As Malaysia progresses, its research varsities will have to come up with new ideas and knowledge that will bring about positive outcomes.
IN 2006, four Malaysian public universities, namely Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) were accorded the research universities (RU) status by the then Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia.
