BACKGROUND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY MARA

History 1956, 1965, 1967, 1996

UiTM is significantly more freshly remembered by its establishment as the Institute of Technology MARA (ITM) in 1967. The Institute is a result of Malaysian vision leaders, especially former second Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. During his time as 'Father of Development', one of the country's missions focused on efforts to develop the socioeconomic of the bumiputeras in the country. Allaryarham Tun Abdul Razak has laid the foundation of a campus on 300 acres of land in Shah Alam on October 14, 1967. This is Allaryarham Tun to make ITM a catalyst to produce all available resources and produce and multiply the number of trained and qualified Bumiputera graduates only in science and technology and in other fields. While it is currently in the university status, it is impossible to forget about the beginning of this institution. UiTM's history sketches began in 1956 with the presence of the RIDA Board of Latehan.

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RIDA Board of Latehan 1956 - 1965

ground breaking

The establishment of the RIDA Latehan Hall was established following the visit of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to the domestic development program in 1951. A working papers containing RIDA's establishment and its objective of developing and improving the economic status of rural communities were found. The Ministry of Rural and Industrial Development has two main centers under its umbrella namely RIDA (Kuala Lumpur) and RIDA Latehan Hall (Petaling Jaya).

The RIDA Latehan Hall commenced its operation in November 1956 and was officially opened by the Minister of Trade and Industry on October 14, 1957. Several professional courses offered by international bodies such as the London Chamber of Commerce, the Australian Chartered Secretary of Management have been offered at RIDA's Latehan Hall. In 1964, RIDA's Latehan Hall held its first convocation ceremony and has witnessed a total of 50 graduates awarded by Y.A.B. Tun Abdul Razak, then Prime Minister of Malaysia.

MARA College 1965 - 1967

The RIDA Latehan Hall was renamed to MARA College in June 1965. According to Y.A.B. Tun Abdul Razak, this name change is aimed at giving new breath and aspiration to the training center itself. The exchange also indicates that this institution is no longer under the jurisdiction of RIDA, but instead becomes one of the most important units of the MARA Training Division.

MARA, the abbreviation for Majlis Amanah Rakyat has taken over this institution and further strengthened RIDA's role and responsibility. In 1966, when the British Institute of Management abolished the "Exam Exam" offer, the MARA college started its own Diploma in Business Studies program. The program has been recognized internationally by the Ealing Technical College of London who is also an external examiner.

Institute of Technology MARA 1967 - 1999

The results of research and research undertaken by the government with the help of the United Nations in 1965 state that the country faces a shortage of trained workers at professional and semi-professional levels among Bumiputeras. To overcome this problem, 300 acres of land in Shah Alam has been approved to be the MARA college campus site. On October 14, 1967, the foundation stone for the campus construction was laid down by Y.A.B. Tun Abdul Razak and thus, the Maktab MARA name was officially converted to MARA Institute of Technology.

The development of ITM over the years has been said to grow rapidly following the development of its learning program, which is in line with the rising needs of the workforce at that time. The various fields of study have resulted in collaboration with international institutions and ITM has offered advanced Diploma programs on par with a degree program. The development of ITM can be seen within a three-phase period that covers a period of 32 years as a whole. The first phase (1967-1976) was dedicated to the declaration of ITM as an independent body having a 300 acre campus in Shah Alam and placed under the care of the Ministry of Rural Development. The second phase (1976-1996) shows ITM with its ability in higher education. It has led to the release of ITM Act 1976 which places ITM under the Ministry of Education. The third phase (1996-1999) took place following the decision of the 1976 amendments which placed ITM on par with other universities in the country. ITM has been mandated with full power to operate as a university but remains with its original name until 1999. Here are the conversions that have been made:

1.     ITM administration body, Council Board, has been changed to Board Member Director with    more involvement from private sector representatives;

2.     The Board members are authorized to enact on behalf of the Institute

3.     The Senate has been established

4.     Many ITM chiefs are undergoing an exchange process. Director changed to Rector, Chief of    Officer to Provos, while Head and Senior Lecturer was changed to Professor and Associate      Professor

5.     Each department is named Faculty

6.     ITM is authorized to award a doctorate

7.   ITM has been given the privilege to set up a branch and campus course abroad with the   approval of the Ministry of Education

8.   ITM has been given additional powers to enable it to do business, engaged in investing,     establishing a company and engaging in research commercial

9.    The disciplinary powers among officers have been transferred from the Ministry to board of     directors

10.  To improve staff accountability, ITM is authorized to charge a surcharge

11.  The right of a student's procedure in any discussion of behavior and discipline tightened. At   that time, ITM established a branch in every state. The first campus was built in Sabah in   1973 and the last campus was in Kuala Pilah, Ninth State in June 1999. Almost all campuses   the branch commenced operations at the temporary premise, however, this establishment has   strategy and orderly plan. All branch campuses have moved to the location which remains       except for the Kuala Pilah campus.

Moto

"Business, Taqwa, Noble"

Vision

Make UiTM an excellent university of scholarship and

academic excellence to lead the bumiputera dynamism in all

a world-class professional field to be born competitive graduates,

global and ethical.

Mission

Enhancing knowledge and expertise of Bumiputera in all fields

through the delivery of professional programs, research and engagement

community service based on

pure values ​​and professionalism ethics.

Philosophy

Each individual is able to achieve excellence through knowledge transfer

as well as the application of noble values ​​to become a professional graduates

trying to develop knowledge and develop self,

society and country.

Objective

•  Providing maximum opportunities for Bumiputera to follow professional education in science, industry, technology trade, arts and society.
•  Providing quality and innovative teaching programs as well  meeting market and customer needs while supporting policy
• National development.
• Creating a humanitarian development program as an applying tool  value system among the UiTM community.
•   Ensuring that UiTM products can not only meet the labor market local people, and even willing to serve globally.
• Make UiTM an excellent organization that guarantees management effective human resources, financial and property resources for achieving UiTM's educational goals and playing a catalyst role community development.