Multimedia University, abbreviated as MMU, is the oldest and first ever full-fledged undergraduate-focused private university in Malaysia and a government-linked university as it is owned by Telekom Malaysia. The university has three campuses, located in Selangor and Malacca. Among the very few Malaysian private universities which has multiple campuses.

Since its establishment MMU has received many recognitions and achievements. The Malaysian government – through the Malaysian Qualifications Agency under the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) has granted MMU Self-Accreditation status, formally acknowledging that the university is a trustworthy institution, whose programmes continuously meet or exceed strict specifications.

MMU has been accorded the status of a Premier Digital Tech University. by the Malaysian government, via MoHE, and is now officially recognised as one of the best places in the country to pursue computer and technology-related programmes.[citation needed] In addition, MDEC’s Malaysia Digital Talent Study 2017 Final Findings by Frost and Sullivan has revealed that MMU graduates are most preferred by IT industries in Malaysia.[citation needed] As a result of the university growing from strength to strength, the MMU brand has grown in prominence.

In 2019, MMU was awarded with the Superbrand status, in addition to winning the silver medal in the Putra Brands Award 2019, under the Education and Learning category.

Multimedia University was ranked amongst the top 151-200 universities worldwide by QS World University Rankings by Subject Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2015, 2016, and 2017 consecutively. by considering the fact that 92% of total students were undergraduates, MMU was one of the very few universities in the World with such a high potential. It was also ranked 193, 179 and 175 by QS Asian University Rankings in 2017, 2018 and 2019 respectively.

In 2020, MMU is also ranked as one of the Top 10 Malaysian universities in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. On top of that, MMU also marked another milestone in the THE World Subject Rankings when it is listed as the Top 2 in the field of Computer Science and Top 3 in Engineering & Technology, and Business & Economics among Malaysian private universities.