Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

Tun Hussein Onn University Malaysia (UTHM) is a public university in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. It was formerly known as the Tun Hussein Onn Institute of Technology (ITTHO) and the Tun Hussein Onn College of Technology (KUiTTHO).

Together with other public university colleges, KUiTTHO has been upgraded to university since 2007. UTHM has been officially launched by the education minister, Dato 'Seri Hishammuddin bin Tun Hussein. UTHM is also a member of the Technical University of Malaysia Network (MTUN).

The establishment history of Tun Hussein Onn University Malaysia started off on September 16, 1993. The university was formerly known as the Polytechnic Staff Training Center (PLSP). The core business of PLSP then was to train and produce polytechnics academic staff to become knowledgeable and skilful in various engineering fields. The training institute was jointly administered by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and the Ministry of Education Malaysia.

On 27 September 2000, the institute achieved another milestone when the Malaysian government agreed to award a university-college status to the institute. This was to recognize its contributions in science and technology-based development as well as in helping the nation to achieve its aspiration. With the new status, the institution was known as Tun Hussein Onn College of Technology (KUiTTHO) and the official announcement was made by Tan Sri Dato 'Seri Musa bin Mohamed, the then Minister of Education.

KUiTTHO continued to grow and progress, producing graduates who were skilful, knowledgeable and competitive. Consequently, the Malaysian government, on September 20, 2006, agreed to award the 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. Subsequently, Dato 'Seri Hishamuddin Tun Hussein Onn then made the official declaration of the change of name on 2 March 2007.