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Legislation was passed in 1961, establishing the former Kuala Lumpur division as the University of Malaya, while the Singapore division was renamed the University of Singapore on 1 January 1962. Present form
The University of Malaya (Malay: Universiti Malaya; abbreviated as UM or informally the Malayan University) is a public research university located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the oldest and highest ranking Malaysian institution of higher education, and was the only university in newly independent Malaya.
Raffles College merges with King Edward VII College of Medicine to form the University of Malaya, the very first university for the people of Singapore and the Federation of Malaya.
Home > About UM > UM Fact Sheet. Universiti Malaya has its roots in Singapore with the establishment of King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1905. In 1949 Universiti Malaya was formed with the amalgamation of King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College in Singapore.
Eusoff Hall, founded in 1988, has its beginning in Eusoff College, the first female residential hall of the University of Malaya in Singapore, at Bukit Timah campus. In November 1958, Eusoff College was officially declared open by Mrs Maude Scott, one of the earliest woman graduates of Raffles College.
University of Malaya. Raffles College reopened its doors to students in October 1946. On 8 October 1949, the University of Malaya was founded through the merger of Raffles College with King Edward VII College of Medicine.
EVOLUTION OF THE NUS IDENTITY. The origins of the National University of Singapore (NUS) may be traced to 1905, when Singapore's first centre of higher education - The Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School - was founded.
