Page 33 - index

// Projects for Funding

INTRODUCTION

Contribute Towards the University
As a leading research university in Malaysia, to transform academic programmes; develop
University of Malaya is expected to spearhead and and enhance High Impact Research (HIR); bring
set the pace in respect of the following challenges: home Malaysia’s best brains from overseas;
and employ cutting edge technology in research
1) to take UM higher in World Universities and communication.It is no coincidence that
of Malaya Advancement Fund
Ranking so as to be able to meet the top universities in the world owe much of their
aspirations of the National Higher Education success to unstinting support from their alumni as
Agenda to have several Malaysian universities well as supporters from the private sector.
within the Top 100 in the world.
In the context of the above, we would like to call
2) to be able to self-sustain at least 30% of its upon UM’s alumni to do their bit to help UM
annual operating cost which is required to be achieve its objectives, both in respect of ranking
achieved by the Ministry of Higher Education as well as establish its fnancial independence.
by 2015. We seek your involvement, through direct
contibutions or through referrals to corporate
UM has embarked on a Transformation Plan organisations, in the hope that by 2015 UM’s
encompassing three areas – academia, iconic position as Malaysia’s premiere university
administration and fnance to help propel UM can be taken beyond the national boundary to
into world ranking in stages : achieve global excellence.

• 2015 via the QS World University Ranking Projects for Funding
• 2020 via the THE World University Ranking 1. Projects to Save Lives
• 2025 via the Shanghai Jiao Tung University (SJTU) 2. Research Projects
ranking 3. Research Chairs
4. Building and Facilities
As you can well understand, achieving the status 5. Conference Centre
of one of the world’s best universities is not easy. 6. Scholarships & Bursaries for Students
There are certain criteria to comply with and
standards to meet. The ability to achieve world We look forward to your contribution and support.
class status would defnitely depend on, among Please contact us at our contact details, provided
others, the quality of academic programmes and on the back page of the folder.
research offered at UM.

Originality, creativity and innovation are not
cheap. Hence the need to garner enough funds

33