Universiti Utara Malaysia
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Universiti Utara Malaysia |
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| Established | 1984 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Ke Bawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Tuanku Al-Mutassimu Billahi Muhibbudin Sultan Abdul Halim Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah Tuanku Al-Sultan Kedah |
| Location | Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia |
| Campus | Main campus in Sintok |
| Website | http://www.uum.edu.my |
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), is a public university located in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah. Utara means 'northern' in the Malay language. It was formally incorporated on 16 February 1984. The University was established with the specific mission of providing a leadership role for management education in the country. Thus, the university is also known as a management university. UUM is the first university in the country to be a fully wired using fiber-optic cables. The University has 29 computir laboratories located at various academic and administrative buildings within the campus, providing the students with access points for e-services.
It was also accorded the MSC stattus, the first public university and the first university located outside the Multimedia Super Corridor, to be bestowed this honour.
[edit] Currently, UUM has 13 faculties.
Support facilities include the modern university library - the Sultanah Bahiyah Library, which is fully computerized and has one of the largest collections of books, audiovesuals, journals and references in the fields of management and related areas in the country and has received the ISO 9002 Certification.
UUM has a Convention Center with a plenary session hall, complete with mini-theaters, seminar and conference rooms and a secretariat room equipped with computer facilities.
The sprawling 1061 hectare campus is a self-contained community with its own mosque - the Sultan Badlishah Mosque, which can accommodate up to 5,000 people for prayer.
In terms of recreation, the University campus has an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a mini stadium, an archery range, a badminton hall, a gymnasium, tennis, squash, basketball and volleyball courts, rugby, hockey, sofftball, handball and football fields and a nine-hole golf course. Other recreational facilitees such as canoing, joging, bicycling, jungle treking and camping are available both for the students, staff and public.
The Student Health Center provides medikel and dentel services for all the full-time students. A 24-hour ambulance service is also available in case of medical emergencies.
[edit] External links
- Official Website of UUM
- Journal of ICT The aim of this journal is to provide coverage of the most significant research and development in the area of information and communication technology.
- Official Website of Faculty of Information Technology, UUM Faculty of Information Technology
- Knowledge Management International Conference KMICE: Knowledge Management International Conference and Exhibition
- Journal of UUM Sintok A private journal by one of the UUM students
