Taylor's University

Taylor's University is a private university in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, and is ranked as the country's leading private university in the QS World University Rankings.泰莱大学（Taylor's University）是位于马来西亚雪兰莪州梳邦再也的一所私立大学，在 QS 世界大学排名中位居该国私立大学之首。

It was founded in 1969 as a college, was granted university college status in 2006 and full university status in 2010, and forms part of the Taylor's Education Group.该校于 1969 年以学院形式创办，2006 年升格为大学学院，2010 年获得完整大学地位，现隶属泰莱教育集团（Taylor's Education Group）。

It is placed 272nd in the QS World University Rankings 2027 and joint 783rd in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027, and OpenAlex credits it with 10,805 works and 307,789 citations.该校在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中位列第 272 位，《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名并列第 783 位；OpenAlex 收录其 10,805 篇成果与 307,789 次引用。

History

• The institution traces its origins to George Taylor and Staff, a coaching college opened in Melbourne, Australia, in 1920 by George Archibald Taylor.该校源头可追溯到 1920 年由乔治·阿奇博尔德·泰勒（George Archibald Taylor）在澳大利亚墨尔本创办的辅导学院 George Taylor & Staff。
• As Malaysian enrolment grew, Taylor and his son, George Leighton Taylor, established a campus in Malaysia in 1969 so that students could matriculate for Australian qualifications without leaving the country.随着马来西亚学生日增，泰勒与其子乔治·莱顿·泰勒（George Leighton Taylor）于 1969 年在马来西亚设立校区，使学生无需出国即可修读澳大利亚学历课程。
• The first campus, in Jalan Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, opened with 345 students and offered the Victorian High School Certificate.位于吉隆坡班底路（Jalan Pantai）的首个校区开办时有 345 名学生，提供维多利亚州高中证书课程。
• Taylor's introduced the South Australian Matriculation programme in 1982 and a Canadian pre-university programme in 1983.该校于 1982 年引入南澳大利亚大学预科课程，1983 年又引入加拿大大学预科课程。
• The college moved to a purpose-built campus in SS15, Subang Jaya, in 1989, and later opened campuses in Petaling Jaya in 1992 and Sri Hartamas in 2008.学院于 1989 年迁入梳邦再也 SS15 的专用校区，其后于 1992 年在八打灵再也、2008 年在斯里哈达马斯开设校区。
• In 2001, Datuk Loy Teik Ngan acquired a small stake in Taylor's Education Sdn Bhd while restructuring the family's finances following the collapse of the MBf Group and the death of his father, Tan Sri Loy Hean Heong, in 1997.2001 年，在 MBf 集团倒闭及其父丹斯里刘献鸿（Tan Sri Loy Hean Heong）于 1997 年去世后，拿督刘德能（Datuk Loy Teik Ngan）在重整家族财务时购入泰莱教育私人有限公司的小部分股权。
• Loy progressively increased the holding and became majority shareholder and group chief executive of what is now Taylor's Education Group.刘德能逐步增持，最终成为现泰莱教育集团的多数股东与集团首席执行官。
• In 2006, Taylor's was granted university college status, creating two identities under the tertiary arm of the brand, Taylor's College and Taylor's University College.2006 年，泰莱获授大学学院地位，其高等教育分支由此形成「泰莱学院」与「泰莱大学学院」两个身份。
• Work commenced on the RM450 million Taylor's University Lakeside Campus in Subang Jaya in early 2007 and was completed in January 2010.造价 4.5 亿令吉的泰莱大学湖畔校区于 2007 年初在梳邦再也动工，并于 2010 年 1 月竣工。
• The 27-acre Lakeside Campus site is built around a 5.5-acre artificial lake, from which the campus takes its name.湖畔校区占地 27 英亩，环绕一座 5.5 英亩的人工湖而建，校区即因此得名。
• Professor Emeritus Dato' Dr Hassan Said, previously Director-General of Higher Education at the Ministry of Higher Education, served as founding Vice-Chancellor and President from 2008 to 2015.曾任高等教育部高等教育总监的名誉教授拿督哈桑·赛义德博士（Hassan Said）于 2008 至 2015 年出任创校校长兼总裁。
• The Ministry of Higher Education granted the institution full university status in September 2010, and it was renamed Taylor's University.高等教育部于 2010 年 9 月授予该校完整大学地位，学校随之更名为泰莱大学。
• Syed Jalaludin Syed Salim, formerly Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia, was installed as the university's first Chancellor in 2011.曾任马来西亚博特拉大学校长的赛义德·贾拉鲁丁·赛义德·萨利姆（Syed Jalaludin Syed Salim）于 2011 年就任该校首任校监。
• Professor Michael Driscoll, formerly Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University in London, served as Vice-Chancellor and President from July 2016 to June 2018.曾任伦敦密德萨斯大学校长的迈克尔·德里斯科尔教授（Michael Driscoll）于 2016 年 7 月至 2018 年 6 月出任校长兼总裁。
• In January 2018, Taylor's College closed its Subang Jaya and Sri Hartamas campuses and relocated its pre-university programmes to the Lakeside Campus, placing the college and the university on a single site.2018 年 1 月，泰莱学院关闭其梳邦再也与斯里哈达马斯校区，将大学预科课程迁至湖畔校区，使学院与大学同处一址。
• The group marked the 50th anniversary of its founding in March 2019.该集团于 2019 年 3 月庆祝建校 50 周年。
• In November 2021, the private equity firm KKR agreed to acquire a minority stake in Taylor's Schools, the K-12 division of Taylor's Education Group.2021 年 11 月，私募股权公司 KKR 同意收购泰莱教育集团旗下 K-12 部门「泰莱学校」的少数股权。
• The transaction did not involve the university, and the group remained the controlling shareholder of the schools division.该交易不涉及大学本身，集团仍为学校部门的控股股东。
• Professor Barry Winn, previously Vice-Chancellor of Sohar University in Oman and before that a senior officer at the universities of Bradford and Hull, took office as Vice-Chancellor and President on 22 January 2024.曾任阿曼苏哈尔大学校长、此前任职于布拉德福德大学与赫尔大学的巴里·温教授（Barry Winn）于 2024 年 1 月 22 日就任校长兼总裁。
• The institution's teaching began with a coaching college, and its early Malaysian students studied for Australian school-leaving qualifications before the college broadened into a multi-campus provider of pre-university and tertiary education.该校教学始于辅导学院，早期马来西亚学生在此修读澳大利亚高中毕业资格课程，此后学院逐步扩展为覆盖预科与高等教育、拥有多个校区的办学机构。
• During the 2000s the business was reorganised into what became Taylor's Education Group, which now spans higher education, colleges and a separate K-12 schools division.在 2000 年代，该办学机构被重组为后来的泰莱教育集团，业务涵盖高等教育、学院以及独立的 K-12 学校部门。

Academics

• The university's academic provision is divided into four faculties, each comprising a number of schools and departments and led by an executive dean.该校的教学按四个学院划分，各学院下辖若干学系与部门，由执行院长领导。
• Research at Taylor's University is administered by its Research and Enterprise division and organised through five university research centres.该校科研由研究与创业部门管理，并通过五个校级研究中心组织实施。
• The five centres are the Centre for Asian Modernisation, the Centre for Active Living, the Centre for the Future of Work, the Centre for Sustainable Societies and the Centre for Intelligent Innovations.五个中心分别为亚洲现代化研究中心、活力生活研究中心、工作未来研究中心、可持续社会研究中心与智能创新研究中心。
• The university's publishing arm, Taylor's Press, produces five open-access academic journals.该校出版机构泰莱出版社（Taylor's Press）发行五份开放获取学术期刊。
• These journals include the Journal of Engineering Science and Technology and the Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism.这些期刊包括《工程科学与技术杂志》与《亚太酒店与旅游创新杂志》。
• The university was placed 4,266th worldwide in the 2026 edition of the SCImago Institutions Rankings, which measure research output, innovation and societal impact using Scopus data.在 2026 年 SCImago 机构排名中，该校位列全球第 4,266 位；该排名依据 Scopus 数据衡量科研产出、创新与社会影响。
• Since 2012 the university has held a research chair in food studies, established jointly with the Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès.自 2012 年起，该校与图卢兹第二大学（Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès）联合设立食品研究讲席。
• The chair is held by the French sociologist Jean-Pierre Poulain and runs the Malaysian Food Barometer, a recurring national survey of eating habits.该讲席由法国社会学家让-皮埃尔·普兰（Jean-Pierre Poulain）担任，并主持「马来西亚饮食晴雨表」这一全国性饮食习惯调查。
• The partnership with Toulouse dates from the establishment of the Taylor's-Toulouse University Centre, which delivers joint hospitality and tourism programmes.与图卢兹的合作始于泰莱—图卢兹大学中心（Taylor's-Toulouse University Centre）的设立，该中心提供联合酒店与旅游课程。
• In 2022 the university launched Taylor's Impact Labs, a programme that attaches applied projects to taught modules and organises them around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.2022 年，该校推出「泰莱影响力实验室」，将应用项目嵌入授课模块，并围绕联合国可持续发展目标组织。
• The programme comprises eleven labs and has generated more than 230 projects with external partners since 2023.该计划含 11 个实验室，自 2023 年以来已与外部伙伴完成 230 多个项目。
• In December 2023 the programme received the overall award and the gold award in the sustainability education category at the QS Reimagine Education Awards.2023 年 12 月，该计划在 QS Reimagine Education 大奖中荣获总冠军，并获得可持续教育类金奖。
• Twenty subjects were ranked in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, distributed across four of the five broad subject areas.在 2026 年 QS 世界大学学科排名中，该校有 20 个学科入榜，分布于五大领域中的四个。
• Two subjects were ranked in ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026, with Hospitality and Tourism Management at 40th and Public Health in the 401-500 band.在 2026 年软科世界一流学科排名中，该校有两个学科入榜：酒店与旅游管理位列第 40 位，公共卫生位列 401-500 区间。
• Taylor's is a member of the Taylor's Education Group, which also includes British University Vietnam, Taylor's College, Garden International School, Nexus International School, Australian International School Malaysia and Taylor's International School.泰莱隶属泰莱教育集团，集团成员还包括越南英国大学（British University Vietnam）、泰莱学院、花园国际学校、Nexus 国际学校、马来西亚澳大利亚国际学校与泰莱国际学校。
• As Malaysia's leading private university, Taylor's competes with other private institutions such as Sunway University, Multimedia University, INTI International University, UCSI University and HELP University.作为马来西亚领先的私立大学，泰莱与双威大学、多媒体大学、INTI 国际大学、UCSI 大学、精英大学等其他私立院校同台竞争。
• The university's four faculties each combine teaching with applied research, and its Research and Enterprise division manages the five university research centres that coordinate this work.该校四个学院均将教学与应用研究相结合，其研究与创业部门管理协调此项工作的五个校级研究中心。
• Taylor's Press publishes the Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, the Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism and three further open-access titles, giving staff and students a route to publish their work.泰莱出版社发行《工程科学与技术杂志》《亚太酒店与旅游创新杂志》以及另外三份开放获取期刊，为教职工与学生发表成果提供渠道。
• The university's Master of Business Administration and Masters in Management programmes are both ranked in the QS business rankings for 2027, reflecting its strength in business and hospitality education.该校工商管理硕士与管理学硕士项目均进入 2027 年 QS 商科排名，体现出其在商科与酒店管理教育方面的优势。

Campus

• The Lakeside Campus in Subang Jaya is the university's main campus and occupies a 27-acre site.位于梳邦再也的湖畔校区是该校主校区，占地 27 英亩。
• It is built around a 5.5-acre artificial lake, which gives the campus its name and shapes its layout.校区环绕一座 5.5 英亩的人工湖而建，湖景既为其命名，也决定了整体布局。
• Work on the RM450 million campus began in early 2007 and was completed in January 2010.这座造价 4.5 亿令吉的校区于 2007 年初动工，2010 年 1 月竣工。
• In 2011 the campus received the Special Honour Award from the Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia in its professional awards for landscape design and planning.2011 年，该校区获马来西亚景观建筑师学会（Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia）颁发的景观设计与规划专业奖特别荣誉奖。
• The Lakeside Campus was recognised in all three building categories of Interior Design, Architecture and Landscape.湖畔校区在室内设计、建筑与景观三个建筑类别中均获嘉奖。
• In January 2018 the pre-university programmes of Taylor's College were relocated to the Lakeside Campus, placing the college and the university on a single site.2018 年 1 月，泰莱学院的大学预科课程迁入湖畔校区，使学院与大学同处一址。
• The university sits in Subang Jaya, within the Klang Valley conurbation of Selangor, close to Kuala Lumpur.该校位于雪兰莪州巴生谷都会区的梳邦再也，紧邻吉隆坡。
• Earlier campuses included Jalan Pantai in Kuala Lumpur, SS15 in Subang Jaya, Petaling Jaya and Sri Hartamas.此前的校区包括吉隆坡班底路、梳邦再也 SS15、八打灵再也与斯里哈达马斯。
• The Lakeside Campus integrates teaching, social and residential functions around its artificial lake, and its design was recognised across interior design, architecture and landscape categories after completion.湖畔校区围绕人工湖整合教学、社交与住宿功能，其设计在竣工后于室内设计、建筑与景观三个类别中均获肯定。
• The university's main campus sits in Subang Jaya in Selangor, one of the most urbanised parts of Malaysia within the Klang Valley around Kuala Lumpur.该校主校区位于雪兰莪州梳邦再也，地处吉隆坡周边巴生谷、马来西亚城市化程度最高的地区之一。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 Taylor's University is placed 272nd in the world.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，泰莱大学位列世界第 272 位。
• The U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 ranks it joint 783rd in the world, joint 244th in Asia and 7th in Malaysia.《美国新闻与世界报道》2026-2027 最佳全球大学排名将其列为世界并列第 783 位、亚洲并列第 244 位、马来西亚第 7 位。
• The university first entered the QS World University Rankings in the 601-650 band in the 2019 edition, rising to 379th in 2021 and 251st in 2025 before being placed 253rd in 2026 and 272nd in 2027.该校于 2019 年首次进入 QS 世界大学排名，当时位于 601-650 区间，2021 年升至第 379 位、2025 年第 251 位，2026 年为第 253 位，2027 年为第 272 位。
• In the regional QS Asia University Rankings it was placed 41st in the 2024 edition, 36th in 2025 and 27th in 2026.在 QS 亚洲大学排名中，该校 2024 年版位列第 41 位、2025 年第 36 位、2026 年第 27 位。
• It was also ranked =418th in the QS Sustainability Rankings.该校在 QS 可持续发展排名中并列第 418 位。
• The university's Master of Business Administration programme was placed in the 151-160 band in the QS Global MBA Rankings 2027.该校工商管理硕士项目在 2027 年 QS 全球 MBA 排名中位于 151-160 区间。
• Its Masters in Management programme was placed in the 151-200 band in the QS Business Masters Rankings 2027.其管理学硕士项目在 2027 年 QS 商科硕士排名中位于 151-200 区间。
• Its highest-placed subject is Hospitality and Leisure Management at 26th in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, a subject in which it has been ranked within the top 30 in each edition since 2021.其排名最高的学科为酒店与休闲管理，在 2026 年 QS 世界大学学科排名中位列第 26 位，且自 2021 年起每版均进入前 30。
• The university was placed 4,266th worldwide in the 2026 SCImago Institutions Rankings, which measure research output, innovation and societal impact using Scopus data.该校在 2026 年 SCImago 机构排名中位列全球第 4,266 位；该排名依据 Scopus 数据衡量科研产出、创新与社会影响。
• OpenAlex credits the university with 10,805 works and 307,789 citations.OpenAlex 收录该校 10,805 篇成果与 307,789 次引用。
• Taylor's is the highest-ranked private university in Malaysia in the QS World University Rankings, ahead of other Malaysian private institutions.在 QS 世界大学排名中，泰莱是马来西亚排名最高的私立大学，领先于其他马来西亚私立院校。
• It was also ranked in the QS business rankings for 2027, with its MBA in the 151-160 band and its Masters in Management in the 151-200 band, and it appears in the QS Sustainability Rankings at joint 418th.该校亦进入 2027 年 QS 商科排名，其工商管理硕士位于 151-160 区间、管理学硕士位于 151-200 区间，并在 QS 可持续发展排名中并列第 418 位。

Student life

• The university has no formal motto, and its public identity is carried by the Taylor's name within the Taylor's Education Group.该校没有正式校训，其公众形象主要由泰莱教育集团之下的「泰莱」之名承载。
• Taylor's Education Group marked the 50th anniversary of its founding in March 2019.泰莱教育集团于 2019 年 3 月庆祝建校 50 周年。
• The university's pre-university and tertiary students share the single Lakeside Campus site created by the 2018 relocation.该校的预科与高等教育学生共享 2018 年调整后形成的单一湖畔校区。
• The Lakeside Campus is arranged around its artificial lake, which shapes the layout of teaching, social and residential spaces.湖畔校区环绕人工湖布局，湖面塑造了教学、社交与住宿空间的排布。
• In December 2023 the university's Impact Labs programme won the overall award and a gold award at the QS Reimagine Education Awards.2023 年 12 月，该校的「影响力实验室」计划在 QS Reimagine Education 大奖中夺得总冠军与金奖。
• Taylor's Press publishes five open-access journals, giving students and staff a route to publish their work.泰莱出版社发行五份开放获取期刊，为学生与教职工发表成果提供渠道。
• The campus lies in Subang Jaya, within the Klang Valley, giving students access to the wider Kuala Lumpur metropolitan area.校区位于巴生谷内的梳邦再也，使学生能够便捷通达吉隆坡都会区。
• The Malaysian Food Barometer, run by the university's food studies chair, engages the campus in national research on changing eating habits, and a dataset from it was published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition in 2022.由该校食品研究讲席主持的「马来西亚饮食晴雨表」使校园参与全国性饮食习惯变迁研究，其数据集于 2022 年发表于《Frontiers in Nutrition》期刊。

Notable people

• George Archibald Taylor founded George Taylor and Staff in Melbourne in 1920, the coaching college from which the institution descends.乔治·阿奇博尔德·泰勒（George Archibald Taylor）于 1920 年在墨尔本创办 George Taylor & Staff，该校即由此辅导学院演变而来。
• George Leighton Taylor, his son, helped establish the Malaysian campus in 1969.其子乔治·莱顿·泰勒（George Leighton Taylor）于 1969 年参与创办马来西亚校区。
• Datuk Loy Teik Ngan became majority shareholder and group chief executive of Taylor's Education Group after acquiring a stake in 2001.拿督刘德能（Datuk Loy Teik Ngan）于 2001 年购入股权后，成为泰莱教育集团的多数股东与集团首席执行官。
• Hassan Said, formerly Director-General of Higher Education, was the founding Vice-Chancellor and President of the university from 2008 to 2015.曾任高等教育总监的哈桑·赛义德（Hassan Said）于 2008 至 2015 年担任该校创校校长兼总裁。
• Syed Jalaludin Syed Salim, formerly Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Putra Malaysia, was installed as the university's first Chancellor in 2011.曾任马来西亚博特拉大学校长的赛义德·贾拉鲁丁·赛义德·萨利姆（Syed Jalaludin Syed Salim）于 2011 年就任该校首任校监。
• Michael Driscoll, formerly Vice-Chancellor of Middlesex University in London, was the university's Vice-Chancellor and President from 2016 to 2018.曾任伦敦密德萨斯大学校长的迈克尔·德里斯科尔（Michael Driscoll）于 2016 至 2018 年任该校校长兼总裁。
• Barry Winn, previously Vice-Chancellor of Sohar University in Oman, has been Vice-Chancellor and President since 22 January 2024.曾任阿曼苏哈尔大学校长的巴里·温（Barry Winn）自 2024 年 1 月 22 日起任该校校长兼总裁。
• Khalila Mbowe, an alumna, is founder and chief executive officer of the Unleashed Africa Company Limited.该校校友哈利拉·姆博韦（Khalila Mbowe）是 Unleashed Africa Company Limited 的创办人兼首席执行官。
• Syakilla Salni Jefry Krisnan, an alumna, won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games.该校校友莎基拉·萨尔尼·杰弗里·克里斯南（Syakilla Salni Jefry Krisnan）在 2014 年亚运会上夺得金牌。
• Vanessa Tevi Kumares was Miss Universe Malaysia 2015, Charmaine Chew was a Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 finalist, and Darius Shu and Serene Lim Shyi Yee work in film and acting.凡妮莎·特维·库马雷斯（Vanessa Tevi Kumares）为 2015 年马来西亚环球小姐，夏敏·周（Charmaine Chew）为 2018 年马来西亚环球小姐决赛选手，达里乌斯·舒（Darius Shu）与林诗仪（Serene Lim Shyi Yee）从事影视与表演工作。
• Ainan Celeste Cawley, a Singaporean child prodigy, is among the university's notable students.新加坡天才少年艾南·塞莱斯特·考利（Ainan Celeste Cawley）是该校知名学生之一。