Ungku Omar Polytechnic (PUO; ) is a polytechnic situated at Jalan Dairy (Jalan Raja Musa Mahadi),

Ipoh Ipoh (, ) is the capital city of the Malaysian States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Perak. Located on the Kinta River, it is nearly north of Kuala Lumpur and southeast of George Town, Penang, George Town in neighbouring Penang ...

which was named after the Ungku Omar bin Ungku Ahmad. It was established by the Malaysian Ministry of Education with help from

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...

in 1969. It also received RM24.5 million funding from the

United Nations Development Programme The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes on developing local capacity towar ...

(UNDP). UNESCO was responsible for its construction. Ungku Omar Polytechnic is the first and the oldest polytechnic in Malaysia.

History

Ungku Omar Polytechnic was established in 1969 by the Malaysian Ministry of Education, aided by UNESCO. A total of RM24.5 million was allocated by the United Nation Development Programme (UNDP). UNESCO was assigned with the responsibility of planning and executing the polytechnic's construction on an area of 22.6 hectares at Dairy Road, Ipoh. The polytechnic was named after the late Dato' Professor Ungku Omar Ahmad, in recognition of his valuable contributions to the nation, especially in the field of medical research. For the first batch of 300 students, lectures were held beginning from 2 June 1969. At that time, the academic workforce consisted of 28 local lecturers. During the early stages, PUO only had four academic departments, namely the Civil Engineering Department, Electrical Engineering Department, Mechanical Engineering Department and Commerce Department, which offered various academic programmes at diploma and certificate levels.

Departments

* Civil Engineering ** Civil Engineering (DKA) ** Geomatic Engineering (DGU) ** Architecture (DSB) * Electrical Engineering ** Communication (DEP) ** Computer Technology (DTK) * Mechanical Engineering ** Mechanical Engineering (DKM) ** Automotive (DAD) ** Air-conditioning & Refrigerating (DPU) **

Mechatronics Mechatronics engineering, also called mechatronics, is the synergistic integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer systems employing mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and computer engineering, and also ...

(DEM) * Marine Engineering ** Marine Engineering (DKP) * Commerce ** Business Studies (DPM) ** Financial and Banking (DKB) ** Accountancy (DAT) ** Retail management (DRM) ** Islamic Banking and Finance (DIB) * General Studies ** Islamic Studies ** Moral Studies ** English Language ** Chinese Language ** Japanese Language * Information & Communication Technology ** Digital Technology (DDT) ** Network System (DNS) ** Information Security (DIS) * Mathematics, Science and Computer

References

External links

Official portal of Politeknik Ungku Omar
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