University of Malaya

The University of Malaya is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of higher education according to two international ranking agencies, and also the only university in the post-independent Malaya.

Today, UM has more than 2,300 faculty members and is divided into thirteen faculties, two academies, five institutes and six academic centres. In the QS World University Rankings, UM is currently ranked 56th in the world and the highest ranked learning institution in Malaysia.

Science-based courses are 90% in English while social science-based courses are 80% taught in English and 20% in Malay Language or other foreign languages.

For more information about our exchange student program, please visit https://gem.um.edu.my/inbound-long-term-home