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BUSINESS REVIEW
EduKATE - KPJ Healthcare University college
Aside from its academic programmes,
KPJUC is strengthening its research and
development (R&D) activities The focus on
clinical research at KPJUC will be conducive
for Masters and PhD students who are
looking to further enhance their knowledge
as well as clinical expertise. KPJUC’s
R&D programmes also enjoy the strong
backing of the KPJ Group. The university
college continues to strengthen its
alliances with its international counterparts
through collaboration in the areas of R&D,
publications and supervision at a higher
level. Going forward, KPJUC will continue
to forge alliances with universities abroad
and leverage on the expertise of a cross-
cultural academic team to strengthen its
R&D and other activities.
In Support of a Bigger Student
Population
KPJUC offers a continuous stream of new
academic programmes and its student
population is expected to grow from 1,700
to 5,000 students by 2015.
In anticipation of the expected increase in
student numbers, expansion works have
been on-going at the Nilai campus since
2012 and these are expected to come to a
close by the middle of 2013. Phase 2 of the
expansion programme for the Nilai campus
will include an eight-storey academic block
to accommodate over 1,500 staff and
students, alongside nursing, pharmacy
and medical imaging skill laboratories.
An 11-storey hostel with the capacity for
1,200 students is being built and is to be
completed in June 2013. This expansion
will involve an investment of RM50 million,
while under Phase 3, the expansion
programme will involve the investment of
another RM100 million for additional hostel
and academic blocks, a multi-purpose hall
and a sports complex.
This year, KPJUC will open a new campus in
the rapidly growing city of Bukit Mertajam,
Penang which will effectively strengthen
KPJ’s footprint in the northern part of
Malaysia. Just a five-minute drive from KPJ
Penang Specialist Hospital, KPJ College
Penang will accommodate a maximum
of 600 students. The Penang campus
is equipped with nursing and pharmacy
labs, spacious tutorial and classrooms,
wireless internet and recreational facilities.
This facility will offer programmes such
as the Diploma in Operating Department
Practice (in collaboration with Liverpool
John Moores University, United Kingdom),
the Diploma in Pharmacy as well as post-
basic programmes in nursing such as peri-
operative, critical care nursing and renal
nursing programmes.
Given the holistic hands-on approach
that KPJUC accords its students, we are
confident that graduates of KPJUC are
well prepared to face the requirements
and challenges of the fast expanding
healthcare sector both locally and abroad
and make their mark as valuable assets to
any employer.
Annual Report
2012
KPJ Healthcare Berhad