University of Selangor


The University of Selangor is a private university in Selangor, Malaysia, wholly owned and managed by the Selangor state government independently — without funding from the Malaysian federal government.
It operates two campuses: Bestari Jaya Campus & Shah Alam Campus.

History

UNISEL was established on 23 August 1999 as the first state-funded semi-government university in Malaysia. It had the aim of providing tertiary education and opportunities for research and development in the broad sphere of industrial technology, management as well as information and communications technology.
It began operations from a temporary campus in Shah Alam. Its main campus in the township of Bestari Jaya, approximately 50 km from the federal capital of Kuala Lumpur, was completed in 2005. UNISEL now operates from the Shah Alam and Bestari Jaya campuses.

Organisation and administration

UNISEL is owned and managed by the State Government of Selangor through Pendidikan Industri YS Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary of the state-owned investment arm, Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad and established under the provisions of the . It is one of two institutions of higher education owned by the state government via PIYS: the other being INPENS International College.

Principal officers

Chancellors

UNISEL operates from two campuses: one in the township of Bestari Jaya and another in the state capital, Shah Alam.

Bestari Jaya

The main campus is on a lot which is part of a piece of land that has been earmarked as the Selangor Educational Park. It is the location of the following faculties:
The Shah Alam campus is in Section 7 of the city and is the location of the following faculties: