UCSI's Doctor of Medicine students can now opt to gain the Bachelor of Medical Science by studying for a year at the University of Melbourne. Other world-class opportunities include a year of high impact research at Harvard Medical School; clinical placement and research at partner hospitals in Melbourne; posting at University Medical Centre Groningen in Holland, and live training sessions by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 

UCSI University has become the first and only private university in Malaysia to be recognised by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), joining the ranks of an elite group of universities like Oxford, Imperial College London, LSE and Warwick. 

Renowned composer, Onn San, is an alumnus of the UCSI Institute of Music. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Classical Music (Hons), Onn San went on to become the first Malaysian to obtain a Master’s in Musical Theater from the prestigious New York University’s Tisch School of The Arts. He has composed for numerous movies, with the latest being ‘Ola Bola’. His musical theater credits include writing the score for The Secret Life of Nora starring Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina. 

UCSI is the pioneer of aquatic science in Malaysia's higher education landscape. It is currently the only university which hosts an aquatic lab capable of cutting-edge research in the country. 

UCSI University students are making their presence felt in top universities like Harvard University and Imperial College London, through undergraduate research.