VISION
A premier university driving Professional Bumiputera
MISSION
To elevate the knowledge, ‘adab’ (ethics and virtues), and expertise of Bumiputera in fostering an entrepreneurial spirit through advanced curricula, talent development, impactful research, and industry synergy, contributing to the nation’s prosperity and global well-being
PHILOSOPHY
We trust that Allah SWT bestows individuals with talents, interests, and inclinations who, when holistically nurtured, trained, and developed through transparent knowledge generation, transfer, and integration, coupled with the embodiment of Islamic values, are capable of championing individual, societal and national transformation.
OBJECTIVE
- To expand access to higher education.
- To provide world-class advanced education.
- To offer academic programmes that meet the evolving industry needs for national progress and global prosperity.
- To foster leadership qualities among holistic, versatile, and entrepreneurial graduates to be globally competitive.
- To empower the internalisation of UiTM philosophy and values through character development programmes and role models.
- To be at the forefront of leading edge scholarly knowledge through impactful and sustainable research, innovation, and commercialisation.
- To expand networks through synergy with alumni, industry, academia, community, and government to empower the strategic focus areas of the university.
- To champion organisational excellence through effective and efficient governance, aligned with the global sustainability agenda.
- To provide conducive infrastructure and a leading-edge digital ecosystem.
- To generate income and manage resources and finances efficiently, transparently, with integrity, and effectively for organisational sustainability
Former Dean
2020 - 2024
2020 - 2024
2017 - 2020
2011 - 2017
2011 - 2017
2001 - 2011
Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Kamal Abdul Rahman1992 - 2001
Prof. Dr. Juhari Samidi1992 - 2001
1988 - 1992
En. Mustaffa Md Yassin1982 - 1988
Prof. Dr. Syed Noh Syed Ahmad1982 - 1988
1972 - 1982
Abdullah Hj Ghazali1971 - 1972
1971 - 1972
1969 - 1971
History
2004 - 2014
2004 - 2014
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1970
1970
1967
1967 - Later on, the findings of a manpower survey conducted by the government in collaboration with the United Nations highlighted a crucial shortage of professional and semi-professional Bumiputeras in the workforce. As a result, MARA College was given a 300-acre plot of land in Shah Alam as the new campus site and designated with the important task of training Bumiputeras to meet the requirements of an increasingly demanding job market. On 14 October 1967, the late Tun Abdul Razak laid the foundation stone and MARA College was renamed as Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM). In June 1967, the ITM Act was passed and its administration was placed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. Two more new programmes were offered in that year i.e. the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Diploma in Accountancy (DIA).
1965
1965 - The indication of RIDA’s prominent role as a leader of education and scholarship for the people materialised when it became MARA College in 1965 to consolidate the government’s efforts of national development.
1965
1956
1956 - The first accountancy programme was introduced in 1956 with the establishment of RIDA College in Jalan Othman, Petaling Jaya, inspired by Dato’ Onn Jaffar. As a government agency, it served to alleviate the socio-economic status of rural Bumiputeras by providing training and educational opportunities. The programme introduced was the London Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), a UK accounting programme, then followed by the Australian Society of Accountants (ASA). 5 years later, RIDA ran the Institute of Costs and Works Accountants (CIMA/ICWA), also a UK recognized accounting programme.
