Gambang had been developed to be an education city in the past ten years, starting with the building of Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan dan Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM), now known as
Universiti Malaysia Pahang. After Universiti Malaysia Pahang was built, the Federal Government under the
Ministry of Education formed a foundation college in Gambang, named Kolej Matrikulasi Pahang, with the first intake of students starting on 5 April 2003. Currently, the government is in the process of building a
Universiti Teknologi MARA branch in Gambang. The project had just been started. At the same time, the government built the permanent pre-university campus of
International Islamic University Malaysia. Other than universities and colleges, a sports school was also built in Gambang.
Sekolah Sukan Pahang (or known by the locals as Sekolah Sukan Gambang) is the third sports school formed after
Sekolah Sukan Bukit Jalil and
Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail. The school is located directly in front of the main entrance to Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
Akademi Bolasepak Negara Mokhtar Dahari, a football academy for young talents, is located adjacent to Sekolah Sukan Pahang. It started its first intake in 2018. ==Attractions==