Introduction

Universiti Malaysia Kelantan aka UMK was officially incorporated under the Ninth Malaysia Plan. UMK is the 19th public university in Malaysia and will start receiving its first intake as early as June 2007. Currently, three faculties and one centre that has been formed.

Mission and Vision

"Universiti terus berusaha untuk menghasilkan modal insan berkualiti yang berteraskan:

Sumbangan kepada penjanaan kekayaan (keusahawanan);

Menyediakan kelebihan saingdaya kepada SME untuk dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat;

Kemahiran tinggi dalam penguasaan bahasa dan keinsaniah;

Melalui penyediaan program akademik (pendidikan dan latihan) yang berkaitan dengan:

Keusahawanan dan Perniagaan

Agro-industri dan Sumber Asli

Teknologi Kreatif dan Warisan

dan penyelidikan dan pembangunan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan serta keupayaan SME di mana S&T dan ICT adalah pemudahcara dalam pelaksanaan."


Faculty of UMK

So far, government have stated four(4) main faculty at UMK which are:

• Faculty of Entrepreneurship and Business
• Faculty of Agro-Industry and Natural Resources
• Faculty of Heritage and Creative Technology
• Centre for Language Studies and Human Development

UMK Vice Cancelor

Y. Bhg. Prof. Ir. Dr. Zainai Bin Mohamed J.S.M, Ph. D (Struct. Eng.)(Cambridge), M. Sc. (Struct. Eng.)(Strathclyde), B. Sc. (Hons)(Struct. Eng.)(Strathclyde), Dip. (Civ. Eng.)(T.C.K.L) M.I.E.M, P. Eng., F.C.C.S

Dr Zainai, 55, who was born in Bukit Marak, obtained a M.Sc degree from the University of Strachclyde and pursued his PhD in the University of Cambridge in civil engineering.

Dr Zaini was the a deputy rector at Kolej Tun Hussein Onn (KUiTTHO) in Batu Pahat prior to his appointment as UMK's vice chancellor.