University Technology Malaysia or known as
UTM is a public research university with a focus on engineering, science and
technology. It offers courses in subjects ranging from Architecture and
Accounting, to Electrical Engineering and Islamic studies. About 2,600 academic
staff teaches 18,000 students of whom about 2,500 come from overseas.
The
institution has two campuses, one in the centre of the country's capital, Kuala
Lumpur, and the other in the city of Johor Bahru, the state capital
of Johor state, which is at the southern tip of peninsular Malaysia. The latter
location is UTM’s main campus and there are 10 residential colleges at this
site. Sports facilities at UTM include a soccer stadium, which was opened
in 2011 and can seat almost 40,000 people, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, and
kayaking and horse-riding centres. The motto of University Technology
Malaysia is “in the name of god for mankind” and its maroon and gold
emblem is made up of an open book, symbolising the Quran a round-bottomed
flask, a symbol of Science; a crescent, the symbol of Islam, and a golden
circle, symbolising the universe. UTM's core values are: committed,
communicative, creative, consistent and competent. It also has an official song,
“Keunggulan Terbilang”. The state of Johor, known for its beaches and
rainforests, has a causeway connecting it with the city state of Singapore,
while Kuala Lumpur boasts the Petronas Twin Towers, the National Mosque of
Malaysia and the Batu Caves
