The
Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT) was founded in 1993 as part of an initiative by the Malaysian Government to address the shortage of
IT Professionals in the country. The newly formed institute was based in
Damansara Heights,
Kuala Lumpur and offered Diploma courses in computing and IT. In the following year, co-operative links were established with
Monash University in Australia, leading to the launch of a twinning program in 1995 for
Bachelor's degrees. In 1996, they formed a partnership with
Staffordshire University in
UK. The expansion led to the opening of the
Kuala Lumpur city campus in 1997, followed by campuses in
Karachi, Pakistan (1998),
Colombo, Sri Lanka (2000),
Lahore, Pakistan (2000),
Panipat, India (2001) and
Perth, Australia (2004). In 2003, the Malaysian campus moved to the new premises at
Technology Park Malaysia, which was known as
APIIT TPM. In March 2017, the Malaysian campus was moved from within the vicinity of the old premises to the new premises location at Jalan Teknologi 5,
Technology Park Malaysia. The old premises now houses "APIIT Sdn Bhd" which cater for IT Professional Development Courses. The curriculum had since developed, with the institution being recognized as a
SUN and
Microsoft authorized training center. In 1998, the institution became an
SAP University Alliance Partner. APIIT attained
university college status in 2004, and was renamed to Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation (UCTI) and further renamed to Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) after attaining
university status. == See also ==