Universiti Malaysia Perlis

University of Malaysia, Perlis
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Malay)
اونيۏرسيتي مليسيا ڤرليس (Malay)
马来西亚玻璃市大学 (Chinese)
மலேசிய பெர்லிஸ் பல்கலைக்கழகம் (Tamil)
Former name
Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia
MottoKnowledge, Sincerity, Excellence
TypePublic
Established25 July 2001[1][2]
ChancellorTuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Ibni Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail, Raja Muda Perlis[3]
Vice-ChancellorYBhg. Lt. Kol. Dato' Prof. Ts. Dr. Zaliman Sauli
Students14,000
Location
Kangar and Arau, Perlis
,
Malaysia
Affiliations
Websitewww.unimap.edu.my

Universiti Malaysia Perlis (abbreviated as UniMAP) is a Malaysian public institution of higher learning located in Perlis. It was previously known as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia (Northern Malaysia University College of Engineering, abbreviated as KUKUM).[6] It was established as the 17th Public Institution of Higher Learning in Malaysia on 25 July 2001. The first Vice-Chancellor is YBhg. Datuk Prof. Emeritus Dr. Kamarudin Hussin and the current Vice-Chancellor is YBhg. Lt Kol Prof. Ts. Dr. Zaliman Sauli. On 7 February 2007, KUKUM was upgraded to a full-fledged university and got its present name. Its logo, used since 2003, was rehashed as the logo of the University.[7]

  1. ^ Background
  2. ^ "Background (Malay)".
  3. ^ "The Chancellor - UniMAP". Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Perlis. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  4. ^ "The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions, of Higher Learning". Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. ^ "GU8 Member Institutions". Global U8 Consortium. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Background". www.kukum.edu.my. Archived from the original on 27 October 2005.
  7. ^ "Majlis Pelancaran UniMAP" (PDF).