Universiti Teknologi dan Inovasi Asia Pasifik | |
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Other name | APU |
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Former names | Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (1993 - 2004)[1] |
| Motto | Nurturing Professionals[2] |
| Type | Private[3] |
| Established | 1993[4] |
Parent institution | APIIT Education Group |
Academic affiliations | |
| Chairman | Datuk Cheah Ting Wei[5] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Datuk Sim Wen Tze |
| Location | , Malaysia |
| Campus | Urban, 11.7 acres (4.7 ha) |
| Colours | Verdigris,Alizarin &Sun[6] |
| Website | www |
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TheAsia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) is aprivate university inMalaysia established in 1993 as theAsia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT). It has produced more than 40,000 graduates[4] under APIIT in association withStaffordshire University.[7] Fifty one percent of its shares are owned byEkuiti Nasional Berhad.[8]
TheAsia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) was founded in 1993 as part of an initiative by the Malaysian Government to address the shortage ofIT Professionals in the country. The newly formed institute was based inDamansara Heights,Kuala Lumpur and offered Diploma courses in computing and IT. In the following year, co-operative links were established withMonash University in Australia, leading to the launch of a twinning program in 1995 forBachelor's degrees. In 1996, they formed a partnership withStaffordshire University inUK.
The expansion led to the opening of theKuala Lumpur city campus in 1997, followed by campuses inKarachi, Pakistan (1998),Colombo, Sri Lanka (2000),Lahore, Pakistan (2000),Panipat, India (2001) andPerth, Australia (2004).
In 2003, the Malaysian campus moved to the new premises atTechnology Park Malaysia, which was known asAPIIT TPM. In March 2017, the Malaysian campus was moved from within the vicinity of the old premises to the new premises location at Jalan Teknologi 5,Technology Park Malaysia. The old premises now houses "APIIT Sdn Bhd" which cater for IT Professional Development Courses.
The curriculum had since developed, with the institution being recognized as aSUN andMicrosoft authorized training center. In 1998, the institution became anSAP University Alliance Partner. APIIT attaineduniversity college status in 2004, and was renamed to Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation (UCTI) and further renamed to Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)[9] after attaininguniversity status.[3]
| University rankings | |
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| Global – Overall | |
| QS World[10] | =597 (2026) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Asia[11] | =190 (2025) |
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