Tunku Abdul Rahman University
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Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Tunku Abdul Rahman University, simplified Chinese: 拉曼大学; traditional Chinese: 拉曼大學; pinyin
Pinyin
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: Lāmàn Dàxué, acronym: UTAR) is a private
Private university
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, coeducational university based in Malaysia. Established in 2001, it is renowned for courses such as business
Business
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, finance
Finance
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, accounting, medicine
Medicine
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, Chinese medicine, science
Science
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, and journalism
Journalism
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.

Prior to the establishment of UTAR, the Malaysian Chinese Association
Malaysian Chinese Association
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 (MCA) was already running Tunku Abdul Rahman College
Tunku Abdul Rahman College
Tunku Abdul Rahman College, often known as TARC or KTAR, is a public institution of higher learning in Malaysia. It has six campuses located in six states across Malaysia. While having close links to Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman , the college and the university are separate entities...

 (TARC), also known as Kolej Tunku Abdul Rahman (KTAR).
 
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