UNIVERSTI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIANational University of Malaysia

(UKM)

The Guardian of The NationInspiring Future, Nurturing the Possibilities

Prof Dr. Sarani ZakariaEditor-in-Chief for Sains Malaysiana

Head of Bioresources and BioRefinery Laboratory

• Established: May 18th. 1970, opened it’s doors in Lembah Pantai Kuala Lumpur and moved to Bangi Campus in Oct 1977

• The first batch from 3 faculties: Science, Arts and Islamic Studies. of 190 undergraduates and 1 post-graduates

• 1974 , UKM set up a SABAH campus in Kebun Kawang, Papar for faculty of Science and Natural Resources. 1980 : move to Bukit Padang, Kota Kinabalu and 1990 relocated to Menggatal, Tuaran in 1990.

• With the formation of University Malaysia Sabah in 1994, UKM’s Sabah campus was officially closed in 1996.

• Currently: 13 faculties, a Graduate School of Business (GSB-UKM), and 16 research institutes of excellence in education.

• Have 3 main Campus : Bangi Campus (main Campus), Cheras Campus : University Hospital and Medical School and Kuala Lumpue Campus: Medical Allied Science

13 Faculties1. Faculty of Dentistry2. Faculty of Economics and Management3. Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment4. Faculty of Islamic Studies5. Faculty of Science and Technology6. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities7. Faculty of Law8. Faculty of Education9. Faculty of Health Sciences10. Faculty of Pharmacy11. Faculty of Medicine12. Faculty of Information Science and Technology13. Graduate School of Business (GSB-UKM)

• Institute of Malay World and Civilisation (ATMA), • Institute of Environment and Development (LESTARI), • Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), • Institute of Occidental Studies (IKON), • Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), • Institute of System Biology (INBIOSIS), • Institute of Solar Energy Research (SERI), • Fuel Cell Institute (SEL FUEL), • Institute of Islam Hadhari (HADHARI), • Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), • Institute of Southeast Asia Disaster Prevention Research

(SEADPRI), • UKM Medical Molecular Biology (UMBI),• Institute of Climate Change Studies (IKP),

• 19th July 1999, FST was established : consolidation of the four science based faculties, Faculty of Physical and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences and Faculty of Natural Resource Sciences.

• FST consists of five Schools of studies : School of Biosciences and Biotechnology – 7 programs School of Applied Physics- 3 programs School of Chemical Sciences and Food Technology- 5 programs School of Mathematical Sciences- 3 programsSchool of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences- 20 programs

• Students– Undergraduate

• 796 (1st year students)• 1931 (Total students in FST)

– Postgraduate• MSc : 808• PhD : 586