Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) was formally established in 1956. It was first initiated by the Ministry of Industry of Malaysia and has grown into an internationally renowned public university. Up to now, UiTM has become the largest university in Malaysia with the largest number of students and campuses. UiTM has a total enrollment of 170,000 students, with 13 main campuses and 21 satellite campuses, among which the main campus in Kuala Lumpur is located on a hillside 28 kilometers north of the city center. It is the second largest campus in Malaysia after Botra University. UiTM has more than 17,000 faculty members and more than 500 degree programmes, among which science and technology have a high status and influence in Malaysia and the world.

Mara Polytechnic University offers preparatory, junior, undergraduate, master and doctoral programs in English. Mara Polytechnic University consists of 21 departments: Music, law, management, research and policy research department, department of communication and media, literature and art and design, movie theater and animation department, education department, department of electrical engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, department of pharmacy, medicine, department of dental department, the department of health, the application principle, computer and mathematics, construction planning and surveying and mapping, sports and leisure, institute, accounting department, Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Department of Information Management, Department of Business Management.

1956-1965 Training centre for Rural & Industrial Development Authority (RIDA).

1965-1967 renamed MARA College, MARA on behalf of the Amanah People's Assembly, in 1966 after the end of the curriculum cooperation with the British School of Management, and then the international famous London Ealing Technical College to jointly develop business courses, It is a milestone of international cooperation between Mara University of Technology.

It was renamed Institute Of Technology MARA from 1967 to 1999.

On 14 October 1967, it was officially renamed Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). With the rapid development of the human resources market at that time, more international and advanced courses were needed, and Mara Polytechnic University grew rapidly.

● The 2022 QS World University Rankings 651-700

● Asia University ranked 105, which is similar to Sichuan University, one of the 985 and 211 universities in China

● The QS World University Reputation Rankings for Employers is 179 in 2022, and the World University Reputation For Bachelors is 366

It is ranked no. 239 in the arts and humanities, no. 180 in engineering and Technology, and No. 198 in social science and Management. Specifically, there are 13 subjects listed in the QS world university rankings, respectively is: the construction/building environment, art and design, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science and information systems, agriculture and forestry, medicine, pharmacy and pharmacology, chemistry, accounting and finance, education and business management and administration.

● As famous as Beijing Institute of Technology, Hunan University, East China University of Science and Technology and many other 985, 211 famous universities