i am. i'm running the show .

do share the specs.
professional wise, no difference.

but academic wise, with masters u can skip straight to PhD. also if u join government pay scheme, it'll be a lot higher than just a degree holder. some other perks come with it as well. but like i said, when u talk about practice, it's the same.
took them long enough hehe. but do note it's a conditional accreditation and expires next year.  but those graduating between 2011 and 2013 are all accredited with LAM part 1!

new update on UTM intake. changes will be made on the diagram in 1st page.

UTM no longer takes diploma from IPTS EXCEPT from kolej shahputra, kolej laila taib (kuching) and alfa college. UTM requested all diploma providers in msia to submit their course details to us in order to sort the credit transfers, but only these three colleges did so.

hence to comply with UTM policy, we only take diplomas from these three schools from now on and others will be rejected outright.

if u're diploma students from other IPTS and are pissed with one university closing its doors, u'd have to take it up with the school and ask why they didnt submit to UTM.

i personally would recommend taylor's or UCSI or even alpha college above LKW. but it's up to u really. some of the rumors have some basis in it, but most of the time it's exaggerated of course.

there is a rather large number of international students in LKW. and most of them are from africa. and u know how the public views the africans nowadays. i'm not being racist, but the stigma of the stuffs in the news is a notion hard to avoid. their culture is very different. they are very upfront and straightforward and has no hesitation for confrontations. u combine this with architecture, u can imagine how hostile the environment can be.

now, with that aside, u should decide if that alone is significant enough to sway ur interest. LKW do have one of the best environment for designers, especially since u're right in the middle of a creatively driven group (interior design, graphics, fashion, hair etc).

about internship, probably there's some truth in it. my old office refused to take LKW students bcoz they're snobbish and so full of themselves. one had the audacity to refuse the job required bcoz that night he wants to go clubbing with some friends. the next day dia kena buang lol.

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Added on May 25, 2012, 11:15 pmHello all.

I'm happy to announce that UTM is opening its Masters in Architecture LAM Part 2 intake now. Applicants from other institutions with LAM Part 1 may apply. We have a small number of place to offer, but due to the late endorsement by the Ministry, the only place where this course have been advertised is in this thread (lol!).

So if you hold a degree/diploma with LAM part, with at least 3.00cgpa, you may apply. PM me for more info.

first of all, RMIT and melbourne are good schools. they're some of the leading schools in this side of the world, and resides in highly ranked university which ever enhances the prospect of the graduates.

on the other hand, edinburgh is an old schools with great tradition. u shouldnt miss the opportunity to study there.

but above all, i recommend edinburgh simply because of its location. architecture is not all about rankings. it's also about YOU. my wife and i studied in the UK. we used the 5 years we were there to travel, travel and travel. being in europe which is rich in culture, u could travel from one distinctive culture to the next within 1/2 hour to 4 hours flight at affordable costs. u can use this opportunity to expose urself to as many architectural diversity u can. and no, it doesnt cost as much as people thought to travel if u know where to look.

do note that most schools nowadays requires "year out" or "practical training experience" between part 1 and part 2 for a full year. so u should take that into account in ur planning as well.