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University of Malaya
University of Malaya, the country’s first University, is situated on a 750 acre (309-hectare)
campus in the southwest of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia.
University of Malaya grew out of a tradition of service to the society. Its predecessors, the
King Edward VII College of Medicine established in 1905 and Raffles College in 1929, has
been established to meet urgent demands, one in medicine and the other in education. When
the two came together to form the University of Malaya in October 1949, it was so that they
might perform together an even greater service to help lay the foundations of a new nation by
producing a generation of skilled and educated men. Hence the University of Malaya was
established on 8th October 1949 as a national institution to serve the higher education needs
of the Federation of Malaya and Singapore.
The growth of the University was very rapid during the first decade of its establishment and
this resulted in the setting up of two (2) autonomous Divisions in 1959, one located in
Singapore and the other in Kuala Lumpur. In1960, the government of the two (2) territories
indicated their desire to change the status of the Divisions into that of a national university.
Legislation was passed in 1961 and the University of Malaya was established on 1st January
1962.
The University motto, “Ilmu Puncha kemajuan” (Knowledge is the Key to Success) reflects
the philosophy of the University in its continuous endeavor to seek knowledge in all fields to
produce successful graduates and a successful nation.
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