Sultan Idris Education University
Motto | Pengetahuan Suluh Budiman |
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Motto in English | Knowledge is the Beacon of Pure Character |
Type | Public university |
Established | 29 November 1922 |
Chancellor | Tuanku Zara Salim |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Dato' Dr. Md. Amin Md. Taff |
Address | 35900 ,,, |
Campus | Sultan Abdul Jalil Campus Sultan Azlan Shah Campus |
Colours | blue,yellow,red |
Nickname | UPSI |
Affiliations | ACU[1] |
Website | www |
Sultan Idris Education University(Malay:Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris;commonly abbreviated asUPSI;Jawi:اونيۏرسيتي ڤنديديقن سلطان إدريس) is a public university in the town ofTanjung Malim,PerakinMalaysia.First established in 1922 as ateachers college,it is one of the oldest functioning institutions of higher learning in Malaysia.
History
[edit]The first teacher training center in Malaya was originally located inTaipingand was known as the Matang Teacher Training College. Opened in 1913, the house of the Malay noble of Taiping,Ngah Ibrahimserved as the first teacher training college in Malaya until it was shifted to Tanjung Malim nine years later and given the name of the Sultan of Perak at that time. The history of UPSI as we know it today dates to 1922 when the university was then known as theSultan Idris Training College(SITC). It was set mooted by the deputy director of Malay schools,R.O. Winstedtas a training college for Malay teachers. Named after the lateSultan Idris Murshidul Azam Shah,the 28thSultanof Perak, the college was opened on 29 November 1922 by the chief secretary of the Federated Malay States, SirGeorge Maxwell.
The initial instructional regime required students to complete a three-year course of training where traditional skills and arithmetic were taught. With the adoption of the Education Ordinance 1957 based on the recommendations of the 1956 Education Committee Report (better known as theRazak Report), the training course was extended to five years and new subjects were introduced. SITC also came to be officially known by itsMalayname,Maktab Perguruan Sultan Idris(English:Sultan Idris Teachers College) or MPSI.
In 1976, MPSI becameco-educationalwith the admission of the first batch of 150 female students. In 1987, MPSI was upgraded and renamedInstitut Perguruan Sultan Idris(English:Sultan Idris Teachers Institute) orIPSIand new courses were made available leading to a degree conferred byUniversiti Pertanian Malaysia(today known asUniversiti Putra Malaysia). In 1997, IPSI was upgraded into the present-day university and renamed Sultan Idris Education University.[2]
Campus
[edit]UPSI has two campuses, the Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah Campus (KSAJS) and the Sultan Azlan Shah Campus (KSAS). The main campus is on a 300-acre site in the town of Tanjung Malim that straddles both thePerakandSelangorstate border. A new campus is on an 800-acre (3.2 km2) site in the new township ofProton City,5 kilometres from the current campus.
Alumni
[edit]- Salleh Masri- Founder ofPartai Rakyat Brunei[3]
- Yusuf Abdul Rahim- FormerChief Minister of Bruneifrom 1967 to 1972 and writer ofBrunei's national anthem[3]
- Ali Mohamed Daud- Former Deputy Chief Minister of Brunei from 1962 to 1965[4]
- Jamil Al-Sufri- Principal of theBrunei History Centreand known as the National Historian[3]
- Marsal Maun- Former Chief Minister of Brunei from 1961 to 1962 and founder ofPGGMBandBrunei Scouts Movement[3]
- Abdul Momin Othman- Ambassador of Brunei to Indonesia[5]
- Basir bin Taha- One of Brunei's First Teachers[3]
- Zainal Abidin Ahmad- Academician, grammarian and known as the Father of the ModernMalay Language
- Ibrahim Yaacob- Malay leftist leader, Founder ofKesatuan Melayu Muda
- Abdul Ghafar Baba- FormerDeputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
- Abdul Rahman Talib- FormerMinister of Education (Malaysia)
- Adam Adli Abd Halim-Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports (Malaysia)
References
[edit]- ^http:// acu.ac.uk/institutions/search?code=MY[dead link]
- ^"About UPSI".
- ^abcdeHussainmiya, B. A. (1995). Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III and Britain: The Making of Brunei Darussalam. Oxford University Press, USA.p84-85
- ^Hussainmiya, B.A. (2000).""Manufacturing Consensus": The Role of the State Council in Brunei Darussalam ".Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.31(2): 321–350.doi:10.1017/S0022463400017586.ISSN1474-0680.
- ^"Sultanate - News | Negara Brunei Darussalam | Sultan at prayer for late state dignitary".sultanate.Retrieved18 August2023.