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UCSI university is built on the principles of audacity, perseverance, integrity and excellence, UCSI University is a leading institution of
higher learning with campuses in Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu and Sarawak, Malaysia. Our faculties, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to meet student needs offer a wide spectrum of academic programmes.
History
UCSI University began as the Canada Institute of Computer Studies, a computer-based training centre located in SS2, Petaling Jaya that was subsequently named Sedaya College when it was accorded College status in 1989. In 2001, it evolved into Sedaya International College to reflect its increasing international focus. Accorded University College status in 2003, it soon became UCSI University when it received University status in 2008.
Renowned for its cosmopolitan and unique international culture, UCSI University comprises both local and foreign students, with almost half comprising international students from more than 70 countries.
This opens the UCSI University community of student and staff to exchanges and visits from an even "wider world" of students and staff from other countries, to expose them to a spectrum of cultures that make them feel like a true citizen of the world.
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UCSI University Orientation on Sept 2011 |
By collaborating with international institutions of higher learning, UCSI University students and staff get to interact with their counterparts from other international universities. This situation also enables our lecturers to assimilate and incorporate the different teaching and learning methodologies into the UCSI University curricula to facilitate students acquire various learning skills, as well as exposure to living and studying in a different environment. Through its International University Collaboration Centre, UCSI University's collaborative agreements with various foreign universities in Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States and Canada ensure the University's recognition as a premier educational institution that provides quality education of international standards.
Co-Operative Education Training Programme
With its innovative academic curriculum, UCSI University students also enjoy the unique benefits of its Co-Operative Education Training Programme (Co-Op) that enhances their employability by integrating classroom learning with workplace training in Co-Op employer organisations. Completing two months' work experience for every study year, a UCSI University student would have six to eight months' work experience to stand ready for full-time employment upon their graduation. Currently, we have more than 1,000 employer organisations registered as our Co-Op employers. With the number rising annually, we have more avenues for students to be job-ready upon their graduation.
Research & Discovery
Research and development, one of the forefront causes at UCSI University received a face-lift under the newly-formed Centre dubbed the CERVIE or the Centre of Excellence for Research, Value Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Aimed at promoting research, value innovation and entrepreneurship as one of the University's core drivers, the CERVIE intends to establish the University's reputation as a knowledge creator through four main strategic thrusts, namely Internal Capabilities, Smart Partnerships, Enterprise Value Innovation and Knowledge Dissemination through the implementation of the triple helix model (Government, Industry and University). Consequently, the CERVIE is strategically committed to excellence in its engagement with stakeholders in business, industry, government and communities. Under the directive of the UCSI University Vice Chancellor, Dr Robert Bong, the new initiatives at the CERVIE differentiate pure research from applied research, as well as provide more incentives to encourage practical applications of the research. The incentives include rethinking intellectual property rights (IPRs) to allow for partial ownership and patents to researchers who had made the discoveries, as well as introducing idea innovation, or "Ideation", as a plan to encourage students, alumni members and even those affiliated with other universities to develop research projects and business proposals for UCSI University.
As an institution of higher learning, UCSI University strives towards educational excellence in the years ahead. Encapsulating its tagline, "The University. The Experience" it strives to provide its students a multitude of enriching experiences – academic, intellectual, psychological, cultural, professional, personal and emotional - while studying at the University.
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| UCSI University 25 years Anniversary |
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