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The University of Malaya (Malay: Universiti Malaya; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of higher education, [6] [7] and was the only university in newly independent Malaya. [8]
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Universiti Malaya's academic programmes are globally acclaimed and highly-ranked worldwide in its individual category while encompassing a broad spectrum of knowledge.
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University of Malaya, the first University of the country, is situated on a 750-acre (309-hectare) campus in the southwest of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia.The University of Malaya grew out of a tradition of service to the society.
Universiti Malaya has its roots in Singapore with the establishment of King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1905. In 1949 Universiti Malaya was formed with the amalgamation of King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College in Singapore.
Today the campus is located 12km from the centre of Kuala Lumpur, on 920 acres, which include an Olympic sized swimming pool and a lake with kayaking. It has been granted self-accreditation since 2009, and has more than 60 research centres with six research clusters.
The University of Malaya, as it is known today, was officially recognised as a national university on 1 January 1962. Its initial objective to provide tertiary education to the people of Malaysia has successfully produced leaders and intellectuals in a range of disciplines.
