with different races destination by UNESCO. 36 and faiths who speak a With more than 30 years of 41 variety of mother tongues, experience in international - Faculty of Agriculture 44 and yet, each ethnic group education, and with close - Faculty of Forestry 46 practises a great deal of to 100,000 international 48 respect and tolerance students currently studying - Faculty of Economics & Management 50 toward each other, a fact in Malaysia, education in - Faculty of Engineering 52 which has made peace Malaysia is taken seriously - Faculty of Educational Studies 54 and stability a popular by its government which 21 Academic - Faculty of Science 56 trademark of the nation. has a vision to turn the - Faculty of Food Science and Technology 58 The multiculturalism that is country into a high quality Life - Faculty of Human Ecology 60 unique to Malaysia has also educational hub for - Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication 62 made it home to hundreds international students. - Faculty of Design and Architecture 64 of colourful festivals which The country’s Ministry of 101 - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences 66 are celebrated in grandeur Higher Education closely Life After - Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology 68 throughout the year. monitors all institutions to Study - Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences 70 ensure that they adhere to - Faculty of Environmental Studies 72 Known for their warm and the highest standards. As - Faculty of Agricultural Science and Food (UPMKB) 74 friendly nature, living among a result, many reputable - Institute of Bioscience 76 Malaysians and partaking in foreign universities from - Institute of Advanced Technology 78 their way of lives will be an countries like the United - Institute of Gerontology 80 experience you will cherish States, the United Kingdom, - Institute of Mathematical Research 82 for as long as you can Australia and New Zealand - Institute of Agricultural and Food Policy Studies 84 remember. have opted to set up branch - Halal Products Research Institute 86 In Malaysia, a wonderful campuses in Malaysia, or 112 Contact Us - Institute of Social Sciences Studies 88 balance between enter into collaborations - Institute of Tropical Agriculture 90 modernisation and traditions with Malaysian institutions. - Institute of Tropical Forestry & Forest Product 92 can be clearly observed, Studying in Malaysia does - Putra Business School 94 even in bustling cities like not only mean you stand Kuala Lumpur. The modern to obtain quality higher Life After Study 97 Malaysia’s famous towering education at an affordable skyscrapers are beautifully rate; it also translates to The UPM Alumni Centre 99 contrasted with traditional you having one of the best wooden houses built on cultural experiences in the Contact Us 101 stilts found in villages. Either world. WELCOME TO INTRODUCING MALAYSIA MALAYSIA form a platform for an Located approximately has more than 26,000 unparalleled cultural 22 kilometres from students enrolled in its 71 learning experience. Malaysia’s capital city, bachelor, 7 diploma and 47 Students pursue broader Kuala Lumpur, UPM is postgraduate programmes interests through on- at the Masters and PhD campus activities, from Research universities levels (with more than student politics and (RU) in Malaysia that is the arts, to sport and deeply committed to the Except for the diploma socialising. discovery and distribution programmes which are of knowledge. Founded offered exclusively at As a multidisciplinary in 1931 and known UPM’s branch campus in university, UPM is very internationally as one of Bintulu, Sarawak all other sensitive to the needs the more distinguished courses are offered at the and progress of the universities in the region, main campus in Serdang, its academic disciplines Selangor. Knowledge is Message from The environment and economic climate, subsequently include Engineering the core of all activities at Vice Chancellor responds to the changes. Agriculture, Forestry, UPM, as depicted in its Academic standards at motto “With Knowledge It is with great pleasure that UPM are internationally Medicine & Health We Serve” and our tagline I invite you to join Universiti recognised, with research Sciences, Economics is “Agriculture Innovation Putra Malaysia (UPM), and academic programmes & Management, Life”. By upholding this one of the world’s dynamic are carefully designed to Engineering, Educational philosophy in the execution higher learning institutions. provide students with an Studies, Science Food of all its endeavours, UPM After experiencing intellectually stimulating Science & Technology, aims to inspire its academic 83 years of exciting education, and to satisfy Human Ecology, community towards challenges, Universiti the needs of the industry Modern Languages & teaching and research Putra Malaysia (formerly and community in Malaysia Communication Design & excellence; and ultimately known as Universiti and internationally. Architecture, C omputer towards the material and Pertanian Malaysia), is Science & Information spiritual betterment of now renowned as one I have no doubt that Technology, Biotechnology society. UPM possesses of the leading centers of your experience with & Bimolecular Sciences, all the necessary qualities learning and research at UPM will be enriching, Environmental Sciences, to be at par with renowned the international level. both personally and and Agriculture & Food local and international professionally. I wish you Sciences. higher learning institutions UPM offers international the very best in your quest and your decision to join students the opportunity for academic excellence A multidisciplinary UPM will promise you a to study at its beautiful and advancement. university that has a world of opportunities that lush green campus, 83-year history, UPM will certainly enrich your life located in; Serdang, “With Knowledge We is strategically located and future. Selangor (main campus), Serve” within the Multimedia and Bintulu, Sarawak, Super Corridor (MSC), a East Malaysia (branch Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mohd Malaysian Government campus). We provide Fauzi Hj Ramlan designated zone designed world class services Vice Chancellor, UPM to propel Malaysia into the and convenient facilities information and knowledge which help our students era. As one of the largest to achieve excellent universities in Malaysia, academic success. Hosting UPM is also a key-player international students from in contributing to the more than 60 countries, growth of learned and UPM encourages cultural skilled human capital in learning diversity which the nation. UPM presently 5 6 HISTORICAL SPEARHEADING MILESTONE URBAN AGRICULTURE Universiti Putra Malaysia the College of Agriculture basic division: the Faculty Pertanian Malaysia was The Prime Minister of UPM’s agriculture-based or around town or city, and as well as research. Apart which sits on 1108.103 in Serdang merged with changed to Universiti Putra Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib research is known for the involves animal husbandry, from that, the action plan the Faculty of Agriculture, Animal Sciences, Faculty Malaysia by the former Tun Razak was once quoted focus placed on current aquaculture, agro-forestry also includes initiatives established as the School University of Malaya. Dr. of Forestry, Faculty of Prime Minister, Tun Dr. as saying that sustainability and pressing issues such and horticulture. According to refocus on innovation, of Agriculture in 1931. The Mohd. Rashdan bin Haji Agriculture, and a Division Mahathir Mohammad, as a of food security was among as production, processing, to FAO, food security entrepreneurship, school was located on a Baba, the then principal of of Foundation Studies. With strategic gesture to portray the nation’s top priorities biotechnology, green exists when a nation has industrial networking 22-acre piece of land in the College of Agriculture the world moving towards the status of UPM as a toward achieving the technology, sustainable all accesses to food that and globalisation. The Serdang and offered two Malaya, was appointed as the era of technological centre of higher education national targets set for the resource management, could satisfy the needs and strengthening of industrial programmes - a three- innovations