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The Asia-Pacific Triple-E Awards
2020 by the ACEEU shortlisted MSU
as a finalist for both the category of
Entrepreneur University of the Year
and Student-Driven Sustainability
Project of the Year.
MSU has also been awarded Platinum 5
CrownsbytheASIC,aswellasQS5-Stars
Overall on the metrics of Teaching,
Graduate Employability, Academic
Development,
Internationalisation,
Hospitality and Leisure Management,
Online Learning, Social Responsibility
and Inclusiveness. MSU received the
ASIC double awards of Excellence
in Quality International Education
and Outstanding Contribution to
International Education.
As an applied and enterprise
university focussed on enhancing
graduate employability, 97.5 per
cent of MSU graduates successfully
secure employment within six
months of their graduation according
to the Ministry of Higher Education
Malaysia (MOHE) tracer study. The
ministry also rated MSU as SETARA
Tier-5 Excellent Status for Emerging
University and named it the Most
Entrepreneurial Private University in
Malaysia.
In addition to being a high-ranking
university, MSU has also achieved
a number of firsts. MSU is Asia’s
first to be recognised by ACEEU as
an Entrepreneurial and Engaged
University and is the Most Valuable
Brand Education - Leadership and
Human Capital Management 2021 for
The World Brands Foundation. MSU
is also the first university recognised
outside of Japan by the ABEST21 and
the first to be recognised by the ASIC
as a Global TVET Model University
with Outstanding Leadership in
International TVET Education as well
as Fellowship Award for Leadership.
MSU International Medical School
Bangalore campus is Malaysia’s
first offshore medical school to
receive a full five-year accreditation
by the Malaysian Medical Council
(MMC). The Bachelor of Medicine
and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
programme is recognised by India’s
National Medical Commission (NMC),
Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC)
and Maldives Medical and Dental
Council (MMDC). With the opening of
MSU Medical Centre (MSUMC), MSU
became the first private university
in Malaysia to have its own private
specialist hospital.
The
university’s
mission
for
excellence is benchmarked against
internationalisation,
industry
marketability, job creator mindset,
community sustainability, research,
lifelong
learning,
and
flexible
education.
Its
highly
qualified
academics and international visiting
professors support a holistic curricular
framework that delivers compelling
learning experiences.
Blending technical and 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
more than 150 institutions in over
40 countries worldwide provide
comprehensive opportunities for
all MSU students, enhancing their
graduate
employability
through
global exposures by studies and
internships abroad.
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.
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
future.