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Multimedia University, abbreviated as MMU, is the oldest and first ever full-fledged
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research university in Malaysia and a government-linked university as it is owned by Telekom Malaysia. It was founded in 1997, so it is considered a young medium university with a concentration in technology and multimedia disciplines. The university hosts ten faculties and Institute of Postgraduate Studies.


History

In 1994, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), established the Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technology (ITTM) in Taiping, Perak. The first campus was established on TM's former northern region office where the first batch of 42 students were selected to undergo an experimental two-year telecommunication engineering
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program. In 1996, with the academic success of the first two batches, TM was invited by the Ministry of Education to set up the first private university in Malaysia. ITTM was granted university status and renamed itself to Universiti Telekom. In 1997, The Malacca campus was set up in the Ayer Keroh town. The setting up of the campus involved redeveloping and repurposing of the former TM southern region office. TM was offered by the Government of Malaysia to establish a university in MSC Malaysia (abbreviation of Multimedia Super Corridor) to catalyse the MSC program. A campus was set up in Cyberjaya and opened on 8 July 1999. The relationship between the Cyberjaya campus and the MSC is intended to be similar to the relationship between
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and Silicon Valley. As a result, the university changed its name from Universiti Telekom to Multimedia University. In 2013, MMU established a third campus in Iskandar Puteri, Johor, specializing in
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in collaboration with the University of Southern California. In 2021, the cinematics arts programmes were relocated to Cyberjaya to further complement the creative arts ecosystem in MMU Cyberjaya.


Recognition and achievements

Since its establishment MMU has received many recognitions and achievements. The Malaysian government – through the Malaysian Qualifications Agency under the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) has granted MMU Self-Accreditation status, formally acknowledging that the university is a trustworthy institution, whose programmes continuously meet or exceed strict specifications. MMU has been accorded the status of a
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. by the Malaysian government, via MoHE, and is now officially recognised as one of the best places in the country to pursue computer and technology-related programmes. In addition, MDEC's Malaysia Digital Talent Study 2017 Final Findings by Frost and Sullivan has revealed that MMU graduates are most preferred by IT industries in Malaysia. As a result of the university growing from strength to strength, the MMU brand has grown in prominence. In 2019, MMU was awarded with the Superbrand status, in addition to winning the silver medal in the Putra Brands Award 2019, under the Education and Learning category. In 2020, MMU was awarded the
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(Very Competitive). SETARA is a ranking/rating carried out by the Ministry of Education Malaysia to assess Malaysia's universities and colleges in teaching, research, and service.


Faculties


Computing and informatics

MMU began with a single computing faculty known as the Faculty of Information Technology (FIT) in 1997. After the establishment of the Cyberjaya campus in 1999, FIT was split into the Faculty of Information Science and Technology (FIST) based in the Ayer Keroh campus, and Faculty of Computing and Informatics (FCI), the grey building next to FOM, based in the Cyberjaya campus. FIST offers undergraduate programs with majors in data communications and networking, security technology, artificial intelligence, business intelligence &
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and
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. The undergraduate programs in FCI offers specialisations in software engineering,
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, cybersecurity and game development. In 2000, The Microsoft IT Academy of Multimedia University founded by Microsoft for training and development programs, including a Windows DNA lab during a visit by Bill Gates to endorse high-tech hub in Cyberjaya. The Faculty has strong collaborations with multi-national companies such as
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, Huawei, Nokia, Intel, Microsoft (Microsoft IT Academy), Cisco (Cisco Networking Academy), Motorola,
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Workforce Development Program,
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Academic Training Partner,
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and EC-Council. Almost all lecturers and tutors of undergraduate courses in this department have
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with few exceptions for highly experienced lecturers in their field.


Business and management

The Faculty of Business (FOB) is based in
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. It offers programmes in knowledge management, marketing management,
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,
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, banking &
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, and
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. The Faculty of Management (FOM), based in the Cyberjaya campus, offers programmes in accounting, financial engineering, finance, marketing, management, and economics.


Engineering and technology

The Faculty of Engineering (FOE) is based in Cyberjaya. It offers bachelor's degrees accredited by the
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in electrical, electronics,
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, telecommunications,
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, and optical engineering. The Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET), based in Malacca offers courses in electronics and
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engineering. The majors offered by the FET Electronics Engineering courses are robotics & automation, and telecommunications. All engineering courses in Malacca are also accredited by the Washington Accord.


Creative multimedia and cinematic arts

The Faculty of Creative Multimedia (FCM), based in the Cyberjaya was established in 1999. Prior to that, it was based in the Malacca campus and known as the Faculty of Media Arts and Science. The Cyberjaya campus offers programs in
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and visual effects, advertising design, media arts, virtual reality, and
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. The Johor campus was established in 2013 to offer the cinematic arts program, which was designed in collaboration with the University of Southern California. The Faculty of Cinematic Arts was later established and relocated to the Cyberjaya campus.


Law

The Faculty of Law (FOL) is based in Malacca. The university's law programme was formerly a part of the
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faculty, then known as the Faculty of Business and Law, before establishing as its own independent faculty in 2013. FOL students are fully exempted from taking the CLP examination.


Strategic communication

The Faculty of Applied Communication (FAC) was established in 2016 from its origin as the Learning Institute for Empowerment (LiFE). It currently houses three programmes: Foundation in Communication, Diploma in Applied Communication and Bachelor of Communication (Strategic Communication). FAC underscores the discipline of communication which integrates both theoretical knowledge and real-life practices to enhance human communication.


Facilities

The university is equipped with facilities such as ASTRO lab (FCM), SiRi lab (FOM), Innov8 Lab (FCI), Ideas lab (FOE), E Moot Court (FOL ), SMART Intelligent Lab (FIST), Bio Informatics Lab (FIST), iBiz Lab (FOB) and iTrade Lab (FOB) as well as numerous
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and specialist labs. There is a 200-capacity industry-grade cinema, sound stage and
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, audio studio, foley studio (sound effects),
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studio, e-Gallery for exhibitions, VR laboratory and indoor/outdoor aquaponics farms. The university has collaborated with industry to set up the HyFlex and HySpace teaching spaces that enable fully-immersible hybrid teaching and learning in which participants in the class as well as those online are able to interact seamlessly with the lecturer and fellow students. Both campuses provide accommodation both on-campus and off-campus, as well as digital libraries and extensive infrastructure such campus-wide Wi-Fi, health clinics, 24-hour security, food and beverage outlets and more. Other available facilities are comprehensive
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– track & field, indoor sports arena, gym, tennis court, squash courts as well as an Olympic-sized swimming pool.


Rankings

Multimedia University was ranked amongst the top 151-200 universities worldwide by QS World University Rankings in the subject of computer science and electrical engineering between 2014 and 2017 consecutively. 92% of its total students were undergraduates. In 2020, MMU is also ranked as one of the top ten Malaysian universities in
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. It was listed as Top 2 in the field of Computer Science and Top 3 in Engineering & Technology, and Business & Economics among Malaysian private universities.


Partner institutions

* University of Southern California, United States * Politecnico di Torino, Italy * Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan * Korea National University of Transportation, South Korea * Yonsei University, South Korea * Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland * Tsinghua University, China *
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, Hong Kong *
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, France * University College London, United Kingdom * Technical University of Munich, Germany * Hull University Business School, United Kingdom * University of Southern Queensland, Australia * Western Sydney University, Australia * Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand *
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, Iran * University of Illinois, United States * Firebird Institute of Research in Management, India *
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, India *
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, Japan * Silpakorn University, Thailand * Universitas Mercu Buana, Indonesia * Universitas Telkom Bandung, Indonesia *
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