Batu Pahat, JohorJohor's public technical university
UTHM began in 1993 as a training centre for polytechnic teaching staff, became a technical institute in 1996, a university college in 2000 and a full university in 2007. That history explains its character: a public technical (TVET) university, nine faculties most of them engineering, and teaching that leans towards the workshop and the laboratory rather than the lecture theatre.
Overview
The university publishes a 97.5% graduate employment figure. Be honest with yourself about the rest: Batu Pahat is a small town roughly two and a half hours from Kuala Lumpur, and life there is very quiet. If you want the capital, this is not your university. If you want low public-university fees and nothing to distract you, it is one of the better offers you will get.
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Programmes
Programme names appear in English exactly as the university awards them — and as they'll appear on your offer letter and certificate.
* Programme availability changes between intakes. Contact us to confirm the course you're interested in and current start dates.
Highlights
UTHM is formally classified as a public TVET university, which means its curricula were built around applied work and industrial training from the start — the practical element was not bolted on to a theoretical syllabus later.
Civil Engineering and Built Environment; Electrical and Electronic; Mechanical and Manufacturing; Engineering Technology; Computer Science and IT; Applied Sciences; Technology Management and Business; Technical and Vocational Education; and the Johor Business School.
UTHM runs its aeronautical engineering technology degree in two separate tracks — aircraft maintenance and professional piloting — which is rare in a Malaysian public university.
The main campus at Batu Pahat covers 556 acres, with a branch campus at Pagoh on a further 170. Singapore is closer than Kuala Lumpur, which matters to some families.
Next step
We'll review your grades, the entry requirements and current fees — and tell you plainly if another university suits you better.
