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§ A journal paper accepted for publication and the presentation at a
seminar at the national or international level; or
§ An application for a patent which is pending or has been granted
and a presentation at a seminar at the national or international level;
or
§ Any other achievement as may be determined by the Faculty and a
seminar presentation at the national or international level.
(v) A research plan for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

(b) Recommendation and report from supervisor; and

(c) The support and report of the Head of Department responsible for his
programme of study.

(2) Present the research output in a seminar before a panel of assessors
comprising two experts from within or outside the University in the related
field as may be determined by the Faculty. The said seminar shall as far as
possible be held within a month from the date of the application for the
change in the status of candidature.

Residential Requirements

Candidate is subject to a residential requirement in a prescribed duration of
his/her candidature unless authorised leave of absence has been granted.
Candidate is expected to remain in residence in order to benefit from planning,
conducting and writing up their research within the University community and
environment.

The residential requirement is deemed especially important especially during the
early period of candidature to build the skills and knowledge necessary to carry
out the proposed research program and also for the candidate to make use of
support programme and facilities provided by the University. During the first
few semesters of candidature, candidate is expected to interact on a regular basis
with supervisor(s) and participate in any faculty activities if required by the
Faculty.

For Coursework and Mixed-mode candidate, they have automatically fulfilled the
residential requirements by attending courses registered during the first few
semesters of their candidature.

For Research mode candidate, they are considered to have fulfilled the residential
requirement if they have completed all the following requirements:

(1) Attended at least 3 credits of Research Methodology Course within the
first two (2) semester of candidature;
(2) Seminar presentation;
• Master’s programme – at least one seminar presentation OR more as
required by the faculty

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