Facilities Of University Utara Malaysia

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About UUM

UUM was established on 16 February 1984 under the Universiti Utara Malaysia 1984 Order (Statutory). The primary objective for the setting up of this unique sixth public university has till this day been to train and produce the much needed pool of professionals in the areas of business and management for the local and international markets. The University was corporatised on 23 April 1998.

The Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) campus is situated in Sintok, 48 km to the north of Alor Setar and 10 km to the east of Changlun, a small town situated along the North-South Highway. The 1,061 hectare campus, which was originally a tin mining area, is surrounded by beautiful scenery, lush tropical forests and undulating hills. In addition, two rivers flow through the campus – the Sintok and Badak rivers – creating a most pleasant and serene environment. UUM has one of the most beautiful and modern campuses in the northern region. The RM580 million campus started its operations on 15 September 1990 and was officially declaredopen by His Royal Highness the Royal Chancellor of UUM on 17 February 2004. The main buildings in the campus include the academic buildings, the Sultanah Bahiyah Library, the Administration buildings, the Chancellery, the Sultan Badlishah Mosque, the Mu’adzam Shah Hall, the Tan Sri Othman Hall, the Sports Complex, the University Mall, the Student Residential Halls, the Executive Development Centre, and the University Inn.

Programme Outline

UUM offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that are conducted by three Academic Colleges, namely UUM College of Arts and Sciences (UUM CAS), UUM College of Business (UUM COB), and UUM College of Law, Government and International Studies (UUM COLGIS). The fields of studies offered are as follows :

UUM CAS

• Applied Science Division – Information Technology, Intelligent System, Technopreneurship
• Educational Studies Division – Education, Educational Management, Principalship
• Humanities Division – Applied Linguistics, Communication, Islamic Studies, History
• Physical Science Division – Decision Science, Mathematics, Statistics
• Social Science Division – Counseling, Psychology, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Economics, Occupational Safety and Health Management

UUM COB

• Financial and Accounting Division – Finance, Banking, Insurance, Accounting
• Management Studies Division – Human Resource Management, Management, Business Administration, Marketing
• Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Studies Division – Technology Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, International Business

UUM COLGIS

Law, Public Management, Public Administration, Sociology, International Studies Our programmes are recognised by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, and are also accredited by professional bodies such as the Malaysian Institute of Accounting (MIA), National Institute of Accounting (NIA), ACCA, CPA (Australia), CIMA, ICMA (Australia), the Financial Planning Association of Malaysia, and the Legal Profession Qualifying Board (LPQB) Malaysia.

Facities UUM

Library - The Sultanah Bahiyah Library is a fully automated library as it has in place an integrated library system known as LINTAS (Library Information Technology Automated System). The library has 1,042,871 items in its collections, including 292,538 volumes of printed materials, 654,139 items of non-printed materials and 96,194 items in electronic /digitised form. The library currently subscribes to 29,262 titles from prestigious electronic journals and 42,000 titles from electronic books. Online collections and services have helped to facilitate and promote the use of information by its clients. The online collection is also made available to registered member via the internet, anytime and anywhere.



Sports And Recreational Facilities

The university provides several facilities for sports and recreational activities for all students and staff as part of the objective to develop a physically and mentally healthy community. In its quest to develop well-rounded individuals, the university has an extensive array of sports and recreational facilities, which include an olympic size swimming pool, a mini- stadium with state-of-theart running track, an archery range, badminton, tennis, basketball, volleyball, rugby, hockey, softball, handball and netball courts as well as football fields.