Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP) is a private Malaysian Research university established on 10 January 1997. It is wholly owned by Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), Malaysia's oil and gas multinational corporation. The campus is built on in the new township of Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia. The university conducts research activities in collaboration with PETRONAS on three research areas. They are energy security, sustainable lving, and regenerative futures. In 2023, the university was rated as the best university in Malaysia according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
History
In 1997, UTP was established in Perak, Malaysia when PETRONAS was invited by the Government of Malaysia to set up a university. Setting up a university from scratch poses formidable challenges, and the first step was taken in December 1998 with the completion of the UTP academic master plan. This acted as the basis for the physical master plan studies and registration or accreditation of degree programmes. The process of master planning was completed in 2002 and the construction of the area under consideration was completed in August 2004.
Governance
UTP governing body has just been restructured in Q2 of 2025.
thumb|The latest governance structure and positions. (2025)
Campus
The university site is located one kilometre from the village of Tronoh, a former mining town in the Perak Tengah district of Perak, the largest state on the west coast of the peninsula. The 2 site lies within the commercial corridor between Kuala Lumpur and Penang, some from the town of Batu Gajah and from the city of Ipoh. A total amount of 7.3MWp solar panel were installed at its building rooftop.
Academic complex
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The new academic complex was designed by Foster and Partners, and the first-phase construction was completed in 2004.