University of Geomatika Malaysia

About University of Geomatika Malaysia (UGM)

Universiti Geomatika Malaysia, also known as University of Geomatika Malaysia (UGM), is a private university located in Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur, with a distinctive founding heritage in geomatics and a contemporary programme portfolio spanning five faculties plus the IQRA Business School. The institution holds Malaysian Qualifications Agency registration reference IDAkrIPTS=318.

The institutional history runs through several phases. The institution began in 2000 as a vocational centre specialising in Land Surveying, reflecting the founding focus on geomatics as the academic and professional discipline. The Land Surveying vocational training capacity provided the institutional foundation for subsequent growth into the broader applied programme portfolio. In 2014, UGM was elevated to university college status by the Ministry of Higher Education, marking the transition from vocational centre to higher education institution. The institution subsequently achieved full university status, completing the progression through the Malaysian private higher education institutional framework tiers.

The previous institutional brand was Geomatika University College (and earlier Kolej Universiti Geomatika), reflecting the university college tier before the full university upgrade. The contemporary brand preserves the geomatics specialism in the institutional name while encompassing the broader programme portfolio that the university college and subsequent full university status enabled.

The institutional positioning today combines the geomatics heritage with the contemporary five-faculty plus business school structure, providing programme breadth across applied built environment, life sciences, education, digital technology, hospitality, and business.

Location of UGM in Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur

UGM is located at Prima Peninsular, Jalan Setiawangsa 11, Kuala Lumpur. Setiawangsa is a township area in north-eastern Kuala Lumpur, accessible via the AKLEH Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway, the Middle Ring Road 2, and the broader KL road network.

Public transport access uses the Setiawangsa LRT station on the Kelana Jaya Line and the broader Kuala Lumpur public transport network. The campus location places UGM within the broader north-eastern KL educational and commercial corridor, distinct from the central KL business district cluster and the Klang Valley western corridor where many other Malaysian private universities operate.

The Geomatics Specialism

UGM’s geomatics specialism merits dedicated explanation since it provides the institutional founding context. Geomatics is the academic and professional discipline encompassing the gathering, processing, analysis, and visualisation of spatial information, covering:

• Land surveying as the traditional core: the measurement and mapping of land boundaries, terrain, and physical features for property registration, infrastructure development, and engineering purposes.
• Photogrammetry covering image-based measurement and mapping techniques.
• Remote sensing addressing satellite and aerial imagery analysis for environmental monitoring, land use assessment, and natural resource management.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) providing the digital spatial information infrastructure used across urban planning, infrastructure development, environmental management, and the broader spatial decision-making contexts.
• Cartography covering map design and spatial information visualisation.

The Malaysian land surveying and geomatics professional market connects to the broader infrastructure development sector, urban planning, environmental management, and the natural resource sector. The Land Surveyors Board of Malaysia (Lembaga Jurukur Tanah Malaysia, LJT) regulates the professional licensing pathway for land surveyors, with UGM’s programmes providing the educational pathway into the surveying profession.

The Five Faculties Plus IQRA Business School

UGM operates five academic faculties alongside the IQRA Business School:

The Faculty of Asia Built Environment is the institution’s heritage faculty, covering architecture, construction, geomatics, GIS, and the broader built environment professions. The faculty preserves the original UGM geomatics specialism within the broader built environment programme stack.

The Faculty of Bioeconomics, Food and Health Sciences addresses biotechnology, pharmacy, food sciences, health sciences, and the broader applied life sciences disciplines.

The Faculty of Education and Social Science covers teacher education and the broader social sciences programmes.

The Faculty of Meta Technology is the institution’s contemporary digital technology faculty, covering computer science, cybersecurity, and the broader digital technology and emerging technology specialisms.

The Faculty of Hospitality and Lifestyle addresses hospitality, tourism, and the broader lifestyle services sector.

The IQRA Business School operates as a dedicated business academic unit alongside the five faculties, offering Diploma, Bachelor, and Master programmes in business administration, management, marketing, accounting, and the broader business school portfolio.

The institution also offers programmes in Law Enforcement as a distinctive specialism within its broader programme portfolio.

The MQA-accredited programme list at any given time is published on the Malaysian Qualifications Agency public register under the institutional entry IDAkrIPTS=318.

Fees, Admissions, and Accreditation

UGM’s fee positioning typically falls in the affordable to mid-tier range of the Malaysian private higher education market. Specific 2026 fee figures should be requested directly from the institutional admissions office at geomatika.edu.my.

Entry to Foundation and Diploma programmes requires SPM, O-Level, or equivalent qualifications. Entry to Bachelor programmes requires the appropriate pre-university qualification. Entry to Master and PhD programmes requires the appropriate prior qualification per the standard postgraduate admissions framework.

Geomatics and land surveying programmes connect to the Land Surveyors Board of Malaysia (LJT) professional licensing pathway. Healthcare-related programmes (pharmacy in particular) carry additional professional body recognition requirements through the Pharmacy Board Malaysia.

International applicants should plan for the Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) student visa pass.

UGM operates under Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education registration corresponding to its full university status. The institution is listed on the Malaysian Qualifications Agency public register under IDAkrIPTS=318.

Contacting UGM

• Address: Prima Peninsular, Jalan Setiawangsa 11, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Website: geomatika.edu.my
• MQA Reference: IDAkrIPTS=318
• Founded: 2000 (originally as a vocational centre for Land Surveying)
• University College Status: Granted 2014; subsequently elevated to full university
• Previous Names: Kolej Universiti Geomatika; Geomatika University College
• Faculty Count: 5 faculties + IQRA Business School (Asia Built Environment; Bioeconomics, Food and Health Sciences; Education and Social Science; Meta Technology; Hospitality and Lifestyle; plus IQRA Business School)
• Distinctive Specialism: Geomatics, Land Surveying, GIS, spatial information sciences

For programme details, current fee schedules, intake timelines, and application requirements, the authoritative reference is the institution’s own published materials at geomatika.edu.my and the Malaysian Qualifications Agency public register at mqa.gov.my under the University of Geomatika Malaysia entry.