• UNGKU AZIZ CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
  • uacds@um.edu.my
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ABOUT UNGKU AZIZ CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES 

The Royal Professor Ungku Aziz Chair (RPUAC) was established at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya to honor the contributions of Professor Ungku Aziz in the field of education and economic development especially rural development and poverty.

The Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies, previously known as the Centre for Poverty and Development Studies (CPDS), is created to facilitate the activities of the chair. Since 2016, the Centre has undertaken steps to develop and further expand the field of development studies to reflect its interdisciplinary nature, to attract a wider participation, to engage young minds and to go beyond a mono-disciplinary approach to development. The defining pillars of the Ungku Aziz Centre for Development Studies represents the Centre’s evolution and the dynamism of the field of study.

Last Update: 14/12/2022