Universiti Teknologi MARA (Abbreviation: UiTM English: MARA University of Technology) is a Malaysian public university. The university motto is "Usaha Taqwa Mulia" (English: Effort, Devotion, Nobility). The main objective of this institution is to provide professional programmes of study in fields including engineering, law, science, medicine, technology, business, arts and humanities as well as being a research university. UiTM was founded in 1956. The university has expanded nationwide with 4 satellite campuses, 12 branch campuses, 9 city campuses and 19 affiliated colleges. With this network and 15,000 staff, the university offers more than 300 academic programmes. It is home to almost 120,000 students: bumiputeras and international students. UiTM is closely linked to the development of the independent Malaysian nation. It began in 1956 as Dewan Latihan RIDA (Rural and Industrial Development Authority Training Center) in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. The school became known as Maktab MARA (MARA College) in 1965. The name change meant that the college no longer operated under RIDA and instead became the most important unit of the MARA Training Division.