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Postgraduate research degrees take off in Malaysia

2 November 2005

Monash University Malaysia has launched its Higher Degree by Research (HDR) programs, which are aimed at building the campus's research and development capabilities.

From 2006, PhD programs will be offered by the academic disciplines of arts, sciences, business, engineering and information technology. A Master of Philosophy is being offered by the schools of Business and Information Technology.

The HDR programs were launched last month by Malaysia pro vice-chancellor Professor Merilyn Liddell and pro vice-chancellor for research and research training Professor Max King.

A suite of scholarships for suitable candidates has also been devised.

Professor Liddell said the offering of the HDR programs was a major initiative by the university in its efforts to stimulate and promote research and scholarly activities.

The key research strengths of Monash University Malaysia include Islamic banking and finance; corporate governance; ASEAN economic development; plant genetic engineering; agricultural biotechnology; electronic design and testing; system modelling, simulation and control; pervasive computing; grid computing; and postcolonial and postmodern literature and film in Asia.