Multimedia University (MMU), Melaka Campus

About MMU Melaka

Multimedia University (MMU), Melaka Campus is the older of MMU’s two main campuses and the country’s first private university campus to open under the Multimedia University name. Operations at Bukit Beruang began in 1997, two years before the Cyberjaya campus opened on 8 July 1999. The site occupies a 70-acre parcel on Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama in 75450 Bukit Beruang, Melaka, redeveloped from the former Telekom Malaysia southern-region office building. The campus sits about 15 minutes by car from the UNESCO World Heritage core of Melaka city and connects to the North-South Expressway through the Ayer Keroh interchange.

The Melaka campus is positioned around four resident faculties: the Faculty of Business, the Faculty of Engineering & Technology, the Faculty of Information Science & Technology, and the Faculty of Law. The Faculty of Law is unique to Melaka and does not have a Cyberjaya counterpart. The Centre for Foundation Studies & Extension Education and the Centre for Diploma Programmes are also based at Melaka, alongside an Institute for Postgraduate Studies branch. About 3,800 undergraduate, diploma, foundation, and postgraduate students study at the Melaka campus, drawn from across Malaysia and from MMU’s international intake of roughly 4,200 students from 77 countries spread between the two campuses.

MMU is registered locally as Universiti Telekom Sdn Bhd (199701021324) and is wholly owned by Telekom Malaysia Berhad, the government-linked national telecommunications operator. This corporate ownership is a defining institutional feature: MMU was created in the mid-1990s to seed the workforce for the Multimedia Super Corridor and Malaysia’s digital economy, with Telekom Malaysia providing the funding, the original Bukit Beruang site, and continuing industry placement pathways. The university sits at QS World University Rankings 851 to 900 in the 2026 cycle and around QS Asia 207, with the Times Higher Education tables placing it inside the top 10 Malaysian universities and inside the top 2 Malaysian private institutions for Computer Science. SETARA last rated MMU at five stars in the 2019 cycle and at “Berdaya Saing” in the 2022 to 2023 round.

For prospective students comparing private universities in Melaka, the campus reads as the engineering, business, information technology, and law option. Browse other private universities in Malaysia for cross-state comparisons, or focus on the private universities in Melaka state hub for the local picture.

Telekom Malaysia Heritage and Founding of MMU

The institutional history of MMU runs through Telekom Malaysia rather than the Ministry of Education. The precursor body, Institut Teknologi Telekom Malaysia (ITTM), was founded in Taiping, Perak in 1994 as a Telekom Malaysia training arm to produce telecommunications technicians and engineers for the company itself. By the mid-1990s, the Mahathir administration had committed to the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) and to opening private degree-level education through the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act. Telekom Malaysia upgraded ITTM into a full university through Universiti Telekom Sdn Bhd, the wholly-owned subsidiary that still holds the university’s licence today, and the Ministry of Education granted university status in October 1996.

The first campus to open under that licence was at Bukit Beruang in Melaka in 1997, on the redeveloped Telekom Malaysia southern-region site. The institution was first known as Universiti Telekom (UNITELE) and was renamed to Multimedia University when the Cyberjaya campus was launched on 8 July 1999 by then-Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, alongside the broader MSC ribbon-cutting. The renaming reflected the strategic intent: MMU was Malaysia’s Stanford-to-Silicon-Valley analogue, sited next to a planned technology corridor, designed to feed graduates into MSC-status companies.

Telekom Malaysia’s role is sometimes confused with that of MDEC (the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation), which separately designated MMU as a Premier Digital Tech University in 2019 alongside the Ministry of Higher Education. MDEC does not own MMU. The Premier Digital Tech University designation is a categorisation that opens specific federal scholarship channels and signals digital-economy alignment, but the underlying corporate ownership remains with Telekom Malaysia.

The current leadership reflects this dual identity. The Chancellor is Tun Zaki Azmi, the former Chief Justice of Malaysia, and the Pro-Chancellor is Tan Sri Richard Malanjum, also a former Chief Justice. The President is Mazliham Mohd Su’ud. The university mascot is the eBee, the colours are blue and red, the motto is “Inquire, Inspire and Innovate”, and the theme song is “Permata Dunia”. System-wide, MMU’s notable alumni include Ibrahim Ameer, the Maldives Finance Minister, Usamah Zaid Yasin, the director behind Upin & Ipin and Ejen Ali, and Nizam Razak, the creator of BoBoiBoy, all from the system’s Creative Multimedia track at Cyberjaya.

Programs at MMU Melaka

MMU Melaka delivers approximately 29 undergraduate programs and 11 postgraduate programs through four faculties, plus foundation and diploma intakes through dedicated centres. The faculty mix at Melaka is deliberately distinct from the Cyberjaya programme list and shapes the campus’s market position.

The Faculty of Business (FOB) at Melaka runs the system’s main business and accounting tracks. Diploma programs cover Digital Business, Business Administration, and Accounting. The undergraduate intake includes the Bachelor in Accounting (Hons) and the Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) with specialisations in Banking & Finance, Human Resources, International Business, Marketing, and Digital Business Management. Postgraduate research includes the M.Phil. (Management) by Research and the PhD (Management) by Research, alongside an MBA by Coursework.

The Faculty of Engineering & Technology (FET) is the campus’s flagship technical faculty. Diplomas cover Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. The undergraduate intake includes the Bachelor of Electronics Engineering (Robotics & Automation) with Honours and the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honours, both accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Council and the Board of Engineers Malaysia, with Washington Accord recognition. Postgraduate research includes the Master of Engineering Science by Research and the PhD (Engineering) by Research, supported by 13 research centres at Melaka covering nanotechnology, robotics, virtual reality, and bioinformatics, among other fields.

The Faculty of Information Science & Technology (FIST) at Melaka runs the system’s IT and computing intake. Foundation in Science & Technology and a Diploma in Information Technology feed into undergraduate degrees that include the Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons) with specialisations in Data Communications & Networking, Business Intelligence & Analytics, and Security Technology, the Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons) in Artificial Intelligence, and the Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Bioinformatics. Postgraduate degrees include the Master of Computing by Research and the PhD (Computing) by Research.

The Faculty of Law (FOL) is the campus’s most distinctive faculty and operates only at Melaka. The faculty runs a Foundation in Law, a Bachelor of Law (Hons) qualifying graduates as a “qualified person” under the Legal Profession Act for admission to the Malayan Bar, and research-track Master of Laws and PhD (Laws) programs. Students from the Cyberjaya catchment who want to read law at MMU must therefore relocate to Melaka.

Foundation pathways across all four faculties run through the Centre for Foundation Studies & Extension Education (CFSEE), and diploma intakes run through the Centre for Diploma Programmes. The Institute for Postgraduate Studies maintains a Melaka branch to support research-track students.

MMU Melaka vs MMU Cyberjaya: How the Two Campuses Differ

The split between the two MMU campuses is genuine, not just geographic, and matters for students choosing between them. Cyberjaya is the larger, newer, tech-corridor-facing campus on roughly 200 acres in Selangor. Its faculties cluster around Creative Multimedia, Cinematic Arts, Computing and Informatics with an Artificial Intelligence emphasis, Engineering with telecommunications and computer engineering depth, Management, and Law at the Cyberjaya level. The Cyberjaya catchment benefits from the Multimedia Super Corridor cluster of technology and government employers in the Cyberjaya-Putrajaya corridor.

Melaka is the older, smaller, lower-density campus at about 70 acres in Bukit Beruang on the outskirts of Ayer Keroh. Its faculties are Business, Engineering & Technology, Information Science & Technology, and Law, the last of which is exclusive to Melaka. The catchment includes the UNESCO World Heritage city of Melaka, lower cost of living, and proximity to the southern industrial belt running into Negeri Sembilan and Johor. The student body is around 3,800, considerably smaller than Cyberjaya’s intake.

Tuition is identical between the two campuses because MMU sets fees at the system level. The pricing edge in Melaka therefore comes from the lower cost of accommodation, food, and transport in Bukit Beruang relative to Cyberjaya, not from the tuition line. Students who want film, animation, game design, or AI specifically should choose Cyberjaya. Students who want law, mechanical or electronics engineering, accounting, or business administration in a smaller-campus, lower-cost setting closer to a heritage city should choose Melaka. Students considering the MMU Cyberjaya campus profile separately should compare faculty rosters before applying, because internal transfer between the two campuses is restricted to programs that exist on both sides.

Fees at MMU Melaka

MMU Melaka tuition mirrors MMU Cyberjaya tuition for every shared program, because the fee schedule is set centrally by Universiti Telekom Sdn Bhd. The 2026 schedule below summarises foundation, diploma, and bachelor pricing. Postgraduate pricing varies by track and is quoted on application.

Program	Total Fee (RM)
Foundation (most fields, per trimester)	6,500
Foundation (most fields, full program)	~19,500
Foundation in Law (full program)	18,750
Diploma in Business	23,400
Diploma in Information Technology	24,500
Diploma in Engineering	25,100
Diploma in Accounting	25,500
Bachelor of Communication	52,250
Bachelor of Business Administration	54,250
Bachelor of IT / Computer Science	62,250
Bachelor of Accounting	63,420
Bachelor of Law	75,000
Bachelor of Engineering	76,000

One-time payments at enrolment include a RM 570 registration fee plus a RM 500 refundable deposit for foundation intakes, and a RM 1,070 registration payment for diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate intakes. Postgraduate students additionally pay a RM 1,070 admission fee, a RM 300 student-activities fee, and a RM 1,500 resource fee on top of the tuition line.

Compared with peer private universities, MMU’s bachelor pricing is competitive. The bachelor in Engineering at MMU at RM 76,000 in total runs lower than equivalent bachelor engineering tracks at most Klang Valley private universities, while the Bachelor of Law at RM 75,000 is in line with mid-market private law programs. The Premier Digital Tech University designation also brings access to JPA, MARA, and Yayasan Telekom Malaysia scholarship channels for qualifying digital technology programs, lowering the effective cost for high-achieving students.

For students comparing engineering and IT pricing across institutions, the closest reference points are Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation in Bukit Jalil and the petroleum-engineering specialist Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS in Perak. For students benchmarking against premium private pricing, the Sunway University profile sets the upper end of the Klang Valley private market.

Engineering and Law Specialisations at MMU Melaka

The Faculty of Engineering & Technology and the Faculty of Law are the two specialisations that anchor MMU Melaka’s identity in the Malaysian higher education market.

The engineering offer at Melaka centres on two bachelor degrees: the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with Honours and the Bachelor of Electronics Engineering (Robotics & Automation) with Honours. Both programs hold accreditation from the Engineering Accreditation Council and recognition from the Board of Engineers Malaysia, the regulatory body for the engineering profession in Malaysia. EAC accreditation matters for graduates because it is recognised under the Washington Accord, the international agreement that treats accredited engineering qualifications as substantially equivalent across signatory jurisdictions. For MMU graduates, the Washington Accord opens engineering registration pathways in Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States, in addition to Malaysia.

The faculty operates teaching and research labs at Bukit Beruang covering electronics, mechanical fabrication, robotics, automation, telecommunications, virtual reality, and bioinformatics. Industry partners on the engineering side include Huawei, ZTE, and Motorola, all of which provide internship placements and research collaboration opportunities for senior students. The 13 research centres associated with the Melaka campus give postgraduate students concentrated research environments in nanotechnology, virtual reality, bioinformatics, and robotics specifically.

The Faculty of Law occupies a different but equally distinctive position. The Bachelor of Law (Hons) at MMU Melaka is recognised as a “qualified person” under the Legal Profession Act, which means graduates may proceed directly to the Certificate in Legal Practice and bar admission as advocates and solicitors of the High Court of Malaya in West Malaysia. The faculty also runs a Foundation in Law as a feeder route, and the research-track Master of Laws and PhD in Law for postgraduate students. Because Cyberjaya does not offer law, students who want to read law at MMU must enrol at Melaka, and this is one of the few cases in Malaysian private higher education where a faculty is exclusive to the secondary campus rather than the flagship.

The combination of EAC and BEM-accredited engineering with Washington Accord portability, plus a law degree qualifying for the West Malaysia bar, gives MMU Melaka a regulatory profile that fits well for students aiming at professional registration in either engineering or law.

Admissions at MMU Melaka

MMU operates three trimester intakes per year, typically in February, June, and October, and the Melaka campus runs the same admissions calendar as Cyberjaya. Foundation applicants need a minimum of five SPM credits or equivalent O-Level results, with mathematics and a science required for the Science & Technology foundation track. Direct undergraduate entry requires an A-Level, STPM, UEC, MMU foundation, or recognised diploma qualification.

Engineering programs require passes in physics and advanced mathematics at pre-university level, in line with EAC entry requirements. The Bachelor of Law requires strong English at SPM and at the pre-university level and may include an interview as part of the assessment. The Bachelor of Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) and IT specialisations require mathematics at the pre-university level. The Bachelor in Accounting (Hons) typically asks for credits in mathematics and accounting or business at pre-university level.

International students must demonstrate English proficiency through IELTS 5.5 or above, TOEFL, or an equivalent recognised qualification. Students from countries where English is the medium of instruction may apply for an exemption. International intakes at Melaka draw from the system’s pool of about 4,200 international students from 77 countries, and visa documentation is processed through the MMU International Office.

Course enquiries route through +606-252 3253 or +606-252 3254. Admission queries route through +606-252 3443. The Institute for Postgraduate Studies at Melaka takes enquiries through +606-252 3564 or +606-252 3824. The toll-free line is 1300-800-668. The general enquiry email is info@mmu.edu.my, and the dedicated Melaka campus page is at mmu.edu.my/melaka/.

MMU Melaka in Bukit Beruang

The Bukit Beruang catchment shapes the everyday experience of studying at MMU Melaka in ways that distinguish it from Cyberjaya. The campus sits on the eastern outskirts of Ayer Keroh, the northern suburban edge of Melaka city, on roughly 70 acres or about 280,000 square metres. The site is purpose-redeveloped from the former Telekom Malaysia southern-region office and runs as a campus rather than a vertical city block, with academic buildings, faculty labs, student services, hostels, and recreation facilities laid out across the site.

Student accommodation runs through on-campus hostels for foundation and first-year students, supplemented by private apartment blocks and shared houses across Bukit Beruang and Taman Melaka Raya. Rental cost in Bukit Beruang is materially lower than in Cyberjaya, which is the practical economic argument for choosing Melaka over the Selangor campus. Food costs are also lower, supported by hawker centres, kopitiams, and chain restaurants along Jalan Bukit Beruang and Ayer Keroh, plus the Bukit Beruang night market.

The UNESCO World Heritage core of Melaka, including Jonker Street, the Stadthuys, A Famosa, Christ Church, and the Melaka River, sits about 15 minutes by car from the campus. This proximity gives MMU Melaka students access to a heritage tourism economy and a settled cultural environment that are not available at the same distance from Cyberjaya. The Ayer Keroh interchange of the North-South Expressway is the main transport gateway, with KKKL and Transnasional coach services running frequent departures to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

The southern industrial belt running through Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, and into Johor gives MMU Melaka engineering and IT students a regional employer pool covering electronics manufacturing, automotive components, semiconductor packaging, and increasingly data-centre operations along the Iskandar Malaysia corridor. Industry partners with declared MMU Melaka linkages include Huawei, ZTE, and Motorola, plus the Telekom Malaysia group through the parent ownership.

Student life at the Bukit Beruang campus runs through more than 80 active student societies covering academic, cultural, religious, sports, and special-interest tracks, with the MMU Students’ Representative Council coordinating campus-wide activities. Sports facilities at Melaka include a multi-purpose hall, futsal courts, basketball courts, a swimming pool, badminton courts, and outdoor field space for football and rugby. The campus library at Melaka holds a discrete collection focused on engineering, business, IT, and law, with shared digital database access across the MMU system, and the Melaka campus also operates dedicated moot court facilities used by the Faculty of Law for advocacy training.

For students weighing campus environment alongside academic fit, MMU Melaka offers a distinct package: the older of the two MMU campuses, smaller and lower-density, anchored by engineering with Washington Accord recognition and the only Faculty of Law in the MMU system, set in a heritage city catchment at materially lower cost of living than the Klang Valley.