The teenager comes of age

IT was almost 20 years ago when The University of Nottingham decided to open a campus in Malaysia.

The vision became a reality in 2000 when it opened its doors to 86 students in temporary accommodation on Jalan Raja Chulan, Kuala Lumpur.

That office block is long gone, having been replaced by apartments, but it served the university well during its first five years of operation as it found its feet and slowly grew in student numbers as well as the range of degree programmes offered.

In 2005, the university moved to its custom-built campus in Semenyih, which now hosts around 5,000 students and employs almost 700 staff.

From its initial offerings of business, computer science and engineering programmes, the range of degrees that Nottingham offers has grown to include biosciences, biomedical sciences, English, pharmacy and psychology, to name a few.

The programmes that are taught cover all levels of tertiary study – foundation, undergraduate, master’s and doctorate.

By design, all degrees offered are awarded by the United Kingdom. Whether you study in Malaysia, the UK or the university’s campus in China, you will receive a University of Nottingham degree.

This philosophy underpins everything that Nottingham does across its three international campuses.

Nottingham is the first British university to open a foreign branch campus in Malaysia. This was viewed as an innovative and even risky move, but 20 years on, the same model is being adopted by many other UK universities.

In realising its ambition to become a higher education hub, Malaysia now hosts five UK, one Chinese and three Australian universities, in addition to the 20 public universities as well as many other private colleges and universities in the country.

The University of Nottingham

Nottingham is the first British university to open a foreign branch campus in Malaysia. This was viewed as an innovative and even risky move, but 20 years on, the same model is being adopted by many other UK universities.