Southern University College

Southern University College (Southern  UC) is a non-profit, private university college in Malaysia. Southern UC is the first non-profit higher education institute and private university college in Skudai, Johor. Currently, Southern UC has 7 faculties, 3 schools, 6 research institutes and 7 academic centres.

The establishment of the Southern UC was to provide an education channel at home for high school graduates when they were unable to further studies in foreign countries.

Foon Yew Advanced Studies Programme was setting up in 1975, where later on the Foon Yew Board of Directors made application to the Ministry of Education for setting up Foon Yew College on the foundation of this programme. With the persistence and efforts of the Chinese community, Southern College was approved by the Ministry of Education and established in 1990. Through 22 years of management and efforts, the Ministry of Higher Education approved Southern College to upgrade to Southern University College on 19 June 2012