UniMAP (formerly known as KUKUM) established as a IPTA to 17 on 25th of July with a view to produce engineer higher skilled to meet and to support industry plan country, apart from giving alternative to student that tends to learning practically. On 2nd of May 2002, UniMAP begin to operate in a temporary campus in Kubang Gajah, Arau Perlis and had accepted inaugural students for academic session 2002/3 as many as about 116 people on 20th of June 2002.

On 1st of February 2007 KUKUM has been known as UniMAP for rebranding process university. UniMAP's mission is to produce perfect human capital that contributes to the development and industry ' competitiveness country.Priority area or niche area UniMAP is engineering based upon electronic and field of engineering and other technology those pertaining it and to support electronics industry.

The programmes are offered through eight schools:-

• School of Computer and Communication Engineering
• School of Microelectronic Engineering
• School of Electrical Systems Engineering
• School of Mechatronic Engineering
• School of Manufacturing Engineering
• School of Materials Engineering
• School of Bioprocess Engineering
• School of Environmental Engineering