Type Private Administrative staff 250 Phone +60 4-429 8000 Founded 2001 | Established 2001 Students >3,500 Color White | |
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Chancellor Dato’ Seri Utama S.Samy Vellu Location Bedong-Semeling, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia Address Jalan Bedong-Semeling, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia Motto Educating Tomorrow's Leaders Similar Allianze University College o, Kolej Universiti INSANIA, MARA University of Techno, Wawasan Open University, University of Science - Malaysia Profiles | ||
Aimst university
Asian Institute of Medical, Science and Technology is a non-for-profit private university in Malaysia. The university is known by the acronym AIMST University. It was established under a foundation called Maju Institute of Education Development (MIED), a not-for-profit organisation. The University was built by Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC} to provide tertiary education, particularly to Malaysian Indian students in the medical, science and engineering fields and business management.
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- Aimst university
- Aimst university 9th convocation ceremony 2016
- History
- Faculties
- Student Accommodation
- Sports and Recreation
- References
AIMST University is registered with the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, under Sections 38 and 39 of the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act of 1996. It formally began operations on 30 October 2001, coinciding with its registration with the Department of Private Education under the Ministry of Higher Education. The university offers more than 32 degree programmes at the foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The programmes are accredited by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) & Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia) (MOHE) and recognised by the Public Services Department (JPA) Aimst was rated tier 4 (Very Good) for Malaysia Quality Agency (MQA) SETARA Rating 2013. Aimst also was rated tier 4 for Malaysia Quality Agency (MQA) D-SETARA Rating 2013 for Medical, Pharmacy and Dentist.
Aimst university 9th convocation ceremony 2016
History
Samy Vellu during the 51st MIC General Assembly announced the opening of new university. The University was established by the MIC education arm, MIED Foundation (Maju Institute of Education Development). An application was submitted on the same day to set up AIMST at Sungai Petani, Kedah. The local firm of architects, Hijjas Kasturi Associates Bhd. was appointed by MIED as the Master Planner for the University and TMI-Nusantara (M) Sdn. Bhd. as the overall Project Manager and KPK QS as the Quantity Surveyors.
Faculties
Student Accommodation
A hostel is provided for all students, local and international. Service includes meals at the on-campus cafeteria and bus transportation to and from the University.
Sports and Recreation
The Aimst Indoor Sports Complex provides facilities for basketball, badminton, squash and table tennis; also available are a gymnasium and an outdoor Olympic-sized swimming pool. Occasionally AIMST University hosts regional and international tournaments such as football, hockey and cricket matches.