Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah
Universiti Malaysia Pahang, officially Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, literally meaning Al-Sultan Abdullah Pahang University of Malaysia and abbreviated as UMPSA, is a public technical university in Pahang, Malaysia. It was formerly known as University College of Engineering and Technology Malaysia (), abbreviated as UTEC or KUKTEM. On 28 November 2015, UMPSA had been granted an autonomous status where controls towards the financial, human resources and administration had been fully passed to the university. History

UMPSA was established as a public technical university by the Malaysian government on 16 February 2002. Incorporated under the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 by the Royal Decree of His Majesty the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, University College of Engineering and Technology Malaysia was set up as a technical university, specialising in engineering and technology. The university college operates on a temporary campus in Gambang, Pahang. The temporary campus was formerly an industrial complex owned by Malaysia Electric Corporation (MEC). The university's permanent campus is located in Pekan, which is under construction. On 20 September 2006, the Malaysian government agreed to rename University College of Engineering and Technology Malaysia to Universiti Malaysia Pahang, with the change came into effect on 1 February 2007. UMP Pekan Campus 
UMPSA main campus in Pekan began its operation in 27 July 2009. Rankings

Collaboration partners 
 Beijing Jiaotong University, China
 BJTU-UMPSA Dual Degree Program

Notable figures 
The alumni and student of Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah excelled in various fields, among the notable figures are
 Syed Mohamad Hamzah al-Junid Bin Syed Abdul Rahman, former managing director of AJ Infinite (M) Sdn. Bhd. Presence in media 
The main campus were the set for a television comedy, Namaku Bedah (2017). Media 
 Official social media account:
 UMPSA Facebook account is https://www.facebook.com/umpsamalaysia
 UMPSA Instagram account is https://www.instagram.com/umpsamalaysia
 UMPSA TikTok account is https://www.tiktok.com/@umpsamalaysia
 UMPSA Youtube account is https://www.youtube.com/@UMPSATV
 UMPSA Twitter account is https://twitter.com/umpsamalaysia

See also
 List of universities in Malaysia

References

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Universities and colleges in Pahang
Public universities in Malaysia
Educational institutions established in 2002
Technical universities and colleges in Malaysia
Engineering universities and colleges in Malaysia
Information technology schools in Malaysia
2002 establishments in Malaysia