Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) was established on December 1, 2000. UTeM pioneers the “practice and application oriented” teaching and learning methodology for higher technical education in Malaysia. This is in accordance with the government’s decision to cater for high technical-skilled human resource needs of Malaysia’s industries.
UTeM has seven distinct faculties which provide in-depth specialization in engineering, engineering technology, ICT and technology management disciplines along with the Institute of Technology Management and Tecnopreneurship and Centre for Languages and Human Development. The university offers academic programs at Diploma, Bachelor, Masters and PhD levels.
The programmes offered at UTeM are highly specialised. Currently, UTeM offers 10 engineering technology programs with the highest student enrolment of 2,600, which also represents 60% of total student enrolment at UTeM. The curriculum is developed closely with industry experts and aligned to the national agenda for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to ensure its quality and relevance meet the needs of the thriving industrial sectors and further produces highly-skilled human resources for the development of Malaysia towards a high-income nation by 2020.
UTeM admits not only local but also international students and this includes students from Indonesia, Korea, Saudi Arabia, India, Singapore, Palestine, among others.
