University Malaysia Terengganu

The Universiti Malaysia Terengganu  or UMT, or KUSTEM was officially chartered on February 1, 2007.

The founding of the university can be traced back to 1979 when the Centre for Fisheries and Marine Science was founded in Mengabang Telipot, Terengganu. Over the years the Centre has moved on from its original role and diversified to become the centre for maritime and oceanography research and development. It was later renamed University Putra Malaysia Terengganu (UPMT). The Incorporation Order of KUT (Perbadanan) 1999 (PUA 292) was passed by the Parliament on July 27, 1999, enabling the inception of KUT, which was in consistent with the ever increasing need for higher education in Malaysia especially in the fields of maritime science and technology.

Faculties

There are five faculties in Universiti Malaysia Terengganu:

• Faculty of Science and Technology (Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, FST)
• Faculty of Management and Economics (Fakulti Pengurusan dan Ekonomi, FPE)
• Faculty of Agrotechnology and Food Science (Fakulti Agroteknologi dan Sains Makanan, FASM)
• Faculty of Maritime Studies and Marine Science (Fakulti Pengajian Maritim dan Sains Marin, FMSM)
• Faculty of Social Development (Fakulti Pembangunan Sosial, FPS)

Campus

Today, University Malaysia Terengganu's campus is strategically located on the shore of Terengganu facing South China Sea and in close proximity to Rantau Abang beach famed for the landing of the leatherback turtles; thus, enabling UMT to become the leading institution in a number of research areas namely Turtle Research and Preservation, Mangrove Research and Preservation, Biodiversity Management and Preservation, Tropical Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology. UMT is also committed to march ahead and progress in parallel with the nation’s vision and needs with the establishments of the Institute of Oceanography, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Institute for Marine Biotechnology as well as various areas of Maritime Engineering and Technology.

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