HELP University

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HELP University 精英大学

Universiti HELP
Former names	HELP University
Motto	The University of Achievers
Established	1986
Chancellor	Datuk Dr Paul Chan Tuck Hoong
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Dr Andy Liew Teik Kooi
Address	ELM Business School, No. 15, Jalan Sri Semantan 1, Off Jalan Semantan, Bukit Damansara, 50490, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
Campus	Damansara Heights
Website	www.help.edu.my

HELP University (Malay: Universiti HELP; formerly known as HELP Institute) is a private university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. HELP is an acronym for Higher Education Learning Philosophy. It was founded on April 1st, 1986, by the first and current Chancellor of the school Paul Chan Tuck Hoong and his wife, Chan-Low Kam Yoke.

HELP University, HELP Academy, and several of their subsidiaries share a common corporate logo featuring two hands: one extended in assistance, symbolizing a helping hand reaching out to support the other.

HELP University has two campuses. One is located in Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, and the other in Subang Bestari, Shah Alam, Selangor.

HELP University's Subang 2 campus opened its doors in April 2016 and is the larger campus of the two.^[1] The campus won the IFLA Asia Pacific Awards 2019, Honorable Mention; and the Malaysia Landscape Architecture Awards MLAA 2018, Honour in the Landscape Design Award Professional Category. Both awards were won by Verona Landscape Architecture that designed the Subang 2 landscape.^[2]

The Subang 2 campus which was designed by GDP Architect, also won the PAM Awards 2017 in the category of Education (Commendation).^[3]

HELP University has 6 academic faculties, a Graduate School, a Centre for Continuing Professional Development, and an Institute for Crime and Criminology.^[4]

Faculties

• Faculty of Behavioural Sciences and Education
• Faculty of Economics, Business, and Accounting
• Faculty of University Foundation Studies
• Faculty of Law and Government
• Faculty of Computing and Digital Technology
• Faculty of Communication, Media, and Creative Industries

Centres

On 24 November 2022, HELP University established and opened the first Centre for Neuropsychology in Malaysia.^[5]

HELP Academy, a sister company of HELP University provides programmes in collaboration with partner universities. It offers twinning programmes from the University of Derby, United Kingdom. HELP Academy also offers its own Certificate and Diploma programmes.

• Che Puan Sarimah Ibrahim (psychology graduate) – TV host, radio announcer, former actress and singer.
• Lisa Surihani (law graduate) – model, actress and TV host.
• Jane Teoh, model, Miss Universe Malaysia 2018^[6]
• Shwetajeet Kaur Sekhon – model, actress and Miss Universe Malaysia 2019.
• Chris Cheong - Magician, mentalist & illusionist

• Sara Yap Kim Wen (psychology graduate) – Taekwondo.^[7]

HELP University and HELP Academy were rated Berdaya Saing (Competitive) as the highest category in the 2022 ratings by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education. Institutions rated competitive have the capability to compete at a higher level. Institutions were evaluated and classified based on their excellence and meeting the evaluation criteria set by Malaysia's Higher Education Institutions ratings.^[8]

HELP University was the first university in Southeast Asia to be awarded 5 stars in 8 categories by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Star Rating System in April 2020. The 8 categories are Teaching, Internationalisation, Employability, Academic Development, Facilities, Social Responsibility, Inclusiveness, and Programme Strength for its Masters in Business Administration (MBA).^[9]

HELP University was ranked No. 1 among 650 universities in Asia for Outbound Student Exchange Programme by QS Rankings: Asia 2021.^[10]

The university was rated between 401 and 450 in the Asian University Rankings 2021 by QS Rankings.^[11]

The university was awarded the Premier Digital Tech University (PDTU) status in 2019 by the Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), a recognition given to Malaysia's leading digital tech focused tertiary institutions.^[12][13]

HELP University was rated 6 Stars for Human Resource Management, Language Studies, Education, Banking, Psychology, Mathematics and Statistics, Counselling and Law by Talentbank in the National Graduate Employability Index.^[14]

• Official website