University of Putra Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia (Malay) | |
Emblem of UPM | |
Former names | School of Agriculture (1931–1947) College of Agriculture Malaya (1947–1971) Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (1971–1997) |
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| Motto | Berilmu Berbakti |
Motto in English | With Knowledge We Serve |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 29 October 1971 |
| Chancellor | Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah |
Academic staff | 1,807 (Dec 2024) |
Administrative staff | 5,257 (Dec 2024) |
| Students | 30,720 (Dec 2024) |
| Undergraduates | 18,602 (Dec 2024) |
| Postgraduates | 12,118 (Dec 2024) |
| Address | Persiaran Universiti , , , 43400 , |
| Campus | Urban, 1,245.056 hectares (3,076.60 acres) |
| Colours | Red, grey and white |
| Affiliations | AAACU, ACU, APAARI, APUCEN, ASAIHL, ASEA-UNINET, AUAP, AUN, FUIW, UAiTED |
| Website | upm |
University of Putra Malaysia (Malay: Universiti Putra Malaysia), abbreviated as UPM, is a Malaysian public research university located in Serdang, Selangor. Formerly it was 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 there are 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 to compete among local universities.