Complex sentence: It was opened in 1987, as Sunway College; in 2004, the College was upgraded by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education to a University College and in January 2011, it was upgraded to full university status and became Sunway University.
Split into simpler sentences: It was opened in 1987 as Sunway College and in 2004 the College was upgraded by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education to a University College. In January 2011 it was further upgraded to full university status and became Sunway University.