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DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

INTRODUCTION

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) has been offered by the Faculty of Engineering since 1959.
In 1974, Department of Electrical Engineering was established and since then, the Electrical
Engineering Programme is managed by the department. This course has obtained its accreditation
from Department of Public Service (Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam) and Board of Engineers
Malaysia (Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia). Due to the rapid evolving of telecommunications
technology in the mid-1990s, the Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications) was established
and parked under this department in 1996 and is persistently running until 2015. Since then, both
programmes are merged and now known as the Bachelor of Electrical Engineering.

In meeting the University of Malaya’s Mission and Vision, the Department of Electrical
Engineering strives hard to provide quality education in preparing students for professional
employment in the industry, commercial and academic sectors. The comprehensive curriculum
content, with the innovative and state-of- the-art teaching and delivery techniques, is designed and
planned to enrich the students’ knowledge and experience which will effectively enhance their
range of intellectual and practical skills. Since the past few years, around 30% of the students under this
programme graduated with First Class and over 80% of them found employment within 6 months after
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graduation. In 2020, this programme is ranked 46 by the QS World University Ranking in the Electrical
and Electronics subject category. Apart from the Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, the Department
also offers one Master’s degree by coursework, Master’s degree by research, and Doctor of
Philosophy (Ph.D). This provides an ample opportunity for students to pursue postgraduate
studies.

The department is also furnished with various high technology facilities designed for research and
teaching. Among the facilities are the laboratories that come with reliable, up-to-date and advance
equipment, computer laboratories, a PCB laboratory and the Engineering Library. The main
university computer facilities as well as common facilities provided by the faculty such as
workshop, high performance computer (HPC) and CAD/CAM systems, can be utilized by the
students from the department as well. The department also receives support from the industries
such as from Huawei, Motorola, DiGi, Measat, TNB, Telekom Malaysia, CREST, and many more.
Furthermore, with the collaboration of Huawei, Pestech and Motorola, three industrial laboratories
has been established at the department. Together with the industrial partners, the professional
bodies namely BEM, IEEE and IEM, have been providing input and suggestions to the department
in enhancing the curriculum as well as the quality of the research (FYP) and design (IDP) projects
that will be offered to the students throughout their studies.

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