Perdana University

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Perdana University in Malaysia is a boutique higher education institution best known for its rigorous medical, health sciences, and data science programs, anchored by notable academic collaborations with renowned international institutions like the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Johns Hopkins University. All programs are conducted entirely in English, making it highly accessible for students worldwide seeking a globally aligned curriculum in Southeast Asia. The university’s International Office provides comprehensive support ranging from visa processing and airport pickups to pastoral care, ensuring a smooth transition for foreign scholars. What sets Perdana University apart is its intimate, targeted academic environment housed within a modern campus designed specifically for high-achieving medical and bioscience students. International students benefit from small class sizes that foster close mentorship with faculty and early clinical exposure opportunities that rival much larger institutions.

Background

Perdana University (PU), is private university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, focusing on health science and data science programmes at foundation (pre-university), undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Perdana University was officially incorporated in 2011. In 2017, Perdana University was awarded Tier 4: Very Good in the Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education 2017 (SETARA) from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE). The University took in its very first students in 2011 with the opening of the PU-RCSI School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine. At present, the University consists of 6 Schools and 2 Centres. The School of Business is the latest school formed recently. The main campus of PU located in MAEPS, Serdang, Selangor has been relocated to Wisma Chase Perdana, Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur in 2020 when MAEPS was used a COVID-19 pandemic hospital.

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