Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), established in 1969, is a publicly-funded Autonomous university in Malaysia. USM is among the oldest institute of higher learning. It has three campuses with its main one on the island of Penang. Academically, USM offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs within its 24 academic schools, 14 centers and 7 units in the fields of Technology, Liberal Arts and Science. In addition, research plays an important role in the university’s structure including brain and neuroscience, environmental science, aquaculture, biomedical and pharmaceutical studies, technology and more. Furthermore, USM has facilities for student accommodation, sporting and recreation; in
addition to other activities realized through societies, clubs, sports and cultural activities, motivation workshops and debate competitions.