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Research Centres

The Population Studies Unit (PSU)

Chairman:

Professor Dr. Noor Azina Binti Ismail

Dean, Faculty of Economics and Administration (FEA), University of Malaya (UM)

Coordinator:
Mr. Tey Nai Peng

BACKGROUND

The Population Studies Unit (PSU) was set up in 1979 as part of the Population and Family

Health Project funded by the World Bank and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
The PSU is placed under the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Economics and Administration

(FEA). All academic staff of FEA shall be ordinary members of the PSU. Non-FEA academic
staff of the University and members of external agencies may apply to be associate member

of the PSU.
The Dean of the FEA is the Chairman, and the Deputy Dean for Research and Development

is the Deputy Chairman. The day-to-day running of the PSU is performed by a Coordinator

appointed by the Dean. The PSU is guided by a board with members from the various
faculties, government agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations and United Nations

Population Fund (UNFPA).

OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF PSU

The primary objectives of PSU are to promote research and training on population and
population-related issues, and to network researchers in the field of demography and

population studies. More specifically, the functions of PSU are:

(1) To provide facilities for research and consultancy and to organize seminars and

short-term training programmes in population-related areas;
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