Taylor's University

Taylor's University 泰莱大学

Other name	Taylor's
Motto	It's in You to Own the Future
Type	Private
Established	1969 (1969)
Affiliation	ASAIHL^[1]
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Dato’ Dr. Hassan Said
Location	Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia 3°03′53″N 101°36′58″E / 3.06472°N 101.61611°E / 3.06472; 101.61611Coordinates: 3°03′53″N 101°36′58″E / 3.06472°N 101.61611°E / 3.06472; 101.61611
Campus	Taylor's University Lakeside Campus
Colours	Black and Red
Website	university.taylors.edu.my

Taylor's University 泰莱大学 (commonly referred to as Taylor's) is a private university in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It was founded in 1969 as a college, was awarded university college status in 2006, and university status in 2010. Taylor's University offers courses in tertiary education, from foundation and diploma to degree, post-graduate and professional programmes.

Taylor's University is a member of the Taylor's Education Group which comprises Taylor's College, Garden International School, Sri Garden International Schools, Australian International School Malaysia, Nexus International School Putrajaya, Nexus International School Singapore and Taylor's International School.^[2]

History

The first Taylor's campus was located in a building on Jalan Pantai, Kuala Lumpur offering the Victorian Higher School Certificate (VHSC) programme for a student population of 345. In 1985, Taylor's moved to its second campus in PJ New Town. Four years later, the Subang Jaya Campus was launched and two new pre-university programmes were introduced: the Canadian Pre-University Programme (CPU) and South Australian Matriculation (SAM).

By 1990, more programmes had been introduced, including the American Degree Programme; Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Construction; Business, Accounting, Marketing and Finance; Cambridge A Level; Computer Science, Software Engineering and IT; Engineering; Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary Arts; Taylor's Business Foundation.

In 2001, the fourth campus in Wisma Subang housing the Taylor's Business School was launched. The following year, Taylor's College Petaling Jaya (TCPJ) became the fifth campus at Leisure Commerce Square, and Taylor's School of Hospitality and Tourism was relocated from Kuala Lumpur to this new campus. TCPJ also housed the School of Communication, School of Architecture, Building and Design, and Taylor's School of Computing. In 2004, the sixth campus was launched in Subang Square housing the American Degree Programme.

More expansion came with the launch of the seventh campus in Sri Hartamas (TCSH) in 2008. This campus is able to accommodate 800 students and runs the Cambridge A Level programme, South Australian Matriculation programme and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.

Work commenced on the RM450 million Taylor's University Lakeside Campus in Subang Jaya in early 2007. The campus, which was completed in 2010, houses all tertiary programmes under one roof.

In November 2015, the university collaborated in organising Kuwait Global Technopreneurship Challenge (KGTC).

School of Engineering

The School of Engineering at Taylor's University is a Project-Based Learning School and is a member of the CDIO Initiative. Taylor's School of Engineering offers the following programmes: PhD in Engineering, MSc in Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, and Foundation in Engineering.

Campus

Taylor's University developed a main campus called Taylor's University Lakeside Campus in year 2010's to accommodate with the ever expanding amount of student intake. Alongside the main education facilities such as laboratories, computer labs and kitchen, they also built a commercial block to help students with education materials as well as restaurants. It is also the location of the university hostel U-Residence which can lodge around 900 students and there is a hotel facility called Ruemz. It is run by the students and some part-time employees.

Counseling and Psychological Services Centre (CPSC)

In 2008, Taylor's established the Counseling and Psychological Services Centre (CPSC). Taylor's established the CPSC to demonstrate awareness that the psychological well-being of an individual is as important as academic achievement. The centre is led by En. Adnan Omar, a suicide and social sciences expert, who made appearances on NTV7 for discussion on suicide.^[3]

Teaching and learning philosophy

Consisting of Taylor's University (tertiary programmes) and Taylor's College (foundation and pre-university courses), Taylor's has educated more than 65,000 students.

Taylor's pioneered the Taylor's Graduate Capabilities (TGC) initiative in 2008. This approach emphasises a student-centred curriculum, aiming to produce graduates who not only possess academic and theoretical knowledge but supplementary qualities such as leadership, creativity, and teamwork.^[4]

Student life

Taylor's offers a range of pre-university, diploma and degree courses. Acknowledged as the biggest independent centre for Cambridge A Level (CAL), Taylor's runs the largest South Australian Matriculation (SAM) programme, and the Canadian Pre-University Programme (CPU), a programme recognised and acknowledged by top universities worldwide. The American Degree Transfer Programme (ADP) allows students to apply into universities in the United States.

Students can choose to major in subjects including Architecture, Computer Science, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Biosciences and Law, to Business, Communication, Design, Hospitality and Tourism, Medicine and Pharmacy.

Taylor's has introduced new programmes, including the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), degrees in Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Quantity Surveying and Postgraduate Studies.

Membership

Taylor's University is a member of Taylor's Education Group, which comprises Taylor's College, Garden International School, Sri Garden Schools, Australian International School Malaysia, Nexus International School Malaysia, Nexus International School Singapore and upcoming Taylor's International School.

References

↑ http://www.seameo.org/asaihl/
↑ "Welcome to Taylor's Education Group". Taylor's Education Group.
↑ See http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7768667715996702691#
↑ Graduate Capabilities. Taylor's University.

External links

Official website

Universities in Malaysia

Public universities	Defence International Islamic Islamic Science Kelantan Malaya MARA National Pahang Perlis Putra Sabah Sarawak Science Sultan Azlan Shah Sultan Idris Education Sultan Zainal Abidin Technical Technology Terengganu Tun Hussein Onn Utara

Private colleges and universities	AIMST Al-Madinah Art Asia e Asia Pacific Berjaya CECE Curtin Cyberjaya German-Malaysian HELP Infrastructure Insaniah International Medical INTI KDU Kuala Lumpur Lam Wah Ee Limkokwing Malaya-Wales Metropolitan Monash Multimedia MUST Newcastle New Era Nilai Nottingham One Open Penang Medical Petronas SEGi Selangor Selangor International Islamic Southern Sunway Swinburne TARUC TATI Taylor's Technology Sarawak Tenaga Nasional Tun Abdul Razak Tung Shin UTAR Twintech UCSI VTAR Wawasan Stradford

Malaysian university leaders Ministry of Higher Education Education in Malaysia

CDIO Initiative

Africa

South Africa	University of Pretoria

Asia-Pacific

Australia	Chisholm Institute Queensland University of Technology University of Sydney

China	Beijing Jiaotong University Chengdu University of Information Technology Shantou University Tsinghua University

Elsewhere	Taylor's University (Malaysia) University of Auckland (New Zealand) Singapore Polytechnic Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

Europe

Finland	Lahti University of Applied Sciences Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences Turku University of Applied Sciences

Sweden	Chalmers University of Technology Jönköping School of Engineering Linköping University Royal Institute of Technology Umeå Institute of Technology

UK	Aston University Queen's University Belfast University of Bristol Lancaster University University of Liverpool University of Leeds University of Strathclyde

Elsewhere	Hogeschool Gent (Belgium) Engineering College of Aarhus (Denmark) Technical University of Denmark Telecom Bretagne (France) Hochschule Wismar (Germany) Politecnico di Milano (Italy) Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (Portugal) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain)

North America

Canada	École Polytechnique de Montréal Queen's University University of Calgary University of Manitoba

United States	Arizona State University California State University University of Colorado Daniel Webster College Duke University Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Michigan Pennsylvania State University United States Naval Academy

Central and
South America

Chile	University of Chile Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception University of Santiago, Chile

Colombia	Pontifical Xavierian University ICESI University

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