international medical university international medical university the international medical university (imu) is a private, english language, health sciences university in kuala lumpur, malaysia. it was established in 1992, and is active in research and teaching within medicine and healthcare with a strong international orientation. international medical universityformer namesinternational medical college (1992)typeprivateestablished1992parent institutionimu health sdn bhdacademic affiliationsapucenchancellorybhg tan sri dato’ dr yahya awangvice-chancellorabdul aziz babastudents3,717locationbukit jalil, kuala lumpur, malaysiacampussuburbanwebsitewww.imu.edu.my imu is a wholly owned subsidiary of inbound education holdings sdn bhd (iehsb), a consortium led by tpg's the rise fund, hong leong group and employees provident fund. the current vice-chancellor and ceo of imu is professor dr abdul aziz baba. imu was the first private higher education institution in malaysia that received the right to confer academic degrees, and it was granted full university status by the government in 1999. it cooperates with universities in the united kingdom, australia, new zealand, canada, ireland, china and the united states of america. the main campus of imu is located in bukit jalil, kuala lumpur. as of november 2022, the university has 781 employees and 3,717 students. the university offers programmes in medical and other health sciences as well as msc and phd programmes. imu was one of only three private universities in malaysia which was awarded the "6 star: outstanding" setara ranking by the ministry of higher education in 2017 and subsequently in 2020. ownership imu is a wholly owned subsidiary of inbound education holdings sdn bhd (iehsb), a consortium led by tpg's the rise fund, hong leong group and employees provident fund. the current vice-chancellor and ceo of imu is professor dr abdul aziz baba. principal officers and management the ceremonial head of the university is the chancellor. mohamed zahir ismail served as the first chancellor (1999–2004), followed by sulaiman daud (2005–2010), t. devaraj (2010–2013), amir abbas (2013–2018), gan ee kiang (2018-2021) and yahya awang (since 2021). currently aini ideris is the pro-chancellor. the university's effective head and chief executive officer is the vice-chancellor, known as president before 2016. the first vice-chancellor was kamal salih (1993–2001), followed by abu bakar suleiman (2001–2015) and abdul aziz baba (since 2016). the deputy vice-chancellor for academic is ian martin symonds (2023-current) who succeeded peter pook chuen keat (2016-2020) and deputy vice-chancellor for institutional development and international is vishna devi a/p nadarajah (2023-current). prof datuk lokman hakim sulaiman is deputy vice-chancellor, research (2023-current). winnie chee is pro vice-chancellor, academic (2023-current), succeeding zabidi hussin (2020-2022) and pro vice-chancellor for education is er hui ming (2023-current). past pro vice-chancellors includes toh chooi gait (2016-2020) and victor lim (2016-2022). imu's former vice-chancellor abu bakar suleiman is emeritus president of imu group and co-founder, dr mei ling young was advisor to the group (2018-2021). notable academics for a full list of imu academics with wikipedia biographies, see academic staff of the international medical university abdul aziz baba, professor and vice-chancellor abu bakar suleiman, president kew siang tong, professor ong kok hai, professor victor lim, professor and pro vice-chancellor programmes imu imu imu pre-university pre-university programme at the international medical university was launched in january 2014 with its first cohort graduating in december 2014. the course equips students with core knowledge and skills required for the undergraduate programmes. foundation in science undergraduate/graduate the international medical university offers a wide range of undergraduate programmes in core and complementary healthcare disciplines. medicine dentistry pharmacy biomedical science chinese medicine chiropractic dietetics with nutrition digital health pharmaceutical chemistry medical biotechnology nursing nursing (odl) nutrition psychology postgraduate postgraduate programmes at the international medical university are research-based as well as coursework-based (with dissertation), encompassing disciplines such as clinical research, biomedical science and public health. analytical & pharmaceutical chemistry(msc) acupuncture (msc) business administration in healthcare management (postgraduate certificate/postgraduate diploma/master) counselling (master) clinical psychology (master) diabetes management and education (postgraduate diploma) endodontics (postgraduate diploma) health informatics and analytics (postgraduate certificate/postgraduate diploma/master) health professions education (postgraduate certificate/postgraduate diploma/master) implant dentistry(postgraduate diploma) medical and health sciences (msc/phd) molecular medicine (msc) pharmacy practice (master) prosthodontics(postgraduate diploma) public health (msc) partner universities imu has co-operation programmes with 35 partner medical schools (as of 2023) around the world, mainly in united kingdom, australia, new zealand, canada, ireland, china and the united states of america. its partner universities include the university of edinburgh, queen mary university of london, the university of manchester, and the university of new south wales. alumni alumni association of international medical university (aaimu) alumni association of international medical university (aaimu) was established in 2002 where the elected committee members will serve for two years. the aaimu has set up chapters to work with the imu’s schools and centre to coordinate events and activities. these collaborative efforts allow the alumni to socialise and boost their personal growth. alumni relations office (aro) imu alumni relations office (aro) was established in early 2016 with the aim to develop an international network of imu graduates and to engage alumni through the exchange of knowledge, academic ideas and professional development. the alumni relations office (aro) serves as the point of contact for imu alumni. the office is located at the student services department, imu bukit jalil campus.