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six months of their graduation, MSU is ranked by
the Ministry of Education (MoE) as Malaysia’s top
university in terms of graduate employability. MSU
also made the Top 100 Leading Graduate Employers
list and received the GradMalaysia 2019 Award
for The Most Popular Graduate Employer in the
Education Sector.
Aside from being rated by MoE as SETARA Tier-5
Excellent Status University and ranked as The Most
Entrepreneurial Private University in Malaysia, MSU
was also awarded the Malaysia Tourism Council
Gold Award School of Tourism and Hospitality
and the Malaysia Centre of Excellence of the Asia
Pacific Institute of Events Management (APIEM).
MSU is also the first university recognised outside
of Japan by ABEST21 and the first to be recognised
by ASIC UK as a Global Technical and Vocational
Education and Training (TVET) Model University
with Outstanding Leadership in International TVET
Education. MSU received the ASIC double awards
of Excellence in Quality International Education and
Outstanding Contribution to International Education.
Along with the Global TVET Model University
award, MSU has been granted ASIQUAL
Validated Award Centre Status for the provision
of ASIQUAL Validated Programmes. MSU also
received the ASIQUAL Recognised Centre Status
for the provision of ASIQUAL qualifications.
ASIQUAL is an awarding body based in the UK,
offering qualifications that recognise students’
academic achievements and skills.
MSU International Medical School Bangalore
campus, on the other hand, is Malaysia’s first
offshore medical school and was granted the full
five-year accreditation by the Malaysian Medical
Council, whereas MSU Medical Centre is the
country’s first private teaching hospital.
Graduate employability
As a top university in Malaysia and the country’s
best teaching and learning university, MSU
prioritises student development to enhance graduate
employability. Its highly qualified academics and
international visiting professors support a holistic
curricular framework that delivers compelling
learning experiences.
Blending TVET with traditional academic curricula,
MSU enhances competencies with industry
internship,communityandcreativeentrepreneurship,
as well as global exposure. Extensive partnerships
and collaborations with institutions in over 40
countries worldwide provide comprehensive mobility
opportunities for all MSU students. The university
empowers its graduates with the well roundedness
desired and sought after by employers.
Among the best in the region, the university’s
programmes of study are meticulously crafted to
enhance graduate potential, producing graduates
that are a popular pick among employers.
Schools and Faculties
MSU houses the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences;
the Business Management and Professional
Studies; and the Faculty of Information Sciences
and Engineering.
The university also houses the International Medical
School, the School of Pharmacy, the School of
Education and Social Sciences, the School of
Hospitality and Creative Arts, the School of Graduate
Studies, the Graduate School of Management, and
the Centre for Fundamental Studies.
All in all, as an applied, enterprise, holistic and
international university, MSU offers foundation,
undergraduate,
postgraduate
and
flexible
programmes through an entry system that facilitates
admission of students from all walks of life, with the
aim of transforming lives and enriching the future.