


Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) began as the RIDA ( Rural & Industrial Development Authority) Training Centre ( Malay: Dewan Latehan RIDA), and was inspired by Onn Jaafar, the founder and former president of United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Postgraduate programme is open for international students and bumiputera but not for non-bumiputera. The school is home to some 170,514 full-time and part-time bumiputera and international students. It offers over 500 programmes taught in English that range from undergraduate to the postgraduate level. The university comprises one main campus and 34 satellite campuses. It has since grown into the largest institution of higher education in Malaysia as measured by physical infrastructure, faculty and staff, and student enrollment. |url= }} It was established to help rural Malays in 1956 as the RIDA (Rural & Industrial Development Authority) Training Centre ( Malay: Dewan Latihan RIDA), and opened with around 50 students. Universiti Teknologi MARA ( UiTM) is a public university based primarily in Shah Alam, Malaysia
