SEGi University
SEGi University, formally SEGi University and Colleges, is a private comprehensive university group in Malaysia whose main campus stands at Kota Damansara in the state of Selangor, and it is placed in the 701-710 band of the 2027 QS World University Rankings.世纪大学,正式名称为「SEGi University and Colleges」,是马来西亚一所私立综合性大学集团,主校区位于雪兰莪州哥打白沙罗,在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中处于 701-710 区间。
Its history can be traced to 1977, when the first Systematic College opened in the commercial heart of Kuala Lumpur to offer British professional qualifications, and the institution carries the motto The best in you, made possible.其历史可追溯至 1977 年,当年第一所 Systematic College 在吉隆坡市中心开办,提供英国专业资格课程,学校以「The best in you,made possible(成就更好的你)」为校训。
The group serves students from about 85 nations across five main campuses, with roughly 40 per cent international students and a foreign faculty share near 9 per cent, and its OpenAlex record lists 3,391 works and 38,448 citations.该集团在五个主要校区为来自约 85 个国家的学生提供教育,国际学生占比约 40%,外籍教师占比接近 9%,其 OpenAlex 记录列有研究成果 3,391 项、被引 38,448 次。
History
- The institution began in 1977 with the opening of its first education centre, then known as the Systematic Education Group, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, where it concentrated on professional and vocational qualifications.该校于 1977 年起步,第一所教育中心当时名为 Systematic 教育集团,设于吉隆坡市中心,以专业与职业资格培训为主。
- In 1977 the first Systematic College enrolled students in Kuala Lumpur for British professional qualifications, and the group's later college campuses in Subang Jaya, Penang and Sarawak carried the same teaching model to other states under the SEGi College name.1977 年,第一所 Systematic College 在吉隆坡招收学生修读英国专业资格课程,集团后来在梳邦再也、槟城与砂拉越的学院校区,以「SEGi 学院」之名把同一教学模式带到其他州属。
- Its earliest programmes prepared students for external British awards such as those of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Association of Business Executives.其最早期的课程面向英国外部资格考试,例如伦敦工商会、特许公认会计师公会以及工商管理协会的资格。
- The college expanded through the 1980s, when demand for private higher education in Malaysia grew rapidly and the group added new campuses and programme areas to its core training work.该学院在 1980 年代持续扩张,当时马来西亚对私立高等教育的需求迅速增长,集团在其核心培训业务之外增设新校区与课程领域。
- On 16 May 1995 the Systematic Education Group was listed on the second board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, making it one of only two Malaysian higher education institutions ever listed on the local exchange.1995 年 5 月 16 日,Systematic 教育集团在吉隆坡证券交易所第二交易板挂牌,成为马来西亚仅有的两家曾在本地交易所上市的民办高校之一。
- During the 2000s the group was reorganised under the SEGi name and its listed vehicle became SEG International Bhd, linking its teaching operations to a publicly traded education company.进入 2000 年代,集团以 SEGi 之名重组,其上市主体成为 SEG International Bhd,把教学业务与一家公开交易的民办教育公司相联系。
- In 2007 the group built its main campus at Kota Damansara, a site that later accommodated the faculties of business, technology and innovation, creative arts and design, and dentistry.2007 年,集团在哥打白沙罗建成主校区,该址后来容纳了商业、技术与创新、创意艺术与设计以及牙医学等学院。
- Until 2012 the flagship institution operated as SEGi University College, and in that year the Ministry of Education announced its upgrade to full university status.2012 年之前,其旗舰院校以「SEGi 大学学院」的名义运作,这一年马来西亚教育部宣布其升格为正式大学。
- In the 2016 and 2017 cycles of the Malaysian quality assessment MyQuest, the institution was rated in the six-star Glorious tier, the highest band used in that exercise.在马来西亚质量评估 MyQuest 的 2016 与 2017 年周期中,该校获评六星「辉煌级」,这是该项评估中的最高档位。
- It also holds a five-star Excellent rating from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency under the SETARA assessment of higher education institutions.该校还在马来西亚学术资格鉴定机构的 SETARA 高等院校评估中获评五星「卓越级」。
- In 2018 the group signed a memorandum of understanding with Affin Islamic Bank on an education financing product, allowing several family members to share the cost of a student's tuition.2018 年,集团与艾芬伊斯兰银行签署关于教育融资产品的谅解备忘录,允许数名家庭成员共同分担一名学生的学费。
- The group reached its forty-fifth anniversary in 2022, a year in which it counted about 20,000 students across its campuses and set out a renewed commitment to employability-based teaching.2022 年,集团迎来成立四十五周年,当年其在各校区合计约有 20,000 名学生,并提出以就业能力为核心的教学承诺。
- In the 2022 edition of the QS World University Rankings the institution was recognised as a QS Five Star Plus provider, after obtaining five stars in eight separate evaluation areas.在 2022 年 QS 世界大学排名评估中,该校获评 QS 五星加强级,此前已在八个独立评估领域各获五星。
- By 2023 the institution had entered the QS Asian rankings at the 260th place, and it subsequently moved into the band between 731 and 740 of the QS world table for 2026.到 2023 年,该校已进入 QS 亚洲大学排名并列第 260 位,随后又进入 2026 年 QS 世界大学榜 731 至 740 区间。
- The group has hosted a Confucius Institute, and in 2025 that institute organised the third Malaysia-China university students Chinese debate competition with the Chinese embassy as co-host.该集团设有孔子学院,2025 年该孔子学院主办了第三届马中大学生华语辩论赛,中国驻马来西亚大使馆参与协办。
- The Confucius Institute within the group has been led in the past by an executive dean drawn from Chinese academic circles, reflecting the institution's teaching links with China.集团内的孔子学院此前曾由中国学术界的执行院长领导,体现该校与中国的教学联系。
- Across five decades the institution grew from a single commercial training college into a group of campuses in the Klang Valley, Penang and Sarawak offering programmes from foundation to doctoral level.历经五个十年,该校从单一的商业培训学院成长为横跨巴生谷、槟城与砂拉越的校区群,开设从基础课程到博士层次的课程。
- It now describes itself as one of the largest private higher education providers in Malaysia, with close to 200 programmes spanning eleven discipline areas.该校现自称为马来西亚规模最大的私立高等教育机构之一,开设近 200 个课程、涵盖十一个学科门类。
- The institution's own account of its evolution stresses continuity from 1977, presenting its growth as an answer to rising Malaysian demand for private higher education and professional qualifications.该校对自身沿革的叙述强调自 1977 年以来的延续性,把自身的成长表述为对马来西亚私立高等教育与专业资格需求上升的回应。
Academics
- The group teaches across eleven discipline areas and close to 200 programmes at foundation, diploma, undergraduate, master and doctoral levels.该集团在十一个学科门类下开设近 200 个课程,涵盖基础课程、文凭、本科、硕士与博士各层次。
- Its named strengths include accounting and finance, business administration, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, mass communication and early childhood education.其具名优势领域包括会计与金融、工商管理、机械工程、电子电气工程、大众传播以及幼儿教育。
- Tourism and hospitality management and psychology are further programme areas, and the institution also runs a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.旅游与酒店管理以及心理学也是其课程领域,该校另外还开设医学学士及外科学士课程。
- Dentistry is taught within the main campus faculties, and the group offers health science programmes alongside its business, engineering and communication provision.牙医学在主校区各学院内授课,集团在商业、工程与传播课程之外还开设健康科学类课程。
- The institution arranges dual and joint awards with partner universities in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, allowing students to obtain a foreign degree alongside a Malaysian one.该校与英国、美国、澳大利亚的合作大学开展双学位与联合授位安排,学生可在取得马来西亚学位的同时获得外国学位。
- Its delivery model combines coursework, laboratory work and industry placement, in line with the group's stated employability focus.其教学模式将课堂学习、实验操作与行业实习相结合,与集团公开宣称的就业能力导向一致。
- Research output is comparatively small in scale, with OpenAlex attributing 3,391 works and 38,448 citations to the institution.其科研产出规模相对较小,OpenAlex 记录该校研究成果 3,391 项、被引 38,448 次。
- The institution states that its teaching is built on a student-centred approach supported by digital platforms and online learning tools, a theme that appears in its QS star ratings.该校表示其教学以学生为中心,并依托数字平台与在线学习工具,这一取向也体现在其 QS 星级评估结果中。
- A faculty of education, language, psychology and music organises postgraduate provision, and hosted the institution's postgraduate education symposium.教育、语言、心理与音乐学院负责组织研究生教育,并主办了该校的研究生教育研讨会。
- Foundation and diploma routes allow students to enter degree programmes without direct qualifications, and the group also operates a platform for working adults to upgrade their qualifications.基础课程与文凭路径使未具备直接入学资格的学生得以进入学位课程,集团还运营面向在职人士的学历提升平台。
- The Kota Damansara main campus is planned for up to 12,000 students, with a nearby extension known as SEGi Tower designed to accommodate a further 6,000.哥打白沙罗主校区可容纳多达 12,000 名学生,邻近的扩建楼「SEGi Tower」则设计再容纳 6,000 人。
- The group's campuses in Kuala Lumpur, Subang Jaya, Penang and Sarawak extend its provision beyond the Klang Valley and give it a national footprint.集团在吉隆坡、梳邦再也、槟城与砂拉越的校区,把其办学延伸到巴生谷之外,形成全国性布局。
- The Confucius Institute supports Chinese language teaching and cultural exchange, and its debate competition drew participants from 20 universities in Malaysia and China.孔子学院支持汉语教学与文化交流,其主办的辩论赛吸引了马来西亚与中国 20 所高校的学生参加。
- International students make up about 40 per cent of the student body and staff of foreign nationality about 9 per cent, giving the campuses a markedly international teaching environment.国际学生约占学生总数的 40%,外籍教师约占 9%,使校园形成明显的国际化教学环境。
- Academic planning is organised around the employability of graduates, and the group reports placements and industry links as part of its institutional profile.教学规划围绕毕业生就业能力展开,集团把就业安置与行业联系作为机构介绍的一部分对外说明。
Campus
- The main campus lies at Kota Damansara in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, at approximately 3.10726 north and 101.60671 east, a few hundred metres from a light rail transit station.主校区位于雪兰莪州八打灵再也的哥打白沙罗,坐标约为北纬 3.10726、东经 101.60671,距轻快铁站数百米。
- The campus is reached from Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur by the rail network, and the opening of the Kota Damansara MRT station improved access for commuting students.校区可经轨道网络从八打灵再也与吉隆坡抵达,哥打白沙罗捷运站的开通进一步改善了通勤学生的可达性。
- Facilities on the main campus include an academic library and a swimming pool, together with teaching blocks for business, technology and innovation, creative arts and design, and dentistry.主校区设施包括学术图书馆与游泳池,以及面向商业、技术与创新、创意艺术与设计以及牙医学的教学楼。
- A nearby extension building, SEGi Tower, stands a few hundred metres from the main campus and is intended to add capacity for several thousand more students.邻近的扩建楼 SEGi Tower 距主校区数百米,旨在为数以千计的学生增加容纳能力。
- The group operates five major campuses in total, located in the Klang Valley, Penang and Sarawak, with the Kota Damansara site serving as the flagship.集团共运营五个主要校区,分布于巴生谷、槟城与砂拉越,其中哥打白沙罗校区为旗舰校区。
- The main campus is described as a self-contained site with commercial amenities around it and is about fifteen minutes by road from the Petronas Twin Towers in central Kuala Lumpur.主校区被描述为四周商业配套齐全的封闭式校园,驱车约十五分钟可达吉隆坡市中心的国油双峰塔。
- Within the campus, the faculties of business, technology and innovation, creative arts and design, and dentistry occupy purpose-built blocks around shared student amenities.在校园内,商业、技术与创新、创意艺术与设计以及牙医学等学院分布于共享学生设施周围的教学楼中。
- Campuses in Penang and Sarawak serve the northern and eastern regions of Malaysia, while the Kuala Lumpur and Subang Jaya sites lie within the greater capital conurbation.槟城与砂拉越校区服务马来西亚北部与东部地区,吉隆坡与梳邦再也校区则位于首都大都会圈内。
- Student services include libraries, computing laboratories and recreation facilities, and the group markets its campuses as compact urban sites with transport and retail within walking distance.学生服务包括图书馆、计算实验室与康乐设施,集团把各校区推介为交通与商业步行可达的紧凑型城市校园。
- The institution does not operate a traditional residential collegiate system, and accommodation is largely found in the private housing market surrounding the Kota Damansara campus.该校不设传统寄宿书院制,住宿主要通过哥打白沙罗校区周边的私人房源解决。
Reputation
- In the 2027 QS World University Rankings the institution is placed in the 701-710 band, placing it within the top 1.5 per cent of universities worldwide by its own description, according to the official ranking table.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中,该校处于 701-710 区间,按其自身表述已进入全球高校前 1.5%。此排名以官方榜单为准。[1]
- Within the QS Asian table the institution has been ranked in the 451-460 band, and in the QS Southeast Asian ranking it has been placed joint 78th.在 QS 亚洲榜中,该校位列 451-460 区间;在 QS 东南亚排名中则并列第 78。
- It was rated a QS Five Star Plus institution in 2022, earning five stars in teaching, internationalisation, online learning, arts and culture and employability among eight evaluations.该校于 2022 年获评 QS 五星加强级,在教学、国际化、在线学习、艺术与文化以及就业能力等八项评估中均获五星。
- A five-star rating in the eighth evaluation covered its Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, a distinction the institution highlights in its marketing.其第八项评估的五星覆盖了医学学士及外科学士课程,这是该校在宣传中特别强调的荣誉。
- The institution reports first place in Malaysia for outbound student exchange and for international faculty, and eighth worldwide for student diversity.该校称其在对外交换生与国际教师两项上居马来西亚第一,并在学生多样性上位列全球第八。
- It also reports thirteenth place worldwide for international student ratio, a figure consistent with its roughly 40 per cent international enrolment.该校还称其国际学生比例位居全球第十三,这一数字与其约 40% 的国际学生占比相符。
- Nationally it was rated in the six-star Glorious tier of MyQuest in 2016 and 2017 and holds a SETARA five-star Excellent rating from the Malaysian Qualifications Agency.在国内,该校于 2016 与 2017 年获评 MyQuest 六星「辉煌级」,并持有马来西亚学术资格鉴定机构的 SETARA 五星「卓越级」评级。
- Its research footprint is modest for a university of its student numbers, with OpenAlex recording 3,391 works and 38,448 citations, and the institution is not ranked in the 2027 Times Higher Education table.相对于其学生规模,该校科研体量有限,OpenAlex 记录 3,391 项成果与 38,448 次被引,且未进入 2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名。
- It does not appear in the 2026-2027 U.S. News Best Global Universities ranking or in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities published by ShanghaiRanking.该校未进入 2026-2027 年度 US News 全球最佳大学排名,也未列入软科发布的 2026 年世界大学学术排名。
- Its standing rests chiefly on national quality assessments, QS star ratings and its internationalisation indicators rather than on research-intensive rankings.其声誉主要建立在国家质量评估、QS 星级评分与国际化指标之上,而非研究密集型榜单。
- Alongside other large Malaysian private providers such as Sunway University, Multimedia University and INTI International University, SEGi is counted among the country's biggest private higher education groups.与双威大学、多媒体大学与英迪国际大学等其他大型马来西亚私立院校并列,世纪大学被视为该国规模最大的私立高等教育集团之一。
Student life
- The motto of the institution is The best in you, made possible, a phrase used across its prospectuses and graduation materials.该校校训为「The best in you,made possible(成就更好的你)」,这一表述贯穿其招生简章与毕业相关材料。
- Students come from about 85 nations, and the group emphasises the resulting cultural mix as a defining feature of campus life.学生来自约 85 个国家,集团把由此形成的多元文化构成视为校园生活的标志性特征。
- The Confucius Institute runs language and cultural activities, and its Malaysia-China student debate competition has become a recurring event on the campus calendar.孔子学院开展语言与文化活动,其主办的马中大学生辩论赛已成为校园日程上固定举办的活动。
- Student life is organised around the faculties, with societies in business, engineering, communication and health science reflecting the institution's programme mix.学生生活以学院为单位组织,商业、工程、传播与健康科学等社团反映了学校的课程构成。
- Recreation facilities such as the campus swimming pool and sports areas support a sporting calendar, and the urban location puts the amenities of Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur within reach.校园游泳池与运动场地等康乐设施支撑起体育日程,城市区位也使八打灵再也与吉隆坡的生活配套近在咫尺。
- Graduation ceremonies mark the completion of study, and doctoral and professional degrees are awarded alongside undergraduate and master qualifications.毕业典礼标志着学业的完成,学校在授予本科与硕士资格之外,也授予博士与专业学位。
- Postgraduate students are served by a dedicated symposium and by the faculty of education, language, psychology and music, which organises research events.研究生群体由专门的研讨会机制支持,并由教育、语言、心理与音乐学院组织科研活动。
- Because the campuses are urban rather than residential, student social life draws heavily on the surrounding townships, malls and transport hubs.由于各校区为城市型而非寄宿型,学生的社交生活很大程度上依托周边城镇、商场与交通枢纽。
- The institution promotes itself to international students through agent networks and country offices, and a substantial share of campus activity reflects its transnational student body.该校通过中介网络与国别办事处面向国际学生招生,相当一部分校园活动也反映其跨国学生构成。
Notable people
- The institution is headed by a chancellor drawn from the Malaysian royal families, YAM Tan Sri Dato' Seri Syed Anwar Jamalullail, reflecting the group's links to national establishment.该校由出身马来西亚王室的 YAM Tan Sri Dato' Seri Syed Anwar Jamalullail 担任校监,体现集团与国家体制的联系。
- The group's leadership has included group senior executive directors who have signed the institution's national partnerships, such as the 2018 agreement with Affin Islamic Bank.集团领导层包括曾代表学校签署全国性合作协议的集团高级执行董事,例如 2018 年与艾芬伊斯兰银行的协议。
- Its Confucius Institute has been led by an executive dean recruited from Chinese academic circles, a role that ties the institution to Chinese universities.其孔子学院曾由从中国学术界聘来的执行院长领导,这一职务把该校与中国高校联系起来。
- SEGi's alumni are drawn mainly from business, accounting, engineering and health science, in keeping with its professionally oriented teaching since 1977.世纪大学的校友主要出自商业、会计、工程与健康科学领域,这与该校自 1977 年以来职业导向的教学相符。
- Because the group built its university reputation after 2012, its graduate body is young, and its best-known figures are entrepreneurs and professionals in Malaysian industry rather than research laureates.由于集团在 2012 年之后才建立大学声誉,其毕业生群体较年轻,最知名者多为马来西亚产业界的创业者与专业人士,而非科研奖项得主。
- The institution's Chinese-language outreach has produced exchanges with colleges and universities in China, and its faculty have served as visiting professors at partner institutions there.该校的汉语外联促成了与中国院校的交流,其教师也在当地合作院校担任访问教授。
- Its staff include academics recruited from across the region under the group's international faculty policy, which the institution reports as the largest such share among Malaysian private universities.其教职员包括按集团国际教师政策从区域内招募的学者,该校称这一比例在马来西亚私立大学中最高。
- The group is publicly listed in its corporate form, so its leadership has also included directors drawn from the Malaysian corporate and capital markets community.集团以其公司形式公开上市,因此其领导层也包括来自马来西亚企业界与资本市场的人士。
- Graduates are organised through an alumni network that the group uses for recruitment events and industry partnerships, following the employability model set out in its mission.毕业生通过校友网络联络,集团借此开展招聘活动与行业合作,遵循其使命中确立的就业能力模式。