Tunku Abdul Rahman University

• Location: Selangor and Perak, Malaysia
• Year of foundation: 2002
• Number of students: more than 26 000
• Language of instruction: Malay, English
• Type of education: mixed.

Tunku Abdul Rahman University (UTAR) is one of Malaysia's most reputable private universities. Founded in 2002, the institution had one campus in Selangor with 411 students. Now the university is located in two cities, providing programs for more than 26,000 of its students.

UTAR consists of nine faculties, three research centers and three specialized institutes. They represent more than 130 academic education and undergraduate programs. Teaching staff conducts disciplines consisting of 2,000 administrative staff, 100 external experts from 19 countries, 140 industry consultants.

University staff help students rent rooms, apartments and flats for sessions or one-year stays.

In the vicinity of the Campar campus are:

• Westlake Homes
• KT Management Student Hostel
• Meadow Park
• MH Unilodge Hostel
• Westlake Village Condominium
• Kampus West City Condominium.

Each of the residential buildings is equipped with one- and two-bedroom rooms: apartments / rooms, depending on the wishes. The services include round-the-clock security, WiFi, weekly cleaning, laundries, some buildings are equipped with gyms, swimming pools. The cost of living near Kampar ranges from 185 to 460 ringgit per person (42-104 $).

Near the campus in Perak there are 20 residential buildings-hotels offering different types of accommodation. Residents in them are provided with round-the-clock security, full or partial furnishing of apartments. Most of the buildings have gyms, swimming pools and Jacuzzis, on the territory of some - recreation areas, playgrounds. The price for accommodation ranges from 300 to 900 ringgit (69-205 $).

The institution has about 80 student clubs and societies. Among them:

• Accounting Society
• Architecture
• Career Development Club
• Hindu Society
• Chinese Orchestra
• Music Association
• Cinema Club
• Choral group
• Society of Photography
• Japanese Culture Club
• Yoga Society.

The most active sports areas at the university are team games. Students are part of national teams, after classes in groups or alone with teachers. Badminton, football and basketball teams take part in inter-university, city and national competitions, defending the honor of UTAR and getting the opportunity for a sports career in later life.

The campus hosts many events during the academic year: music concerts, festivals, scientific seminars and lectures with guest speakers, graduation and New Year's balls. Not a single holiday takes place without the participation of musical and dance student groups. Students interested in design, video and photography also help with most concerts.

• Cooperation with universities from 30 countries
• International students represent 46 countries
• 95% – the level of employment of graduates within 9 months after graduation
• More than 80 international and national awards received by students in 2021
• World, national subject rankings times Higher Education.

UTAR's main campus in Kampar is built on an area of 1300 acres near the growing village of Bandar Barat Kampar, near Perak. By public transport, students can reach Kuala Lumpur in two hours.

The campus is equipped with modern educational equipment, many rooms for sports and recreation. In Campara there are faculties:

• Arts, Social Sciences
• Business, Finance
• Engineering, "green" technologies
• Information, communication technologies
• Natural Sciences
• Centers of additional education, fundamental knowledge
• Institute of Chinese Studies.

For education equipped with:

• Outdoor areas for team sports, indoor centers for tennis, badminton, gyms
• Large ballroom with 4000 seats
• Lecture halls and classrooms
• Cafeteria
• Parking for cars, bicycles.

A unique feature of the Campar campus is a pair of bronze sculptures by Confucius and Einstein. They are located in front of the Heritage Hall and weigh a total of 580 kg. Sculptures symbolize the institution's belief in the convergence of the wisdom of East and West.

There is also a bird sanctuary on site, home to five species of herons and more than 100 species of native birds.

The Sungai Long campus is located in Kajang Township, Selangor. Buildings on the territory provide students with all comfortable conditions for learning:

• Educational, practical classes
• Shops, cafeterias
• Access to public transport
• Library with a book depository containing more than 300,000 volumes, publications, Internet resources.

This campus includes the faculties of:

• Accounting, Management
• Medicine, Healthcare
• Creative Industries
• Engineering, science.

The school year lasts from autumn to early summer. Students study in stages, ending semesters with a session. On Saturday and Sunday, as well as on the days of national, state, international holidays, holidays are provided.

Additional costs:

• Accommodation, meals
• Transport, payment for parking
• Annual fees for technology, participation in some student clubs
• Medical care
• Books, consumables
• Personal spending.

For admission to any level of education in UTAR, foreign students must provide:

• Completed application form on the official website of the institution
• Personal documents: foreign passport, residence permit/student visa, health insurance, bank account, etc.
• Diploma of completion of the previous stage of education
• Official transcripts translated into English
• Test results from IELTS (from 5.0), TOEFL (from 42) or other tests
• Registration fee of $ 100 (receipt).

For Malaysian applicants, the requirements will be the same. Requirements for the results of knowledge of the English language depend on the program - for the humanities and computational sciences, the indicators should be higher than standard.

Documents should be submitted on the following dates:

• For January – September 15
• On May – February 1
• For October – July 1.

Scholarships, loans of the UTAR Educational Foundation are provided to academically successful and in need of financial assistance students.

• Scholarship of the Internal Fund of the University
• Internal Student Scholarship of Faculties
• Study loans
• External scholarships, loans from the state.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision