The University of Nottingham Malaysia

The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) opened in September 2000 and became the first British university to set up a campus both outside of the UK and in Malaysia. In September 2005, the Malaysia Campus moved to its own purpose-built site in Semenyih, 30km south of Kuala Lumpur. Designed to reflect the University Park Campus in Nottingham, it is a self-contained, vibrant village situated on an attractive and landscaped 48-hectare site.

Vibrant Student Body

The campus has about 4,500 students and around 700 teaching and administrative staff from 74 countries. This creates a stimulating and enriching environment for learning and growth. Students can be part of many student-led events and activities thanks to over 90 clubs and societies covering a wide range of interests.

The Best of British Education

The University of Nottingham is placed 100 in the world (17th in the UK) out of more than 1,000 universities in the QS World University Rankings 2024. UNM is also part of the prestigious Russell Group of leading UK universities. The Malaysian Qualifications Agency has granted UNM self-accrediting status, one of only a limited number of universities to be granted such an accolade.

A Comprehensive Academic Landscape

The Malaysia Campus offers courses from foundation, undergraduate, and postgraduate taught to research degrees. All the courses are taught within 17 schools and departments across the faculties of Arts and Social Sciences and Science and Engineering. All the programmes are identical to those offered at The University of Nottingham in the UK and follow the same quality assurance processes.

Research and Teaching Excellence

The University of Nottingham is proud of its international reputation for world-changing research, a reputation which extends across all its campuses. UNM has a 5-star rating from the Malaysian Research Assessment (MyRA) 2021 and focuses on 5 research clusters that include

• Mind and Neurodevelopment
• Healthier Lives
• Future Foods
• Smart Systems, AI and Data Science 
• Sustainable Environments

The University provides excellent teaching, learning and research facilities a well-equipped delivery, library, dedicated study areas and computers, language, and science and engineering laboratories.

A Global Learning Experience

There are opportunities for students to study abroad at the UK and China Campuses, as well as at the many partner universities across the globe, offering inter-campus, international exchange and summer school programmes.