Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) was established on 10 January 1997 and is the best private university in Malaysia.

The campus is built on a 400 hectare (1,000 acres) site strategically located at Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia. The university is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, the national oil and gas company of Malaysia.

UTP offers a wide range of industry-relevant engineering, science and technology programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It aims to produce well-rounded graduates with excellent leadership qualities and communication abilities. 

The university conducts extensive research activities in collaboration with PETRONAS and other institutions and industries, locally and abroad, on three research focus and niche areas. They are smart & sustainable living, sustainable energy, and emerging digital technologies. 

UTP has produced more than 24,000 graduates. It currently has an enrolment of above 1000 foun​dation students, more than 4,000 undergraduates and over 1,000 postgraduates from more than 50 countries around the world.

The university has continuously achieved numerous national and international recognition:

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

​Ranked 307th in the QS World University Rankings 2025​​

Ranked 307^th in the QS World University Rankings 2024

Ranked 69^th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2024

Ranked 200^th in the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

UTP was ranked in 11 subjects (additional one subject than last year’s rankings):

1. Top 50 for P​etroleum Engineering 
2. Top 50 for Mineral Engineering 
3. Top 150 for Chemical Engineering 
4. Top 150 for Civil and Structural 
5. Top 200 for Electrical and Electronics Engineering 
6. Top 200 for Mechanical Engineering
7. Top 300 for Materials Sciences
8. Ranked for Business and Management Studies
9. Ranked for Computer Science and Information Systems
10. Ranked for Chemistry ​
11. Ranked for Physics
12. Ranked for Natural Sciences

Times Higher Education (THE)

• Top 350 in the THE World University Rankings 2024
  

• Ranked 52nd in the THE Asia University Rankings 2024

• Ranked 32^nd in the THE Young University Rankings 2024

• Ranked 60^th in the THE Emerging Economies Rankings 2022
  

Malaysia Research Assessment Rating System (MyRA)

• Retained its six-star rating (the highest performance level) in MyRA for its research development and commercialisation programme.
  

Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education (SETARA)

• Rated Competitive status in SETARA 2022.