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Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (Abbreviation:UTHM) (English: Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia; is a public university in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. It was formerly known as Institut Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (ITTHO) and Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (KUiTTHO). Along with other public university colleges, KUiTTHO was promoted to full university status. The name, UTHM was officially launched by the then education minister, Dato' Seri Hishammuddin Bin Tun Hussein. KUiTTHO continued to grow and progress, producing graduates who are skilful, knowledgeable and competitive. Consequently, the Malaysian government, on September 20, 2006, agreed to honour university college a full university status and changed its name to Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. On February 1, 2007, Datuk Mustapha Mohamed, the Minister of Higher Education officially announced the change of status. Dato' Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein Onn then made the official declaration of the change of name on March 2, 2007.