KUALA LUMPUR: Students undergoing courses in the Architecture and Design Faculty in UNITAR International University here were left stunned when the university decided to close down the faculty, less than a year after it was introduced.

It was understood that the reason behind the closure was that the university has no revenue to continue some of the programmes under the faculty.

A Foundation in Built Environment student, who declined to be named, said the students are demanding an explanation and compensation from the university.

“We want an answer and full compensation. We are left hanging here without any clear explanation on what is happening.

“We had to fork out a lot of money to travel from our homes to the university everyday, and even pay for our own assignments or projects. Who is going to pay us back for all our hard work?

“I am in my third semester already and I have another semester to complete my course. But, in under a year, they decided to terminate the course without ours or our parents’ consent. What can we do now? ” said the 19-year-old.

She said her parents were angry to learn about the incident and have also demanded clarification from the university.

Foundation in Design student, Rebecca Joseph, 19, also expressed her disappointment over the decision by the university.

The student, who is currently pursuing her first semester in the course, said she was hoping to graduate from the university.

“I am disappointed by the decision. I don’t think I want to continue studying here any more. I thought I had a bright future here,” she said.

A spokesperson from ILMU Education Group, when contacted, said the decision was made due to the low number of student enrolment in some of the courses offered in the faculty.

The spokesperson told the New Straits Times that UNITAR has offered the students several options.

These include completing the foundation programme at the campus by October this year, transferring to Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College (KLMUC) or UCSI University (for diploma and bachelor students), withdrawing from UNITAR (payment of full refund or full settlement of PTPTN) and changing to other programmes at the campus.

“We have already briefed some of the students’ parents last week on our decision to close some programmes in the faculty.

“The parents accepted the decision well and we gave them full refunds. We also gave them several other options,” said the spokesperson.

Meanwhile, in an immediate response, a Higher Education Ministry spokesperson said they would look into the matter soon. The ministry advised complainants to contact the ministry’s Enforcement and Inspectorate Division at uakbp_bpi@mohe.gov.my.

Thx to najib cut funding for universities

Thx to najib cut funding for universities

I thought unitar is private uni?

Why need to go univercity and pay expensive couse

I study and learn online from interent and k/tard for FREE

Now senoir architect manager

graduate oredi oso becum kuli

might as well quit nao and start working

D education system in this cuntry is a joke.

as a council member, this issue is directly under my turf. there are a few things i cant comment here until we resort this thing out. but let me point a few things to clarify the issue:

i. LAM through the council of accreditation and architecture education (CAAEM) have approved UNITAR to run an architecture course.

ii. UNITAR ran it for 2-3 semesters, taking a few batches of students.

iii. UNITAR programmes came under review by their board of directors (or something), and decided some of the programmes are not feasible to run. one of it is the architecture programme.

currently CAAEM is advising the architecture school, the students and the parents on the possibilities, which i cannot discuss here yet.

Why stop it suddenly? Why not just stop new intakes, let the current students grad first even if it may take additional 2-3 years before they totally close the course down?

Kesian liao them. Money get refund ok, but time wasted nobody can replace

as a council member, this issue is directly under my turf. there are a few things i cant comment here until we resort this thing out. but let me point a few things to clarify the issue:

i. LAM through the council of accreditation and architecture education (CAAEM) have approved UNITAR to run an architecture course.

ii. UNITAR ran it for 2-3 semesters, taking a few batches of students.

iii. UNITAR programmes came under review by their board of directors (or something), and decided some of the programmes are not feasible to run. one of it is the architecture programme.

currently CAAEM is advising the architecture school, the students and the parents on the possibilities, which i cannot discuss here yet.

it's unsustainable, i guess. architecture has one of the smallest lecturer:student ratio. the board set the maximum of 1:15. compare this to most other courses that has 1:100 ratio, it's very hard to break even.

Zzz.. dont be surprise laa..
Even UM is charging an arm and a leg for their courses...
90k per pax just for engineering just to keep the course afloat...
not enough students = wont break even = No profit

Its funny, as a student, they want to study courses that has least people go into to avoid competition in the crowded job marketplace, like IT is so crowded due to surplus of graduates and it drives the salary down.

But then courses that has little enrolment has to be shut down....

Tell something we dont know..

Its funny, as a student, they want to study courses that has least people go into to avoid competition in the crowded job marketplace, like IT is so crowded due to surplus of graduates and it drives the salary down.

But then courses that has little enrolment has to be shut down....

until today i'm still confused between Unirazak and Unitar?

same or different university?

“I am disappointed by the decision. I don’t think I want to continue studying here any more. I thought I had a bright future here,” she said.
TOPKEK

She gotta work on her essay writing skill cause its so lame..
Bright future..in unitar ??
Please, only you decide your bright future. You dont wanna go to any uni but work and learn hard also can have bright future 😂

“I am disappointed by the decision. I don’t think I want to continue studying here any more. I thought I had a bright future here,” she said.
TOPKEK

whats wrong with that sentence? i dont see anything wrong with it.
your second sentence on the other hand... the only one here who should be working on his/her writing skill is you.

whats wrong with that sentence? i dont see anything wrong with it.
your second sentence on the other hand... the only one here who should be working on his/her writing skill is you.

Topkek this reminds me when I was 18 searching for college

Due to my bad results this bugima look down on me and offered me a Golf Course diploma

Telling me if want study here, this is the only course you can take

Kimakkk

Well fark you now i got degree in IT

And i heard the golf "course" got shut down too since only 2 people enrolled back then

Kek

Please, cant you tell that is such a lame expression of disappointment? Like, thinking that you actually belief of bright future with unitar? Man you watched too much commercials.

Walao..why triggered so hard. Last i check here 100% perfect english is not mandatory in /k

he/she's not writing a book or an essay, why does he/she need some sort of perfect essay-esque sentence when a basic sentence can do the trick? also, don't be an oxymoron. you said it yourself you can have a bright future in pretty much anything you do, but somehow you mock him/her for thinking that while studying in unitar? pathetic. im not even a unitar student fyi you elitist prick.
lol no la, he sendiri x boleh construct a basic grammatically correct sentence still nak judge others for not using flashy words/beautiful sentence lmao

Whoaa! Okaay, that girl's boyfriend..my baaad 😉

it's unsustainable, i guess. architecture has one of the smallest lecturer:student ratio. the board set the maximum of 1:15. compare this to most other courses that has 1:100 ratio, it's very hard to break even.

why, can't come up with a suitable argument?
hahahaha you are exactly the problem with today's society. only good in judging others but don't necessarily have the abilities to back it up. even uitm/utar students also better then you.

If you dont know me in this forum, I actually lazy to reply keyboard warrior that types with emotion and zero actual intellect

So..baaii 🙆

So? Why CAAEM want to masuk campur? Profit or loss of a course itu suka hati each institution.

When schools see education as a business, students will seen as cash cows.

Why stop it suddenly? Why not just stop new intakes, let the current students grad first even if it may take additional 2-3 years before they totally close the course down?

Kesian liao them. Money get refund ok, but time wasted nobody can replace

They didn't waste any time, they got credits I think, that can be transferred, it's not like they have to start from first day.

Not all subjects can be transferred to other uni

Well you wouldn't know that they could have arranged a full transfer (unless you get a D or something lol )

First batch were granted full scholarships. No idea why.

Topkek this reminds me when I was 18 searching for college

Due to my bad results this bugima look down on me and offered me a Golf Course diploma

Telling me if want study here, this is the only course you can take

Kimakkk

Well fark you now i got degree in IT

And i heard the golf "course" got shut down too since only 2 people enrolled back then

Kek

Well ofcourse is to attract students.
Must be some 3rd rated unheard of commercial block college.

Amirite

Wasted la u...else u can help me kutip bola while I practice my swing. Can gip u good tips too

Kimakkk today you langgar lari

Wait i lipot you to Raymond