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Universiti Teknologi Petronas

Private university in Perak, Malaysia

Summary

Private university in Perak, Malaysia

Field	Value
name	Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS
native_name	en
image_name	UTP LOGO.png
image_size	150px
motto	Energising Futures
established	10 January 1997
type	Private research university
chancellor	Tan Sri Dr. Hassan Marican
president	Ir. Mohamed Firouz Asnan
provost	Professor Benjamin Colin Cosh
head_label	Pro-Chancellors
head
undergrad	Over 6000
postgrad	Over 1200
city	Seri Iskandar
state	Perak
country	Malaysia
campus	1000 acre
colours	Blue sapphire and gold

nickname	UTP
affiliations	ASAIHL
website
logo	UTP-logo.png
logo_size	200

Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) is a private Malaysian Research university established in 10 January 1997. It is wholly owned by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Malaysia's oil and gas multinational corporation. The campus is built on 400 ha in the new township of Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. The university conducts research activities in collaboration with PETRONAS on three research areas. They are energy security, sustainable lving, and regenerative futures. In 2023, the university was rated as the best university in Malaysia according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

| THE Young University Rankings 2023 = 62 | THE_Young_University_Rankings_2023_ref =

History

In 1997, UTP was established in Perak, Malaysia when PETRONAS was invited by the Government of Malaysia to set up a university. Setting up a university from scratch poses formidable challenges, and the first step was taken in December 1998 with the completion of the UTP academic master plan. This acted as the basis for the physical master plan studies and registration or accreditation of degree programmes. The process of master planning was completed in 2002 and the construction of the area under consideration was completed in August 2004.

Governance

UTP governing body has just been restructured in Q2 of 2025.

Campus

The university site is located one kilometre from the village of Tronoh, a former mining town in the Perak Tengah district of Perak, the largest state on the west coast of the peninsula. The 2 site lies within the commercial corridor between Kuala Lumpur and Penang, some 10 km from the town of Batu Gajah and 25 km from the city of Ipoh. A total amount of 7.3MWp solar panel were installed at its building rooftop.

Academic complex

The new academic complex was designed by Foster and Partners, and the first-phase construction was completed in 2004. The design received an Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2007. The overall layout of the new academic complex is in the shape of a five-pointed star made up by five semicircles. The new academic complex was officially opened by the former chairman of PETRONAS and ITPSB Board, YBhg Tun Azizan Zainul Abidin. Currently, almost all of the academic activities have been shifted to the new campus. A ‘star concept’ diagram, overlaying vision, site, programme and quality, was used as a template to zone various facilities and initiate the preliminary design.

An-Nur Mosque, also known as the floating mosque, was completed in 2005

The Chancellor Hall of Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS is part of the academic complex that was designed by the British architectural design and engineering firm, [[Foster and Partners

The R&D building consists of 65 laboratories and offices at every floor. It will be occupied by two main UTP Mission Oriented Research, namely Carbon Dioxide Management and Enhanced Oil Recovery.

Notable alumni

Jessica Minh Anh, supermodel
Sarah Adiba Yussof, television presenter
Wan Ahmad Fayhsal, Former Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports
Yeo Bee Yin, Former Minister of Energy, Technology, Science, Climate Change and Environment (2018-2020)

References

"Leadership - Vice Chancellor".
"About the University".
"Factsheet".
"Logo Rationale".
Rajaendram, Rebecca. (22 June 2023). "University Teknologi PETRONAS ranked best university in Malaysia". The Star.
"QS World University Rankings".
(12 October 2025). "World University Rankings".
(12 October 2026). "Asia University Rankings".
(3 March 2023). "THE Young University Rankings 2023".
Nair, Nevash. (2013-02-14). "A talent crisis looms in the oil and gas industry".
"History of UTP". UTP Website.
http://www.akdn.org/AA54ECED-9B91-4436-A65B-F9618AB58E86/FinalDownload/DownloadId-CBBCE07A6CBF0EB9C274295D7629C22E/AA54ECED-9B91-4436-A65B-F9618AB58E86/architecture/pdf/3124_Mal.pdf{{dead link. (March 2018)
PETRONAS. (12 July 2021). "Solar energy systems to be installed at PETRONAS' assets across Malaysia".

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