Major Milestones

Setting up of Institute of Technology PETRONAS

Commencement of UTP Academic Master Plan Study, followed by the Physical Development Master Plan

Completion of UTP Academic Master Plan Study and Commencement of Physical Development Master Plan

Accreditation from the National Accreditation Board for Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology and Information Systems programmes

Introduction of postgraduate degree programmes

Proclamation of YABhg Mulia (Dr) Raja Tun Mohar Raja Badiozaman as Chancellor
Proclamation of Tun Azizan Zainul Abidin as Pro Chancellor
Inaugural Convocation Ceremony with 150 Graduates

Commencement of UTP Research, Development and Consultancy Master Plan

Accreditation from Board of Engineers, Malaysia for Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering programmes

Commencement of Engineering and Mechanical Engineering programmes

Recognition from Public Services Department for Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Information Technology and Information Systems programmes
Completion of UTP Research, Development and Consultancy Master Plan

Second Convocation Ceremony with 304 Graduates

Accreditation from Board of Engineers, Malaysia for Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Appointment of Academic Advisory Council Members

Official Opening of Academic Complex by Tan Sri Azizan Zainul Abidin, Chairman of PETRONAS and ITPSB Board

Proclamation of Tan Sri (Dr) Mohd Hassan Marican as Pro Chancellor
Third Convocation with 333 graduates

Commencement of MSc in Petroleum Engineering and MSc in Process Integration

Proclamation of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Chancellor of UTP

Official Opening of UTP by Tun Abdullah Hj Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia
Fourth Convocation Ceremony with 464 Graduates

Establishment of Halliburton Training Research Centre at UTP

Fifth Convocation Ceremony with 563 graduates

Accreditation from IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers) UK for Chemical Engineering Programme

Official Opening of An-Nur Mosque by HRH The Sultan of Perak

Sixth Convocation Ceremony with 724 graduates

Seventh Convocation Ceremony with 848 graduates

The Chancellor Complex received Aga Khan Award for Architecture

Eighth Convocation Ceremony with 1088 graduates

Ninth Convocation Ceremony with 1139 graduates

Rated Tier 5 (Excellent) under the 2009 Rating System for Institutions of Higher Learning (SETARA)

Proclamation of Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas as Pro Chancellor
Tenth Convocation Ceremony with 1190 graduates

Recognition for Structured Student Industrial Internship Programme from Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp)
Organisation structure and nomenclatures of UTP revised
Establishment of the Faculty of Geosciences & Petroleum Engineering

Eleventh Convocation Ceremony with 1470 graduates
Formation of Research Advisory Council

First Private University Accredited by Standards Malaysia for its Universal Testing Machine Laboratory

Proclamation of Tan Sri Sidek Hassan as Pro Chancellor
Twelfth Convocation Ceremony with 1267 graduates

Rated Tier 5 (Excellent) under the 2011 Rating System for Institutions of Higher Learning (SETARA)
Rated 5 Star under 2011 MyRA (Malaysian Research Assessment Instrument)

Conferred with a Tier 5 (Excellent) for D-SETARA 2011 (Discipline-Based Rating System) in Engineering

Thirteenth Convocation Ceremony with 1147 graduates

Rated 3-star for Excellence in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rating for 2013

Ranked in the top 200 in the 2014 QS World University Ranking by subject for Chemical Engineering

The only private university in Malaysia ranked in the top 200 for the 2014 QS Asia University Rankings

Ranked 335 for the Engineering and Technology Faculty under the 2014 QS World University Rankings
The first private university in Malaysia to receive 4-star rating by QS
Centre of Intelligent Signal and Imaging Research (CISIR) is recognised as a National HiCOE by Ministry of Education

Fourteenth Convocation Ceremony with 1278 graduates

Three subjects made it to QS World University Rankings by Subject: Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science and Information Systems

Improved the ranking from 335 to 288 in QS World University Ranking 2015 for Engineering & Technology Faculty

Proclamation of Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin as Pro Chancellor
Fifteenth Convocation Ceremony with 1154 graduates

The only private university in Malaysia to be rated 6-star under MyRA

QS World University Ranking by Subject acknowledged Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering subjects as top 150 and 200, respectively. Electrical & Electronics is at top 250 and Computer & Information Sciences at top 350

Improved standing in the QS Asian University Rankings 2016, moving up to 127

Debuted in the 2016/17 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, entering in the 601–650 band, the only private university to make it into the rankings
Made its first appearance in the QS Top 50 under 50 and was one of three Malaysian institutions ranked in the 91–100 band
Made its debut in The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016– 2017. UTP and other Malaysian research universities were ranked in the 601–800 band

UTP retained its 6-star rating for MyRA 2015
Proclamation of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi as Chancellor of UTP

UTP made it to the Top 100 of the prestigious Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies Ranking 2017 for the first time

Launching of UTP 20th Anniversary Celebration
Official Opening of R&D Building by YB Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, Minister of Higher Education

UTP improved its ranking from 288 to 233 in the QS World University Rankings 2017 for Engineering & Technology Faculty
UTP improved its standing in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017. Electrical Engineering improved its rank to be in the Top 200 and Computer Sciences & Information Systems managed to place itself to be Top 300 while Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering maintained their position as Top 150 and Top 200 respectively
UTP made its maiden entrance into the THE Asia University Rankings 2017 and ranked between 141 – 150

UTP debuted in the THE Young University Rankings 2017 and ranked between 151 – 200

UTP retained its position in the 601 – 650 band in the QS World University Rankings 2018

UTP was ranked at 131-140 in the newly introduced THE Asia-Pacific University Ranking
UTP retained its position in the 91-100 band for QS Top 50 under 50

17th Convocation Ceremony with 1260 graduates

UTP leaped 33 places from last year and is now ranked 114th in The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2018

UTP retained its 6-Star Rating under the Malaysia Research Assessment (MyRA) system as the only private university in Malaysia to be given this recognition
Improved its ranking to 145th for Engineering and Technology of QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018
UTP maintained its standing in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018. Electrical and Elektronic Engineering and Computer and Information Sciences Systems retained their position within the Top 250 and Top 300. Chemical and Mechanical Engineering maintained their position as Top 150 and Top 200 respectively

UTP ranked 77th in The Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Rankings 2018 from its previous ranking of 91st
UTP climbed 80 places into the rank rage of 521-530 in the QS World University Rankings 2019 from 601- 630

UTP retained its position in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019 601-800 band

UTP is ranked within Top 100 in QS Asia University Rankings 2019 and the only private university in Malaysia to be in the rankings

Proclamation of YBhg Datuk Ahmad Nizam Salleh as Pro Chancellor
18th Convocation Ceremony with 1659 graduates

5-Star overall rating in the QS Stars University Ratings System

UTP was awarded with 6-Star Raing in the Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education (SETARA) 2017

UTP retained its 6-Star Rating under Malaysia Research Assessment (MyRA) system

UTP ranked 60th in The Times Higher Education Emerging Economies Rankings 2019 from its previous ranking of 77th

UTP is ranked between 101-110 in The Times Higher Education Asia- Pacific University Rankings 2019 showing progress from last year where it was placed between 121-130
Ranked 221st in the QS World University Rankings by Broad Subject of Engineering and Technology 2019
QS World University Rankings by Subject acknowledged Chemical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering as Top 200 and Top 250 respectively. Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science and Information System is at Top 300 and Top 400 respectively

UTP is ranked within Top 100 in The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2019 and also the highestranked private university in Malaysia

UTP impoved its ranking in The Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2019, moving up to 101-150 from 151-200 in 2018
UTP rising 39 spots into 482nd in the QS World University Rankings 2020 from 521-530

UTP ranked at the 71-80 band in the QS Top 50 under 50 Rankings 2020

UTP retained its position in the 601-800 band in The Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2020

19th Convocation Ceremony with 1711 graduates

UTP was ranked 78th and emerged as Malaysia’s top private university in the THE Emerging Economies University Rankings 2020

UTP was the only institution in Malaysia to be ranked 42nd (Top 50) in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject for Mineral and Mining Engineering
UTP was the only private university to be awarded a 6-star rating in MyRA 2020

UTP was ranked 124th in the THE Asia University Rankings 2020

UTP Petroleum Engineering Programme was ranked 21st in the world and first in the nation in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject

Postponement of UTP 20th Convocation Ceremony

UTP was ranked 70th and reigned as Malaysia’s number one private university in the QS Asia University Rankings 2021

UTP maintained its excellent achievement in SETARA 2018/2019 with a 6-star (outstanding) rating

UTP was ranked as one of the best universities in the world in the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject. The Petroleum Engineering and Mineral & Mining Engineering subjects had maintained their top 50 position in the rankings, placing at 23rd and 47th, respectively. Six other subjects were Top 150 for Chemical Engineering, Top 200 for Civil Engineering, Top 250 for Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Top 300 for Mechanical Engineering, Top 450 for Computer Science and Information Systems and Top 550 for Chemistry. Two new entrants are Top 600 for Physics and Top 500 for Business and Management Studies
UTP was ranked 62nd and emerged as Malaysia’a top private university in the THE Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021

UTP maintained its position as Malaysia’s best private university in the THE Asia University Rankings 2021. It was ranked 111th in the rankings, rising 13 spots from 124th
UTP was ranked 414th in the QS World University Rankings 2022, rising 25 spots from 439th position
UTP was ranked 134th and emerged as Malaysia’s number one university in the THE Young University Rankings 2021

UTP maintained its position as Malaysia’s number one private university in the THE World University Rankings 2022. For the first time, it broke into the 501-600 band, rising from its previous band of 601-800

UTP was ranked 60th in the THE Emerging Economies Rankings 2022. It became the top-ranking private university in Malaysia and was placed as second among Malaysian universities

UTP was ranked 72nd in the QS Asia University Rankings 2022

Proclamation of YM Datuk Tengku Muhammad Taufik Tengku Kamadjaja Aziz and YBhg Tan Sri Zaharah Ibrahim as Pro Chancellors
20th Convocation Ceremony with 1,732 graduates

Proclamation of YBhg Tan Sri (Dr) Mohd Hassan Marican as Chancellor.
21st Convocation Ceremony with 1604 graduates.
Launch of UTP 25th Anniversary Celebration.

UTP further cemented its position as Malaysia’s number one university according to the THE Young University Rankings 2022. UTP climbed 15 places to 119th, the only university in Malaysia to record an improvement in the rankings.

UTP excelled across all subjects in the QS World University Rankings by Subjects 2022. The broad subject areas were Engineering and Technology, Natural Sciences as well as Social Sciences and Management. For Broad Subject - Engineering and Technology, UTP was ranked 159th globally, rising 71 places from its previous 230th position. With this result, UTP was ranked fourth best among its Malaysian counterparts. UTP’s Petroleum Engineering subject was placed at 22nd and maintained its Top 50 position, while for Mineral and Mining Engineering subject, UTP was ranked at Top 60. With these rankings, UTP had retained its standing as the top university in the nation for both subjects for the third year in a row. Making its debut in the rankings was Materials Sciences subject which was ranked Top 400 globally and sixth in the nation.

UTP made a huge leap in the QS World University Rankings 2023 by jumping 53 spots to 361st from its previous position of 414th. With this ranking, it had placed the university in the top 26% of universities in the world.

UTP reached another milestone in the THE World University Rankings 2023, when it surged to the 401-500 band from its previous ranking of 501-600. With this achievement, UTP had retained its position as Malaysia’s number one private university, successfully placing itself as second among Malaysian universities and sixth among ASEAN universities.

22nd Convocation Ceremony with 1438 graduates.