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Universiti Malaya has its roots in Singapore with the establishment of King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1905. In 1949 Universiti Malaya was formed with the amalgamation of King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College in Singapore. Universiti Malaya Kuala Lumpur was established in 1962.

Students

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Local
13,652
International
912
Local
6103
International
4205

Data as of 31 January 2023.

Doctorate
479
Master’s Degree
2050
Bachelor’s Degree
3,943
Post-Diploma
179
Data as of 31 January 2023.

Staff

Local

1,954

International

220

Data as of 31 January 2023.

Executive

683

Operations

2,629

Data as of 31 January 2023.

Research

Publications in Web of Science
3,180
Publications in
Scopus
4,094
Publications in research books & book chapters
394
Others (case study, technical report or etc.)
1300
 
Patents granted
(national and international)
57

Data as of 20 March 2023.

Patents filed
(national and international)
21
Others (copyright,industrial design,trademark)
273










 

Library

Print Sources

888,316

Non-book materials

487,122

Electronic & digital sources

271,737

Online database

85

 Data as of 31 January  2023.

Building

No. of blocks

559 blocks
(12,182,634.93 square feet)

Land area

890.77 acres
(excluding University Malaya Medical Centre)

 Data as of 31 January  2023.
Last Update: Apr 20, 2023