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The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus is an overseas campus of the University of Nottingham. The university is situated in Semenyih, Selangor a town part of Greater Kuala Lumpur.

The Malaysia campus was first established in 2000 but conceptuallized as early as 1997. It is the first purpose-built UK university campus in a foreign country. Although, it is not the first foreign university to set up a satellite campus in Malaysia. Formerly, the university was known as the University of Nottingham in Malaysia or UNiM. The campus' incumbent chairman is YM Tengku Tan Sri Ahmad Rithauddeen, a Nottingham graduate and former Malaysian Defence Minister. It was officially opened by Najib Tun Razak (Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia on 26 September 2005 and an alumnus.) Prior to the opening of the main campus in Semenyih, the University operated at Wisma MISC or MISC Tower on Jalan Conlay. Following the opening of the Semenyih campus, most of the teaching departments were moved to Semenyih, only certain post graduate courses still remain in Kuala Lumpur.

The Malaysia campus is primarily based on a 101-acre (0.41 km²) plot situated in Semenyih, Selangor. Semenyih campus is equipped with student recreational facilities such as a sports complex which houses an outdoor 25m swimming pool, 2 tennis courts, 6 basketball courts, a multi purpose hall, a 60m² gym, hockey/futsal field and a football field. A dedicated students association building forms the central connection between on campus housing and the teaching buildings. On campus, students have 24 hour access to computer facilities. Campus Wifi is made available throughout the teaching sections of the campus, with the exception of the residential halls in which students are provided wired access. Internet bandwidth for residentials halls are capped at 786 kbps. However, computer laboratories are provided with 100 mbps local area network, with 40 mbps internet access.

The campus have grown considerably since the official opening in 2005, and Campus expansion is still on-going, however the pace of expansion has started slowing following the completion of phase 2 of the campus development.

Besides the main campus in Semenyih, a city Teaching Facility is maintained in Chulan Tower at Jalan Conlay within the Kuala Lumpur central business district. In which certain postgraduate programmes, such as applied psychology, business and management, and education are taught.

• Early to mid 1990’s First discussions at The University of Nottingham in relation to a campus in Asia
• July 1998 Formal announcement of plan to establish a University of Nottingham Campus in Malaysia in partnership with Boustead Holdings Berhad and YTL Corporation Berhad
• January 1999 Malaysian Government issues formal letter of invitation to The University of Nottingham to establish a campus in Malaysia
• November 1999 Premises in Wisma MISC, Kuala Lumpur, identified for initial launch
• January 2000 Formal submission of application for approval to operate submitted to the Minister of Education
• January 2000 JVA between University of Nottingham, Boustead Holdings Berhad and YTL Corporation signed in Kuala Lumpur
• March 2000 Letter of Approval for the establishment of University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus issued by Education Minister, Tan Sri Musa
• June 2000 LAN approval received for the delivery of the first set of degree programmes
• September 2000 First students register at University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) on programmes in Business, Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Autumn 2000 UNMC celebrates its launch with Royal visits from HRH Tuanku Ja'afar Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, HRH Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah Ibni Almarhum Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Ghafarullahu-Lah and Their Royal Highnesses, The Earl and Countess of Wessex
• April 2001 Foundation Programme launched to broaden opportunities available to students
• April 2001 Winners of the Architectural Competition for the design of Semenyih campus announced
• January 2002 First graduation ceremony held in Malaysia for MBA students
• January 2002 Groundbreaking ceremony for the development of the Semenyih campus
• July 2004 First undergraduate students awarded their degrees
• September 2005 Official opening of the Semenyih Campus
• January 2006 First PhD student graduates
• February 2006 Opening of city campus in Chulan Tower
• October 2006 British Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott, opens Phase II of the Semenyih campus development
• February 2007 UNMC and Applied Agricultural Resources announce the establishment of a Biotechnology Research Centre
• January 2008 Globalisation and Economic Policy Research Centre opens at UNMC
• November 2008 UNMC Graduate School officially opened
• November 2008 UNMC announced as co-hosts of Crops for the Future with Bioversity International
• June 2009 UNMC students participate in the inaugural Nottingham Tri-Campus Games
• July 2009 UNMC announced as leader of the European Union MYEULINK project
• 2010-2011 UNMC celebrates 10th Anniversary

Being a satellite campus of the University of Nottingham, students are taught with the same course materials as those in the UK and in China. Upon completing a degree at the Malaysia campus, students are awarded a University of Nottingham degree certificate which is indistinguishable from the certificates awarded at the Nottingham campus. The degrees that are awarded are accredited by international professional bodies such as the Association of MBA's and the UK Engineering Council.

1. Foundation in Science
2. Foundation in Arts
3. Foundation in Engineering
4. Foundation in Business

1. BA (Honours) International Relations
2. BA (Honours) International Relations with French
3. BA (Honours) International Relations with Japanese
4. BA (Honours) International Relations with Mandarin
5. BA (Honours) International Relations with Spanish
6. BA (Honours) International Communication Studies
7. BA (Honours) in International Communications Studies with English Language and Literature
8. BA (Honours) in International Communications Studies with Film and Television
9. BSc (Honours) Nutrition
10. BSc (Honours) Biotechnology
11. BSc (Honours) Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences
12. BSc (Honours) Economics
13. BSc (Honours) Psychology

1. MSc Environmental Monitoring & Management
2. International MSc in Biosciences (By Research)
3. MPhil/PhD in Psychology
4. Restructured MBA programme with new specializations in Corporate Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurship
5. MPhil/PhD in Applied Psychology
6. MSc Civil Engineering
7. MSc Mechanical Engineering
8. MSc in Cultural Studies and Entrepreneurship
9. MSc in Crop Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship
10. MSc in Computer Science and Entrepreneurship
11. MSc in International Business
12. MA in Cultural Studies
13. MA in Management
14. MSc in electronic communication & computer engineering

Apart from taught undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, the university also offers a full range of projects available for research-based postgraduate studies leading either to MPhil or PhD. More than 20 research programmes are currently being carried out at the Malaysia Campus.

The University of Nottingham Malaysia campus is located on a 101 acre site, located on top a hill overlooking Broga hill and the surrounding areas. There are many palm trees planted around the campus, harvesting of palm fruit still occurs on campus. The weather on campus is generally warm throughout the year. The temperature generally ranges from 30°C to 34°C during the day and 25°C to 28°C during the night, with cooler temperatures during and after a heavy rainfall. The humidity level is at 80% throughout the year.

The campus faces minimal changes in seasons, however from May and September the campus faces a dry season and from mid-November till March a mild wet season. Due to these changes, the changing colours of leaves and the flowering of certain plants may be observed.

The Malaysia campus played host to the Nottingham Tricampus games in the summer of 2010.

The Malaysia campus provides 1000 units of on campus housing. Presently, due to a shortage of on-campus housing, priority for on-campus residence is allocated to international students and year 1 freshmens, while senior students are generally made to stay off-campus in the nearby neighbourhood of Taman Tasik Semenyih, often abbreviated "TTS" by the students and residents. On-campus housing is made up of 5 residential halls on campus, namely Pangkor Hall, Redang Hall, Tioman Hall, Kapas Hall and Langkawi Hall, which are named after popular resort islands in Malaysia. Students are gender segregated by floors with boys occupying odd floors. Each halls are led by a student hall tutor and managed by a staff warden. Residential halls are typically 3-4 storey 3 winged complexes. These winged residential complexes are well designed to be secure by having a prominent sharp fence wall.

Most off-campus residence are made up of houses leased by the University accommodation contractors, which is then rented out to students. The location of the off-campus residences is within a 3 km radius from the campus.

Currently, there is a single pedestrian bridge that links the neighbouring Taman Tasik Semenyih 5 with the back of the university.

As part of a Nottingham advantage program, students may be exchanged to other campus for a certain period, which allow better cultural ties.

v t e KTM Kajang Campus Shuttle Bus
Legend
min 1 9  ETS  45 Kajang station 44 New Era College 43 Bank Islam 40 Syabas Building 30 Pangsapuri Damai Mewah 22 Sunway Semenyih 21 HSBC Kajang Prima 19 Billion Supermartket 17 Sunway Semenyih 15 Semenyih Town 07 Taman Tasik Semenyih 00 University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

There are no direct public transportation connected to the university, other than that of university shuttle buses commuting between the campus and Kajang railway station. Shuttle bus services are offered free as a university incentive to provide greener and sustainable transport. However, shuttle bus services are restricted to students and staffs of the University. The nearest public bus route is along the nearest town of Semenyih, approximately 3 KM from campus.

Most local students and teaching staff are commuters originate from the surrounding areas of Kuala Lumpur, and hence on school days, there may be a shortage of car parks. Also, for those other days, such as during holidays and weekends, the campus can be quite empty. on a side note, Car pooling is widely practiced among students, due to numerous awareness campaigns done by the student body.

In the interest of the students, the university also provides other complimentary bus services such as bus services to the nearby Tesco super store, special bus service to the Semenyih mosque for Friday prayers, and a shuttle bus service for students living in the student town of Taman Tasik Semenyih or Semenyih Lake park.

• Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak - Prime Minister of Malaysia 2009- Honorary graduate
• His Majesty Sultan Tuanku Ja'afar - Tenth King of Malaysia, Yang Dipertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
• His Majesty Sultan Raja Azlan Shah - Ninth King of Malaysia, Sultan of Perak
• Tengku Tan Sri Ahmad Rithaudden - former Minister of Defence of Malaysia
• Tuanku Bahiyah - the fifth Queen of Malaysia
• Tun Dato Seri Dr. Haji Hamdan Bin Sheik Tahir - Governor of Penang province, Malaysia
• Tunku Tan-Sri Imran ibni Tuanku Jaafar - Prince of Negeri Sembilan, President of the Olympic Council of Malaysia
• Zara Salim Davidson - tha Crown Princess of Perak and the grandniece of the first Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Note: All the alumni listed above graduated or studied at the Nottingham UK campus.

• University of Nottingham
• University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China
• List of University of Nottingham people

• University of Nottingham, Malaysia
• University of Nottingham, UK

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