The Asia-Europe Institute offers a range of International Masters degree programmes tailored to the academic background and career needs of students. These programmes offer a number of unique characteristics that will appeal to students from Asia , Europe and the rest of the world.

AEI offers four International Masters programmes in the following subjects :

• ASEAN Studies (IMAS)
• Information Management (IMIM)
• Regional Integration (IMRI)
• Small-and-Medium Enterprises (IMSMEs)

In addition, the AEI also conducts the PhD programme which is research driven.

All the existing teaching/learning programmes reflect a number of unique characteristics that further the aims and objective of enhancing higher education cooperation and exchange: partnership; an international outlook; and high quality staff.

Partnership

Each of the International Masters programmes had been established in joint partnership with leading institutions in Asia and Europe . This has resulted in close coordination over all aspects of course design, management, delivery and evaluation, as well as the validation of joint degrees and joint recognition. Our International Masters programmes will be committed to developing new partnerships with leading international universities.

An International Outlook

Few university institutions in Southeast Asia are as truly international as the AEI. We study not only Malaysian or Southeast Asian areas of interest, but those of other countries, many of them in a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. The student community at the AEI is one of the most internationally diverse in the region, with students from more than 20 countries having already studied in our programmes. This mix encourages a truly global and international approach to intellectual discovery and academic life at the AEI which cannot be matched elsewhere.

Experienced High Quality Staff

Each of the International Masters programmes is taught jointly by the AEI’s academic staff and Visiting Professors, all of whom have global reputations. This ensures that the AEI’s students have the benefit of learning from leading scholars who bring with them outstanding pedagogical practice and research insights. In addition to their teaching duties, Visiting Professors add considerable value through frequent dialogue with the University’s local faculty, the promotion of collaborative research, and other public outreach activities.

The AEI’s staff and Visiting Professors are regularly sought out as advisers, consultants, and commentators, becoming actively engaged in the practical impact of the subject they teach and research. As a student, you will also benefit from the constant stream of national and international politicians, business leaders, civil servants, and academics who visit the AEI to consult staff and to give lectures.

Helping You Fulfil Your Aims

At postgraduate level, study at the AEI generally takes two forms – taught Masters Programmes based on lectures, seminars and tutorials; and research programmes, where you prepare a thesis based on your research. Taught programmes lead to the award of an International Masters degree; research programmes normally lead to the University of Malaya degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D).

Types of Study

A Masters degree can serve different purposes and offers many benefits. You can study subject in depth which you have taken and enjoyed at degree level and extend your analytical and critical capabilities. Alternatively, a Masters Degree programme could serve as a conversion course from your degree subject, so that you can acquire a different set of skills or knowledge at a much higher level. A Masters degree can also act as research training to lay the foundations for more advanced work in a specialized field.

Many of the programmes we offer blend practical experience with rigorous academic analysis so as to broaden the knowledge of practitioners in certain fields.

On the International Masters programmes, students are assessed by a combination of coursework assignments associated with each taught course, including examinations, long essays, reports, oral presentations, and a project paper.

Supporting Your Studies

The AEI has a first class specialized Library and Documentation Centre which carries all the reference materials on your reading list and provides resources needed for the programmes of study. It also offers access to an increasing range of full-text electronic information resources such as newspapers, journals, and useful websites. In addition, all students have access to the Main Library of the University of Malaya which houses the largest collection of books and journals in the country. AEI also provides a computer room with study spaces and IT workstations, laptop points, wireless access and open spaces for group study. As a new student, you will be given a full tour of all the library facilities.