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About Us

The history of UPMKB began with the establishment of a temporary campus at Semenggok, Kuching on August 10, 1974. In June 1987, the permanent campus was established in Bintulu, Sarawak. The new campus sit on a 714-hectare site. The established of the permanent is in line achieving the third goal of UPM's 2001-2010 strategic plan and that is to enhance UPM's capabilities as an internationally recognized center of study and agricultural services and bioresource. Through the restructuring of UPMKB beginning in 2018, five main thrusts have been identified namely agriculture, forestry, industrial chemistry, renewable energy and ethnic study. On July 1, 2020, two faculties were established, namely the Faculty of Agricultural Science and Forestry and the Faculty of Humanities, Management and Science (FKPS).

The Faculty of Humanities, Management and Science consists of two academic departments namely the Department of Social Sciences and Management and the Department of Science and Technology. The programs offered by FKPS has high graduate employability due to the relevance of its programs that meet the needs of local industries. Students will gain comprehensive in-class and outdoor learning assisted by lecturers who are mostly with a PhD degree holders. Currently, the faculty offers two (2) pre-diploma preparatory program and basic diploma program, five (5) Diploma programs, two (2) Bachelor programs, and Master and PhD with thesis. Generally, this faculty is able to accommodate about 2000 students by 2023.

Undergraduate Programmes offered :

Bachelor Programme