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Message from the Management

2019 was a successful year for Universiti Tenaga Nasional in various industries. The graduate
(UNITEN) as for the first time ever, UNITEN was ranked
by the U.S News & World Report’s Best Global University portfolio ranges from CEO to executives
for Engineering 2020 as #1 private university in Malaysia, in local and international companies. We
#253 in the world, and #1 in the world for “percentage
of highly cited papers among the top 1% most cited in believe excellent academic deliveries,
Engineering.” UNITEN’s success stories are reflected in its coupled with industrial exposure, are
PROF. DATO ’ IR. DR. KAMAL NASHARUDDIN MUSTAPHA, FASc
performance in the world rankings. QS now ranks UNITEN
Vice-Chancellor as #195 in Asia and in the #801-1000 range in the world. instrumental in preparing our students
The other main ranking agency, Times Higher Education for the challenges in their careers
(THE) ranked UNITEN as Top 5 and Top 10 for Engineering
and Technology and Computer Science respectively ahead. Looking at the demographic
in Malaysia. Overall, in the World University Rankings, of our alumni, our remarkable and
THE placed UNITEN in the #801-1000 band. Excellence influential alumni are making an impact
in these notable recognitions is the cornerstone of our
aspiration to be a Globally Competitive – Energy Focused on their communities, countries and
University by 2025.
professions around the globe.
To date, UNITEN has produced 33,192
graduates of which 2,036 graduated UNITEN has been at the forefront of energy research since
its establishment in 1997. We had secured almost RM168
in 2019. We take pride in producing million over the last 5 years in research and consultancy
graduates who thrive in society and projects. I am excited to share with you that UNITEN is in
are sought-after by employers through the midst of constructing a state-of-the-art research hub
known as The Open Lab, a multidisciplinary lab that houses
our industry-driven programmes of the university’s research institutes and laboratories. Our
research excellence lies within the strength of renowned
study. UNITEN graduates secured an Research Institutes (RIs) at UNITEN namely Institute of
overall employability rate of 94% in Power Engineering (IPE), Institute of Energy Policy and
Research (IEPRe), Institute of Sustainable Energy (ISE),
2019. UNITEN has been dynamic in Institute of Energy Infrastructure (IEI) and Institute of
growing its international student cohort Informatics and Computing in Energy (IICE). These RIs
are instrumental in spearheading the energy related
with students from almost 40 countries research agenda as well as emphasizing on innovation
making us one of the premier destination and the commercialization of products beneficial to the
of higher education in Malaysia. UNITEN energy sector. The establishment of Energy Commission
Chair in Energy Economics at UNITEN and AAIBE Chair
alumni have been highly regarded of Renewable Energy at UNITEN amplifies the potential

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