The establishment of a university in Kelantan was made as a component in the Ninth Malaysia Plan to support the quality of human capital development in the higher education sector. The cabinet has specified that the philosophy of the curriculum in UMK should be based on entrepreneurship and enterprise education in all the study programmes. Therefore, taglines such as “Entrepreneurship is Our Thrust” and “Entrepreneurial University” are widely used to promote the philosophy of this university. Specialised studies for short and moderate term are grouped into three main fields of studies, namely: 1. Entrepreneurship and Business; 2. Creative Technology and Heritage; 3. Agro-Based Industry and Earth Sciences. Apart from the three fields of studies, the significant emphasis would be given to acquiring languages and the development of soft skills. These learning programs aim is to produce high-quality human capital with a first class mentality and exemplary entrepreneurship attributes.

Faculty of Agro-based Industry (FIAT) was established on April 1, 2012 along Faculty of Earth Sciences (FSB) after more than four years under the Faculty of Agro Industry and Natural Resources (FASA). The establishment of this faculty is in line with the core of the university, where one of the core components in the establishment or university of agriculture and entrepreneurship.