College Milestones / Achievements

           
 

2005

 

Obtained approval to conduct GCE A-Levels Programme.
Received excellence in

 

 

 
     

"Student Internationalization Award" from Ministry of Higher Education.

   
 

2004

 
Awarded ISO 9001:2000 Certification by IEC(Independent European Certification), UK.
 

 

 
     
Granted approval by the Ministry of Higher Education to conduct engineering sciences programme in collaboration with Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, Germany, under the “1+2 ½ “study mode.
  
 
     
Obtained approval from University of South Australia to conduct engineering programmes on 3+1 mode.
  
           
     
Obtained approval to conduct Australian Matriculation Programme (AUSMAT)
 
           
 

2003

 

Selected by JPA (Public Services Department) to prepare its scholarship

 

   

students for study in German universities.

Received the "Special Award" from JPS (Private Education Department) for having the most number of First Class Honours students in 3+0 programmes and the private college with the most LAN accredited 3+0 programmes in Malaysia.

Changed its name from Kolej Bandar Utama to KBU International College.

           
         
 

2001

 

1st private college to receive accreditation by Board of Engineers

 

 

    Malaysia for its 3+0 Engineering Honours degree programmes.
 

2000

 

Awarded the MSC status.

 
           
     
Granted approval by the Chinese Government to recruit students from China.
   
           
     
Granted accreditation by LAN for its 3+0 UK Engineering Honours degree programmes. The first and only private college granted with such accreditation.
 
           
 

1999

 

Obtained approval from Nottingham Trent University, UK to conduct Honours

 

     degree programmes in Graphic Design and Interior Architecture & Design
           
 

1998

 

Obtained approval to conduct three Honours degree programmes in

 

   

Electronics & Computing, Electrical & Electronic Engineering and Software Engineering with Nottingham Trent University and one Honours degree programme in Business Administration with the Anglia Polytechnic University.

           
     
First private college in Southeast Asia to have Electronic Design Automation software – Mentor Graphics running under on the SUN Sparc Workstation.
   
           
 

1997

 

Full Credit transfer American twinning degree programme with University of

 

   

Missouri, St. Louis, USA under the 2+2 mode.

 

1994

 

First Graduation Ceremony for graduates of Nottingham Trent

 

    University held in  Kuala Lumpur.
           
 

1991

 

Collaborated with Nottingham Trent University for 5 Honours degree

 

    programmes under the 2+1 twinning mode.
  1990   Established in 1990    
           

 

 

 
  

 
  Lembaga Akreditasi Negara (LAN) or the National Accreditation Board (NAB) is an official body set up by an Act of Parliament. A part of its mission is to ensure that all courses and training programmes conducted by private higher education institutions meet international standards.


  

 

The government awards Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) status to institutions of higher learning that can contribute towards playing a more active role in meeting the national needs for locally trained IT manpower, especially the needs of the MSC companies. (The MSC Status Scheme for Institutions of Higher Education)


  

 
The Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) or Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia (LJM) is a government body that concerns itself with the registration of graduate and professional engineers under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967 (Revised 1987).


  
 
ISO 9001:2000 specifies requirements for a quality management system for any organization that needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customers and applicable regulatory requirements and aims to enhance customer satisfaction.