Universiti Sains Malaysia was founded on 1 June 1969 and it is the country’s second university and was first known as Universiti Pulau Pinang. It has three main campuses on the island of Penang, a health campus in Kelantan, and an engineering campus in Nibong Tebal. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) courses are available at undergraduate and postgraduate levels to more than 30,000 students. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has won the Asian Innovation Award in which Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) emerged as the only winner from Malaysia. Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is one of five universities in Malaysia that have been identified as research-intensive universities, with other being University of Malaya, University Putra Malaysia, University Teknologi Malaysia, and University Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is the one of the Malaysian public universities to use the term “school” (Pusat Pengajian) such as School of Management, School of Communication, and Graduate School of Business. The purpose of using the School system than the traditional Faculty system is to ensure that the students are multi-disciplined from their exposure to other fields of study by other schools. It also encourages students to be active in extracurricular activities given multitude of available clubs and societies.
Graduate School of Business (GSB) was formed in the year 1998 by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). However, Graduate School of Business (GSB) was officially launched in November 2008 after being approved by the Higher Education Ministry. The Graduate School of Business (GSB) was established specifically in the Northern Region to fulfil the needs of industry and to promote business sustainability in Malaysia. Graduate School of Business (GSB) development is also in line with Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) goals to emerge as a Sustainable University.
In 2020, USM has pointed Leadway Consultancy (M) Sdn Bhd as a learning center for Professional Diploma in Management and Master of Business Administration program. The benefits of these programs are convenient for Perak residents’ as they are not required to travel to attend USM’s classes in Penang. Apart from that, these programs could enhance Perak residents’ knowledge and skill in management, business, digital business, logistics and supply chain management, and human capital development.
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