After 13 years in Section 13, Petaling Jaya (PJ) and about 11 years in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur (KL), the two UTAR campuses have ceased operations and moved into the new City Campus built opposite the existing Sungai Long campus building. For many of us it is a bittersweet moment to finally say goodbye as the memory of work and studies in these buildings will continue to represent UTAR as we knew it, particularly for many of our alumni.

PJ Campus was established as UTAR’s first campus in 2002 with just 411 pioneer students, taking over the building previously occupied by The Star newspaper.  Over the years as our student body grew and new faculties and programmes were introduced, UTAR began expanding into separate campuses, eventually totalling four, including Perak Campus and the existing Sungai Long campus. After all these years, it was time to move out from the PJ and KL rented premises into our own university campus in Sungai Long.

In total PJ Campus will close block PC, PD, PE, PH and the 2nd floor of Plaza Hamodal, while KL Campus will decommission block SA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SF, and SG. In total, the Faculty of Creative Industries, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, and Centre for Foundation Studies will be moved to the new City Campus in Sungai Long, as well as the libraries and the various administrative divisions and departments.

The UTAR City Campus will commence full operations on 1 June 2015. In the days before the relocation, staff members were busy wrapping up work and packing all belongings. Boxes piled up as cabinets were emptied, files sorted and documents packed. Eventually rows of boxes dotted the campus hallways and corridors. Partitions were taken down, chairs stacked, computers bubble-wrapped and work stations disassembled. Slowly, everything was placed on wooden pallets and fork-lifted into massive trailers for the journey to new offices in Sungai Long. It was the end of a memorable journey for many in PJ and KL.

Thousands of students have walked our halls, many with nostalgia of their days spent on the two campuses. Many will remember fondly of raucous laughter filling the hallways, days spent absorbing precious knowledge in classes, happy times eating with friends at the cafeteria and hanging out at the mamak stalls along the roads. Many of our alumni will look back to those times and agree that these are memories to be cherished for a lifetime.

The new UTAR City Campus will bring with it new and fresh memories of days ahead in bright offices and improved learning environment in our very own purpose built campus building.  This move will inject a refreshing shot of vigour and energy urging all onwards towards the university’s mission to be a global institution of educational excellence.

Once again, we bid you PJ and KL campuses, farewell!

PJ Campus Buildings

KL Campus