UiTM Faculty of Civil Engineering

The UiTM Faculty of Civil Engineering (Fakulti Kejuruteraan Awam UiTM, often abbreviated FKA UiTM) is the civil engineering faculty of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), a Malaysian public university. It operates as an academic sub-brand within UiTM, delivering undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in civil engineering and related built-environment disciplines, and conducting research across structural, geotechnical, water resources, transportation, and environmental engineering. Its official web presence is hosted at fka.uitm.edu.my. As a faculty rather than a standalone commercial company, its 'offerings' are academic programmes, research outputs, consultancy, and community engagement rather than consumer products. It serves students, industry partners, government agencies, and professional bodies in Malaysia's construction and infrastructure sectors. The faculty is part of UiTM's broader engineering ecosystem, which spans multiple campuses and faculties across Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia. Because it is embedded in a public university, the faculty is state-owned in governance terms and does not have its own stock listing or independent corporate ownership. Its identity is tied to UiTM's mandate to widen access to higher education for Bumiputera students and to support national development through technical and professional education. This dossier treats the faculty as a brand-like academic entity: a named, trademark-associated unit with a distinct website, programme portfolio, and reputation within Malaysian civil engineering education. Details such as exact founding year, current dean, and specific accreditation records are not asserted here because the supplied evidence does not include them.

The UiTM Faculty of Civil Engineering exists within Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), one of Malaysia's largest public universities. UiTM traces its origins to the 1950s, when it was established to provide professional and technical education opportunities, particularly for Bumiputera students. Over subsequent decades it expanded from a single campus into a multi-campus university system with faculties across many states. Civil engineering education became part of that expansion as Malaysia's development programmes created demand for engineers in construction, infrastructure, water, transportation, and related fields. The Faculty of Civil Engineering (Fakulti Kejuruteraan Awam) was organised as a dedicated faculty to concentrate teaching and research in these areas, with its own academic leadership, laboratories, and programme portfolio. Its web presence at fka.uitm.edu.my identifies it as a distinct faculty unit within the university. As a faculty, its history is intertwined with UiTM's broader growth: new campuses, additional engineering programmes, postgraduate research, and engagement with industry and government. The faculty contributes to Malaysia's supply of civil engineers and to applied research relevant to national infrastructure. Specific dated milestones such as the exact year the faculty was founded, the introduction of particular degree programmes, and accreditation events are not included in the supplied evidence, so they are not asserted here.

A public-university civil engineering faculty within UiTM, positioned around accessible engineering education, applied research, and national infrastructure capacity-building in Malaysia.

• Civil engineering undergraduate programmes

  Degree-level education in civil engineering disciplines offered by the faculty.

• Civil engineering postgraduate programmes

  Postgraduate study and research in civil engineering fields.

• Research and consultancy

  Applied research and consultancy services in civil and structural engineering.

1. 1UiTM Faculty of Civil Engineeringwikidata.org
2. 2UiTM Faculty of Civil Engineering official websitefka.uitm.edu.my