​​Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) was established on 10 January 1997 and is a leading private university in Malaysia. 

The campus is built on a 400 hectare (1,000 acres) site strategically located at Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia. The university is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, the national oil and gas company of Malaysia.

UTP offers a wide range of industry-relevant engineering, science and technology programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.  It aims to produce well-rounded graduates with excellent leadership qualities and communication abilities. 

The university conducts extensive research activities in collaboration with PETRONAS and other institutions and industries, locally and abroad, on six research focus and niche areas.  They are self-sustainable building, transport infrastructure, health analytics, hydrocarbon recovery, contaminant management and autonomous system.

UTP has produced more than 19,000 graduates. It currently has an enrolment of 1,000 foundation students, more than 4,000 undergraduates and over 1,000 postgraduates from more than 50 countries around the world.

The university has continuously achieved ​numerous national and international recognition in only 24 years of its establishment:

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

• Ranked 439^th​ in the QS World University Rankings 2021

• Ranked 70^th in the QS Asia University Rankings 2021

• Ranked 230^th in the 2021 QS World University Rankings by Subject.
  
  UTP was ranked in 10 subjects (additional two subjects than last year’s rankings):
  
  i. Top 50 for Petroleum Engineering - ranked 23^rd in the world and 1^st in the nation
  ii. Top 50 for Mineral Engineering –- ranked 47^th worldwide and ranked 1^st in the nation
  iii. Top 150 for Chemical Engineering (ranked 3^rd in the nation)
  iv. Top 200 for Civil Engineering (ranked 6^th in the nation)
  v. Top 250 for Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ranked 6^th in the nation)
  vi. Top 300 for Mechanical Engineering (ranked 6^th in the nation)
  vii. Top 450 for Computer Science and Information Systems (ranked 6^th in the nation)
  viii. Top 550 for Chemistry (ranked 7^th in the nation)
  ix. Top 500 for Business and Management Studies – new entrant (ranked 12^th in the nation)
  x. Top 600 for Physics – new entrant (ranked 6^th in the nation)

• Ranked at the 61-70 band in the QS Top 50 under 50 2021 

Times Higher Education (THE)

• Ranked 601-800 in the THE World University Rankings

• Ranked 124^th in the THE Asia University Rankings 2020

• Ranked 101-150 in the THE Young University Rankings 2020   

• Ranked 62^nd in the THE Emerging Economies Rankings 2021

Malaysia Research Assessment Rating System (MyRA)

• Retained its six-star rating (the highest performance level) in MyRA for its research development and commercialisation programme.

Rating System for Malaysian Higher Education (SETARA)

• Rated Six Star or outstanding status in SETARA 2018/2019. ​​​