Universiti Sains Malaysia - USM

 

Universiti Sains Malaysia - USM is an another public university in Malaysia located at north of peninsula Malaysia, Penang. There are three campuses;

• Penang island - Main Campus,
• Kelantan - Health Campus,
• Nibong Tebal, Penang (main land) - Engineering Campus

USM was established in 1969, after the Penang State Legislative Assembly first called for the establishment of a university college in the state in 1962. The establishment of USM in 1969 as the second university in Malaysia, after UM and it was first known as Universiti Pulau Pinang.

USM offers courses ranging from Natural Sciences, Applied Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences to Building Science and Technology, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Education. These are available at undergraduate and postgraduate levels to approximately 30,000 students at its 17 Academic Schools on the main campus in the island of Penang; 6 Schools at the Engineering Campus in Nibong Tebal (approximately 50km from the main campus); and 3 at the Health Campus in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan (approximately 300km from the main campus).

USM also has 17 dedicated research centres for a wide range of specialisations which include archaeology, medicine and dentistry, molecular medicine, science and technology, Islamic development and management studies, and policy research and international studies. It also provides consultancy, testing, and advisory services to the industry under the ambit of USAINS Holdings Sdn Bhd, the University’s commercial arm.

There is offshore collaboration with KLE University, India offering the Doctor of Medicine (USM) undergraduate degree. USM plans to open a Global Campus (Kuala Lumpur Campus) located at Kuala Lumpur Education City (KLCE). With around 28,300 postgraduate and undergraduate students in 2009, USM being is one of the biggest universities in terms of enrollment in Malaysia. The number of lecturers is about 1,479, which leads to a student-lecturer ratio of around 19:1. USM has won the Asian Innovation Award in which USM emerged as the only winner from this country.

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