Back جامعة تونكو عبد الرحمن Arabic جامعة تونكو عبد الرحمن ARZ دانشگاه تونکو عبدالرحمان Persian Universitas Tunku Abdul Rahman ID Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Malay Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman Polish Университет Тунку Абдул Рахман Russian Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman SIMPLE துங்கு அப்துல் ரகுமான் பல்கலைக்கழகம் Tamil تونکو عبد الرحمن یونیورسٹی Urdu

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Not to be confused with Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology or University System of Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malay)
拉曼大学 (Chinese)
துங்கு அப்துல் ரகுமான் பல்கலைக்கழகம் (Tamil)
(Jawi script) اونيۏرسيتي تونكو عبدالرحمن
Motto德智体兼修 群美新并重
Motto in English
Broadening Horizons, Transforming Lives
TypePrivate university
Research university
Established13 August 2002
ChancellorLing Liong Sik[1]
PresidentEwe Hong Tat[2]
DirectorTing Chew Peh
Academic staff
>2,000 (2023)[3]
Students>21,000 (2023)[3]
Undergraduates16,975 (2022)[4]
Postgraduates707 (2022)[4]
Location
Kampar, Perak
Sungai Long, Selangor
,
Malaysia
CampusMultiple sites
Colours       
Blue, yellow, red and white
Affiliations
Websitewww.utar.edu.my
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese拉曼大学
Traditional Chinese拉曼大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLāmàn Dàxué
Wade–GilesLa1-man2 Ta4-hsüeh2
IPA[lá.mân tâ.ɕɥě]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLāai-maahn-daaih-hohk
JyutpingLaai1-maan6 Daai6-hok6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLa-bān Tōa-o̍h

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (abbreviated as UTAR; simplified Chinese: 拉曼大学; traditional Chinese: 拉曼大學) is a not-for-profit private research university in Malaysia. UTAR ranked among top 100 in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2018[8] and top 600 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021,[9] placing it 2nd overall in Malaysia only after University of Malaya.[10] UTAR also ranked 31st in UI GreenMetric Ranking Top 50 Under 50 2022,[11] and 3rd in Malaysia for Nature Index Institution Research Output.[12]

UTAR was established in June 2002 through the UTAR Education Foundation, a non-for-profit organisation.[13] A total of 411 students were enrolled in June 2002 for its first intake.

The university has two campuses, the award-winning[14] Kampar campus in the state of Perak while the other one is in Sungai Long located within the Klang Valley in the state of Selangor.[15]

  1. ^ "University Council". UTAR. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "UTAR Management". UTAR. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "History of UTAR". Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Top Universities". Quacquarelli Symonds(QS). Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Association of Commonwealth Universities(ACU) Members". Association of Commonwealth Universities(ACU). Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ "AACSB Educational Member Full List". AACSB International. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysia) - Talloires Network of Engaged Universities". Talloires Network of Engaged Universities. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Asia University Rankings 2018". Times Higher Education (THE). 5 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  9. ^ "World University Rankings 2021". Times Higher Education (THE). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Best universities in Malaysia". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Ranking Top 50 Under 50 2022 - UI GreenMetric". University of Indonesia. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Institution research output table - Nature Index".
  13. ^ "Institution Profile". Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  14. ^ "UTAR Perak campus wins PAM gold award". UTAR. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Overview". UTAR. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

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