University of Malaya (UM), one of the top 100 universities in the world, is a leading public research comprehensive university in Malaysia. Located in Kuala Lumpur, it is the oldest higher education institution in Malaysia, especially famous for arts, sciences and medicine, and enjoys a world-class reputation in many disciplines.
As the largest and most famous university in Malaysia, the University of Malaysia is a member of Asian University Alliance, Pacific Rim University Alliance, 265438+20th Century Maritime Silk Road University Alliance and association of commonwealth universities. The University of Malaya, formerly King Edward VII Medical College, was founded in 1905, Raffles College was founded in 1929, and 1949+00 8 merged to form the University of Malaya.
1956 has set up two branches in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur respectively. 1960, the Malaysian federal government said that the two campuses will be separated and become two national universities that are not affiliated with each other. The campus in Kuala Lumpur retained Martha's name, while the campus in Singapore was renamed the University of Singapore.
1965, after Singapore became independent from Malaysia, the University of Singapore was renamed the National University of Singapore. 1973, the Department of Agriculture of the University of Malaya and Malaya Agricultural College merged to form Malaysia Agricultural University (now: University of Botra, Malaysia).
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The University of Malaya has 27,249 students, including undergraduates14,584 and postgraduates13,720. There are 2046 educators (lecturers) and 3594 non-educators (other staff), including 198 teachers from other countries. It is the largest university in Malaysia. Its school motto is "knowledge is the foundation of success".
It inspires people to strive to climb the academic peak. The University of Malaya is located in the capital Kuala Lumpur, covering an area of 304 hectares. It has two colleges, ten departments, five centers and an advanced college, as well as advanced teaching and research equipment and the largest university library in Malaysia, with a very rich collection of 2.09 million books, including 70,000 Chinese books.
In addition, its engineering colleges, law schools, medical schools, etc. All countries have libraries with books ranging from 4,000 to 654.38+10,000 volumes. Its Chinese Department is the largest in Malaysian universities and the most influential in Malaysia.
Some ministers and deputy ministers of China graduated from here. The University of Malaya has trained a group of talents for Malaysian society. The school has eight student dormitories, which can accommodate about 4560 students. But it still can't meet the demand. Many students need to rent dormitories off campus.