POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

Faculty of Engineering

2020 Intake

The Malawi Polytechnic, a Constituent College of the University of Malawi, Faculty of Engineering is inviting applications for the following Postgraduate Programmes which will commence in September, 2020

1. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD)

•  PhD Engineering (Industrial Management)
•  PhD Engineering (Infrastructure Development and Management)
•  PhD Engineering (Power and Machines)
•  PhD Engineering (Telecommunications)
•  PhD Engineering (Sustainable Engineering Management)
•  PhD Engineering (Transport Systems)

2. MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN ENGINEERING (MPhil)

•  MPhil in Engineering (Industrial Management)
•  MPhil in Engineering (Infrastructure Development & Management)
•  MPhil in Engineering (Power and Machines)
•  MPhil in Engineering (Telecommunications)
• MPhil in Engineering ( Transport Systems)

Candidates for PhD programmes must have a relevant Masters or MPhil degree from recognized institutions while for MPhil the candidate must have an Honors degree in the First or Upper Second Division or a Bachelors degree with at least a Credit or a strong pass. Candidates with Bachelors Degree will be required to accumulate 60 credits of taught modules relevant to the selected MPhil research area. The PhD andMPhil programmes are of 3 and 2.5 years duration respectively.

Fees and Expenses

•  US$10, 000 (Paid in MK Equivalent) for the whole programme of PhD will carter for supervision and examination costs with an Indicative figure of US $ 4,500 for research for the whole PhD programme, and;
•  US$5,500 (Paid in MK Equivalent) for the whole programme of MPhil will carter for tuition, supervision and examination costs With indicative figure of US$3,500 for research for the whole MPhil programme for budgeting purposes.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR PhD AND MPhil;

• A completed PhD & MPhil applications MUST INCLUDE:
•  A non-refundable application fee of MK10,000 for Malawian applicants and US$25.00 for international applicants;
•  A completed postgraduate application form; Academic transcripts of all previous university courses taken including percentage scores where necessary;
•  Certified copies of relevant certificates;
•  An abstract of master’s research or dissertation;
•  A concept paper relating to the proposed research topic which should not be more than 5 pages long. The concept note must include the following;
•  Introduction
•  Problem statement
•  Research objective
•  Preliminary literature review
•  Methodology
•  references
•  Sample academic writing i.e. publications, conference reports, etc whichadhere to the broad conventions of academic publishing (i.e. contain an upto-date review of relevant literature, a description of relevant research methods and an evaluation of results, etc.) and which identify the applicant as a significant contributor (maximum of 30 pages)
•  1 letter from an academic referee at postgraduate level and 1 letter from professional referee;
•  A detailed latest CV.

Please note that PhD and MPhil candidates may apply for placement at any time of the academic year.

Application fees must be paid to the following bank account;

Account name: Polytechnic Revenue

Bank: National Bank, Chichiri Branch

Account number: 737461

APPLICATION METHOD

1.  Put all your necessary application documents in one folder on your computer e.g. filled application form, relevant certified copies of degree, academic transcripts, letters from two referees (academic reference and professional reference);and an original bank deposit slip.
2.  Include a concept note, samples of academic writing and an abstract of your masters if you are a PhD applicant/ or a concept note if you are an MPhil applicant.
3.  Create a zip folder on your computer.
4.  Attach the zip folder to an email and send the email to:applications-postgraduate@poly.ac.mw

Closing Date for receiving applications is Monday, 18th May, 2020

Further details about the programme and Application Forms can be downloaded from the Polytechnic website: poly.ac.mw or contact the Postgraduate Office; Tel - (265) 1871 703 Email: dean-postgraduate@poly.ac.mw or admin-postgraduate@poly.ac.mw