Welcome to
Centre for International Relations of Universiti Malaysia Pahang
This office was established in 2009, known as the International Office and has been re-branded to Centre for International Relations (CIR) effective from 1 August 2019 with the aim of steering the internationalization endeavours of the university. The CIR collaborates with faculties and various departments at the university to promote and enhance international educational efforts, with the goal of increasing global competence for the university community and beyond.
CIR also provides support services to international students and their dependents in matters related to immigration issues. To enrich the students Malaysian experience, CIR periodically organizes numerous programs that further augment the overall integration of the international student population into the local community, both on- and off-campus.
Overview
Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) offers a wide range of practical-based higher education programs in engineering and technology to produce competent engineers. The application-oriented curriculum which integrates theory and practice in the concept of a teaching factory emphasize experiential and action learning that is task-oriented and concentrates on problem-solving.
UMP focuses on applied research and industrial projects to enrich the teaching and learning processes while promoting the commercialization of the research products, thus exposing our students to the latest research and development activities in the industries. Indeed, UMP students experience to handle of state-of-the-art facilities that resembles those used in industries. Known for its "Teaching Factory" concept, students in UMP are taught by experienced faculties in a learning environment that prepares them for the real world. UMP is currently operating in two campuses in Pahang. Its Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Electric and Electronics Engineering are located in a resort-like campus of Pekan. The rest of the faculties, academic centres and Centres of Excellence are operating in Gambang, a town strategically situated in a rapidly growing petrochemical and biotechnology hub. The two campuses are about 40 km apart.
Our Vision
To be 'one stop centre' for all internationalization activities of the university.
Our Mission
In order to realize our Vision, we are committed to provide high quality services to our internal and external clients. We will also strive to promote and enrich the academic and cultural experience at Universiti Malaysia Pahang by facilitating the exchange of peoples and ideas.
