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Besides internationalisation, MSU’s mission
for excellence in human capital development
is benchmarked by industry employability,
entrepreneurship, and community sustainability;
supported by research, lifelong learning, and
exible education.
MSU is an applied, enterprise university
focussed on graduate employability. With
98.7 per cent of its graduates successfully
securing employment within six months of their
graduation, MSU is ranked rst for graduate
employability by Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher
Education (MoHE).
Also rated by MoHE as SETARA Tier-5 Excellent
Status University and ranked as The Most
Entrepreneurial Private University in Malaysia,
MSU is a Malaysia Tourism Council Gold Award
School of Tourism and Hospitality and the
Malaysia Centre of Excellence of the Asia Paci c
Institute of Events Management (APIEM).
MSU is also the rst university recognised
outside of Japan by ABEST21 and the rst to be
recognised by the United Kingdom’s ASIC as a
Global TVET Model University with Outstanding
Leadership in International TVET Education.
MSU has 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 and
Recognised Centre Status with ASIQUAL for the
provision of ASIQUAL quali cations.
MSU International Medical School Bangalore
campus is Malaysia’s rst offshore medical
school granted the full ve-year accreditation
by the Malaysian Medical Council, and MSU
Medical Centre is the country’s rst private
teaching hospital.
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 quali ed
academics and international visiting professors
support a holistic curricular framework that
delivers compelling learning experiences.
Blending technical vocational education and
training (TVET) with traditional academic
curricula, MSU enhances competencies with
industry internship, community and creative
entrepreneurship, as well as global exposure,
empowering MSU graduates with the well-
roundedness desired and sought after by
employers.
Extensive partnerships and collaborations
with institutions in over 40 countries provide
comprehensive mobility opportunities for
all MSU students, enhancing their graduate
employability through global exposures by
studies and internships abroad.
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.
MSU houses the Faculty of Health and Life
Sciences, the Faculty of Business Management
and Professional Studies, the Faculty of
Information Sciences and Engineering, 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
exible programmes through an entry system
that facilitates admission of students from all
walks of life, with the aim of transforming lives
and enriching future.