Rencana pilihan: UiTM - a unique educational odyssey, six decades of transformation: even though many milestones have been achieved, Universiti Teknologi MARA's work to use education as a catalyst for Bumiputera development continues amid challenging times

This year Universiti Teknologi MARA's unique educational odyssey which began in 1956 with the establishment of Dewan Latehan Rida to provide basic training to the educationally marginalized Bumiputera community. Nine years later in 1965 Dewan Latehan Rida evolved into Maktab MARA. In 1967, the Maktab blossomed into Institut Teknologi MARA. ITM, as it was popularly known, became the nucleus, the hub and the catalyst for Bumiputera education in the country. Our mission was to be part of a national policy of social engineering and social restructuring; reach out to the historically marginalized sections of society; and give them opportunities for upward mobility. That mission remains the reason d'etre of our existence today.