Established in 1857, Upper Iowa University (UIU) is the largest private university in Iowa. It is located in the city of Fayette in the scenic Volga River Valley of northeast Iowa . UIU is a liberal arts institution of higher learning offering quality baccalaureate degree programmes in a variety of fields and specialisation areas to students in the US and other countries.

In addition to the main campus in Iowa, UIU has extended its off-campus centres to include locations in Southeast Asia and Canada. In Malaysia, SEGi College is an approved off-campus centre offering the Bachelor of Science programme with six areas of specialisations. Students can opt to complete their UIU ADP programme at either SEGi College or on-campus at Iowa.