The establishment history of Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia started off on 16 September 1993. The university was formerly known as Pusat Latihan Staf Politeknik (PLSP). The core business of PLSP then was to train and produce polytechnics academic staff in various engineering fields. The training institute was jointly administered by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and the Ministry of Education Malaysia.

Three years later, PLSP was upgraded to Institut Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (ITTHO). Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak who was then the Minister of Education made the official announcement of the new status on 12 April 1996. This promotion is an acknowledgment to the institution that has excelled in producing human resources for technical education.

In line with Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia’s (UTHM) wishes to further strengthen UTHM’s name, the University has introduced new UTHM logo that highlights acronym arrangement foregrounding UTHM’s name. The new logo is part of the rebranding of the University’s corporate image that looks more attractive and fresh. It was introduced in conjunction with the University’s 20th anniversary celebration. The transformation of the new logo is effective on 20th August 2013.

The overall concept of this logo symbolises UTHM as a public university that supports the development of science at various levels in the field of science and technology. Hopefully with this new logo, UTHM will continue to be competitive and bring the university to a higher level of quality. The use of accompaniment/ occasion logo is a part of the university branding effort. Therefore, this accompaniment/ occasion logo should be used with the official UTHM logo, on every bunting, banner, backdrop or other promotional item throughout the event. Here are the guidelines for using the accompaniment/ occasion logo with the UTHM logo placed on the left and the accompaniment/ occasion on the right.