Malaysia is a Southeast Asian nation made up of Peninsular Malaysia (Semenanjung Malaysia), and East Malaysia (Malaysia Timur) on the island of Borneo. Located slightly north of the equator, Malaysia’s capital is Kuala Lumpur, situated on the western portion of the peninsular. Putrajaya, the administrative hub, is situated about 25 kilometres south of Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia is well-known for being one of Southeast Asia’s most multicultural countries. The Malays, Chinese, Indians and indigenous peoples make up the biggest sections of the 33 million population. Bahasa Melayu is the nation’s official tongue, but English is widely used as a second language. Despite Islam being recognised as the state religion of the nation, the populace is free to practise their faith. Malaysia’s economy has always been based on natural resources, but it is now expanding into science, tourism, trade, and medical tourism. The country has a freshly industrialised market economy that ranks third in Southeast Asia and 33rd globally. Malaysia also has a well-structured higher education system, and is home to over 100 institutions, generally categorised as research universities, focused universities, and comprehensive universities.

Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) is Malaysia’s largest comprehensive university, offering innovative education with cutting-edge infrastructure and technology across the country through its 34 campuses (1 main campus, 12 state campuses, and 21 satellite campuses), 17 faculties, 7 academic centres, and 4 colleges. UiTM provides approximately 500 academic programmes at the Foundation, Pre-Diploma, Diploma, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD levels, in addition to Professional Programmes. It continues to broaden access to higher education, contributing to nation-building by realising potential and moulding the future. With over 900,000 alumni in science, technology, the humanities, and entrepreneurship, UiTM is currently ranked as No. 2 in Malaysia for the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2023, and 101-200 out of 1,591 institutions globally, with an excellent score of 85.9. UiTM aims to mould leaders at the national, industry, and global levels and is well set to become a globally renowned institution by 2025.