International Islamic University Malaysia - Campus

Campus

The university has moved to a 700 acre (2.8 km²) campus at Gombak, Selangor. The original campus in Petaling Jaya has been converted to a matriculation centre and is now known as Centre For Foundation Studies (CFS) for all foundation students, except for Foundation in Economics students in Gombak. Apart from these two campuses, IIUM has another two campuses—the Kuala Lumpur Campus at Persiaran Duta, Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan Campus, about 250 km to the east in the state of Pahang. On September 2010, IIUM reported to open new campus in Pagoh, Johor and another in Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang.

IIUM has 13 faculties, called "Kulliyyah" from the Arabic word meaning the same. Two of the faculties are the Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL) and the Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS). Other courses offered include Engineering, Dentistry, Nursing, Allied Health Sciences, Architecture, Information Technology, Biomedical Science, Biotechnology, Economics and Management Sciences.

The faculties (kulliyyah) of IIUM are:

  • Gombak
    • Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws (AIKOL)
    • Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS)
    • Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences (KENMS)
    • Kulliyyah of Engineering (KOE)
    • Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED)
    • Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology (KICT)
    • Kulliyyah of Languages and Management (KLM) (will be moved to new Pagoh Campus)
    • Institute of Education (INSTED)
    • Centre of Languages and Pre-University Academic Development (CELPAD)
    • Centre for Postgraduate Studies (CPS)
  • Kuantan
    • Kulliyyah of Medicine (KOM)
    • Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences (KAHS)
    • Kulliyyah of Pharmacy (KOP)
    • Kulliyyah of Nursing (KON)
    • Kulliyyah of Science (KOS)
    • Kulliyyah of Dentistry (KOD)
  • Petaling Jaya: Centre for Foundation Studies (CFS)
  • Kuala Lumpur
    • International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC)
    • International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF)

There are 12 'excellence centres'. Among the notable centres include the IIUM Breast Centre, located in the Kuantan campus and devoted to the research and diagnosis of breast cancer, the number one killer of women in Malaysia.

The Cultural Activity Centre (CAC) is the university's biggest centre, used as a venue for the annual convocation ceremony. The centre can be converted to an examination venue. Cultural performances, talks and seminars have been held at the centre; a notable use was for the 2003 Asia Pacific Indigenous Plays Festival which featured cultural performances from Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Japan, and the United States of America.

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