Established on 1st December 2000 as the 1st Technical Public University in Malaysia. Located in the UNESCO world heritage city of Melaka, Set within 766 acres of lush verdant landscape boasting state-of-the art facilities in all its seven faculties.

As a Focus University, UTeM boasts strengths in technical fields – namely Engineering, IT, and Management Technology. UTeM has cemented a reputation of being a source of high-quality engineering graduates with the capability of meeting the requirements of high-tech industries. UTeM also has research competencies in areas that it has identified as being key to enhancing the University’s unique proposition and also contributes to the nation such as Green Technology, Systems Engineering, Human-Technology Interaction, and Emerging Technology.

UTeM admits not only local but also international students and this includes students from Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Chad, Syria, Pakistan, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Tanzania, India, Somalia, Singapore, Qatar, Palestine, Libya, Iraq, Iran, Ghana, France, Yemen, Nigeria and Jordan.

UTeM has three campuses. The main campus is located in the beautiful Durian Tunggal, surrounded by greenery and only 3 minutes away from the Ayer Keroh toll station. The school’s main campus covers an area of 725 hectares, with advanced campus equipment and complete infrastructure. The other two campuses are the city campus at Hang Tuah Street in the heart of Melaka and the industrial campus at the Melaka International Trade Centre in Ayer Keroh.

UTeM has seven faculties offering professional education in engineering, ICT and management disciplines. The seven faculties are the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of Electronics and Computer Engineering, the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, the Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, the Faculty of Technology Management and Technology Innovation, and the recently established Faculty of Engineering and Technology.