The backgrounds of Faculty of Economics and Management

The history of the Faculty of Economics and Business, UKM began with the establishment of the Department of Economics and Commerce in 1970, the same year as the establishment of the University itself. The department was located at Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur. At the initial stage of its existence, the discipline of economics only enjoyed the status of a "department" in the Faculty of Arts.

The department of Economics and Commerce attained faculty status on 1st January 1974. This was the consequence of the rapid development in the discipline of economics and management. The new faculty was named the Faculty of Economics and Management.

The name, "Faculty of Economics and Business" reflects the main disciplines in the field of Economics, business management, and accounting as well as the unity knowledge with its epistemological underpinnings.