Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Universiti Tenaga Nasional is a private university, located in Selangor, Malaysia, with GLC university status. It is wholly owned by the public-listed Tenaga Nasional Berhad, established in 1999.
History
Universiti Tenaga Nasional commenced operation in 1976 as Institut Latihan Sultan Ahmad Shah, which served for many years as the corporate training center for Tenaga Nasional Berhad and its predecessor, the National Electricity Board. In 1994, ILSAS was transformed into an institute of higher learning and renamed Institut Kejuruteraan Teknologi Tenaga Nasional. It offered academic programmes in engineering and business management at undergraduate and graduate levels through twinning links with local and foreign universities. In 1997, IKATAN was upgraded to Universiti Tenaga Nasional.Principal Officers
The Chancellor of Universiti Tenaga Nasional was appointed on 9 March 2005. The person holding this position is Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas.Tan Sri Dr Leo Moggie was appointed Chairman of the Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd, two companies that supply electricity to the vast majority of Malaysia. He was appointed to the Board of the NSTP Company on 27 February 2008. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Digi.Com Berhad. He was appointed to the Board of the NSTP Company on 27 February 2008. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Digi.Com Berhad.
Campuses
Universiti Tenaga Nasional operates from two campuses; one is the main campus in Putrajaya, and the other is in Bandar Muadzam Shah.Putrajaya (main campus)
This campus is 25 miles to the south of Kuala Lumpur near Kajang in Selangor, and has an area of 214 hectares. It is near the Cyberjaya Multimedia Super Corridor and adjacent to Putrajaya, the administrative center of the Federal Government of Malaysia. All engineering, information technology and other technology courses are held at this campus.Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (branch campus)
This branch is located at Bandar Muadzam Shah, Pahang. It officially opened on 4 May 2001. The campus offers accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, marketing, human resources, and business courses.Colleges and departments
College of Foundation and Diploma Studies (CFDS)
- Department of Languages and Communication
- Department of Social Sciences
- Department of Business Management and Accounting
- Department of Sciences, Mathematics and Computing
College of Engineering (COE)
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
- Department of Electrical Power Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering Mathematics and Management Unit
Computer Science & Information Technology (CSIT)
- Department of Software Engineering
- Department of Information Systems
- Department of Systems and Networking
- Department of Graphics and Multimedia
- Department of Visual Media
College of Business Management and Accounting (COBA)
- Department of Accounting
- Department of Management and Human Resource
- Department of Finance and Economics
- Department of Marketing and Entrepreneur Development
College of Graduate Studies (COGS)
Notable alumni
Rankings
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
Times Higher Education (THE)
| Year | Rank | Valuer |
| 2018 | 801-1000 | THE World University Rankings |