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awam. Dengan lulusnya Akta Universiti Malaya in 1961 by the Parliament, UM has since been
pada tahun 1961 oleh Parlimen, UM telah diiktiraf recognised as a public university in Malaysia.
sebagai universiti awam di Malaysia.
UM as it is known today, was officiated as
a public university in the Federation of Malaya
UM yang dikenali pada hari ini, secara
on the 1st of January 1962. Its initial objective
rasminya diiktiraf sebagai universiti awam
in providing tertiary education to the people of
untuk Persekutuan Tanah Melayu pada 1 Januari
Malaya had successfully produced numerous
1962. Matlamat awalnya untuk menyediakan
renowned leaders and intellectuals in various
pendidikan tinggi kepada penduduk Tanah
fields. At a time when Malaysia was undergoing
Melayu telah berjaya melahirkan pemimpin
a variety of transformational processes in its
dan intelektual dalam pelbagai bidang.
education arena, UM continued to boost its
Ketika Malaysia melalui pelbagai proses
efforts to become a global university impacting
transformasi dalam dunia pendidikan, UM terus
the world.
melipatgandakan usaha bagi menjayakan visinya
untuk menjadi sebuah universiti bertaraf global
In order to achieve its vision, UM is
yang memberi impak pada dunia.
supported by two academies, thirteen faculties,
Dalam menjayakan wawasan murni ini, UM two institutes and three academic centres
ditunjang oleh 2 akademi, 13 fakulti, 2 institut that comprehensively encompass medicine,
dan 3 pusat akademik yang merangkumi bidang science, technology, the social sciences, and the
perubatan, sains, teknologi, sains sosial serta humanities. UM also has the first and biggest
sains kemasyarakatan. UM juga mempunyai teaching hospital in Malaysia, which is the
hospital pengajaran yang pertama dan terbesar di Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC).
Malaysia iaitu Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya In addition, Research Clusters were formed
(PPUM). Selain daripada itu, dalam usahanya to further drive breakthroughs in knowledge.
memangkin penemuan dan perkembangan The establishment of these clusters offer the
ilmu, Kluster Penyelidikan telah diwujudkan. latest solutions and discoveries in various
Penubuhan kluster ini menawarkan penemuan fields. Emphasis on research is strengthened
terbaharu dan penyelesaian terkini dalam by the presence of centres of excellence at
pelbagai bidang. Penekanan terhadap bidang several of its learning centres. The core of UM’s
penyelidikan diperkukuhkan dengan penubuhan contributions to academia and society is through
pusat-pusat kecemerlangan di pelbagai pusat teaching, research, publication, innovation, and
pengajian. Pengajaran, penyelidikan, penerbitan, commercialisation.
inovasi dan komersialisasi menjadi tunggak usaha
UM dalam menyumbang kepada dunia akademik Steadfast in upholding the national
dan masyarakat. aspiration, UM continues to consolidate and
solidify its position amongst the academic high
standing in both the national and international
Berpegang utuh pada aspirasi nasional, UM
arena. UM has emerged among the world’s
terus memantapkan dan memperkukuhkan
top universities and is ranked 65th on the
kedudukannya dalam dunia akademik, baik di
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University
peringkat kebangsaan mahupun antarabangsa.
Rankings 2022. For the QS Asia University
UM berjaya menempatkan dirinya dalam
Rankings 2021, UM has been ranked on the 9th
kalangan universiti terbaik dunia apabila
position. Besides that, two subjects offered in
berada pada kedudukan ke-65 dalam penarafan
UM have also made it to the best top 50 in the
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University
world list by QS World University Rankings by
Rankings 2022. Bagi QS Asia University Rankings
Subjects 2021, namely Library & Information
2021 pula, UM berada di kedudukan ke-9. Selain
itu, dua subjek di UM turut tersenarai dalam
kelompok 50 terbaik dunia oleh QS World
University Rankings by Subject 2021, iaitu

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