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Introduction from the Principal
Welcome from Professor Steve Chapman, Principal and Vice-Chancellor Heriot-Watt University.
It gives me great pleasure to outline our plans and vision for this exciting new development, which will bring Heriot-Watt's distinctive brand of teaching and research to Malaysia and create opportunity and growth within the city of Putrajaya.
Heriot-Watt University, based in the UK, has strong historic links with Malaysia. Our first Malaysian student graduated from our Edinburgh Campus in 1967 and, for several years, we have had three Academic Partners delivering our degrees in Malaysia. Today we have over 3,500 alumni in the country.
Establishing Heriot-Watt University Malaysia in Putrajaya is the beginning of an inspiring journey. Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd, (PjH) the master planners responsible for the development of the beautiful administrative capital of Malaysia, is working closely with the University to establish a flagship campus in Malaysia. In 2014, this purpose-built campus will offer an exceptional learning environment for teaching and research in all disciplines.
Until 2014 Heriot-Watt University Malaysia will be based in Putrajaya Holdings' prestigious headquarters in Menara PjH. It is from this location we will be offering a range of postgraduate programmes specifically tailored to contribute to the continuing economic success of Malaysia and the South East Asia region.
Heriot-Watt University has strong historic links with Malaysia. Our first Malaysian student graduated from our Edinburgh Campus in 1967 and, for several years, we have had three Academic Partners delivering our degrees in Malaysia. Today we have over 3,500 alumni in the country.
Heriot-Watt is a vibrant, forward-looking university, highly regarded for the quality of our degrees and research and their professional relevance. Our vision for Heriot-Watt University Malaysia is to create another centre of excellence, alongside our campuses in the UK and Dubai, and our focus will be on delivering the same exceptionally high quality education and cutting edge research.
As a world leader in research with a network of global collaborations and excellent university-industry links, we will build our research programmes in Malaysia, introducing research initiatives in line with the priorities expressed in the Government's "10th Malaysian Plan" and seek collaborations with other Malaysian universities and industry partners in areas relevant to the economic development of the country.
Our new campus is a significant milestone in our vision to share expertise and educational excellence across the globe. We look forward to making a real and lasting contribution to the region through the creation of Heriot-Watt University Malaysia.