Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), formerly Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), is a public technical university in Pahang, Malaysia, established on 16 February 2002 and renamed after the Sultan of Pahang in 2023, with its main campus at Pekan and its older campus at Gambang on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.马来西亚彭亨苏丹阿都拉大学（马来语：Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah，简称 UMPSA），旧称马来西亚彭亨大学（UMP），是马来西亚彭亨州的一所公立技术大学，2002 年 2 月 16 日创办，2023 年以彭亨苏丹命名；其主校区位于北根，较早的校区位于马来半岛东海岸的甘孟。

It began as Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM), specialising in engineering and technology, and today offers engineering- and technology-based programmes, including high-level Technical and Vocational Education and Training courses, across eight faculties and two campuses.该校最初名为马来西亚工程及工艺大学学院（KUKTEM），专攻工程与技术，如今通过八个学院与两个校区开设以工程和技术为基础的课程，其中包括高水平的职业技术教育与培训项目。

In the QS World University Rankings 2027 UMPSA is placed 588th in the world, and it is ranked as one of the strongest technical universities in Malaysia within the Malaysian Technical University Network.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，UMPSA 位列全球第 588 位，并在马来西亚技术大学网络中被列为该国实力最强的技术型大学之一。

History

• The institution traces its origin to 1999, when a campus was formed at Kuantan and the project was first suggested as a branch campus of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.该校起源可追溯至 1999 年，当年在关丹设立校区，最初被提议作为马来西亚理工大学的海外分校。
• On 25 July 2001 the cabinet of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad approved the establishment of two university colleges, at Pahang and at Perlis, to provide practical technical and technology-related courses.2001 年 7 月 25 日，首相马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德的内阁批准在彭亨与玻璃市设立两所大学学院，提供实践性技术及相关课程。
• On 16 February 2002 the Malaysian government established the institution as a public technical university dedicated to engineering and technology, created to meet Malaysia's growing demand for engineers and technical specialists.2002 年 2 月 16 日，马来西亚政府将其设立为一所专攻工程与技术的公立技术大学，旨在满足马来西亚对工程师与技术人才日益增长的需求。
• Incorporated under the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 by the royal decree of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, it was named University College of Engineering and Technology Malaysia, or KUKTEM.依据最高元首的敕令、按 1971 年《大学与大学学院法》注册，校名为马来西亚工程及工艺大学学院（KUKTEM）。
• KUKTEM began operating on a temporary campus at Gambang in Pahang, which had formerly been an industrial complex owned by the Malaysia Electric Corporation (MEC).KUKTEM 起初在彭亨甘孟的临时校区办学，该处原为马来西亚电气公司（MEC）所有的工业园区。
• Its permanent campus was laid out at Pekan in Pahang, where construction was already under way before 2009.其永久校区选址彭亨北根，相关建设在 2009 年之前便已展开。
• After five years of operation, on 20 September 2006 the Malaysian government agreed to rename KUKTEM as Universiti Malaysia Pahang, with the change taking effect on 1 February 2007.办学五年之后，马来西亚政府于 2006 年 9 月 20 日同意将 KUKTEM 更名为马来西亚彭亨大学，该更名于 2007 年 2 月 1 日生效。
• The main campus at Pekan began operation on 27 July 2009 and was built to accommodate up to 10,000 students and 2,000 staff once complete, replacing the earlier Gambang site as the university's main teaching base.北根主校区于 2009 年 7 月 27 日启用，建成后可容纳最多 10,000 名学生与 2,000 名教职员工，并取代原先的甘孟校区成为学校的主要教学基地。
• The university was granted autonomous status on 28 November 2015, when full control over finance, human resources and administration passed to the institution.2015 年 11 月 28 日，该校获得自治地位，财务、人力资源与行政管理的全部控制权移交学校自身。
• By 2016 the engineering faculties had been moved to the Pekan campus, consolidating the university's engineering teaching there and leaving Gambang to concentrate other faculties.到 2016 年，各工程学院已迁往北根校区，把工程教学集中于此，而甘孟校区则集中其余学院。
• In 2018 the university became the first technical and non-research university in Malaysia to earn a QS 5-Star overall rating.2018 年，该校成为马来西亚首个获得 QS 五星总体评级的技术型与非研究型大学。
• Under the Universiti Malaysia Pahang Order (Incorporation) (Amendment) 2023, the university was renamed Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah on 14 April 2023.依据 2023 年《马来西亚彭亨大学（注册）（修正）令》，该校于 2023 年 4 月 14 日更名为马来西亚彭亨苏丹阿都拉大学。
• The 2023 renaming honoured Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Sultan of Pahang, who serves as the university's Chancellor.2023 年的更名旨在致敬第十六任最高元首、彭亨苏丹阿都拉，他同时担任该校校监。
• In 2025 the university marked 23 years since its establishment as a technical university in 2002.2025 年，该校迎来自 2002 年作为技术大学创办以来的第 23 个年头。
• Since its establishment the university has built a portfolio of ten dual degree programmes with international partner universities.自创办以来，该校已与国际伙伴大学建立了十个双学位项目。
• A milestone of that internationalisation is the BJTU-UMPSA dual degree programme with Beijing Jiaotong University in China.这一国际化进程的一个里程碑，是与北京交通大学合作开设的 BJTU-UMPSA 双学位项目。
• The university belongs to the Malaysian Technical University Network, known as MTUN, which groups the country's technical universities.该校隶属于马来西亚技术大学网络（MTUN），该网络汇聚了该国的技术型大学。
• It is also classified among the non-research universities in Malaysia and is ranked highly for research and innovation within that group.该校还被列为马来西亚的非研究型大学，并在这一类别中于研究与创新方面名列前茅。
• Today UMPSA is led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Ts. Dr. Yatimah binti Alias, supported by deputy vice-chancellors for academic affairs and for student affairs and alumni.如今 UMPSA 由校长雅蒂玛·宾蒂·阿利亚斯教授领导，并由分管学术事务以及学生事务与校友的副校长协助。
• Throughout its growth the university has kept its identity as a technical institution serving the industries of Malaysia's East Coast, from its 2002 foundation to its 2023 rebranding as UMPSA.自 2002 年创办到 2023 年重塑为 UMPSA，该校始终保持着服务于马来西亚东海岸产业的技术型院校定位。

Academics

• UMPSA offers engineering- and technology-based technical programmes, including high-level Technical and Vocational Education and Training, or TVET, courses.UMPSA 开设以工程与技术为基础的技术类课程，包括高水平的职业技术教育与培训（TVET）项目。
• The university is organised into eight faculties across its two campuses, supported by institutes and centres for language, mathematics and human sciences, covering engineering, technology, computing, industrial science and industrial management.该校在两校区共设有八个学院，并由语言、数学与人文科学等研究机构与中心提供支持，学科涵盖工程、技术、计算、工业科学与工业管理。
• The Pekan campus is home to the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, the Faculty of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Technology and the Faculty of Manufacturing and Mechatronic Engineering Technology.北根校区设有电机与电子工程学院、机械与汽车工程技术学院以及制造与机电工程技术学院。
• The Pekan campus also hosts the Faculty of Computing and the Centre for Modern Languages.北根校区还设有计算机学院与现代语言中心。
• The Gambang campus houses the Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology, the Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology and the Faculty of Industrial Management.甘孟校区设有土木工程技术学院、化学与过程工程技术学院、工业科学与技术学院以及工业管理学院。
• The Institute of Postgraduate Studies, the Centre for Mathematical Sciences and the Centre for Human Sciences are also based at Gambang.研究生院、数学科学中心与人文科学中心也设在甘孟校区。
• UMPSA is the only public university in Malaysia that has implemented ten dual degree programmes with strategic international partners.UMPSA 是马来西亚唯一与战略国际伙伴实施十个双学位项目的公立大学。
• Its dual degree partners include Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences and Mannheim University of Applied Sciences in Germany.其双学位伙伴包括德国卡尔斯鲁厄应用技术大学与曼海姆应用技术大学。
• Further partners include Beijing Jiaotong University and Tianjin University in China, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University in Kazakhstan and Hanyang University ERICA Campus in South Korea.其他伙伴还包括中国的北京交通大学与天津大学、哈萨克斯坦的哈萨克国立农业大学以及韩国的汉阳大学 ERICA 校区。
• Research at UMPSA works closely with local industry on industry-related applications, promoting the commercialisation of research output and products.UMPSA 的科研与本地产业紧密合作、聚焦产业相关应用，推动研究成果与产品的商业化。
• The university is ranked among the strongest institutions for research and innovation within the Malaysian Technical University Network and among non-research universities, and its engineering programmes are designed with input from industry.该校在马来西亚技术大学网络与非研究型大学中，被评为研究与创新实力最强的院校之一，其工程课程也在产业界参与下设计。
• UMPSA holds a QS 5-Star overall rating, first earned in 2018, and pursues its vision as a leading technological university.UMPSA 持有 2018 年首次获得的 QS 五星总体评级，并以其一流技术型大学为发展愿景。
• Teaching is delivered on the Pekan and Gambang campuses, with engineering and computing concentrated at Pekan and chemical, civil and industrial disciplines at Gambang, drawing students from across Malaysia and abroad.教学在北根与甘孟两个校区开展，工程与计算机类集中于北根，化工、土木与工业类学科则在甘孟，学生来自马来西亚各地及海外。
• Language teaching is provided by the Centre for Modern Languages, and mathematics teaching is coordinated by the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, while the Centre for Human Sciences supports general and language studies.语言教学由现代语言中心负责，数学教学则由数学科学中心统筹，人文科学中心则支撑通识与语言类教学。
• UMPSA's location in the East Coast Industrial Belt gives students exposure to multinational corporations in the chemical, petrochemical, manufacturing, automotive and biotechnology industries.UMPSA 位处东海岸工业带，使学生得以接触化工、石化、制造、汽车与生物技术领域的跨国公司。
• The university's research collaboration with local industries enriches its teaching and learning modules while opening pathways to commercialise research results.该校与本地产业的研究合作丰富了其教学模块，同时开辟了研究成果商业化的路径。
• UMPSA offers scholarships and bursaries to Malaysian and international students, and its programmes combine classroom study with industrial training and final-year projects.UMPSA 为马来西亚与国际学生提供奖学金与助学金，其课程把课堂学习与产业实训及毕业年级项目相结合。
• The Institute of Postgraduate Studies at Gambang coordinates master's and doctoral research degrees across the faculties and supervises the university's growing body of postgraduate students.位于甘孟的研究生院统筹各学院的硕士与博士研究学位，并指导该校不断增长的研究生群体。

Campus

• UMPSA operates two campuses, the main campus at Pekan and the older campus at Gambang, both in the state of Pahang on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.UMPSA 设有两个校区，即北根主校区与较早的甘孟校区，均位于马来半岛东海岸的彭亨州。
• The Pekan campus opened on 27 July 2009 beside a lake, which gave it the name UMP Lakeside Campus, and can accommodate up to 10,000 students and 2,000 staff.北根校区于 2009 年 7 月 27 日启用，紧邻一处湖泊，因而得名「UMP 湖畔校区」，可容纳最多 10,000 名学生与 2,000 名教职员。
• The Gambang campus covers 126 acres and can accommodate up to 5,000 students, and it lies about 30 kilometres from Kuantan near the East Coast Expressway.甘孟校区占地 126 英亩，可容纳最多 5,000 名学生，距关丹约 30 公里，靠近东海岸大道。
• The university's official address is 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia, with the Pekan campus serving as its administrative headquarters and lying beside a lake connected by road to Kuantan and the East Coast Expressway.该校的官方地址为马来西亚彭亨州北根 26600，北根校区是其行政总部所在地，校区紧邻湖泊，经公路与关丹及东海岸大道相连。
• Campus facilities include lecture halls, laboratories grouped by faculty, cafeterias, sports facilities such as fields, a gymnasium, basketball and badminton courts, a mosque and a clinic.校园设施包括讲堂、按学院划分的实验室、食堂、操场与健身房、篮球场和羽毛球场等运动设施，以及清真寺与诊所。
• The library at the Pekan campus was built near the lake and forms part of the UMP Lakeside Campus setting.北根校区的图书馆建在湖畔，构成「UMP 湖畔校区」景观的一部分。
• Students are housed in residential colleges known in Malay as Kolej Kediaman, which are organised as numbered and named residence blocks across the campuses.学生住宿于马来语称为「居所学院」（Kolej Kediaman）的宿舍，这些宿舍在两校区内以编号与命名的楼群形式组织。
• Residence accommodation includes blocks accommodating male and female students, apartment-style residences and rented shop units used to house additional students.宿舍住宿包括供男女学生居住的楼群、公寓式宿舍以及用于安置更多学生的租用店屋单位。
• Wireless internet covers almost all campus areas, local area network ports are fitted in dormitory rooms and study areas, and the Telekom Malaysia hotspot service offers faster access in selected locations.校园几乎全域覆盖无线网络，宿舍房间与学习区装有局域网端口，马来西亚电信的热点服务在部分区域提供更高速的接入。
• The main campus at Pekan served as the background setting for the television comedy series Namaku Bedah, broadcast in 2017.北根主校区曾作为 2017 年播出的电视情景喜剧《Namaku Bedah》的背景取景地。
• Accommodation at the Pekan campus is arranged in residential colleges beside the lake, while the Gambang campus provides student housing close to its four faculties.北根校区的住宿以湖边的宿舍学院形式组织，甘孟校区则在四个学院附近提供学生宿舍。
• The Gambang campus retains the workshops and industrial buildings of the former Malaysia Electric Corporation complex and now houses four faculties, one institute and two centres.甘孟校区保留了原马来西亚电气公司园区的车间与工业建筑，如今设有四个学院、一个研究所与两个中心。

Reputation

• In the QS World University Rankings 2027 UMPSA is placed 588th in the world, the position it cites in its current institutional profile.在 2027 年 QS 世界大学排名中，UMPSA 位列全球第 588 位，这是其当前机构简介所采用的位次。
• The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 place UMPSA in the 601-650 band globally.2027 年泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名把 UMPSA 列入全球 601 至 650 区间。
• In the U.S. News Best Global Universities edition of 2026-2027 UMPSA is ranked 1,266th in the world.在 2026 至 2027 年版美国新闻最佳全球大学排名中，UMPSA 位列世界第 1,266 位。^[1]
• The 2026 Shanghai Ranking, also known as ARWU, does not list UMPSA in its main table, so the university does not appear in that ranking's world list.2026 年软科世界大学学术排名（ARWU）未把 UMPSA 列入主榜，该校因此未出现在该榜单的世界名单中。
• In the 2024 QS World University Rankings the university was placed in the 781-790 band, 10th among Malaysian public universities and first within the Malaysian Technical University Network.在 2024 年 QS 世界大学排名中，该校位列 781 至 790 区间，在马来西亚公立大学中排名第 10、在技术大学网络中位列第 1。
• In the QS Asia University Rankings the university was placed 281-290 in 2018 and rose to 188th in 2019, and its engineering and applied-science research has grown steadily since the Pekan campus opened in 2009.在 QS 亚洲大学排名中，该校 2018 年位列 281 至 290 区间，2019 年上升至第 188 位；自 2009 年北根校区启用以来，其工程与应用科学研究稳步增长。
• UMPSA earned a QS 5-Star overall rating in 2018, the first Malaysian technical and non-research university to hold that rating.UMPSA 于 2018 年获得 QS 五星总体评级，是首个持有该评级的马来西亚技术型与非研究型大学。
• OpenAlex records 23,666 scholarly works attributed to UMPSA carrying 883,266 citations, reflecting steady research output in engineering and applied sciences.OpenAlex 收录 UMPSA 文献 23,666 篇、被引 883,266 次，反映其在工程与应用科学领域稳定的科研产出。
• Its dual degree programmes and industry links, including collaboration with German, Chinese and Korean universities, underpin its reputation for employable engineering graduates.其双学位项目与产业联系（包括与德国、中国与韩国大学的合作），支撑了该校培养高就业力工程毕业生的声誉。

Student life

• UMPSA has no formal Latin motto, and its public identity is carried by its branding slogan as a 5-Star World-Class Technological University, together with its engineering focus and its membership of the Malaysian Technical University Network.UMPSA 没有正式的拉丁文校训，其对外形象主要依托「五星世界级技术大学」的品牌口号，以及工程导向与马来西亚技术大学网络成员的身份。
• Students live in residential colleges known as Kolej Kediaman, a housing tradition organised as numbered residence blocks on both campuses.学生住在称为「居所学院」的宿舍中，这一住宿传统以北根与甘孟两校区的编号楼群形式组织。
• Campus life centres on the lakeside setting of the Pekan campus, where the lake supports water activities such as boating alongside sports fields and a gymnasium.校园生活以北根校区的湖畔环境为中心，湖泊支持划船等水上活动，并与运动场和健身房一道构成生活场景。
• Student affairs are managed by the office responsible for student life and alumni, which runs clubs, societies and co-curricular activities across the campuses.学生事务由负责学生生活与校友的部门管理，该部门在两校区运营社团、协会与课外活动。
• The television comedy series Namaku Bedah, broadcast in 2017, used the main Pekan campus as its background setting and brought the university wider public attention.2017 年播出的电视情景喜剧《Namaku Bedah》以北根主校区为背景取景，使该校获得更广泛的公众关注。
• Industry partners such as DRB-Hicom, Perodua and Mercedes-Benz Malaysia recruit UMPSA graduates, and executives from these firms have praised the technical skills of its dual-degree students.DRB-Hicom、Perodua 与马来西亚梅赛德斯-奔驰等产业伙伴聘用 UMPSA 毕业生，这些企业的高管也称赞其双学位学生的技术能力。
• The university's location in the East Coast Industrial Belt means students gain direct exposure to multinational corporations in chemicals, manufacturing and automotive industries.该校地处东海岸工业带，使学生得以直接接触化工、制造与汽车行业的跨国公司。
• Sports and recreational facilities include fields, a gymnasium and courts for basketball and badminton, supported by the campuses' sports centres.体育与休闲设施包括运动场、健身房以及篮球与羽毛球场，并由各校区的体育中心提供支持。
• Free wireless internet, on-campus clinics and a mosque support daily student life, and the university runs short courses and e-Rozgar-facilitated programmes at its sub-campuses.免费无线网络、校内诊所与清真寺支撑着学生的日常生活，该校还在各分校区开设短期课程及由 e-Rozgar 支持的项目。
• UMPSA runs co-curricular, entrepreneurship and innovation programmes that connect students to industry partners such as DRB-Hicom, Perodua and Mercedes-Benz Malaysia.UMPSA 开设课外、创业与创新项目，把学生与 DRB-Hicom、Perodua 及马来西亚梅赛德斯-奔驰等产业伙伴连接起来。
• As a technical university within the Malaysian Technical University Network, the university stages engineering competitions, innovation showcases and community-service activities for its students.作为马来西亚技术大学网络中的技术型大学，该校为学生举办工程竞赛、创新展示与社区服务活动。

Notable people

• Mahathir Mohamad, the Prime Minister of Malaysia whose cabinet approved the establishment of the university college in 2001, set in motion the founding of the institution.马来西亚首相马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德的内阁于 2001 年批准设立该大学学院，由此启动了这所学校的创办。
• Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Sultan of Pahang, serves as the university's Chancellor and gave his name to it in 2023.第十六任最高元首、彭亨苏丹阿都拉担任该校校监，并于 2023 年使其以己之名冠名。
• Professor Ts. Dr. Yatimah binti Alias serves as Vice-Chancellor of UMPSA and leads the university's academic and strategic development.雅蒂玛·宾蒂·阿利亚斯教授任 UMPSA 校长，主导学校的学术与战略发展。
• Professor Ts. Dr. Kamal Yusoh is Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academic and International affairs, overseeing academic programmes and international partnerships.卡马尔·尤索教授任分管学术与国际事务的副校长，负责学术项目与国际合作。
• Professor Ts. Dr. Mohd Rusllim bin Mohamed is Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs and Alumni at the university.莫哈末·鲁斯利姆·本·穆罕默德教授任该校分管学生事务与校友的副校长。
• Dato' Saiful Bahri bin Ahmad Bakarim serves as Registrar and Chief Operating Officer of the university.达图·赛夫·巴哈里·本·阿末·巴卡林任该校注册主任兼首席运营官。
• Syed Mohamad Hamzah al-Junid, a former managing director of AJ Infinite (M) Sdn. Bhd., is counted among the university's notable alumni.曾任 AJ Infinite (M) Sdn. Bhd. 总经理的赛义德·莫哈末·韩查位列该校知名校友之中。
• Yana Samsudin, a Malaysian actress, is a graduate of the university and one of its well-known alumni in the arts.马来西亚女演员雅娜·萨姆苏丁是该校毕业生，也是其艺术领域广为人知的校友之一。
• Mohd Hairi Mad Shah, a member of the Johor State Executive Council and state assemblyman for Larkin, is an alumnus of UMPSA.柔佛州行政议会议员、拉庆州选区议员莫哈末·海利·马德·沙阿是 UMPSA 校友。
• Khairul Azhari Saut, a Malaysian politician, also studied at the university.马来西亚政治人物凯鲁·阿兹哈里·绍特也曾在 UMPSA 就读。
• Roland Folger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, has publicly credited UMPSA dual-programme graduates with the technical skills the automotive industry needs.马来西亚梅赛德斯-奔驰总裁兼首席执行官罗兰·福尔格曾公开肯定 UMPSA 双学位毕业生具备汽车行业所需的技术能力。
• Rashid bin Musa, an executive of DRB-Hicom, and Zainal Abidin Md Tahir, a manager at Perodua Manufacturing, are industry figures who have endorsed the university's graduate output.DRB-Hicom 高管拉希德·本·穆萨与 Perodua 制造公司的经理再纳·阿比丁·莫哈末·塔希尔，都是对该校毕业生质量予以肯定的产业界人士。