Southern University College

{{Short description|Private university college in Johor, Malaysia}}

{{Distinguish|Southern University of Science and Technology|Southern University|Southern University System|Southern Medical University|Southern Adventist University}}

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| name = Southern University College

| native_name = {{nobold|{{native name|ms|Kolej Universiti Selatan}}
{{native name|zh|南方大学学院|italics=off}}}}

| image = Southern University College.JPG

| image_size = 250px

| motto = Self-Renewal, Virtue, Nature
自强不息, 厚德载物

| established = 1990

| type = Private

| president = Prof. Ir. Ts. Dr. Chuah Joon Huang {{cite web|url=https://www.southern.edu.my/president/|title=Southern University College - President }}

| students =

| city = Skudai

| state = Johor

| country = Malaysia

| former_names = Southern College
(1990–2012)

| colours = Blue and Red

| website = {{URL|http://www.southern.edu.my}}

| affiliations = MAPCU

| module = {{infobox Chinese

|child=yes

|s=南方大学学院

|t=南方大學學院

|p=Nánfāng Dàxué Xuéyuàn

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Southern University College (abbreviated as Southern UC), is a non-profit, private university college in Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. It is the first non-profit higher education institute and private university college in Skudai, Johor.

Currently, Southern UC has 7 faculties, 3 schools, 6 research institutes and 7 academic centres.

History

The establishment of the Southern UC was to provide an education channel at home for high school graduates when they were unable to further studies in foreign countries.

Foon Yew Advanced Studies Programme was setting up in 1975, where later on the Foon Yew Board of Directors made application to the Ministry of Education for setting up Foon Yew College on the foundation of this programme. With the persistence and efforts of the Chinese community, Southern College was approved by the Ministry of Education and established in 1990. Through 22 years of management and efforts, the Ministry of Higher Education approved Southern College to upgrade to Southern University College on 19 June 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.southern.edu.my/about/history.html |title=History|publisher=Southern University College|access-date=12 May 2013}}

Campus

Southern University College is located in Skudai area, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, which is in the Iskandar Malaysia Economic Zone. The campus is about 25 acres, donated by the philanthropist Seow Wan Heong. Following the development of Iskandar Malaysia Economic Zone, Southern UC will be one of the significant educational institutes of Malaysia and slowly develop as an international educational institute.

Faculties

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Faculty of Business & Management
Department of Accounting & Finance
Department of Marketing
Department of Management
Department of Tourism Management
Department of Postgraduate and Quality Assurance
Faculty of Engineering & Information Technology
Department of Computer Science
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Department of Chinese
Department of English
Department of Malay
Department of Journalism and Communication
Faculty of Art & Design
Department of Industrial Design
Department of Visual Communication
Department of Art
Faculty of Chinese Medicine
Department of Chinese Medicine
Faculty of Education and Psychology
Department of Education
Southern Institute of Technical Education (SITE)

Schools

School of Foundation & Studies
School of Professional & Continuing Education (SPACE)

Research Institutes

[http://www.southern.edu.my/igsr/en/ Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR)]
[http://www.southern.edu.my/ricec/ Research Institute of Chinese Ethnicity & Culture (RICEC)]
[http://www.southern.edu.my/research/CMS/en/ Center for Malaysian Studies (CMS)]
[http://www.southern.edu.my/research/CBER/en/ Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER)]
[http://www.southern.edu.my/research/CCEE/en/ Center for Computing and Electronics Engineering(CCEE)]

Academic Centres

Sim Mow Yu Chinese Education and Teacher Training Centre (SMYCE)
Southern Traditional Chinese Medical Centre
Excellent Teaching and Learning Centre (ETLC)
International Education And Exchange Centre
Incubation & Career Centre (EICC)
Modern Language Centre
General Studies Centre

Rankings and awards

Southern University College was awarded 4-star (Very good) rating for the overall college-based category in MyQUEST 2010/2011.{{cite web|url=http://jpt.mohe.gov.my/PENGUMUMAN/MyQuest2010_2011.pdf |title=MyQUEST 2010/2011|publisher=Ministry of Higher Education(MOHE) |access-date=23 May 2013}}