Sunway University

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Programs and specializations

There are 70 program and specialization at the university

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Students

There are 25000 current students admitted at the university

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The City

Petaling Jaya

_ University’s Biography _

Sunway University is a private university in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It has a 10 hectare (24 acre) campus comprising academic and residential blocks adjacent to the Sunway Lagoon theme park.
It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes taught in English.
Sunway University was established in 2004 as Sunway University College. It was upgraded by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education to full university status in January 2011 and became Sunway University.
The President of Sunway University, Professor Sibrandes Poppema was appointed in 2021, further strengthening the University’s capacity and strategic leadership in a global setting. Professor Poppema joined Sunway University in 2019 after retiring as the President of University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Professor Poppema, a Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah Distinguished Professor is also an advisor to the establishment of the new medical school at Sunway University.
Its Vice-Chancellor is Professor Graeme Wilkinson, who was appointed from the UK in 2012.He is supported by a Deputy Vice-Chancellor and a Provost. In 2018 the University established its own academic publishing arm, Sunway University Press.
Sunway Education group branches out to Sunway University and Sunway College. Sunway University offers Undergraduate, Masters, and Phd programs, while Sunway College offers multiple foundation programmes.
Sunway University’s academic programmes have attained accreditation and are compliant with Malaysia’s framework for higher education qualifications, programme standards and quality systems as laid down by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency. Sunway University has been rated Tier 5 “excellent” three times in a row by the Malaysia Rating System for University and University College Excellence (SETARA) of the Malaysian Ministry of Education, with the most recent rating obtained in “SETARA 17”.
Sunway University is also rated internationally as a 5-star university overall by the university rating and ranking organisation Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), with 5-star ratings for teaching, employability, facilities, social responsibility and inclusiveness.

Sunway Education Group

Sunway University is a member of the Sunway Education Group, which is owned by the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation. The Foundation was officially established as a registered charity in March 2010 from its predecessor Sunway Education Trust, set up in 1997. It was founded by Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, AO, Founder and Chairman of the Sunway Group of companies. All of the educational institutions that operate under the Foundation are not-for-profit; surpluses are channelled towards scholarships and bursaries to students, as well as towards grants for research. Besides Sunway University, the Sunway Education Group includes Sunway International School, Sunway College (several campuses), Sunway-TES Centre for Accounting Excellence, and Monash University Sunway Campus, besides several other institutions.

On 25 July 2017, Sunway Education Group celebrated its 30th anniversary. The highlight of the celebration was the three-dimensional projection mapping show in which images were projected on the facade of the university’s building from four projectors.

University Ranking

Sunway University is credited to be within the Top 200 for SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Sunway University has been recognised as the 473rd World’s Most Sustainable University in 2020.
Ranked 701-750th in the QS World University Rankings 2021 and ranked 651-700th in 2022.
One of the top 150 young universities in the world 2021.
Among the top 1.5% institutions in QS Asian University Rankings 2021.
Achieved an overall 5-star rating in QS Stars University Rankings 2021.

Number of Programmes

There are 70 programmes and specialization at the university

Number of Students

There are 25,000 current students admitted at the university

City

5, Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Intakes

January, March, April, June, July, August and September

Why Study at Sunway

A range of high quality programmes is offered that are both relevant and up-to-date in meeting significant demands from employers and students.
Many of their programmes are validated by Lancaster University, UK. Their mutual collaboration helps to develop a better curriculum and also provide a better experience to both academics and students. Students will also receive double certifications upon completing their programme; one from Sunway University and one from Lancaster University.

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Applications Required Documents

Bachelor’s, Foundation and Diploma

High School Certificate or its equivalent in Arabic, English or English language only if graduated from a school its medium of instruction is English.
High School Transcripts in Arabic and English or English language only if graduated from a school its medium of instruction is English.
A personal photograph with a white background.
A complete scanned copy of current passport.
English proficiency certificate with minimum band 5.5 in ILETS or its equivalent.

Masters’s Required Documents

Bachelor Certificate in Arabic, English or English language only if graduated from a school its medium of instruction is English.
Bachelor’s Transcripts in Arabic and English or English language only if graduated from a school its medium of instruction is English.
A personal photograph with a white background.
A complete scanned copy of current passport.
English proficiency certificate with minimum band 6 in ILETS or its equivalent.
Research proposal for a research-based study.
Two recommendation letters from 2 professors or lecturers from the University of Bachelor Studies.
Experience Certificate of at least five years if found.

PHD or Doctorate Required Documents

Bachelor’s and master’s Certificate in Arabic, English or English language only if graduated from a school its medium of instruction is English.
Bachelor’s Transcripts in Arabic and English or English language only if graduated from a school its medium of instruction is English.
A personal photograph with a white background.
A complete scanned copy of current passport.
English proficiency certificate with minimum band 6 in ILETS or its equivalent.
Research proposal for a research-based study.
Two recommendation letters from 2 professors or lecturers from the University of Bachelor Studies.
Experience Certificate of at least five years if found.

There is only one campus and its address is : Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor

Sunway University has a partnership with Lancaster University, UK since 2006, in which some degree programmes are offered as dual awards offered by both institutions. The partnership model was the subject of research by the UK’s Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education which produced a case study on it.Sunway University also has a collaboration with the international culinary training organisation Le Cordon Bleu which enables graduates from certain hospitality programmes to receive professional certificates from Le Cordon Bleu.

Through benefactions from the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation, professorial fellowships have been established in perpetuity both at Brasenose College, University of Oxford, and at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge,to develop academic ties with Sunway University. The Jeffrey Cheah Scholars-in-Residence Programme has also been established through benefactions at Brasenose College and at Gonville and Caius College, to allow two academics or postgraduate students from Sunway University to spend up to four weeks each year for research or study in Oxford and Cambridge.

Sunway University also supports Harvard Medical School’s Southeast Asia Healthcare Leadership Programme which is delivered partly at Sunway University.

Sunway University has articulation partnerships with a number of international universities to enable students to study partly at Sunway and partly at an overseas university to complete their degrees. One of the longest such partnerships has been with Western Michigan University, USA.