Academics
It began with two schools offering two undergraduate engineering degree programmes — Microelectronic Engineering and Computer Engineering &mdash. UniMAP now offers 23 programmes leading to B. Eng and B. Business and six programmes leading to diploma (Engineering), offered through eight engineering schools and one business school. It has 12 postgraduate programmes leading to MSc (Engineering) and Ph.D. All of its undergraduate programmes are accredited by the Malaysian Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), which subscribes to the globally accepted engineering education convention Washington Accord, and to the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA).
There are approximately 6300 students and a workforce of more than 600 academic and non-academic staff. Of the 6300 students, 430 are postgraduates and 250 are international students. There are 60 international staff hailing from 16 countries. In terms of graduate employability, UniMAP is one of Malaysia’s highest, which is at 70% for 2010 graduates.
Electronic-based engineering is UniMAP’s focus. Related fields of engineering and technology that support the advancement of electronic-based engineering — such as bioprocess engineering, manufacturing engineering, and environmental engineering — are also pursued.
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