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Most frequent questions and answers

The application can be made through an online portal, kindly select Graduate School of Management as the Center of Studies, then select your programme level and intended intake.

Please visit this link for the application http://eadmission.iium.edu.my/index.php/student/eas_login

GSM has three intakes per year, the intake would be in September, May and January. You may refer to our website and social media for the dateline of application for each intake.

The frequency of class would be once a week for each subject or course registered. Full time students need to take at least 3 courses per semester and maximum 5 courses per semester, while for part time students, it would be minimum 1 course and maximum 3 courses per semester. Hence, if you are a full time student and you opt for 4 courses per semester, your class would be 4 times per week. Our classes would be at 6.30p.m.- 10.15 p.m. on weekdays and 9.00 a.m.-12.45 p.m. and 3.00 p.m. – 6.45 p.m. on weekends. 

Yes, you may send a request for deferment to our official gsm@iium.edu.my email address providing the period of time is not more than one academic year.  

You can apply for the progression visa through EMGS or you can directly refer with visa unit IIUM for advice and guidance for this matter. Kindly refer to this website https://www.iium.edu.my/office/office-of-international-affairs or email them at visa_unit@iium.edu.my

If you are planning to bring your family to stay in Malaysia for a long period of time, it is advisable for you to apply for a dependent visa. Kindly contact Visa Unit IIUM for this matter, you may refer to this website https://www.iium.edu.my/office/office-of-international-affairs or email them at visa_unit@iium.edu.my

Unfortunately no, GSM IIUM does not have the authority to issue a letter for permission to work for the students. This aligns with the rules and regulations stated by the Visa Unit where international students are not allowed to work part-time while studying in IIUM. 

Kindly refer to this link for more information. https://educationmalaysia.gov.my/faq/#can-i-work-while-study

Yes, since our entry requirement stated that the students must have either TOEFL, IELTS or MUET certificates but if you neither have these certificates you will have to sit for an EPT test set by GSM under the University and there will be some additional charges on that. The format of the EPT test can be reviewed from this website https://centre.iium.edu.my/celpad/english-proficiency-test/

GSM did not directly offer scholarships for the students, but the students can apply to the scholarships that are offered under Centre for Postgraduates Studies CPS, IIUM but there are terms and conditions applied. You may directly refer to this website https://centre.iium.edu.my/cps/scholarship/ . Other than that, you may also apply for the scholarship offered by the Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education.

As for our MBA programme, there would be 4 elective courses and we advise the students to register the electives courses in Semester 3 and Semester 4 (2 elective courses per semester)  required the students to take all the core courses to avoid further problem such as independent study or graduation delay due to semester extension. While for Mmgt, there will be an option either to take one elective course or to do a research paper.

The maximum duration for master programme is :
    Full time : 3 years 

    Part time : 5 years

 The maximum duration for doctorate programme is : 

    Full time : 6 years

    Part time : 8 years

     Minimum credit hours : 9 credit hours 

     Suggested credit hours : 12 credit hours 

     Maximum credit hours : 16 credit hours

Minimum credit hours : 3 credit hours 

Suggested credit hours : 6 credit hours 

Maximum credit hours : 9 credit hours

No, but for MBA we do have Business Capstone 1 and Business Capstone 2 which require the student to do in depth business case analysis. On top of that, there would be coordinators from the industry to help the students in the class.

We will actively conduct programmes such as CEO Talk Series providing the student the opportunities to have networking sessions with the speakers invited for the programme. This event is particularly for the students to get additional knowledge sharing from the speakers, we will send invitations to the students through email.

This will depend on the semester but roughly it would be 30% to 60% international students in the class. 

Master programmes

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 and above from IIUM or any other institutions of higher learning approved by the Senate of the University and the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education

OR 

Any other certificate that is recognised as equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree (honours) or other professional qualification and experiences that are recognised by the senate of the University

OR 

Fulfil the necessary requirements and have obtained a certificate of APEL A issued by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA)

Doctorates programmes

Master’s degree in related fields from universities recognised by the Senate of the University

OR

Master’s degree in non-related fields from universities recognised by the Senate of the University subject to having relevant working experience and rigorous internal assessment.

Yes, we do have many successful alumni from GSM here are some of them : 

  1. DR. Zainul Ariffin Harun (Group Chief Revenue Officer, Censof Holdings Berhad )
  2. Madam Naaimah Binti Mat @ Ahmad Radzi ( Executive Director, Finance Division, IIUM Gombak )
  3. He Hamza Abdi Barre ( 21st Prime Minister, Federal Government of Somalia )
  4. Salma Ali Hassan ( Judge of the High Court, Zanzibar )
  5. Mohamed Abukar Zubeyr ( Permanent Secretary of OPM, Somalia )
  6. Dr Ismail Bin Abd Rahman (President of Qaiwan International University in Sulaymaniyah Kurdistan Regional Government -Iraq)