# Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

- Location: Bangi, Malaysia
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1970
- Official website: http://www.ukm.my/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/universiti-kebangsaan-malaysia-04c4aef9

## Summary

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (the National University of Malaysia) was founded on 18 May 1970 to provide university education in the Malay language. It opened in Kuala Lumpur with 192 undergraduates and two postgraduates in science, arts and Islamic studies. The move to its main campus in Bangi, Selangor began in 1977, and it was named a research university in 2006 and given autonomous status in 2012.

## Key facts

- rank: #130 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.ukm.my/)
- [Admissions](https://www.ukm.my/portal/admissions/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/00bw8d226)
- [Founding 18 May 1970, first intake, Bangi 1977, research and autonomous status](https://www.ukm.my/portal/history/)
- [Cross-check: public status](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_Malaysia)

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