Taylor's University

Taylor's University (commonly referred to as Taylor's) is a private university in Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. It is often regarded as Malaysia's top private university in Malaysia based on the Quacquarelli Symonds Rankings,.[1][2]

"Taylor's" redirects here. For the associated college, see Taylor's College. For the store in Quebec, see Taylor's (department store). For other uses, see Taylor (disambiguation).

Taylor's University
Former name
Taylor's University College (2006)
MottoWisdom, Integrity, Excellence
TypePrivate
Established2006 (2006)
AffiliationTaylor's Education Group
Vice-ChancellorMichael Driscoll
Location
Subang Jaya
,
Selangor
,
Malaysia

3°03′53″N 101°36′58″E
CampusLakeside Campus
Colours   Black and Red
Websiteuniversity.taylors.edu.my

It was founded in 1969 as a college, was awarded university college status in 2006, and university status in 2010.

Taylor's University is a member of the Taylor's Education Group, which also includes British University Vietnam, Taylor’s College, Garden International School, Nexus International School, Australian International School Malaysia, and Taylor’s International School.

History

In 2006, Taylor’s was granted ‘University College’ status,[3] which resulted in two distinct identities under the tertiary arm of the brand – Taylor’s College and Taylor’s University College.

Work commenced to build the RM450 million Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, in Subang Jaya, in early 2007 and was completed in January 2010. Set on 27-acres of tropical greenery, the integrated purpose-built campus surrounds a 5.5-acre man-made lake, as well as a landscape of water plants, trees, and flowering shrubs.

Located in the urban areas of Subang Jaya, the Taylor's Lakeside University Campus serve as a central hub for students, with well-equipped facilities and a conducive study environment.

Officially awarded as a full-fledged university status in September 2010[4] by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, Taylor’s is now one of the nation’s leading private higher education institutions.[5]

Lakeside Campus

Taylor's University established its Lakeside Campus in 2010 to accommodate the ever-expanding number of students. On the grounds of the campus itself lies Syopz, a commercial block with restaurants and shops. U Residence, the official accommodation for students, is also located there.[6]

Completed in January 2010 and set on 27-acres of tropical greenery, the integrated purpose-built campus surrounds a 5.5-acre man-made lake, as well as a landscape of water plants, trees, and flowering shrubs.

In 2011, Taylor’s received the Special Honour Award from the Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia in Category 3: Professional Awards in Landscape Design and Planning.[7] The Lakeside Campus was awarded in all three building categories of Interior Design, Architecture and Landscape.

Facilities

Academic facilities
  • Anatomy & Pathology Laboratory
  • Aseptic Suite
  • Audio Recording Studio & Audio Editing Laboratory
  • Bizpod Startup Incubator
  • Bloomberg Trading Room [8]
  • Clinical Skills Suites
  • Computer Labs
  • Culinary Suites
  • Design Studios
  • Dispensary Facility
  • Drawing Room / Printmaking Room
  • Engineering Laboratory
  • Experimental Theatre
  • Food Analysis Facility
  • Food Processing Lab
  • Graduate School
  • Master of Architecture Studio
  • Mayamode Co-Working Fashion Studio [9]
  • Moot Court
  • Pharmaceutical & Analysis Lab
  • Photo Studio
  • Proteomics & Genomics Facility
  • Sensory Laboratory
  • Taylor's Me.reka Makerspace [10]
  • Taylor’s Centre for Human Excellence and Development [11]
  • Taylor’s Clinical School Sungai Buloh [12]
  • The Gallery & Critique Room
  • Truffles, Thyme & Tarragon Fine Dining Restaurants
  • Wine Laboratory

Service facilities
  • 24/7 Security
  • Banking & ATM Services
  • Career Services Centre
  • Centre for Counseling Services
  • Lecture Theatres
  • Praying Areas for Muslims (Surau)
  • Sick Bay
  • Sports and Recreation Centre
  • Student Life Centre
  • Study Spaces
  • Taylor's Library & Café
  • The Grand Hall
  • U-Residence
  • UniGym

Accommodation

Taylor's Lakeside Campus has two hostels for on-campus student accommodation.[13]

  • U-Residence is a 6 storey building that houses 890 beds across 128 apartment units and 114 en-suite units.
  • Formerly a hotel, Ruemz houses 120 beds in 80 single and twin-sharing rooms across 7 floors.

The hostel offers other services such as 24-hour multi-level security, resident housemaster, housekeeping services, recreational areas, common kitchen, laundromat and maintenance support.[14]

Additional accommodation are available off-campus, located within the vicinity of the campus and the Subang Jaya area.

Faculties and academic profile

Taylor’s University offers undergraduate degrees, post-graduate degrees, and professional programmes. There are fourteen (14) Schools and four (4) faculties, each led by an Executive Dean.

As of 2021, field majors offered in both the undergraduate and postgraduate frameworks of Taylor's University are:[15]

  • Faculty of Innovation & Technology
    • Architecture, Building & Design
    • Computing & Engineering
    • Design
  • Faculty of Business and Law
    • Business
    • Law
  • Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
    • Biosciences
    • Medicine
    • Pharmacy
  • Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure Management
    • Hospitality, Tourism & Events
    • Food Studies & Gastronomy
    • Media & Communication
    • Liberal Arts & Sciences
    • Education
    • Taylor's Culinary Institute

Research and enterprise

The Taylor's University Research and Enterprise department is segregated into three components: Centre for Higher Degrees by Research (CHDR) – managing postgraduate research programmes with the Schools; Centre for Research Management (CRM) – focuses on providing information and services for grant applications, management and tracking of grants, assess research progress and overall coordination of the university’s strategic research objectives; and the Centre for Knowledge Transfer & Commercialisation (KTC) – leveraging on intellectual capital to commercialise products from research findings.[16]

Currently, Taylor's University has engaged in four research clusters:

Teaching and learning philosophy

Consisting of Taylor's University (tertiary programmes) and Taylor's College (foundation and pre-university courses), Taylor's has educated more than 65,000 students.

Taylor's pioneered the Taylor's Graduate Capabilities (TGC) initiative in 2018. This approach emphasises a student-centred curriculum, aiming to produce graduates who not only possess academic and theoretical knowledge but supplementary qualities such as leadership, creativity, and teamwork.[17]

Rankings

Quacquarelli Symonds rankings

Since 2016, Taylor's University has been ranked within the Quacquarelli Symonds Rankings,[1] starting with the QS Asia University Rankings. Taylor's University holds the following positions within the QS Rankings:

  • Ranked #379 in the QS World University Rankings 2021[18]
  • Ranked #89 in the QS Asia University Rankings 2021[19][20]
  • Ranked #49 in the QS Top 50 under 50 Universities Rankings 2021[21][22]
  • Ranked #201–250 in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020[23]
  • Ranked #16 in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2020 for Hospitality and Leisure[24]
  • Ranked #201-250 in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2020 for Business and Management Studies[24]
  • Ranked #400 in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2020 for Social Sciences & Management[24]

Taylor's University was also awarded the 5-star overall rating in the QS Stars University Ratings,[25] and is one of few Malaysian universities to be awarded the QS Star for Online Learning.[25]

Other recognition
  • In 2020, the Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences at Taylor’s University was recently endorsed as a ‘Training Center of Excellence (CoE)’[26] by the Asia-Pacific Economic Committee (APEC) Life Sciences Innovation Forum (LSIF) for ‘Global Supply Chain Integrity’. The faculty is the first APEC CoE in Malaysia[27], and the third institution in the world specifically for the Global Supply Chain Integrity. The first two institutions are based in the United States (US).
  • In 2018, Taylor’s was awarded the TedQual certification from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for its Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Management academic programmes and researches. Taylor’s is the only university in Malaysia to receive the recognition.[28]
  • In 2017, Taylor's University was awarded Tier 5: Excellent in the Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education 2017 (SETARA) from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE).[29]
  • In 2015, Taylor’s University was the first university outside of the United States to be accepted into the Grand Challenges Scholars Program, championed by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).[30]
  • Putra Brands Awards: Gold Award winner for nine consecutive years and Platinum award winner in the ‘Education & Learning’ category. Awarded the "Hall of Fame" award for winning in its respective categories for 10 consecutive years.[31]
  • Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand award: Gold Award in the ‘Private University/College’ category for nine consecutive years[32]
  • Malaysia’s 100 Leading Graduate Employers: Taylor’s Career Services Centre named ‘Best Career Development Centre (Private University) for four consecutive years[33]

Notable Alumni

Politics
  • Nadia Ahamed Abdala - Chief Administrative Secretary ICT Kenya Government

Business
  • Khalila Mbowe – Founder and chief executive officer of Unleashed Africa Company Limited

Sports
  • Syakilla Salni Jefry Krisnan – Gold medalist, 2014 Asian Games

Media and Entertainment

Others

Honorary Award Recipients

2019

2018

  • Honorary Doctorate of Humanities: Yang Berbahagia Dato' Ambiga
  • Honorary Doctorate of Humanities: Yang Berbahagia Datin Paduka A Mangalam A/P S Iyaswamy Iyer
  • Honorary Doctorate in Business: Yang Mulia Tunku Dato’ Seri Iskandar bin Tunku Abdullah
  • Honorary Doctorate in Arts: Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Faridah Merican
  • Honorary Doctorate in Humanities: Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Seri Dr. Ronald Stephen McCoy

2017

  • Honorary Doctorate in Science: Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Ar. Dr. Ken Yeang King Mun
  • Honorary Doctorate in Humanities: Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Mahadev Shankar

2016

  • Honorary Doctorate in Education: Professor Dr. Steven George West, Vice-Chancellor, President and Chief Executive, University of the West of England (UWE)
  • Honorary Doctorate in Management: Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Sri Idris Jala, Chief Executive Officer, PEMANDU

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