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History of Universiti Malaya

1889

Thomas Irvine 1902
Rowell CMG,
Principal Civil 1904
Medical Medical The Committee
School should on English 1905 1912
be founded in Education Local community
Singapore. proposed that a leaders
Medical School petitioned the The Straits Settlements and 1910
should be started Governor to start Federated Malay States The school’s name was changed to
in Singapore a Medical School Government Medical School The King Edward VII Medical School
was founded First seven
students
graduated with
Licenciate in
Medicine and
Surgery (LMS)

Raffles College
King Edward VII College of 1949
Medicine
1905

1954
University of Malaya
1949
University of Malaya Due to high costs,
Singapore Division plans to erect new
1960 buildings in Johore
were abandoned
University of Malaya University of Singapore
Kuala Lumpur Division 1962
1960

University of Malaya Merge with Nanyang
1962 University
1957

A Commission of Enquiry was
set up by the government
National University of Singapore
1980 of the Federation of Malaya
and Singapore to review the
working of the University and
to make recommendations for
its prospective expansion

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