UniMAP stands for Universiti Malaysia Perlis (formerly known as KUKUM) is the 17th university established in Malaysia aims to create highly skilled engineers to meet and support the country's industrial plan, as well as provide an alternative to students who are more inclined towards practical learning.

The current Vice Chancellor of UniMAP is YBhg. Lt. Kol. Prof. Ts. Dr. Zaliman Sauli.

On May 2nd 2002, KUKUM (UniMAP) started its operation at its temporary campus in Kubang Gajah, Arau Perlis. It and received 116 students on June 20th 2002.

The UniMAP permanent campus is in Pauh (1050 acres) an 300 acres in Sungai Chuchuh. Two school that has been operating in the permanent UniMAP campus, namely the School of Mechatronics Engineering and School of Manufacturing Engineering. The opening ceremony was held on 2nd November 2009.The event was officiated by the Vice-Chancellor of UniMAP and was attended by all UniMAP staff. Currently, UniMAP campus is distributed around Perlis.

UniMAP's mission is to produce holistic human capital that contributes to the national development and industrial competitiveness agenda.

UniMAP's vision is to become an internationally competitive academic and research institution.

UniMAP Core Values: KNOWLEDGE SINCERITY EXCELLENCE

UniMAP has received a number of awards and accreditation at national and international levels in terms of university management, research, study and various others. Among the awards and accolades received are:

QS Star Rating – 3 Stars
SETARA/D-SETARA – Tier 5
MyMoheS – 5 Stars
The Golden Europe Award for Quality & Commercial Prestige
The New Era Award of Technology, Innovation & Quality
Best Enterprise Award
European Award for Best Practices
Ministry of Education Malaysia Entrepreneurship Award
FIRST University to received MS ISO 9001:2015 certificate

UniMAP has performed various research and innovation in collaboration with Centre of Excellence which specialise in primary university research fields to create high quality products. Types of research are divided into two, namely internal and external grants.

Internal Grant

• Short-term Grant Form

    External Grant

• Research Acculturation Grant Scheme (RAGS)
• Long-Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS)
• Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
• Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS)
• Prototype Development Research Grant Scheme (PRGS)
• ScienceFund MOSTI

To ensure comfort and conducive environment for students, various basic facilities are provided by the university which is equal to all public universities in Malaysia. Among the facilities provided are lecture rooms/halls, teaching and research laboratories, examination halls, library, student centre, residential colleges, cafeterias, recreational centre, engineering centre, teaching factory, agrotechnology research station and various others. The university emphasise greatly on student comfort and quality without compromise.

 Here is a list of Bachelor’s Degree and Diploma's programmes offered at UniMAP:

FACULTY OF APPLIED AND HUMAN SCIENCES

·         BACHELOR OF NEW MEDIA COMMUNICATION (HONOURS)
·         BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (HONOURS) (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)
·         BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (HONOURS) (ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP)

FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

·         BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (CONSTRUCTION) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION WITH HONOURS

FACULTY OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

·         BACHELOR OF MICROELECTRONIC ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF BIOMEDICAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (ELECTRONIC SYSTEM) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (ELECTRONIC TELECOMMUNICATION DESIGN) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (ELECTRONIC NETWORK DESIGN) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONIC AUTOMATION WITH HONOURS
·         DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING
·         DIPLOMA IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

·         BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (INDUSTRIAL POWER) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAINTENANCE WITH HONOURS
·         DIPLOMA IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
·         DIPLOMA IN MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

·         BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (MACHINING) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (PRODUCT DESIGN) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (MATERIAL PROCESSING) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRIAL MACHINING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN AUTOMOTIVE WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN WELDING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN WELDING WITH HONOURS
·         DIPLOMA IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

·         BACHELOR OF MATERIAL ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF POLYMER ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (FOOD TECHNOLOGY) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL PROCESS) WITH HONOURS
·         BACHELOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY) WITH HONOURS
·         DIPLOMA IN METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

Malaysian Students 2017/2018 session.

International Students

There are 11,564 local students registered in Bachelor's Degree and Diploma programmes in the 2015/2016 session.

There are 554 International students registered in Bachelor's Degree in the 2015/2016 session.

For the period of 2014, the percentage of lecturers who hold Ph.Ds is 32.2% (338 leturers).

As of 2014, the number of UniMAP alumni is 8960 people, while the number of UniMAP alumni working in various sectors is 7160 people.

Percentage of marketability of UniMAP students is 71% (2006 - 2015) which covers various sectors.

The approach adopted in teaching and learning in UniMAP for Diploma and Bachelor's Degree comprised of theoretical and practical components. As UniMAP is an engineering university, the emphasis on teaching and learning is more towards pratical, such as in laboratory, Teaching Factory, E-Learning which expose students to the industry and provides opportunities for students to apply the knowledge gained efficiently and effectively.

The approach of teaching and learning for Masters and Doctorate consist of various modes such as Research Mode, Mixed Mode and Coursework Mode. The approach adopted is more flexible and provide comfort for students to conduct research and coursework.

Generally, all students affairs are managed by the Office of Student Affairs and Alumni (HEPA) UniMAP. The recruitment of students and student affairs are managed by the Academic Division, Registry Department and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Office (Academic Affairs and International.

The university schedules various programmes periodically to increase the marketability of future UniMAP graduates, such as Career Talks & Career Fairs, industrial collaborations, industrial student visits, industrial training programme, industry involvement in curriculum development, soft skills and various others.

To ensure comfort and conducive environment for students, various basic facilities are provided by the university which is equal to all public universities in Malaysia. Among the facilities provided are lecture rooms/halls, teaching and research laboratories, examination halls, library, student centre, residential colleges, cafeterias, recreational centre, engineering centre, teaching factory, agrotechnology research station and various others. The university emphasises greatly on student comfort and quality without compromise.

Further information on the infrastructure facilities provided by the University can be found here.

UniMAP laboratories are equipped with modern equipment that is used for the purpose of learning. The facilities can be used even in the students first year of study. Some laboratories have already received recognition by the system as outlined in the MS 1722:2005 & OHSAS 18001:2007 & Laboratory Accreditation Scheme of Malaysia (SAMM) 17025: Health and Safety Operational Implementation Procedures for Laboratory and Equipment. The Laboratories referred are:

MECHANICAL TESTING LAB - MATERIAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL

CHEMICAL & MECHANICAL TESTING LAB - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SCHOOL

CHEMICAL & FOOD TESTING LAB - BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING (undergoing accreditation process (2013))

To provide optimal comfort to students, UniMAP provides residential college facilities. It is mandatory for all students to live in the residential colleges. Among the residential colleges available at UniMAP are:

• International Residential College
• Tunku Abdul Rahman Residential College
• Tun Abdul Razak Residential College
• Tun Hussien Onn Residential College
• Tun Dr. Mahathir Residential College
• Tun Dr. Ismail Residential College
• Tun Ghafar Baba Residential College
• Tan Sri Aishah Ghani Residential College
• Tun Fatimah Residential College
• Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Residential College
• UniCITI Alam Residential College

UniMAP bus system is provided for students to commute from one location to another according to a schedule. Bus schedules can be found on the Home Page or UniMAP Student Portal. Students do not have to pay the cost each time you use the bus because the fare is included in the fees quoted at the beginning of the semester.

almost all buses are equipped with an UniMAP Wi-Fi. Bicycle facilities are also provided in Pauh Putra Campus. This is a part of the UniMAP U-Cycle Project conducted under the initiative off UniMAP Sustainable Campus.

Rumah University
University Malaysia Perlis
Kampus Kubang Gajah
02600 Arau Perlis
Tel : 04-9798008
Fax : 04-9798422
Email : pro@unimap.edu.my or webmaster@unimap.edu.my