Tunku Abdul Rahman University
Write a review
    Tunku Abdul Rahman University
    (73 reviews)
    Write a review
    Write a review

    Company Reviews

    Working at Tunku Abdul Rahman University

    3.673 ratings in total
    5
    17
    4
    31
    3
    13
    2
    6
    1
    6
    73%
    Rate salary as high or average
    73%
    Employees recommend this employer to friends
    Work/Life balance
    3.6(73 ratings)
    Career development
    3.3(73 ratings)
    Benefits & perks
    3.3(73 ratings)
    Management
    3.1(73 ratings)
    Working environment
    3.7(73 ratings)
    Diversity & equal opportunity
    2.2(6 ratings)
    Ratings for Tunku Abdul Rahman University are shared as-is from employees in line with our community guidelines

    Reviews

    Showing 73 reviews sorted by most recent
    Sort by
    most recent
    1.0
    Assistant Manager
    Dec 2025
    Sungai Long Selangor1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    I would not recommend joining unless you urgently need income for living expenses.
    The good thingsHigh EPF contribute.
    The challengesSince the day I joined, my journey has been filled with challenges. Progress has been difficult, and positive outcomes have been limited.
    1.0
    Administrative Staff
    Dec 2025
    Bandar Malaysia Kuala Lumpur3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    They're heartless people especially the management. You guys dont know how to manage great staff
    The good thingsNo enjoy working here like crazy
    The challengesWork politic, bootlicking environment, toxic, and pleaser. you guys dont deserve to be a university. Just be a political agency
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Graduate Research Assistant
    Jul 2025
    Sungai Long Selangor1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Overall good, but need to survive with shortage of equipment and quite a hassle for administrative related work
    The good thingsFlexibility, but it depends on your supervisor
    The challengesShortage of analytical equipment, and hassle in submitting reports
    1.0
    Assistant Registrar
    Mar 2025
    Kuala Lumpur City Centre Kuala Lumpur1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    Stable career yet lack of flexibility
    The good thingsEverything has a proper SOP to follow.
    The challengesOverly bureaucratic and lack of flexibility and creativity
    2.0
    AM
    Aug 2024
    Sungai Long Selangor
    Toxic
    The good thingsSupportive colleagues
    The challengesIt seems the VP of SDAR might not be the best fit for overseeing DSFA at the moment. It might be beneficial to have an exemplary Head of Department (HoD) for DSFA. Currently, the performance of the HoD has been less than ideal, and there are some concerns about their leadership skills. It appears that their approach might be more emotional and less effective in managing the team. There’s a sense that they might be more focused on appearing busy rather than actually improving the department’s performance, and this has led to a rather toxic work environment. The high turnover rate in the department could be a sign that changes might be needed to improve the situation. Additionally, she tends to be friendly only towards staff who flatter her and often hires people based on personal preference rather than work performance.
    1 person found this helpful
    3.0
    Assistant Professor
    Jan 2024
    Kampar Perak7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Strong in the previous but losing now.
    The good thingsFlexi hours, friendly colleagues, nice students and a peaceful environment
    The challengesLow salary, low bonus, and the hospital keeps losing money
    4.0
    Asistant Manager
    Oct 2023
    Sungai Long Selangor7 to 8 years in the role, former employee
    UTAR is a good place to work and suitable if you are looking for stability
    The good thingsyou can make friends here
    The challengesPromotion is capped & downgraded.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Accounting lecturer
    Feb 2023
    9 to 10 years in the role, current employee
    Very good management and working environment.
    The good thingsTeaching works are enjoyable because the hire management put the trust to handle our students very well and live the flexibility to conduct the classes as we see fit and match with the type of subject we are teaching.
    The challengesThe changes of key performance indicator to focus more on research rather than teaching which would sometimes switch our focus on teaching.
    5.0
    Research & development assistant
    Dec 2022
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    great place with great people
    The good thingsfriendly staff and encouraging environment. high epf
    The challengeslow budget and packed environment. air cond is not cold for most office area.
    5.0
    Assistant Professor
    Apr 2021
    Ipoh Perak11 to 12 years in the role, current employee
    I experienced in research and publication.
    The good thingsI enjoy doing research and publications with colleague, local and international academicians.
    The challengesIt is too bureaucracies as there are many procedures and rules need to comply with.
    5.0
    Lecturer
    Aug 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, former employee
    A good institution that promote growth
    The good thingsThe institution encourages employees to venture in various fields. The lecturers are not solely teaching on the campus. It helps the employees to get in touch with the other fields.
    The challengesThe expectations (e.g., PhD)
    1 person found this helpful
    4.0
    Administrative assistant
    Jun 2020
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Interesting, fun, change to learn, to do public presentation and many other soft skills experience.
    The good thingsCompany provide free in-the-job training, Beside I also can sit in our department training workshop to learn from the external trainer.
    The challengesTime management and work-life balance. Personal oral presentation skills.
    5.0
    Laboratory manager
    Jan 2020
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    I can grow new skill every year working here
    The good thingsI have the opportunities to learn new knowledge in many aspects, including maintenance, LEV and GEV, learn analytical instruments, learn new lab skills, learn management skills and learn to do customer service with our laboratory user. UTAR has many in house training and also supports for external conference too.
    The challengesI have nothing to dislike. Our teammates are all working hard and helping each other without hesitate. All working in a professional manner.
    4.0
    Assistant manager
    Sep 2019
    Multitasking
    The good thingsGood benefit, salary increment
    The challengesMultitasking task, students feedback and communication with superior
    2 people found this helpful
    2.0
    Lecturer
    Sep 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    Very demotivating environment
    The good thingsFlexi hours that allow you do what you want.
    The challengesVery difficult to self develop because of limited budget. Many ideas are rejected due to ideas.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Admin officer
    Sep 2019
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Nice working environment
    The good thingsGood working environment & beautiful lake scene, no traffic jam problem, nice people
    The challengesJust like normal company will have....
    5.0
    Lecturer
    Jul 2019
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Overall a pleasant experience
    The good thingsFlexible working hours is perhaps one of the best benefit that comes with the job. It gives you the freedom to manage your time the way you deem fit. The management has clear goals for the institution's future and will always work hard to achieve them. This is evident from the speed it manages to climb the THE University Rankings. The campus and the town in which it is located are beautiful and serene. The standard of living is not as high compared to big cities and you will never have to worry about being stuck in traffic jams.
    The challengesThe rapid pace at which the institution is growing also means that there are more things constantly being added to one's job description. However, such contributions are not always compensated due to various undisclosed reasons and this might cause burnout among the staff. While promotion and professional development are possible, the remuneration could be revised for better staff retention as income is a major concern for most.
    4.0
    Lecture
    Jul 2019
    5 to 6 years in the role, current employee
    Good and enjoyable
    The good thingsYes, enjoy the working environment
    The challengesNew subject to handle
    4.0
    Assistant general manager
    Feb 2019
    7 to 8 years in the role, current employee
    Work hard and smart for the opportunities & experiences.
    The good thingsPleasant environment, friendly faces, opportunities and experiences.
    The challengesSlow promotion and prudent set-up.
    5.0
    Lecturer
    Dec 2018
    Excellent
    The good thingsChinese work culture. Flexi work hours.
    The challengesAt times stressful.
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    English lecturer
    Nov 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Excellent Working Place
    The good thingsFlexible working hours, no clock in or clock out. Trust and integrity based place.
    The challengesToo many students to supervise.
    4.0
    Admin assistant
    Jun 2018
    5 to 6 years in the role, former employee
    I love UTAR
    The good thingsColleagues are all very friendly. My superior is very good, she teach me a lot of things and give me very high rate in my annual performance. With the experience of working here, I get more better opportunity after I quit the job. I learnt a lot of things here. The salary is low, but the benefit is not bad.
    The challengesThe opportunities for career development is very limited if you don't have Bachelor degree. As I only have diploma, I was not able to promote to a higher level even though my job scope was higher than the job scope of my position.
    2 people found this helpful
    1.0
    Lecturer
    Jun 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role
    Stingy and Selfish company
    The good thingsflexible working time for academic staff
    The challenges30% lower than market paid but 300% more workload than market
    1 person found this helpful
    5.0
    Finance Lecturer
    Feb 2018
    1 to 2 years in the role, current employee
    Great career development
    The good thingsProvide training in term of skill and also research.
    The challengesParking space.
    4.0
    Lecturer
    Feb 2018
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    A good platform to learn
    The good thingsUTAR provides a lot of learning opportunities to all staff, staff are given authority to teach and do research. Training courses are provided to all staff for personal development. The working environment is challenging and competitive, it will be recommended for employee who can work under high pressure.
    The challengesThe company's policies are always changing in a speed that staff need to push themselves beyond their limits. Although many capable staff still manage to catch up the requirements but it leads to burnout very rapidly. Often, the staff will experience emotional exhaustion and depersonalise their own value.
    4.0
    Assistant manager
    Dec 2017
    3 to 4 years in the role, former employee
    Gain experience & multitasking
    The good thingsFriendly staffs - we will help each other even if we are from different department. High EPF -18% company contribution Stable job - suitable if you are seeking for stable life or try to settle down. Not suitable if you are looking for fast career development.
    The challengesLong working hours if you work with certain departments. You might need to duty during weekend or after work. OT is underpaid. Besides that, you need to be multitasking handling different duties assigned by management. Sadly, lack of appreciation from the management. Increment is pretty slow.
    5.0
    Administration staff
    Nov 2017
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    Working UTAR Kampar is a comfortable and enjoyable experience
    The good thingsWork life balance, great benefit.
    The challengesLong term Career and personal development is restricted
    4.0
    Lecturer
    Nov 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role, current employee
    Work life balance
    The good thingsFlexible time; minimum control; clear and transparent KPI; nice environment, low living cost, personal office
    The challengesA lot of requirement on KPI, update and report every 6 months, stress if no perform, bureaucratic and complicated procedure
    4.0
    Assistant manager
    Oct 2017
    3 to 4 years in the role, current employee
    UTAR
    The good thingsManagement of faculty not very supportive and appreciated the staff.
    The challengesStaff keep changing their department as several faculty not really appreciate their staff and give some bad effect to the staff enhancement towards working surrounding.
    1 person found this helpful
    1.0
    Examination Assistant
    Sep 2017
    Less than 1 year in the role
    Be resourceful
    The good thingsHaving a good connection with the lecturers and some knowledge on the working environment in the workplace. Create a good circle of peers.
    The challengesImprove teamwork and communication skills. Help the new comer to explain further details on the job scope . Would very appreciate if the instructions or any help is delivery in a good manner:) . Teamwork is very important to have in order to ensure the work is deliver smoothly. Overall, it was an experience that I would like to take as a lesson in my life. I get to improve my stress and time management skills.
    Company Reviews published on our site are the views and opinions of their authors and do not represent the views and opinions of Jobstreet or its personnel. Jobstreet does not verify the truth or accuracy of any reviews and does not adopt or endorse any of the comments posted. Jobstreet posts reviews for what they are worth and for informational purposes only to assist candidates to find employment.
    Reviews by location
    Hulu Langat SelangorKampar District PerakKinta District PerakKuala LumpurSelangor