A collaborative agreement between Universiti Kuala Lumpur and University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia was formalised on February 14, 2011 opening doors for more UniKL students to study abroad. A Memorandum of Agreement Signing Ceremony was executed at UniKL City Campus to materialise the implementation of UniKL-UNSW programme.

Under this agreement, eligible UniKL students will undertake the first part of their degree programme at UniKL before transferring to UNSW Faculty of Engineering to enter the second year of specific BE (Honours) Degree courses there. Students who successfully complete their studies at both institutions shall be eligible to have conferred upon them a Degree awarded by the University of New South Wales.

Signing on behalf of UniKL was Deputy President (Academic and Technology), Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mohamad Azemi Mohd Noor and UNSW was represented by Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Graham Davies. The signing was witnessed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jamel Othman, Director of UniKL International Office and Assoc. Prof. Rodney Chaplin, Associate Dean (International), UNSW Faculty of Engineering

Also present were MARA Deputy Director (Higher Education Division), Tuan Haji Bahari, Dean, UniKL BMI, Prof. Dr. Badri Abu Bakar, Dean, UniKL IPROM, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raja Aziz Raja Maarof and Dean, MIIT, UniKL, Prof. Dr. Roslan Ismail.