Institute for Advanced Studies, Universiti Malaya

University of Malaya (UM) was established on 8 October 1949 because of the unification of King Edward VII College of Medicine and Raffles College. UM is the oldest university and one of the most well-known university in Malaysia. The Institute of Graduate Studies or better known as IGS is the postgraduate centre for UM.

IGS was established in 1979 as they want to encourage various disciplines of research and graduates training to meet the demands of quality in the industry. Over the years, the number of students in IGS had grown steadily. There are about 11,000 students in IGS with about 3,500 international students from more than 80 countries.

There are various sections in IGS that supervise the academic progress, finance and welfare. There are Admissions Section, Examination Section, Finance & Scholarship Sections, Thesis Unit and Student Development & Writing Unit.

The Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of Malaya is the only Malaysian Higher Education Institution that has received accreditation from The Association of MBAs, a global standard for all MBA, DBA and MBM programmes. The Faculty of Business & Accountancy also has received the 4 Palmes - Top Business School Rating from Eduniversal Ranking 2013 which makes UM as the only institution in Malaysia to attain the rating.