University of Malaya-Wales

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University of Malaya-Wales

Universiti Malaya-Wales
Former name	International University of Malaya-Wales (IUMW)
Type	Private
Established	11 March 2013
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Dr Kamila Ghazali
Location	Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 3°09′36.778″N 101°41′30.022″E / 3.16021611°N 101.69167278°E / 3.16021611; 101.69167278
Colours	Antique Gold   Canary Yellow   Royal Blue
Affiliations	University of Malaya, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Website	www.umwales.edu.my

University of Malaya-Wales (abbreviated as UM-Wales; Malay: Universiti Malaya-Wales, Welsh: Prifysgol Malaya Gymru) is a private university based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in 2013 as International University of Malaya-Wales, which is a partnership between University of Malaya (UM) and University of Wales. It renamed to University of Malaya-Wales on 7th March 2024.

UM-Wales offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and solicits both local Malaysian and international students. UM-Wales students are able to opt for dual programs of study whereby graduates of such dual programmes receive a degree from both the UM-Wales and University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD).

UM-Wales students are allowed to participate in student exchange programme which gives them the opportunity to study at UWTSD. UM-Wales students also have access to University of Malaya main campus facilities and library resources at no cost.

The UM-Wales campus is located on land leased from Bank Negara Malaysia that BNM acquired in 2017.^[1]