You'll gain experience by studying PhD, just that your experience is in researching but not working. Which one is better is up to yourself.

And it would be stupid if you take your PhD cert and compete with degree holder with same job, since you are a qualified researcher its best you stick to research field or teaching. In either case you can quite nice pay within few years, an IPTA senior lecturer already have 4.5K salary and at least 1.4K untaxable allowance, not to mention tons of other government servant benefit.

I myself is doing PhD in UM and they already offer scholarship up to 3.5k per month. This way you can concentrate on your research without having to worry about financial problem.

This post has been edited by bashlyner: Aug 24 2011, 01:24 PM

Univeristy Malaya Brightspark program

http://brightsparks.um.edu.my/?modul=Progr...han=@_Phd_Level

This post has been edited by bashlyner: Aug 24 2011, 04:41 PM

My research field is related to Information Technology and Education, the research involve study and developing an Adaptive E-learning System.

I cant tell you what I actually have to responsible for since I just started my PhD this month and they haven't bank in my money because they need time to process it.


Here is the list of requirement and KPI for me as stated in their offer letter:

Tuan dikehendaki:

1) terlibat dengan aktiviti penyelidikan di Universities yang dipilih;

2) menghadiri kursus yang ditetapkan oleh Universities bagi tujuan peningkatan sahsiah

And the KPI are same as statedthe brightspark website


Two of my friends already pursue their study for 6 months and according to them you need to attend a course regardless you are BrightSpark candidate or not, other than that no extra course or seminars required by BrightSpark unit so far. Most of the time you'll deal with your supervisor, your supervisor is actually the one who ask you join seminars or any courses, as well as assist in supervision at the Bachelors and Masters Level, if he busy he probably will ask you help him.

All the other KPI related to publication have to be followed strictly since nowadays IPTA keep competing in publishing papers.

That's all I know so far, hope it'll help you, my advice is get a good supervisor.

Yea the T&C is a lot so its depend on how you gonna live your PhD life, with those T&C you might be more motivated but less time to enjoy postgraduate life.

Since my target is finish within 3 years and I've plan to stay in local U for few years so I take the scholarship, if you plan to go oversea or other private university after your PhD then better take other scholarship with less T&C such as Skim Biasiswa University Malaya (less amount of monthly allowance of course )

This post has been edited by bashlyner: Aug 25 2011, 02:00 PM

I know my supervisor is good because I've been taught by him since first year in same faculty, and my other friend's also recommend him

If you are outsider, your best bet is go through their research, and get review from student instead of lecturer ( as many lecture involve in office politics they might mengutuk each other)

For lecturer CV University Malaya you can refer this website http://umexpert.um.edu.my/cv_search_page.php

Please be noted that the quality of lecturer isn't proportional to number of publication, some lecturer who able to publish ridiculous amount of papers might involve in unethical/illegal activity include buy/steal other student's work, force other people to put his name in publication etc. I know a bangla lecturer in Engineering Depeartment of UM able to produce more than 30 papers within a year, that's average 1 papers per 10 days, so ridiculous

For student review you'll have to go through FB or forum, its best that you could find postgrad student who under some lecturer as they should be able tot provide accurate review.

This post has been edited by bashlyner: Aug 25 2011, 02:16 PM

I know it wasn't easy but it's a challenge worth taking, normal postgraduate student could publish 3-5 papers along the duration of their PhD study just that it might not be Tier 1 or Tier 2, I think if I put more effort to make the papers look good it is achievable.

I'm under Faculty Of Computer Science and Information Technology UM, my supervisor's CV http://umexpert.um.edu.my/papar_cv.php?id=AAAJxnAAQAAAGEjAAL

This is another good lecturer, my friend who under his supervision get to go UK for 6 months attachment http://umexpert.um.edu.my/cv_papar.php?id=...370d5a567d142e4

Anyway which field are you interested with?

Will PM you after I bek to KL after raya, nice to know you

I'm not sure about this, but I know for past few years UM had send many lecturer who having Master Degree to UK to study for PhD, if you are an PhD student in UM you might get chance to attach to oversea universities for a certain period if your supervisor pull the string for you, or you propose to the faculty they might let you.

This post has been edited by bashlyner: Aug 25 2011, 08:11 PM

If I remembered correctly SBUM for PhD student is RM2000 per month while Master student is RM1500 per month

MyBrain scholarship give RM2300 per month but you need to stay in Malaysia for 5 years, however you are free to work with any Malaysia company or institute.

Each scholarship have its pros and cons, it's a No Pain No Gain situation