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Annual Report 2013
KPJ HEALTHCARE BERHAD
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Business
Review
EduKATE - KPJ Healthcare University College
Bolstering Private-Public Partnerships
Being the leader in Malaysia’s healthcare
industry, KPJ Healthcare Berhad has
many medical specialists serving its Group
of Hospitals in various areas and sub-
specialties. These untapped resources of
knowledge and skills have helped KPJUC
jumpstart and spearhead the rst medical
specialist programmes in Malaysia and they
continue to do so. Being a leading healthcare
provider in Malaysia, KPJ Healthcare
Berhad is demonstrating its strong support
towards the Malaysian Government’s policy
through active involvement in private-public
partnerships. The Group is con dent it has
the capabilities and resources to become the
Government’s partner in promoting Malaysia
as a leading healthcare hub in the world.
Purposeful Campus Expansion
In line with KPJUC’s offer of a continuous
stream of new academic programmes, its
student population is expected to grow from
1,700 to 3,000 students by 2015.
Strong Academic Collaboration and Support
Today, the
ne tradition of academic
excellence at KPJUC is being enhanced
and galvanised by a team of dedicated, well
quali ed and experienced lecturers who
inspire students to unleash their potential.
As part of its efforts to enhance academic
excellence, KPJUC continues to build strong
international alliance with universities from
Australia and the United Kingdom. To date,
it has forged sound working relationships
with the University of South Australia (1994)
as well as Liverpool John Moores University
(1997) and the University of Hertfordshire
(2009), both in the United Kingdom. These
successful alliances have provided KPJUC
with a wealth of diverse, high calibre and
professional resources and unique support.
Moving on in 2011, KPJUC collaborated with
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia to develop
new Medical Specialist programmes,
one of the rst of which was the Master
in Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck
Surgery. Two new programmes, namely
the Masters of Surgery and Masters of
Orthopaedics, are currently being nalised
with UKM and will be offered in the 2014
academic year.