Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is the country's oldest university. It offers a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across fields such as medicine, engineering, law, business and the sciences, and enrolls both Malaysian and international students. Admission requirements, tuition fees and application deadlines vary by programme and should be verified on the official university website.
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Location
Kuala Lumpur
Established
1949
Degree levels
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Instruction
English-taught
Rankings
Rankings are published annually by their respective organisations and change every year. Confirm the current-year position on the official ranking website before relying on it.
How to apply
Direct via university (UM online application portal)
Region
East & Southeast Asia →Admission tests
Requirements change from one intake to the next — confirm the current ones on Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya)’s official site (opens in a new tab) before you apply.
Applying to universities in East & Southeast Asia
- Application platform
- Direct via each university (no single regional platform; Japan via university portals/JASSO, Hong Kong undergraduate via JUPAS for local students)
- Intakes
- Varies by country — Japan: April & Sept/Oct; Singapore & Malaysia: Aug/Sept; South Korea & China: March & Sept
- Student visa
- Student visa / pass (varies by country)
- Working while studying
- Varies by country — many allow limited part-time work during term (for example Japan up to 28 hrs/week with permission; Singapore restricted); verify current rules on the official source before relying on them.
Official sources: Study in Japan — Government of Japan · Study in Korea — Government of Korea · Immigration & Checkpoints Authority, Singapore. Visa and work rules change — verify on the official source before relying on them.
Popular fields of study
Source: Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya) official website. Details here are for guidance only — tuition, deadlines, rankings and eligibility change every academic year, so confirm on the official university site before applying.
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