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Johor Bahru & Kuala Lumpur

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Malaysia's leading public engineering university

A public research university with its main campus in Skudai, Johor, and a branch in Kuala Lumpur. Engineering in all its branches is its core, alongside architecture, computing and research degrees.

QS World ranking
#158 (2027)
Students
32,004
International students
4,852
Alumni from
102 countries

Overview

The strongest option for a research degree in engineering

Most of its offering is postgraduate and much of it research-based. Public university fees are lower, but entry is harder and the language and grade requirements higher — we check your file against them before you apply.

42 programmes listed on this page

Programmes

Programmes on offer

Programme names appear in English exactly as the university awards them — and as they'll appear on your offer letter and certificate.

  • Master's — Engineering & technology

    7 programmes

    • Master of Philosophy Software Engineering (Research)
    • Master of Engineering (Structure)
    • Master in Geotechnical Engineering
    • Master in Transportation Engineering
    • Master of Engineering (Transportation)
    • Master of Engineering in Hydraulic & Hydrology
    • Master of Engineering (Environment Management)
  • Bachelor's — Engineering & technology

    7 programmes

    • Bachelor of Software Engineering with Honours
    • Bachelor of Electronic Engineering with Honours
    • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical - Mechatronics)
    • Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with Honours
    • Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Honours
    • Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honours
    • Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Materials) with Honours
  • Master's — Education & languages

    7 programmes

    • Master of Education Physical Education and Sports Science
    • Master of Education (Chemistry)
    • Master of Education (Education and Development)
    • Master of Education (Educational Technology)
    • Master of Education (Guidance and Counselling)
    • Master of Education (Mathematics)
    • Master of Education (Measurement and Evaluation)
  • Master's — Business & finance

    7 programmes

    • Master of Project Management
    • Master of Assets and Facilities Management
    • Master of Science (Construction Contract Management)
    • Master of Management Specialization in Technology Management
    • Master of Philosophy (Management) - Research
    • Master of Business Administration
    • Master of Business Administration - Online Degree
  • Doctorate — Engineering & technology

    7 programmes

    • Doctor of Philosophy in Informatics Engineering (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Software Engineering (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Gas Engineering (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Engineering (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Engineering (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Bioprocess Engineering (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering (Research)
  • Doctorate — Education & languages

    7 programmes

    • Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Technology (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy Physics Education (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy (Faculty of Educational Sciences and Technology) (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Measurement and Evaluation in Education (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Guidance and Counselling in Education (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Early Childhood Education (Research)
    • Doctor of Philosophy in Teaching of English as a Second Language (Research)

* Programme availability changes between intakes. Contact us to confirm the course you're interested in and current start dates.

Highlights

Why UTM?

  • Malaysia's highest-ranked technical university

    158th in the world in the QS rankings for 2027, and first in Malaysia in the 2025 QS subject rankings for architecture, mining, civil engineering and chemical engineering.

  • Nearly five thousand international students

    Of 32,004 students, 4,852 are international — roughly one in seven, a high proportion for a Malaysian public university.

  • The Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology

    An institute inside the university teaching to the Japanese engineering model in partnership with Japanese universities, alongside the Azman Hashim International Business School.

  • A standalone Faculty of Artificial Intelligence

    One of the few universities to give artificial intelligence a full faculty of its own alongside the Faculty of Computing — a signal of where its investment is going.

Next step

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