yes. well, between 2011 and 2013 to be precise.

hi...this are categorize under: 'Conditional Accreditation'- means the school still enjoys the same privileges under full accreditation but must take action on the shortcoming identified by the Panel. If fulfilled the conditional accreditation can be upgraded to full accreditation for a period of five (5) years which shall deem to commence from the date of the conditional accreditation. - referring to lam website..

so for you to enjoy this conditional accreditation for part 1 you need to graduate between 2011 and 2013

likesuch . Okay; so any shortfall so far from this Taylor`s programme?

anyone here from kliuc? am wondering how good is their degree in architecture. I am choosing between Ucsi and kliuc.

This post has been edited by girugaga86: Apr 10 2012, 01:04 PM

go UCSI.

Why? Any reason

Edit: let's say I am planning to further my Part 2 in IPTA after getting my Part 1 through external examinations. Will the choice of the IPTS that I'm planning to go affects my chances of getting a part 1? Or am I required to gain some field knowledge prior to sitting for my Part 1?

This post has been edited by girugaga86: Apr 11 2012, 09:35 AM

KLIUC is only producing the 1st batch of its graduates this year (or was it last year?), while UCSI have produced a number of graduates and is ready to go through the accreditation process. at least that's more than a school that have only begun to produce a product.

once u get ur part 1, it doesnt matter which IPTS u came from. however...

a good school would already have obtained part 1 accreditation. a school that hasnt means there are certain things that are lacking, be it in terms of skills, knowledge, delivery, mastery, facilities and so on. this is although experience is not a requirement, it's certainly needed to boost ur portfolio.

yo bro azarimy, i heard that now that utm, upm, and um have autonomy power to choose students from upu listing... actually who's behind the scene choosing students from the list???

actually, for courses with interviews like architecture, the school have complete control over the intakes. for other courses, it's managed almost entirely by UPU. so when the new autonomy was given, it doesnt make a difference for us. only for courses that didnt have interviews.

sorry sir aza, abit confusing here, that's mean taylor is not accredited anymore after 2013?


does it means now only 4 diploma graduates ( kolej shahputra, kolej laila taib (kuching), alfa college and UTM diploma) competing in order to get into UTM degree?

it expires in 2013. probably the 3rd quarter. that's unless taylor's passes the review that will take place sometime earlier that year. if they pass, the accreditation continues till 2016. if they fail, it expires as stated earlier. then they will have to restart the accreditation process all over again. but those who have been accredited between 2011-2013 will not be affected.

so whatever happens, try to get urself graduated before mid-2013!

u'll not be competing with UTM diploma. they will come straight into 3rd year.

but u will be competing with polytechnic diploma, which from experience, dominates the intakes almost 95% every year.

I see. So it'd be better to go to ucsi for their experience. What do you think of UCSI in general? Judging from their students works/etc from the architectural workshops? And how do you rate IPTS' works compared to those from IPTA?

Besides my best work, what else do I need to prepare/compile for my portfolio? Sorry if the question is already asked.

in general, the design works from UCSI are quite comparable to the IPTAs. in fact, most IPTS' design works are comparable. however, architecture is not just about design. there are so many other aspects such as technical or practice management and so on.

on the portfolio, basically u need to have everything.

I concur. There are so many aspects to cover.

So the portfolio could be everything ranging from my design studios to the work that I've done in an architecture firm? Hmm, make sense. Well, thank you azarimy. I've been following this thread for a while. This is my first time posting here. Will post again if I have any more questions in the future.

one other important thing about porfolios: it's also about progress, not just best works.

agreed..somes just prefers to show the best of his/her works...leaving out the progress of yourselves in design...


just would like to share ;

the interview for program diploma senibina @ utm international campus kl will be held on the 16th - 18th april 2012....

good luck to all the candidates...

Spose u r one of my lects ?

But i'm taking Space course

Hi! It's my first time here...
I'm an SPM-leaver, and I'm wondering is it really difficult to apply for Diploma in Architecture..? For UTM specifically?
The UPU result for interviewed course just got out this morning and I'm kinda bummed that I didn't get called for...
Maybe because my SPM result sucked but I thought I should be able to get at least into UTM,
since I've checked the requirements gazillion times and I've met the requirements.
Am I really not cut out for Architecture...? :|

UTM diploma is very competitive. it's the only diploma in architecture course offered in IPTAs (excluding polytechnic). and we have place for only 45 students. 200 students out of all the applicants will be called for the interviews, and mostly are around 6As and above. i havent had the numbers for this year yet, but i heard it's even higher.

and normally we have between 2000-4000 applicants each year.

We do not have enough universities! You can apply gazillion times just to try your luck, but I suggest after the 2nd try if you still can't get in, just get into IPTS. Its a waste of time waiting and trying each year.