Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malay) 拉曼大学 (Chinese) துங்கு அப்துல் ரகுமான் பல்கலைக்கழகம் (Tamil) (Jawi script) اونيۏرسيتي تونكو عبدالرحمن | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | 德智体兼修 群美新并重 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Motto in English | Broadening Horizons, Transforming Lives | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Private university Research university | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 13 August 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chancellor | Ling Liong Sik | ||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Ewe Hong Tat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Director | Ting Chew Peh | ||||||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | >2,000 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Students | >21,000 (2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 16,975 (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 707 (2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | , Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Multiple sites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Colours | Blue, yellow, red and white | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 拉曼大学 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 拉曼大學 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (abbreviated as UTAR; simplified Chinese: 拉曼大学; traditional Chinese: 拉曼大學) is a not-for-profit private research university in Malaysia. UTAR ranked among top 100 in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2018 and top 600 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021, placing it 2nd overall in Malaysia only after University of Malaya. UTAR also ranked 31st in UI GreenMetric Ranking Top 50 Under 50 2022, and 3rd in Malaysia for Nature Index Institution Research Output.
UTAR was established in June 2002 through the UTAR Education Foundation, a non-for-profit organisation. A total of 411 students were enrolled in June 2002 for its first intake.
The university has two campuses, the award-winning Kampar campus in the state of Perak while the other one is in Sungai Long located within the Klang Valley in the state of Selangor.