Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) was established under Section 20 University and University College Act 1971 (Act 30) through “ Perintah Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (Pemerbadanan 2007) ” gazetted as P.U. (A) 43 on the 1^st of  February 2007.  It was initially known as Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (KUTKM) which was started on the 1^st of December 2001.