University of Putra Malaysia
public research university in Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
University of Putra Malaysia (Malay: Universiti Putra Malaysia), abbreviated as UPM, is a Malaysian public research university located in Serdang, Selangor. It was formerly named Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Agricultural University of Malaysia), focusing on agricultural sciences and related fields. Since the 1990s, the fields of study have expanded to include human ecology, languages, architecture, medicine, computer science and biotechnology. Currently UPM comprises 15 faculties, 11 institutes and 2 schools covering these as well as agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, economics, engineering, sciences, and education.
UPM has been recognised as a research university since 2006, one of five present in Malaysia. In 2010, self-accreditation status was awarded by Malaysian Qualifications Agency to simplify the procedure of accrediting academic programs, strengthening its own Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) system enabling it to compete among local universities.
History
On 21 May 1931, UPM was established as the School of Agriculture, located in Serdang on 22 acres (9 hectares) of land. The institution initially offered only two programmes: a three-year diploma programme and a one-year certificate course in agriculture. On 23 June 1947, the school was upgraded to the College of Agriculture Malaya, as declared by the then Governor of the Malayan Union, Sir Edward Gent.
On 29 October 1971, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (literally "Agricultural University of Malaysia") was officially established through the merger of the College of Agriculture Malaya and the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Malaya.
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