While the University of Malaya is over a century old, the majority of Malaysia’s public universities weren’t established until the 1970s and afterward.  This is due to the Universities and University Colleges Act of 1971, an executive order that called for sweeping reforms to the public higher education system.  Such changes included more degree offerings as well as interventions for differentiated instructions, which have gone on to become mainstays of modern academic models worldwide.

Here’s a list of all public universities in Malaysia as well as the year they were founded:

• National Defence University of Malaysia – 2006
• University of Malaysia, Kelantan – 2006
• Sultan Zainal Abidin University – 2005
• University of Malaysia, Pahang – 2002
• University of Malaysia, Perlis – 2001
• Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia – 2000
• Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka – 2000
• University of Malaysia, Terengganu – 1999
• MARA University of Technology – 1999
• Islamic Science University of Malaysia – 1998
• Sultan Idris University of Education – 1997
• University of Malaysia, Sabah – 1994
• University of Malaysia, Sarawak – 1992
• Northern University, Malaysia – 1984
• International Islamic University of Malaysia – 1983
• University of Technology, Malaysia – 1972
• Putra University, Malaysia – 1971
• National University of Malaysia – 1970
• Science University, Malaysia – 1969
• University of Malaya – 1905

As you can see, Malaysia’s number of public universities has been growing steadily ever since Universities and University Colleges Act of 1971.  With that said, the current global economic outlook and resulting lack of funding for education has caused a freeze in public university development.  Here’s to hoping we see yet another Malaysian public university open in the next five years.

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A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. List of Public Universities in Malaysia as follows :

1. Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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3. Universiti Malaya
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