Southern University College

Southern University College, abbreviated as Southern UC, is a non-profit, private university college in Malaysia. It is the first non-profit higher education institute and private university college in Skudai, Johor.

Southern University College 南方大学学院

Kolej Universiti Selatan  (Malay) 南方大学学院 (Chinese)
Former names	Southern College (1990–2012)
Motto	Self-Renewal, Virtue, Nature 自强不息, 厚德载物
Type	Private
Established	1990
President	Dr. Teh Geok Bee [1]
Location	Skudai , Johor , Malaysia
Colours	Blue and Red
Affiliations	MAPCU
Website	www.southern.edu.my

Southern University College
Simplified Chinese	南方大学学院
Traditional Chinese	南方大學學院
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánfāng Dàxué Xuéyuàn

Currently, Southern UC have 7 faculties, 3 schools, 6 research institutes and 7 academic centres.

History

The establishment of the Southern UC was to provide an education channel at home for high school graduates when they were unable to further studies in foreign countries.

Foon Yew Advanced Studies Programme was setting up in 1975, where later on the Foon Yew Board of Directors made application to the Ministry of Education for setting up Foon Yew College on the foundation of this programme. With the persistence and efforts of the Chinese community, Southern College was approved by the Ministry of Education and established in 1990. Through 22 years of management and efforts, the Ministry of Higher Education approved Southern College to upgrade to Southern University College on 19 June 2012.[2]

Campus

Southern University College is located in Skudai area, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, which is in the Iskandar Malaysia Economic Zone. The campus is about 25 acres, donated by the philanthropist Seow Wan Heong. Following the development of Iskandar Malaysia Economic Zone, Southern UC will be one of the significant educational institutes of Malaysia and slowly develop as an international educational institute.

Faculties

• Faculty of Business & Management
  • Department of Accounting
  • Department of Finance
  • Department of Marketing
  • Department of Management
  • Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology
  • Department of Computer Science
  • Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
• Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Department of Chinese
  • Department of English
  • Department of Malay
  • Department of Journalism and Communication
• Faculty of Art & Design
  • Department of Industrial Design
  • Department of Visual Communication
  • Department of Art
• Faculty of Chinese Medicine
  • Department of Chinese Medicine
• Faculty of Education and Public Welfare
  • Department of Education
• Southern Institute of Technical Education (SITE)

Schools

• School of Foundation & Studies
• School of Tourism & Hospitality Management (THM)
• School of Professional & Continuing Education (SPACE)

Research Institutes

• Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR)
• Research Institute of Chinese Ethnicity & Culture (RICEC)
• Center for Malaysian Studies (CMS)
• Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER)
• Center for Computing and Electronics Engineering(CCEE)
• Asian Renaissance and Literature Lyceum (ASAS)

Academic Centres

• Sim Mow Yu Chinese Education and Teacher Training Centre (SMYCE)
• Southern Traditional Chinese Medical Centre
• Excellent Teaching and Learning Centre (ETLC)
• International Education And Exchange Centre
• Incubation & Career Centre (EICC)
• Modern Language Centre
• General Studies Centre

Rankings and awards

Southern University College was awarded 4-star (Very good) rating for the overall college-based category in MyQUEST 2010/2011.[3]

Partner Institution

Australia University of Tasmania University of Southern Queensland China Peking University Tsinghua University Renmin University of China Sun Yat-sen University Nanjing University Beijing Normal University Beijing Foreign Studies University Beijing Language and Culture University Shenzhen University Huaqiao University Nankai University Xiamen University Soochow University South China University of Technology South China Normal University Hengyang Normal University Anhui Normal University Nanjing Forestry University Hainan University Hanshan Normal University Hunan University Hunan Normal University East China Normal University Central China Normal University Jilin University Central South University Nanjing Tech University Nanjing Normal University Nanjing University of Science and Technology University of Jinan Liaoning University Changsha University of Science and Technology Shaanxi Normal University University of Science and Technology Beijing Kaifeng Cultural Art Occupation College Malaysia Curtin University Malaysia City University Malaysia Wawasan Open University

New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington Singapore Management Development Institute of Singapore Taiwan National Taiwan Ocean University National Cheng Kung University National Sun Yat-sen University National Chi Nan University National Changhua University of Education National Chin-Yi University of Technology National Quemoy University Feng Chia University Ming Chuan University Chinese Culture University Shih Hsin University Ta Hwa University of Science and Technology Dayeh University Takming University of Science and Technology Tungnan University Hwa Hsia University of Technology TransWorld University Lunghwa University of Science and Technology Nanhua University Nan Jeon University of Science and Technology Tainan University of Technology Chang Gung University University of Kang Ning Shu-Te University Hsiuping University of Science and Technology Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages I-Shou University Yuan Ze University Chaoyang University of Technology Oriental Institute of Technology United Kingdom Northumbria University University of Portsmouth United States Troy University

References

1. "President's Message". Southern University College. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
2. "History". Southern University College. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
3. "MyQUEST 2010/2011" (PDF). Ministry of Higher Education(MOHE). Retrieved 23 May 2013.

External links

• Official Southern University College Website