Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM / Putra University of Malaysia, formerly Universiti Pertanian Malaysia / Agricultural University of Malaysia)

Founded 1971 (chartered as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia — Agricultural University of Malaysia — on 4 October 1971 through merger of College of Agriculture Malaya 1931 in Serdang and the Faculty of Agriculture University of Malaya; renamed Universiti Putra Malaysia 1997 — "Putra" referring to Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, Malaysia's first Prime Minister; agricultural focus broadened to comprehensive). Malaysia's premier agricultural-and-applied-sciences public research university. Heritage traces to 1931 College of Agriculture Malaya in Serdang (founded by British colonial government). Chartered as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Agricultural University of Malaysia) on 4 October 1971 through merger of the College of Agriculture Malaya and the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Malaya. RENAMED Universiti Putra Malaysia 1997 — 'Putra' honouring Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, Malaysia's first Prime Minister and Father of Independence — and broadened its mission from agricultural specialisation to a comprehensive research university (though agriculture remains a flagship strength). ~30,000+ students. 16 faculties including the prestigious Faculty of Agriculture (premier in Southeast Asia), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Forestry, Food Science and Technology, Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Computer Science and IT, Economics and Management, Educational Studies, Human Ecology, Medicine and Health Sciences, Modern Languages and Communication, and Science. Designated RESEARCH UNIVERSITY (RU) by MOHE.

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