AIMST University

Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology is a non-profit private university in Malaysia. It was established under the Maju Institute of Education Development, a non-profit organisation. The university was built by Malaysian Indian Congress to provide tertiary education, particularly to Malaysian Indian students in the medical, science and engineering fields and business management. AIMST offers more than 32 degree programmes at the foundation, undergraduate, and postgraduate levels.

WWW aimst.edu.my

Registration and accreditation

AIMST University is registered with the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, under Sections 38 and 39 of the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act of 1996. It formally began operations on 30 October 2001, coinciding with its registration with the Department of Private Education under the Ministry of Higher Education.
The programmes are accredited by Malaysian Qualifications Agency and Ministry of Higher Education (Malaysia) and recognised by the Public Services Department AIMST University was rated tier 4 for the Malaysia Quality Agency SETARA Rating in 2013. Aimst was rated tier 4 for Malaysia Quality Agency D-SETARA Rating 2013 for Medical, Pharmacy and Dentist.

History

Samy Vellu announced the opening of AIMST University during the 51st MIC General Assembly. The university was established by the MIC education arm, MIED Foundation. An application was submitted on the same day to set up AIMST at Sungai Petani, Kedah. The local firm of architects, Hijjas Kasturi Associates Bhd., was appointed by MIED as the master planner for the university; TMI-Nusantara Sdn. Bhd. as the overall project manager; Minconsult Sdn Bhd as the Engineer, and KPK QS as the quantity surveyors.

Campus life

Student accommodation

A hostel is provided for all students. Service includes meals at the on-campus cafeteria. Bus transportation to and from the university than is not sufficient for 80% of the students in campus.

Sports and recreation

The Aimst Indoor Sports Complex provides facilities for basketball, badminton, squash and table tennis; also available are a gymnasium and an outdoor Olympic-size swimming pool. Occasionally AIMST University hosts regional and international tournaments such as football, hockey and cricket matches.