Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)

Institution Overview

Background of Institution

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) was established on 10 January 1997 and is a leading private university in Malaysia.

The campus is built on a 400 hectare (1,000 acres) site strategically located at Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia. The university is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, the national oil and gas company of Malaysia.

UTP offers a wide range of industry-relevant engineering, science and technology programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It aims to produce well-rounded graduates with excellent leadership qualities and communication abilities.

The university conducts extensive research activities in collaboration with PETRONAS and other institutions and industries, locally and abroad, on six research focus and niche areas. They are self-sustainable building, transport infrastructure, health analytics, hydrocarbon recovery, contaminant management and autonomous system.

UTP has produced more than 15,000 graduates and currently has an enrolment of over 1,200 foundation students, 6,000 undergraduates and 1,200 postgraduates from more than 60 countries around the world.

UTP has continuously achieved ?numerous national and international recognition in only 22 years of its establishment:

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

• 5-Star overall rating in the QS Stars University Rating System
• Ranked 482nd in the QS World University Rankings 2020
• Ranked 99th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2019
• Ranked 221st in the QS World University Rankings by Broad Subject of Engineering and Technology 2019.
• UTP was ranked in 4 subjects
  • Chemical Engineering was ranked - Top 200,
  • Mechanical Engineering - Top 300
  • Electrical Engineering - Top 300
  • Computer Science & Information System - Top 400

• Ranked at the 71-80 band in the QS Top 50 under 50 2019

Times Higher Education (THE)

• Ranked 601-800 in the THE World University Rankings
• Ranked 98th in the THE Asia University Rankings 2019
• Ranked 101-150 in the THE Young University Rankings 2019
• Ranked 101-110 in the THE Asia-Pacific University Rankings 2019
• Ranked 60th in the THE Emerging Economies Rankings 2019 (previously known as BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings)

Malaysia Research Assessment Rating System (MyRA)

• Retained its six-star rating (the highest performance level) in MyRA for its research development and commercialisation programme.

Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education (SETARA)

• Rated Six Star or outstanding status in SETARA 2017.