University of Malaya-Wales
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Universiti Malaya-Wales (abbreviated as UM-Wales, Malay: Universiti Malaya-Wales, Prifysgol Malaya Gymru) is a private university based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was founded in 2013 known as the International University of Malaya-Wales (IUMW), and is a partnership between Universiti Malaya (UM) and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK. It was renamed to Universiti Malaya-Wales on 7 March 2024. UM-Wales offers both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, and solicits both local Malaysian and international students. UM-Wales students are able to opt for Dual Award programmes of study whereby graduates of such dual programmes receive a degree from both UM-Wales and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD). UM-Wales students are given the opportunity to participate in a student exchange programme which give them the opportunity to study at UWTSD. UM-Wales students also have access to the Universiti Malaya main campus facilities and library resources at no cost. The UM-Wales campus is located on land leased from Central Bank of Malaysia (BNM) that it acquired in 2017.
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