Application for IT Postgraduate Study in UNITEN

Planning to do your postgraduate study? National Energy University (or known as Universiti Tenaga Nasional in Malay) (UNITEN) could be one of your choices to pursue your Master or PhD. Let's have an overview about this university.

Universiti Tenaga Nasional commenced operation in 1976 as Institut Latihan Sultan Ahmad Shah (ILSAS), which served as the corporate training center for Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). In 1994, ILSAS was transformed into an institute of higher learning and renamed to Institut Kejuruteraan Teknologi Tenaga Nasional (IKATAN). It offered academic programmes in engineering and business management at undergraduate and graduate levels through twinning links with local and foreign universities. In 1997, IKATAN was upgraded to Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN). Currently, UNITEN has two campuses located at Putrajaya and Muadzam Shah, Pahang. UNITEN offers academic programmes in Engineering, Information Technology, Business Management and related areas such as Science & Mathematics, Language & Social Sciences, Accounting and Finance. More information can be obtained from UNITEN’s official website.

Information Technology (IT) Postgraduate Programmes Offered

UNITEN offers postgraduates programmes for local and international students with several intakes throughout the year and managed by the College of Graduate Studies. List of IT postgraduate programmes offered is as follows:

• Doctor of Philosophy in Information and Communication Technology
• Master of Information Technology (By research)
• Master of Information Technology (By coursework & research)
• Master of Software Engineering (By coursework & research)

Information on Engineering and Business postgraduate programmes in UNITEN can be accessed here.

The fee per semester for PhD in ICT programme in UNITEN is RM4500 (local student) and RM5850 (international student). It will take 2 to 7 years (minimum 4 semesters) for completion of PhD programme in UNITEN. For Master in IT (Structure A), the fee is RM3000 per semester (local student) and RM3900 per semester (international students) with 1 - 3 years (minimum 2 semesters) for full-time students and 2 to 4 years (minimum 4 semesters) for part time students. For Master in IT (Coursework), the programme fee is RM26,000 (local students) and RM33,800 (international students) with 1.5 to 3 years for full time students and 2.5 to 4 years for part time students. Viva Voce fees for PhD student is RM2,500 and RM1,250 for Masters students. Besides that, students are also required to pay for university fees around RM2010 (local students) and RM7570 (international students) on the registration day. Full information on UNITEN fees can be accessed here.

Application fee for local applicant is RM30 and RM120 or USD30 for international applicant. Application can be submitted online through http://apply.uniten.edu.my/newpgapps/. Payment can be made through online payments, credit card or bank draft. Supporting documents such as softcopy of MyKad / passport, academic transcripts, IELTS / TOEFL certificate, research proposal can be attached through the online system. An email will be automatically sent to your academic referees requesting for recommendation for your study in UNITEN.