Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia | |
Former names | Akademi Tentera Malaysia (ATMA) |
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Motto | Kewajipan, Maruah, Integriti |
Motto in English | Duty, Honour, Integrity |
Type | Public |
Established |
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Chancellor | Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor |
Vice-Chancellor | Lieutenant General Datuk Mardzuki bin Muhammad |
Commanding Officer | Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim bin Yasir |
Address | Kem Sungai Besi, 57000 , , 3°8′8″N 101°41′16″E / 3.13556°N 101.68778°E |
Campus | Sungai Besi Camp |
Colours | Dark blue, red, and cyan |
Affiliations | Malaysian Armed Forces |
Website | www |
The National Defence University of Malaysia (Malay: Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia, abbreviated as NDUM or UPNM) is a military university located in Sungai Besi Camp, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Established in 1995 as the Malaysian Armed Forces Academy (Malay: Akademi Tentera Malaysia) before upgraded into university status and assumed its present name in 2006, the university is Malaysia's first catering to the needs and development of the Malaysian Armed Forces. There are around 2,700 undergraduate students, with over 890 of them Officer Cadets that undergo four to five years of training.