Overview

Since its inception in 1979, the Institute for Advanced Studies at University of Malaya has been offering an extensive range of graduate research opportunities and the number of postgraduate candidates has increased significantly over the years.

Features

IAS is highly recognized for conducting leading edge research in key areas of sciences, social sciences and humanities.

In addition to the research centres base across the faculties, the IAS has four Higher Institution Centres of Excellence (HiCoE) and two University of Malaya Centres of Excellence (UMCoE), namely, the University of Malaya (UM) Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Photonic Research Centre (PRC), Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR) and Tropical Infectious Research and Education Centre (TIDREC).

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Advanced Studies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-03-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

General Engineering & Technology View 19 other PhDs in General Engineering & Technology in Malaysia

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

Master’s degree or its equivalent in relevant discipline/field,or

Any other qualifications approved by the Senate (except for conversion from Master’s to Doctorate programme)

Preference will be given to applicants having a Bachelor’s Degree with CGPA 3.0 and above or its equivalent.

Tuition Fee

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International

65200 MYR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 65200 MYR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Kuala Lumpur

2210 - 3815 MYR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.