{"id":53,"date":"2015-11-04T21:46:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T13:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mediu.edu.my\/?page_id=53"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T01:56:22","slug":"about-mediu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mediu.edu.my\/about-mediu\/","title":{"rendered":"About MEDIU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>The Genesis<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al-Madinah International University (<strong>MEDIU<\/strong>) obtained approval as a university from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia on 26 December 2006 and subsequently was registered on 20 June 2007 (KPT\/JPS\/DFT\/US\/B22).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al-Madinah International University (<strong>MEDIU<\/strong>) operates under Malaysia\u2019s Private Higher Education Act of 1996 (Act 555) which governs its establishment and administration in order to prepare and provide a conducive learning environment for students of higher learning, as all of its academic programs have been accredited by Malaysia Qualification Agency (MQA).<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<section>\r\n\t<div class=\"time-line-wrapper mb-70\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"time-line-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"brd-title\">History of MEDIU<\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"time-list-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"history-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2007<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-history-date-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"time-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"brd-btm\">Final approval and registration by the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia (MOHE)<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-time-box-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"history-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2008<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-history-date-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"time-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"brd-btm\">The establishment of the Faculty of Islamic Sciences, Faculty of Languages and Faculty of Finance and Administrative Sciences.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>The enrollment of the first student\u2019s intake.<\/p>\n<p>The admission of 3320 of students to the university from more than (39) countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The enrollment of 2123 students from more than (40) nationalities globally.<\/p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-time-box-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"history-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2009<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-history-date-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"time-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"brd-btm\">The establishment of the Faculty of Computer and Information Technology.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Full accreditation status by MQA for 24 academic programs.<\/p>\n<p>The application of 2482 male and female students to the university.<\/p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-time-box-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"history-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2010<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-history-date-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"time-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"brd-btm\">The establishment of the Faculty of Education.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>The obtainment of memberships from Islamic Development Bank and European Foundation for Quality in e-Learning (EFQUEL).<\/p>\n<p>The launch of on-campus\/conventional learning method (September).<\/p>\n<p>The introduction of financial assistance by National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) to local students.<\/p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-time-box-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"history-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2011<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-history-date-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"time-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"brd-btm\">The establishment of the Faculty of Engineering.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>First Prize for the Best Website Award under the \u2018University College and Private University\u2019 category by Ministry of Education, Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>The graduation of the first cohort of bachelor and master students.<\/p>\n<p>The approval of more diploma and postgraduate programs by the Ministry of Higher Education.<\/p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-time-box-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"history-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2012<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-history-date-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"time-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"brd-btm\">The obtainment of membership in International Association of Universities (IAU).<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-time-box-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"history-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2013<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-history-date-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"time-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"brd-btm\">The endorsement of Mediu Training and Continuing Education Centre as an authorized test centre for the International Computer Driving License (ICDL).<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-time-box-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"history-date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>2014<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-history-date-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"time-box\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"brd-btm\">Obtaining membership in the Association of Islamic Universities of the Muslim World League in Makkah Al-Mukarramah<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-time-box-->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><!--end-time-listwrapper-->\r\n\t\t<\/div><!--end-cnt-->\r\n\t<\/div><!--end-time-line-wrapper-->\r\n<\/section>\r\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Genesis Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU) obtained approval as a university from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Malaysia on 26 December 2006 and subsequently was registered on 20 June 2007 (KPT\/JPS\/DFT\/US\/B22). 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