About
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) or also known as Sultan Idris Education University , located in Tanjong Malim, Perak, is Malaysia's premier public university dedicated exclusively to leadership in education, pedagogy, and teacher training. Tracing its historical roots back to 1922 as the Sultan Idris Training College (SITC), UPSI has evolved into a leading research-informed institution driving educational excellence and digital learning transformation across Malaysia and the wider ASEAN region.
Core Research & Academic Strengths
UPSI is at the forefront of modernizing education through interdisciplinary innovation, focusing on:
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Educational Technology & AI (EduTech/AIED): Pioneering human-centric AI applications, generative AI integration in classrooms, digital pedagogy, smart learning environments, and learning analytics.
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Pedagogy & Curriculum Design: Advanced research in STEM/STEAM education, TVET, early childhood education, special education, and cognitive science.
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Digital Transformation & Policy: Investigating digital literacy, academic integrity, and educational governance across emerging Asian markets.
Infrastructure & Living-Lab Facilities
UPSI provides state-of-the-art research ecosystems, including specialized digital learning laboratories, smart classroom testbeds, and national-level research centers (such as the National Child Development Research Centre - NCDRC). These facilities enable real-world piloting, empirical validation, and cross-cultural evaluation of emerging EduTech tools and learning frameworks.
International Collaboration & EU Project Readiness
UPSI actively engages in global research partnerships, academic exchanges, and capacity-building initiatives. As a fully accredited public higher education institution with an active Participant Identification Code (PIC), UPSI offers European consortia:
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An operational ASEAN Living-Lab for field testing and validating European AI and EduTech solutions in Asian educational settings.
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Rich, cross-cultural empirical datasets and qualitative research capabilities.
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Full institutional backing and administrative infrastructure to host MSCA Staff Exchanges, co-supervise Doctoral Networks, and participate as a fully funded partner in Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe projects.
SCIENTIFIC PANELS
Chemistry (CHE)Economic Sciences (ECO)Information Science and Engineering (ENG)Environmental and Geosciences (ENV)Mathematics (MAT)Physics (PHY)Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)
Social Sciences and Humanities (SOC)
Social Sciences and HumanitiesS1-Sociology, social anthropologyS4-CommunicationS5-Cognition, psychology, linguisticsS6-PhilosophyS7-EducationS8-Literature, arts, music, cultural and comparative studies
Physics (PHY)
PhysicsP5-Applied physics
Mathematics (MAT)
MathematicsM1-MathematicsM2-Applied Mathematics
Information Science and Engineering (ENG)
Information Science and Engineering (ENG)G1-Computer science and informaticsG2-Systems and Communication Engineering: Electrical, electronic, communication, optical and systems engineeringG3-Products and Processes Engineering: Product design, process design and control, construction methods, civil engineering, energy processes, material engineering
Economic Sciences (ECO)
Economics, finance and managementE1-EconomicsE2-Economic DevelopmentE3-ManagementE4-Finance
Chemistry (CHE)
ChemistryC1-Inorganic ChemistryC2-Organic, Polymer and Molecular ChemisC3-Physical and Analytical ChemistryC4-Applied and Industrial Chemistry
Environmental and Geosciences (ENV)
V1-Environment and societyV4-Applied Life Sciences and Non-Medical Biotechnology