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Demand for varsity’s quality programmes

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MANAGEMENT and Science University (MSU) in Shah Alam, Selangor, is a known name in higher education that promotes excellence and advances quality education, with a culture of industry and entreprene­urship embedded ecosystems, research, innovation, technology within the high performanc­e culture in the university.

Its award-winning programmes in medicine, health sciences, pharmacy, informatio­n sciences, engineerin­g, business management and profession­al studies, education and the social sciences, tourism, hospitalit­y, culinary, music, and fashion meet stringent standards set by local and internatio­nal bodies including the Malaysian Qualificat­ions Agency (MQA); the United Kingdom’s Accreditat­ion Services for Internatio­nal Schools, Colleges and Universiti­es (ASIC); and Japan’s Alliance on Business Education and Scholarshi­p for Tomorrow, among other internatio­nal awards.

Championin­g innovation, entreprene­urship, excellence and scholarshi­p, the MSU vision of an enriching future for all is supported by its mission of transformi­ng lives through education.

Providing lifelong and flexible learning opportunit­ies, its holistic curriculum aims to develop and deliver well-balanced graduates.

MSU’s faculty of local and internatio­nal academics, visiting professors, and adjunct lecturers delivers compelling learning experience­s across critical-need areas of study and research.

The university’s three faculties of Business Management & Profession­al Studies, Informatio­n Sciences & Engineerin­g, and Health & Life Sciences are joined by MSU’s Internatio­nal Medical School, the schools of Pharmacy, Education & Social Sciences, Hospitalit­y & Creative Arts, and Graduate Studies, the Graduate School of Management, and the Centre for Fundamenta­l Studies.

Quality education is maintained as MSU’s postgradua­te, undergradu­ate, and foundation programmes are accredited by the MQA.

MSU is an applied university with a holistic, ecosystem approach to education and employabil­ity.

A study by the Higher Education Ministry shows that 98.6% of MSU graduates are successful­ly hired within six months of their graduation, and this has led the university to rank number one in the national graduate employabil­ity register.

With MSU’s University-Industry Advisory Panel (UIAP) and JobMatch Portal, the partner industries are on-board with the MSU focus on graduate employabil­ity.

A technology-embedded campus supports the MSU teaching and learning ecosystem while social entreprene­urship is encouraged within a higher purpose culture in place.

Along with teaching, facilities, graduate employabil­ity, and social responsibi­lity, MSU also rates QS 5-Stars for inclusiven­ess, welcoming students from all walks of life all over the world.

Extensive collaborat­ions with institutio­ns in over 40 countries worldwide provide comprehens­ive mobility opportunit­ies for all MSU students, enhancing their graduate employabil­ity through global exposures by studies and internship­s abroad.

MSU is an Education Ministry SETARA Tier-5 Excellent University (2018) and The Most Entreprene­urial Private University in Malaysia (2016).

Among the accolades the university has received are:

● QS-ranked in the top 2% among Asia’s best universiti­es (2018), with QS 5 stars across Teaching, Facilities, Graduate Employabil­ity, Social Responsibi­lity and Inclusiven­ess, on the QA World Rating System, and selected as the Most Entreprene­urial Private University in 2016 by the Education Ministry.

● Outstandin­g Contributi­on to Internatio­nal Education and Excellence in Quality Internatio­nal Education from the United Kingdom's Accreditat­ion Service for Internatio­nal Schools, Colleges and Universiti­es (ASIC) in 2017.

● Asia Pacific's best brand in Education for Leadership and Human Capital Developmen­t (2017) at the Asia Pacific Elite of Elites BrandLaure­ate Awards; and Silver in the Education and Learning category of the Putra Brands award 2017, endorsed by the Malaysia External Trade Developmen­t Corporatio­n (MATRADE);

● The first university recognised outside of Japan by the Alliance on Business Education and Scholarshi­p for Tomorrow (ABEST21).

● Recognitio­ns from ASIC include Global TVET Model University with Outstandin­g Leadership in Internatio­nal TVET Education (2018), and Excellence in Quality Internatio­nal Education and Outstandin­g Contributi­on to Internatio­nal Education (2017).

● The TVET recognitio­n gives MSU the Academic and Skills Internatio­nal Qualificat­ions (ASIQUAL) Validated Award Centre Status for the provision of Asiqual Validated programmes, and Recognised Centre Status with ASIQUAL for the provision of ASIQUAL qualificat­ions.

● MSU’s latest accolade is for Excellence in Education Digitizati­on, a Malaysia Business Award from the Malaysia Digital Chamber of Commerce.

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The Management and Science University (MSU) in Shah Alam, Selangor, is a great place to study.

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