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Welcome
Asia e University School of Graduate Studies
A PhD is the abbreviaOon of Doctor of Generally, a PhD graduate will nd great
Philosophy. It is the top academic degree opportunitygloballyinresearchandacademic
represenOng a mastering of one's eld of career which typically combines research,
study and enOtles the person who earns it teaching, administraOve and leadership
tobeaddressedwiththehonoric"Doctor. responsibiliOes.
AeUisaninterna,onal
universityendorsedby31Asia
Collabora,onDialogue(ACD)
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The PhD Journey >>
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Selec,on&Admission 3
ofStudent
Onlystudentswhomeet
entryrequirementswillbe
admi^edinselectedareas
Capabilityof 4
ofresearchwhereexperOse
Students
isavailabletosupervisethe Capabilityofstudentsin
students. doingresearchisclosely
Examina,onof
monitoredbythesupervisor Thesis
2 andSGS.Bothstudentsand
supervisorsarerequiredto InternaOonalbenchmarking
submitaprogressreport isbeingappliedinthe
ResearchProposal every6months. evaluaOonofPhDthesis.
TheseincludeexaminaOon
Defense Researchdataarecollected, ofthesisby1internal
resultsproducedand examinerand2external
Studentsarenotrequired analyzedduringaeldwork
tosubmitaresearch examiners,followedby
periodofonetotwoyears. WivaVoceandthe
proposalforadmission
Thisphaseofthe examinersreportstobe
purpose.
programmeconsistsof approvedbytheUniversity
However,thestudentwill intensivethinkingand
beundertheguidanceof Senate.
wriOnginconsultaOonwith
thesupervisororadvisor thestudentssupervisor(s).
toprepareandpresentthe
researchproposalina
foruma^endedbyfaculty
membersand2External
Assessorstoensurethe
researchiscurrentand
adequateasaPhD
programme.
Thisisnormallyheldwithin
12monthsaberthe
registraOondate.
Onthebasisofthe
ResearchProposal
Defense,thestudents
performanceisevaluated
andadecisionistaken
aboutconOnuingthe
programme.
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Objectives Learning Objectives
Toproduceknowledgeableand UponsuccessfulcompleOonoftheprogramme,
competentresearchersinthe graduateswillbeable:
choseneldthatcould 1. Toproduceoriginalresearchoradvanced
contributeeecOvelytowards programatdoctorallevel.
thebodyofknowledgeand 2. Toconceptualise,designandimplementprojects
naOonbuilding. forthegeneraOonofsignicantnewknowledge
and/orunderstanding.
Ingeneral,AeUsPhD 3. Tocreate,interpret&disseminateknowledge
whichextendstheforefrontofthechosen
programmespromotecriOcal discipline.
enquiry,developproblem 4. Tomakeinformedjudgmentsoncomplexissues
solving,decisionmaking,and inspecialisedelds,andcreateinnovaOonsin
analyOcalthinkingskills,aswell tacklingandsolvingproblems.
asencouragestudentstotake 5. ToappreciateresearchimplicaOonsand
eecOvelyconveyresearchndingsaccordingto
acOveresponsibiliOesfortheir
needs.
independentlearning,and 6. Todisseminatetheresearchndingsby
preparesthemforlifelong publishing,conducOngandparOcipaOngin
learning. academicjournals,forumandseminars,etc.
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Admission Requirements for International Students
AsPhDprogrammesarebasedonresearchinaselected
eldofstudy,studentsareexpectedtobeginwitha
thoroughinvesOgaOonoftheexisOngbodyof
knowledgeonasubjecttodenespecicquesOonsthat
canbeansweredthroughoriginalresearch.Therefore,
youmayberequiredtosubmitthefollowing:
1. Masterdegreeofrelevanteld
2. Acurriculumvitae(CV)orresume
3. Astatementofresearchintent,describingwhatyou
havealreadydoneandwhatyouhopeto
accomplishinyourdoctoralresearch.Thisisyour
preliminaryresearchintentorresearchproposal
4. Youmayberequiredtoa^endaninterviewinsome
cases
5. Forthesistobewri^eninEnglish,therewillbean
Englishlanguagecompetencyrequirement
equivalenttoIELTS6.5orTOEFL550.
6. ApplicaOonfeeis100USdollar.Thisamountof Accreditation
moneywillbedeductedwhenthestudentsare
acceptedtothecourse;otherwiseitisnot PhDprogrammesinAeUareapproved
refundable bytheMalaysianMinistryofHigher
7. ApplicaOondocumentsrequiredinclude: Educa,onwithaccreditaOongranted
1. CompletedapplicaOonforms bytheQualityAssuranceauthorityof
2. Scannedcopiesofyourdegreesandacademic MalaysianQualica,onsAgency
transcriptswithcerOedtranslaOoninEnglish (MQA).AeUisalsoworkingtowards
3. Onescannedcopyofyourphoto(jpeg,color, naOonalrecogniOonsinthecountries
150x150pixels) ofoperaOonviatheACDnetwork.
4. ProofofEnglishprociency
Thefullaccredita:onofyourdoctorateisaremarkableachievementanda
tributetoyouruniversity'sunswervingcommitmenttorigorousacademic
standards.Inmyexperience,newuniversi:esoNentakeshortcutsand
compromisestandardsintherushtobuildenrolmentsandgraduate
students.Thisisnotthecasehere.Welldone.
TheLateEmeritusProfessorDrJohnMiltonSmith,PhD(Cambridge)
SchoolofManagement
Cur,nUniversityofTechnology,Perth,Australia
AeUsAdjunctProfessor&
ExternalExaminertoAeUsPhD(BA)&
PhDsupervisor
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Stages of Research
Stage1 Stage2 Stage3 Stage4
PhD
PartTime Semester13 Semester47 Semester811 Semester1112
PhD Semester12 Semester35 Semester67 Semester89
FullTime
1.PreparaOonof 7.Thesis
intentofresearch submission
8.NominaOonand
2.Appointmentof
appointmentof
supervisor
thesisexaminers
9.Thesis
evaluaOonby
3.PreparaOonof 5.Research/data 6.Thesisreport examinersand
researchproposal collecOon wriOng supervisorsand
their
recommendaOons
10.Thesis
4.Proposal
examinaOon/viva
defence
voce
11.GraduaOon
As part of the formaOve assessment, capability of students in doing research is closely monitored by the
supervisorandtheDeanofSGS.Bothstudentsandsupervisorsarerequiredtosubmitprogressreportsevery
6 months. This will assess students knowledge, criOcal thinking, pracOcal, technical, professional, scienOc
andproblemsolvingskills.
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Selection and Roles of Supervisor
Supervisors are carefully selected to meet
the requirements in terms of experOse,
a c a d e m i c q u a l i c a O o n s , r e s e a r c h
backgroundandpublicaOonsintherelevant
eld. The appointment of supervisors also
requires approval from the Postgraduate
Studies Commi^ee and the University
Senate.
TheRolesoftheSupervisorinclude:
1. GuidesthestudentintheselecOonand
planningofanoriginalresearchtopic
thatcanbesuccessfullycompleted.
2. Establishes with the student a realisOc Ometable for compleOon of
thevariousphasesoftheresearch.
3. Provides the student with a realisOc Ome schedule for provision of
feedbackandtoensurethatthestudentadherestotheOmetable.
4. Ensuresthatstudenthasanunderstandingoftherelevant
theories and themethodologicalandtechnicalskillsnecessaryfor
the research, including provision of informaOon through an ethical
reviewprocesswhereapplicable.
5. Makes arrangements to ensure conOnuity of supervision during
leavesoranextendedperiodofabsence.
6. Submits a Progress Report on the students research work progress
twiceyearly,byrstweekofJanuary,andrstweekofJulytoSGS.
7. A^ends the students research proposal defense and decides
whethertheproposalisacceptableforthestudenttoproceedtothe
nextstageoftheresearch.
8. ProposessuitableReader(s)forproposaldefense.
9. ConOnues to guide and advise the student aber the research
proposaldefense.
10. DecidesandrecommendstoSGSforthesubmissionofthestudents
thesis.
11. ProposessuitableExaminer(s)toexaminethethesis.
12. A^endsthestudentsVivaVoceexaminaOon;howevertheSupervisor
doesnottakepartinthedecisionmaking.
13. Ensures that conduct all acOviOes with academic integrity and in
compliance with Code of Conduct, relevant laws, rules and
regulaOons
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About Asia e University
AsiaeUniversity(AeU)isadualmode(residenOal
fullOmeoronlinedistancelearning)internaOonal
university by Asians for Asia, supported by 31
member countries under the Asia CooperaOon
Dialogue(ACD).
ThroughcollecOveexperOsefromeducaOonalpartners,AeUdeliversacomprehensivespectrumofprogrammesranging
fromDegree,MasterandDoctoratelevelsinManagement,ICT,EducaOonandArts,HumanityandSocialSciencesfocusing
onquality,exibility,aordability,accessibilityrelevanceandpersonalizedlearning.
AeUisrecognizedinMalaysiaasitsestablishmentisiniOatedbytheMalaysiangovernment.Allacademicprogrammesin
AeUareapprovedbytheMalaysianMinistryofHigherEducaOonandaccreditedbytheMalaysianQualicaOonsAgency
(MQA).MQA'saccreditaOonisbeingusedbymanycountriesforrecogniOon.
AeU is also a member of AssociaOon of Commonwealth UniversiOes (ACU), through which is also used as a basis of
UniversiOes Grant Commission (UGC) recogniOon in countries such as SriLanka. In addiOon, AeU is also a member of
European FoundaOon for Quality in ELearning (EFQUEL), InternaOonal Council for Open and Distance EducaOon (ICDE)
andAsiaAssociaOonofOpenUniversiOs(AAOU).ForeigngovernmentrecogniOonofAeUobeninvolvesthegovernment
togovernmentauthoriOestoselectappropriateuniversiOesformutualrecogniOonsuchasthecasebetweenChinaand
Malaysia. AeU is working towards mulOple naOonal recogniOon via mulOple channels including dual award partnership
withlocaluniversiOesaswellasusingACDgovernmentsnetwork.
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