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Postgraduate Handbook 2017/2018

Client Charter

We are committed to:-

 Produce quality graduates through transformative and conducive learning
experience.
 Advance the frontier of knowledge through research and consultancy.
 Provide state-of-the-art resources to enrich learning and research
experiences.
 Nurture and manage talents for the nation.
 Actively support the local community and nation building efforts.
 Provide solutions and knowledge-capacity to the industries and
organizations.
 Become a world class University through internationalization.

Institute of Graduate Studies (IGS)

Overview

The Institute of Graduate Studies (IGS) or in Malay, Institut Pengajian Siswazah is
the postgraduate centre for UM. Since its inception in 1979, the main function of
IGS is to promote excellent multidisciplinary research and postgraduate training
in order to meet the growing demands and development of the modern era. The
number of postgraduate students has increased significantly over the years. There
are currently over 10,000 candidates with about 3,000 international students from
more than 73 countries.

IGS consists of the Admission Unit, Registration Unit, Assessment Unit, Thesis
Unit, IGS Academic Unit, Finance Unit, Scholarship Unit, Programme
Development Unit, Student Development Unit and Policies and General
Administration. With cooperation from other academic establishments of the
University, these units oversee the academic progress, finance and welfare of
postgraduate students.

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