UTM is a leading research university in engineering science and technology which is established in 1972.. Total academic staff with PhD is 1244 and 4706 PhD students and 11,392 undergraduate students. Total number of international students is 5175 representing almost over 130 nationalities. Among achievement of UTM are First public university to be announced as autonomous university by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia; Highest percentage of postgraduate student enrolment in Malaysia, 56% Highest number of PhD students among all higher institutions in Malaysia, 5,308; Top 3 Malaysian Institutions in 2014 QS Rankings and Top 1% in Engineering and Technology University Ranking.