Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), was established on 18 May 1970, as the only national university in the country that uses Bahasa Melayu (Malay language) as the medium of instruction. With an excellent academic environment, modern campus facilities and campus in park concept, UKM has evolved into one of the leading universities in the region.

With good transportation infrastructure made up of the North-South Highway, KTM Komuter services, and a good network of bus services, the campus is easily accessible to students and visitors. The Bangi campus is also close to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang making the University even closer to international reach. The campus is also within the vicinity of the MSC (Multimedia Super Corridor) and very near to Putrajaya and Cyberjaya, the two constituent deemed to be the catalyst for the development of information technology.

The main campus spans an area of about 1,096.29 hectares located in Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan approximately 35 kilometres from Kuala Lumpur city centre. The main campus houses eight faculties and 12 institutes. In addition UKM also has a Medical Campus in Kuala Lumpur with four faculties: the Faculty of Medicine (Pre-clinical), Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry and Faculty of Pharmacy. UKM also has a Medical Centre (UKMMC) located in a 22.3 hectares area in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. UKMMC consists of a hospital, the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute of Medical Molecular Research (UMBI).

Based on the excellence of its multi-discipline research fields for the past three decades, UKM has been chosen as one of the Research Universities in Malaysia. That position is further enhanced when a national and an international research organisations are placed in UKM, namely the Malaysia Genome Institute (MGI) and the International Institute of Global Health, United Nations University. UKM is also a recipient of the Prime Minister Quality Award 2006. The award is in recognition of its excellent achievements in the fields of academic distinction and management. With these strong foundations, UKM is committed to uphold the standards achieve with its slogan, ‘Inspiring Future, Nurturing Possibility’.

UKM offers various academic programmes in both the arts and science fields. It currently has 13 faculties; eight located in the main Bangi campus. The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Dentistry are located in the Kuala Lumpur campus while the Faculty of Medicine is in Cheras campus.

At the undergraduate level, the University offers multiple fields of courses, including Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Social Sciences, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Accountancy, Bachelor of Educational Sciences, Bachelor of Engineering, Bachelor of Law, Bachelors under the programmes of Allied Health, Medical Doctor, Dental Surgery Doctor, Bachelor of Pharmacy and Bachelor of Islamic Studies.

More new programmes are expected to be introduced in future to give students a wider choice of study while strengthening the academic programmes in UKM.