UiTM is highly committed towards establishing a world-class research platform for global performance by providing impactful portfolios on translational research, high impact publications, creative and smart innovations and partnerships with stakeholders. The university aims for its global excellence to be upheld by two (2) strategic themes (ST) involving Translational Research Development, Innovation, and Commercialisation (TRDIC) and Industry, Community & Alumni Smart Partnership (ICASP).

The TRDIC would capitalise on the university research core strengths to establish two (2) new High Institution Centres of Excellence (HICoE) and to promote potential translational research creative solutions’ outputs for society and industry. The ICASP would provide smart platform of linkages for the high impact MoUs, MoAs and collaboration initiatives with the Top 500 companies and the Top 300 universities in the world which would lead to enhanced growth of the Endowment and Waqf Funds. The integration of TRDIC and ICASP, will not only harness university-industry mutual linkages but also foster a holistic ecosystem in transforming university roles in solving community issues as highlighted in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

UiTM aspires to be a globally renowned university of Science, Technology, Humanities and Entrepreneurship, thus, realises the fundamental need to adopt systems and practices that are globally prominence and have significant global relevance. Live and breathe the tagline transforming the ripples into tidal waves, underscore the need to lead the development of agile, professional Bumiputeras through the state-of-the-art curricular and impactful research to address global issues, thereby embracing the international positioning and outlook. A global university, requires capacity to harnessing the power of strategic partnership and attracting global intellectual capacity to attain the global status and have international appeal.