Putra University Malaysia
Institution Profile
University Putra Malaysia (UPM; formally known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia or College of Agriculture Malaya or School of Agriculture) is recognised by the independent government assessments as one of Malaysia’s leading research universities offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a focus on agricultural sciences and its related fields.
Founded in 1931 as the School of Agriculture, UPM’s main campus is in Serdang, Selangor. It was formerly known as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia or the Agricultural University of Malaysia. Now, UPM offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in most fields such as science, engineering, medicine, veterinary medicine, business and social science.
It was ranked as the 159th best university in the world in 2020 by Quacquarelli Symonds and it was ranked 34th in Best Asian Universities and the 2nd best university in Malaysia.
Category: Research University
To become a university of international repute
To make meaningful contributions towards wealth creation, nation building and universal human advancement through the exploration and dissemination of knowledge.
» Goal 1
Enhancing the Quality and Competitiveness of Graduates
» Goal 2
Creating Value through a Strong and Sustainable RDCE
» Goal 3
Boosting Industry and Community Networking Services
» Goal 4
Strengthening UPM as a Centre of Excellence in Agriculture
» Goal 5
Enhancing the Quality of Governance
Courses
Contacts
You may contact respective faculties for inquiries.
School of Graduate Studies (SGS)
Counter: +60 3 9769 4225
Admission Unit
Md Rahmawati Umar
Phone: +60 3-9769 4163/4165/4169/4218/4223
Email: pg_admission@upm.edu.my
International Unit
Mr Saiful Azlin Maskan
Email: saiful@upm.edu.my
Website: http://www.sgs.upm.edu.my/
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Campus
- Main Campus – Seri Kembangan, Selangor