Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) also known as Northern University of Malaysia. UUM motto's is Ilmu, Budi, Bakti. This university was corporatised on 23 April 1998 and located in Sintok, Kedah.Thus, the university is also known as a management university.
In January 2008, Universiti Utara Malaysia witnessed a major and historic restructuring exercise. A total of 13 faculties were streamlined and restructured to become three main colleges, namely the UUM Colleges of Arts and Sciences (UUM CAS), the UUM College of Business (UUM COB), and the UUM College of Law, Government and International Studies (UUM COLGIS).
College Of Business
Initially, the business and management courses were delivered under a faculty system. In 2008, the faculties were merged to form the current College of Business. Business administration, accountancy, finance, economics, banking, marketing, human resource management, insurance and risk management, Islamic banking and finance, muamalat, operations management, and technology management curricula integrated with innovative methods and ideas to nurture business leaders as well as entrepreneurial potential.Faculties
- Graduate School: Othman Yeop Abdullah (OYA) Graduate School of Business
- School of Business Management
- School of Islamic Business
- School of Accountancy
- School of Economics, Finance & Banking
- School of Technology & Logistics Management
College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences (UUM CAS) was formed in on 1 January 2008. UUM CAS consists of 5 major specific academic divisions – Applied Sciences, Educational Studies, Humanities, Physical Sciences, and Social Sciences– which each is headed by a Chairperson.Under the umbrella of UUM CAS, the Applied Sciences division caters for cross-disciplinary programmes, in this case, IT, Computer Science, Multimedia and Decision Science programmes. The merger of these programmes under the umbrella of Applied Science has resulted in a lively and diverse environment with a unique character.
Research interests span the whole spectrum of theory and application in fundamental algorithms, web and mobile, software engineering, computer networking, intelligent and information systems, knowledge management, and decision analysis. The Physical Sciences focuses on statistics and mathematics with research interests spanning across the field of statistics and mathematics.
The Humanities and Social Sciences division analytically, critically and speculatively explore the human condition to better understand our roots, our belief and the best way to express ourselves. The discipline stretches from history, nationhood, religion and language to communication and media technology, highlighting the intellectual progress in collaborating the past and the future.
The Education division produces future educators who are knowledgeable, professional, competitive, competent and determined to achieve professionalism. The division aims to be recognised as a reference in field of cognitive sceince and education.
Faculties
- Graduate School: Awang Had Salleh Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- School of Computing
- School of Education and Modern Language
- School of Multimedia Technology & Communication
- School of Quantitative Sciences
- School of Social Development
College of Law, Government and International Studies
The Faculty, of Public Management and Law (FPAU), was established on 16 November 2003 consisting of three departments, namely the Department of Public Management, the Department of Development Management and the Department of Law. Since its inception, FPAU had offered three academic programs at the undergraduate level with honours and six programs at the postgraduate level. In 2008, the faculties was restructured and grouped under the College of Law, Government and International Studies (COLGIS).Faculties
- Graduate School: Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government
- School of Government
- School of Law
- School of International Studies
- School of Tourism, Hospitality & Environmental Management
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