Up to 50 candidates chosen during appeal period, but only if they apply

All public unis appoint advisers only as mentors and facilitators to support student initiatives, says deputy minister

Cooperation between YTL AI Labs, UM sees AI trained on local language, data to understand Malaysian culture, context, daily realities

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate in International Relations by Universiti Malaya (UM) in recognition of his contributions to global diplomacy and international negotiations during his official visit to Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — The recent deaths of several cats at Universiti Malaya (UM) have been attributed to an attack by a pack of stray dogs, according to findings from police investigations based on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 — Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir has instructed Universiti Malaya (UM) to launch an immediate investigation into two sexual harassment allegations against a professor that have tarnished the university’s image.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 — Universiti Malaya (UM) has confirmed the admission of 12-year-old prodigy Izz Imil Sharom, making him the youngest student in the university’s history since its establishment in 1962.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Universiti Malaya (UM) has apologised and expressed regret for the controversial and disrespectful statements made by a foreign speaker invited for a lecture at the university, which went viral on social media.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 — Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir has ordered all programmes and activities scheduled to be attended by a foreign lecturer believed to be pro-Zionists at Universiti Malaya (UM) to be cancelled immediately.

PUTRAJAYA, March 13 — The Ministry of Human Resources, in collaboration with the University of Malaya (UM), is currently conducting a study to facilitate the establishment of the Gig Workers Commission.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) announced today that Datuk Seri Prof Noor Azuan Abu Osman has been appointed as Universiti Malaya's (UM) new Vice-Chancellor for three years, effective from November 6.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 — The El Nino phenomenon is expected to occur in Southeast Asia some time next month and the resulting hotter and drier weather is set to exacerbate the haze situation in the region.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — A team of law students from University Malaya have done Malaysia proud by winning the Best Paper award at the International Youth Legal Exchange Conference 2021 in Hong Kong.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — Universiti Malaya (UM) and Pengurusan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Air Selangor) today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in conducting research to preserve water resources.

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 26 — Ten local universities - seven public and three private - are among 110 best universities in Asia based on the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Asia 2021 report.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 1 — The University of Malaya (UM) will take immediate action to conduct investigations into an article entitled 'Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Should Not Intervene in National Affairs' which was posted on the University of Malaya Association of New Youth (UMANY) Facebook page.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 — The Universiti Malaya (UM) paleontologists have discovered the first 'Stegodon' elephant fossil in Malaysia, believed to be between 30,000 and 80,000 years old in a limestone cave in Gopeng, Perak.