Vision

To be a world class university that leads in learning and research within the broad sphere of Multimedia and Information Technology

Mission

1. To be an international centre of excellence for learning and research in Multimedia and Information Technology
2. To be a prime innovator of ideas, solution provider and catalyst of change in the sphere of Multimedia and Information Technology

History

The university was formerly known as University Telekom. Its Melaka campus was set up in 1997 by Telekom Malaysia Berhad, the largest telecommunications company in Malaysia. Located in the Ayer Keroh district, the initial setting up of the campus involved converting an old campus belonging to the Institute of Telecommunication and Information Technology, which is also a subsidiary of Telekom Malaysia Berhad.

Its Cyberjaya campus opened in Malaysia's first intellingent city of Cyberjaya, on 8 July 1999. This campus was the brainchild of the country's fourth Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, as a center of learning and research for the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), a 750 km² area designated as the country's high-tech research and industrial area. The relationship between the campus and the MSC is intended to be similar to the relationship Stanford University shares with the Silicon Valley.

Within the first five years of its founding, the university's total student population grew beyond 10,000 in both campuses.

The university is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia.

Organization

The university is headed by a President and is divided into seven faculties :

• Faculty of Engineering (Cyberjaya Campus)
• Faculty of Engineering and Technology (Melaka Campus)
• Faculty of Information Technology (Cyberjaya Campus)
• Faculty of Information Science and Technology (Melaka Campus)
• Faculty of Management (Cyberjaya Campus)
• Faculty of Business and Law (Melaka Campus)
• Faculty of Creative Multimedia (Cyberjaya Campus)