Overview
- Established in 2000 as the first campus of a British university in Malaysia, earning the Queen's Award for Enterprise 2001 and Queen's Award for Industry (International Trade) 2006 for excellence.
- Relocated in 2005 to a purpose-built 48-hectare campus in Semenyih, 30km south of Kuala Lumpur, designed to mirror the attributes of University Park in the UK with state-of-the-art facilities.
- Ranked #97 globally with both 5-Star SETARA and 5-Star MyRA ratings for teaching excellence and research, hosting over 5,000 students in a self-contained village environment.
- Students receive identical University of Nottingham degrees as the UK campus, with all courses taught in English across three main faculties: Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering, and Science.
- Supported by 280 research-active academic staff conducting research in sustainable development, AI, water security, and biotechnology, with exchange programs to UK and China campuses or over 100 partner universities worldwide.
Ranking
QS World University Rankings (past 5 years): 2022 103, 2023 114, 2024 100, 2025 108, 2026 97
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