UM Campus & Accommodation
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The first University of the country, is situated on a 750-acre (309-hectare) campus in the southwest of Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia. In 2005 University Malaya celebrates its 100th anniversary.
The University of Malaya grew out of a tradition of service to the society. Its predecessors, the King Edward VII College of Medicine established in 1905 and Raffles College in 1929, has been established to meet urgent demands, one in medicine and the other in education. When the two came together to form the University Malaya in October 1949, this was so that they might perform together an even greater service - to help lay the foundations of a new nation by producing a generation of skilled and educated men. The growth of the University was very rapid during the first decade of its establishment and this resulted in the setting up of two autonomous Divisions in 1959, one located in Singapore and the other in Kuala Lumpur. In 1960, the government of the two territories indicated their desire to change the status of the Divisions into that of a national university. Legislation was passed in 1961 founding the University Malaya on 1st January 1962. The University motto, "Ilmu Punca Kemajuan" (Knowledge is the Key to Success) reflects the philosophy of the University in its constant endeavor to seek knowledge in all fields to produce successful graduates. Currently the University has more than 2000 academic staff members with a student enrollment in excess of 20,000 students and is Malaysia Premier University ranking in the top 100 best Universities worldwide in the Times Higher Education UK ranking list in 2004
CEBAR summary
The Center for research in Biotechnology for agriculture (CEBAR) is a physical and virtual centre which brings together considerable existing capacity and resources within the University of Malaya. The centre brings together core and allied centers, research groups and laboratories involved in fundamental and applied research related to agrobiotechnology. The center’s main aim is to enable researchers to better coordinate inter-disciplinary collaboration in the pursuit of sustainable research excellence. The immediate goal of the centre is to position University Malaya in the forefront of research in this critical area through the consolidation of the recognized strength of the University in the areas of biotechnology and biodiversity. The consensus was that there is an immediate need for focused research for value added agriculture through biotechnology. There should also be a focus on harnessing natural resources and. biodiversity for continued growth and sustainability of the agricultural industry. The University Malaya has had a long history of research in Agriculture beginning with the establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture in 1957. The devolvement of the Faculty in 1975 saw the research being absorbed into other departments within the University where it has continued to thrive and grow focusing synergistically on both fundamental and applied aspects of biotechnology related to agriculture. Currently the core of Agriculture Biotechnology research lies within the Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science with the involvement of more than 50 academic staff members in 9 core and seven allied centers and groups. There are currently more than 90 postgraduate students in research areas related to Agrobiotechnology.
Location
The University Malaya is located in Kuala Lumpur the capital City of Malaysia. It's exact location is barely 30 minutes from the city centre with comprehensive road and public transport links.
Kuala Lumpur’s location in the heart of South East Asia makes it an excellent point of convergence for the whole of Asia.
With excellent communication and transportation infrastructure, Malaysia aims to be an International education and Research hub. The main 309 hectar campus is complemented by a second city campus 15 minutes away which houses the University of Malaya Centre for Continuing Education.
Laboratories
CEBAR laboratories include research laboratories with state of the art facilities . Relevant laboratories include :
- Plant Molecular Biology Laboratory
- Genomics and sequencing facilities
- Plant Transformation laboratory
- Plant Tissue Culture Facilities
- Computing laboratories
Fields, Green house, Containment and Transgenic Facilities
CEBAR has access to ample greenhouse facilities and containment growth chambers within the University. In addition CEBAR is in the process of building a fully tropicalised transgenic containment facility. CEBAR is also in partnership with the Malaysian Agriculture and Research Institute (MARDI) which has a fully commissioned transgenic facility and by the end of 006 will have its own dedicated BL3P facility.
IT connectivity and web based learning
The University uses Internet communication widely and web-based courses and e-learning is a widely encouraged tool which is being aggressively developed within the University. The university also has sophisticated campus wide internet facilities including a wireless network and an integrated student information and management system. On the main campus Internet access is through high performance Gigabit Ethernet switches with bandwidth of 100Mb/s. Teaching laboratories, seminar and lecture rooms and computing facilities
The University has state of the art lecture and seminar rooms equipped with audio visual equipment including online access. Video conferencing facilities can also be arranged. The Faculty of Science where CEBAR is based has a computer teaching laboratory with 100 computers intra and internet linked and several other labs of different capacities of between 30-50 computers
Accommodation
In addition to University student’s accommodation housing close to 10,000 students in purpose built hostels, the University has a comfortable guest house with air-conditioned rooms within the campus. For long term visitors the University has apartments and staff housing at the periphery of the campus.
Several International class hotels are located within 10 minutes of the main or city campus including the Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur Hiltons, Crystal Crown Hotel, Cititel Midvalley, Le Meridien and Shah Village Hotel and the Legend Hotel. Course participants are normally housed in the Guest house or in student accommodation during the University Vacation Period for maximum convenience.
