University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
HELP University 精英大?
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Former names
| HELP University
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Motto
| The University of Achievers
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Established
| 1986
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Chancellor
| Datuk Dr Paul Chan Tuck Hoong
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Vice-Chancellor
| Professor Dr Andy Liew Teik Kooi
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Address
| ELM Business School, No. 15, Jalan Sri Semantan 1, Off Jalan Semantan, Bukit Damansara, 50490, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Campus
| Damansara Heights
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Website
| www
.help
.edu
.my
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HELP University
(
Malay
:
Universiti HELP
; formerly known as HELP Institute, and subsequently as HELP University College) is a private university in
Kuala Lumpur
,
Malaysia
. It was founded on 1 April 1986 by its Chancellor, Paul Chan Tuck Hoong, and his wife, Chan-Low Kam Yoke.
HELP Institute was awarded the University College status in 2004 by the
Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
[1]
and was awarded full university status in 2011.
[2]
HELP is an acronym for Higher Education Learning Philosophy.
HELP Institute as it was formerly known was the first institution outside of the United Kingdom to offer the University of London External Programme's Diploma in Economics.
When HELP was first founded it offered programmes from the University of London External Programmes, and A-levels.
HELP University was the pioneer of twinning programmes, in which students can complete one or two years of the curriculum of the partner universities in Malaysia, then transfer to the overseas institution to complete their degrees.
HELP University in the past offered twinning programmes from the
University of Glamorgan
,
Wales
,
United Kingdom
, and the
University of Southern Queensland
,
Australia
,
Charles Sturt University
, Australia, University of Hull, and the
University of East London
, United Kingdom.
It has partnerships with universities in the
United Kingdom
,
Australia
,
New Zealand
, the
United States
,
Canada
,
Indonesia
,
Vietnam
,
China
, and in
Europe
.
HELP University is a member of the HELP Education Group. The HELP Education Group consists of HELP University, HELP Academy, HELP International School, Crescendo-HELP International School, and Tunku Putra-HELP International School.
Logo
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HELP University, HELP Academy, and several of their subsidiaries share a common corporate logo featuring two hands: one extended in assistance, symbolizing a helping hand reaching out to support the other.
Campuses
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HELP University has two campuses. One located in Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, and the other in Subang Bestari, Shah Alam, Selangor.
HELP University's Subang 2 campus opened its doors in April 2016 and is the larger campus of the two.
[3]
The campus won the IFLA Asia Pacific Awards 2019, Honorable Mention; and the Malaysia Landscape Architecture Awards MLAA 2018, Honour, Landscape Design Award Professional Category. Both awards were won by Verona Landscape Architecture that designed the Subang 2 landscape.
[4]
The Subang 2 campus which was designed by GDP Architect, also won the PAM Awards 2017, Education (Commendation).
[5]
Faculties and Centres
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HELP University has 6 academic faculties, a Graduate School, a Centre for Continuing Professional Development, and an Institute for Crime and Criminology.
[6]
Faculties
- Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Education
- Faculty of Economics, Business, and Accounting
- Faculty of University Foundation Studies
- Faculty of Law and Government
- Faculty of Computing and Digital Technology
- Faculty of Communication, Media, and Creative Industries
Centres
On 24 November 2022, HELP University established and opened the first
Centre for Neuropsychology
in Malaysia.
[7]
HELP Academy, a sister company of HELP University provides programmes in collaboration with partner universities. It offers twinning programmes from the University of Derby, United Kingdom. HELP Academy also offers its own Certificate and Diploma programmes.
Notable alumni
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Media and Entertainment
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Sports
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- Sara Yap Kim Wen
(psychology graduate) ? Taekwondo.
[9]
- Tan Fu Jie, Gymnastics
- Soniia Cheah, Badminton
- Anderson Wong, Waterpolo
Business
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- Venon Tian, COO, Zus Coffee
[10]
- Tan Chung Liang, Red Red Botak Head Cafe
- Eugene Tham, Co-Founder of Craftiviti
- Aaron Sarma, Entrepreneur
Awards & Rankings
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Setara and My Quest
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HELP University and HELP Academy were rated Berdaya Saing (Competitive) the highest category in the 2022 ratings by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education. Institutions rated competitive have the capability to compete at a higher level. Institutions were evaluated and classified based on their excellence and meeting the evaluation criteria set by Malaysia's Higher Education Institutions ratings.
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QS rating and ranking
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HELP University was the first university in Southeast Asia to be awarded 5 stars in 8 categories by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Star Rating System in April 2020. The 8 categories are Teaching, Internationalisation, Employability, Academic Development, Facilities, Social Responsibility, Inclusiveness, and Programme Strength for its Masters in Business Administration (MBA).
[12]
HELP University was ranked No1 among 650 universities in Asia for Outbound Student Exchange Programme by QS Rankings: Asia 2021.
[13]
The university was rated between 401 and 450 in the Asian University Rankings 2021 by QS Rankings.
[14]
Premier Digital Tech University (PDTU Status)
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The university was awarded the Premier Digital Tech University (PDTU) status in 2019 by the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), a recognition given to Malaysia's leading digital tech focused tertiary institutions.
[15]
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TalentBank National Graduate Employability Index
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HELP University was rated 6 Stars for Human Resource Management, Language Studies, Education, Banking, Psychology, Mathematics and Statistics, Counselling and Law by Talentbank in the National Graduate Employability Index.
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References
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External links
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