overview

Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) was established by the Government of Malaysia on 16 February, 2002. UMP was set up as a competency-based technical university which specialises in the fields of engineering and technology.

UMP is located on the east coast state of Pahang, the biggest state in Peninsular Malaysia with vast areas of rainforest endowed with a wide range of biodiversity and natural resources.

The campus is also strategically located in the East Coast Industrial Belt of Peninsular Malaysia, which hosts a large number of multinational corporations in the chemical, petrochemical, manufacturing, automotive and biotechnology industries.

UMP offers a wide range of skills-based tertiary education programmes in engineering and technology to produce competent engineers.