Multimedia University
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| Established | December 1996 |
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| Type | Private University |
| Chancellor | Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Hj Mohd Ali |
| President | Professor Datuk Dr. Ghauth Jasmon |
| Location | Malacca & Cyberjaya, Malaysia |
| Campus | Melaka & Cyberjaya |
| Website | www.mmu.edu.my |
Multimedia University is Malaysia's first private university. It has two campuses with one in Cyberjaya and another in Melaka. The distance between the two campuses are approximately 150 kilometers, via the North South highway.
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[edit] History
The university was formerly known as University Telekom. Its Malacca campus was set up in 1997 by Telekom Malaysia Berhad, the largest telecommunications company in Malaysia. Located in the Ayer Keroh district, the initial setting up of the campus involved converting an old campus belonging to the Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technology, which is also a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia Berhad.
Its Cyberjaya campus opened in Malaysia's first intelligent city of Cyberjaya on 8 July 1999. The campus was the brainchild of the country's fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, as a center of learning and research for the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), a 750 km² area designated as the country's high-tech research and industrial area. The relationship between the campus and the MSC is intended to be similar to the relationship Stanford University shares with the Silicon Valley.
Within the first five years of its establishment, the university's total student population grew beyond 1000 in both campuses and this number still continues to grow.
The university encourages students to participate in an evaluation of their lecturers at the end of every trimester. That evaluation is called the Online Academic Evaluation (OAE). In the OAE students rate their lecturers on a scale of 1 to 5 in different areas. These areas include availability for consultation, communication skills, teaching qualties and the likes. The OAE therefore acts as a tool to help the university grade its lecturers so that the university can further improve the quality of education in which it provides.
The university also implements a system named as Academic Advisory System (AAS) which is also practiced in other universities. This system appoints a lecturer to a group of students to be their mentor. Students can seek help or council from their advisors if they were to face any problems be it in the university or out.It's well known between students that such system is useless & many advisors evaluate their advisees without even meeting them which can be considered as time saving for students.
A number of lab equipment has been donated by well known companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Intel, Cisco, Nokia and other major companies as well. These labs acts as a place for students to conduct their practical sessions so that they may apply the theories in which they have learned during lecture hours.Most students are not allowed to use the labs above mentioned,since they are dedicated for research purposes.
The university is also a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia.
[edit] Campus
[edit] Cyberjaya Campus
Cyberjaya campus is located in the heart of Cyberjaya. A road in the shape of the figure of eight, circles the campus with the buildings arrayed both on the inner and outer sides of this shape.
[edit] Malacca Campus
Malacca campus is nestled in Bukit Beruang (lit: Bear Hill) and has greatly affected its surroundings. With the increase in student population, the community near the campus has seen growing numbers of residential areas, food outlets and commercial outlets.
In 2004, the course for Bachelors of Law (LLB) was introduced in this campus and with over 120 law undergraduates under its wings, Multimedia University has plans to build an entirely new Law Building in the very near future.
[edit] Faculties & Academic Centers
There are a total of 6 faculties and 6 academic centers in the university. each serves its own specific field and they are separated as follows:
MALACCA CAMPUS: LIST OF FACULTIES:
- i) FET (Faculty of Engineering and Technology)
- ii) FIST (Faculty of Information Science and Technology)
- iii) FBL (Faculty of Business and Law)
LIST OF ACADEMIC CENTERS:
- i) FOSEE (Foundation Studies and Extension Education)
- ii) CADP (Center for Affiliate Diploma Programme)
- iii) ILMU (Institute of International Languages Multimedia University)
- iv) IBDP (Internet Based Degree Programme)
CYBERJAYA CAMPUS: LIST OF FACULTIES:
- i) FOE (Faculty of Engineering)
- ii) FIT (Faculty of Information Technology)
- iii) FCM (Faculty of Creative Multimedia)
- iv) FOM (Faculty of management)
LIST OF ACADEMIC CENTERS:
- i) IMLC (Institute of Modern Languages and Communications)
- ii) CDE (Center of Distance Education)
[edit] Students
As of June 2004 the university has a total of 17.000 students in both campuses, including undergraduate and graduate students. Approximately 12% of these are international students from over 80 countries. This makes the university a mixing pot of people and cultures, and in a way reflects the multi racial environment of Malaysia where people tolerate and live in harmony with each other. University students consistently score top placements in national business plan competitions. Students of MMU also enjoy a rich variety of social activities with over 100 campus student groups.
[edit] Organization
The university is headed by a President and is divided into eight faculties, five academic centers and one department:
Faculties :
- Faculty of Engineering (Cyberjaya Campus)
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology (Melaka Campus)
- Faculty of Information Technology (Cyberjaya Campus)
- Faculty of Information Science and Technology (Melaka Campus)
- Faculty of Management (Cyberjaya Campus)
- Faculty of Business and Law (Melaka Campus)
- Faculty of Creative Multimedia (Cyberjaya Campus)
- Foundation Studies And Extension Education (Melaka Campus)
Academic Centers :
- Centre For Modern Languages And Communications (Cyberjaya Campus)
- Internet Based Degree Programme (Cyberjaya Campus)
- Distance Education (Cyberjaya Campus)
- Centre For Affiliate And Diploma Programme (Melaka Campus)
- Institute Of International Languages Multimedia University (Melaka Campus)
