Professor Dr. Tham Siew Yean

 

• Served as Resource Person to guide the students at the Free Trade Agreements (FTA) Workshop, Waseda University. 7-8 January 2010.

• Participated at the "Malaysian International Services Summit", Shangrila Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 12 January 2010.

• Participated in Workshop on the Vice Chancellor’s Program with Deans and Directors, Cameron Highlands, 26-28 February 2010.

• Presented a jointly written paper (with Dr. Loke Wai Heng, University of Malaya), "Trade Costs in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges", at the International Conference on Trade Costs, Infrastructure and Trade Development in Asia, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus, 14 January 2010.

• Presented a paper, "The Contribution of Private Higher Education to Internationalization of Higher Education in Malaysia" at the Seventh International Studies Conference (MSC 7), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 16-18 March 2010.

• Presented a jointly written paper (with Dr. Loke Wai Heng, University of Malaya), "Liberalization of Services: The Need for Complementary Policies", at the Final Workshop on Graduating from the Middle: Malaysian Development Challenges, Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 27-28 April 2010.

• Participated as the Director of Country Program at the 10th Asian Public Intellectual (API)’s Celebrations at the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, 28-30 May 2010.

• Presented a jointly written paper (with Mr. Liew Chei Siang of the Faculty of Economics and Business, UKM), "The Impact of Foreign Labor on Labor Productivity in Malaysia", at the World Bank and Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Conference on Cross Border Labor Mobility and Development in the East Asia and Pacific Region, Orchard Hotel, Singapore, 1-2 June 2010.

• Participated in the 24th Asia Pacific Roundtable, organized by ISIS Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 8-20 June 2010.

• Presented a paper, "Sustaining Asia’s Growth and Investment in a Changing World: The Case of Malaysia – Preliminary Ideas", at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Inception Workshop on Sustaining Asia’s Growth and Investment in a Changing World, ADB, Manila, Philippines, 23 June 2010.

　

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Faridah Shahadan

 

• Participated in workshop on developing curriculum of Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 8-10 January, Royal Bintang, Seremban. Negeri Sembilan

• Participated in workshop of redefining small and medium enterprises in Malaysia, organized by SMEcorp, MATRADE, Kuala Lumpur, 20 January, 2010

• Presenting a GUP progress report, at monitoring workshop, organized by Center of Research and Innovation (CRIM), UKM, 22 -23 January, 2010, Royal Bintang, Seremban. Negeri Sembilan

• Participated in workshop on Sarawak Urban Poverty, 23-24 January, 2010, organized by UKM Pakarunding, Micasa Hotel, Port Dickson, Seremban Negeri Sembilan

• Participated workshop on case studies writing on biotechnology firms, organized by UKM, Biotechnology transaction research group, 28-30 January, 2010, Le Paris Hotel, Port Dickson, Seremban Negeri Sembilan

• Participated in Workshop on the prospects of tobacco and Kenaf commodities in Malaysia, organized by Faculty of Economics and Business, UKM, 12 February, 2010

• Briefing on R&D national survey at Universiti Tun Hussin Onn, Batu Pahat Johor, 8 March 2010

• Presented a working paper , "Small and Medium Enterprises in Agricultural Sector: An analysis of Business Practices", at MSG7, 18-20 March, USM, Penang

• Presentation of Interim report of Perak Industrial Development Plan, Perak Invest, PTTC, Ipoh, 24 May 2010.

• Research Networking with Persatuan Pemudi Islam Singapore, regarding their programs on single mothers and blended families. Singapore, 29 May, 2010

• Participated in workshop on techniques of analysis ISO9001 data, organized by UKM Academic Advancement center, at Royal Bintang Hotel, Seremban, 25-27 June, 2010

• Participated in workshop on Perak Industrial Development Strategies, Organized by Perak Invest, Hotel Legend, Ipoh, Perak. 13 July 2010

• Attended Seminar on Women’s Potential and Capacity Optimization in the New Economic Model (NEM), 24 July 2010, Sime Darby Convention Center.

 

 

Professor Emeritus Dato’ Dr. Abdul Rahman Embong

 

• Served as resource person & chair in the social science cluster at the "Research Seminar to Evaluate Projects Under the Research University Grant" at the Royale Bintang Hotel, Seremban, on 22-24 January 2010

• Participated in monthly meeting of the Panel on Consultation and Prevention of Corruption, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) held at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy, Kuala Lumpur on 29 January 2010

• Served as lead scholar and mentor at the Human Security Workshop to evaluate the manuscript on "Human Security and Peace in Southeast Asia" jointly organised by Institute of Occidental Studies (IKON) UKM & the Malaysian Social Science Association, at UKM on 1 February 2010

• Gave lecture to graduate students on "Doing Literature Review and Constructing Theoretical Framework" at the short course "Doing Research for Graduate Studies" organised by IKMAS, UKM on 3 February 2010

• Participated in monthly meeting of the Panel on Consultation and Prevention of Corruption, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) held at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy, Kuala Lumpur on 4 March 2010

• Gave a talk on "Exploring New Frontiers in Communication Studies" at the Graduate Students Seminar organised by the School of Communication Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia on 13 March 2010

• Chaired the joint meeting of the Organizing Committee of the 7th International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC7) at Universiti Sains Malaysia on 15 March 2010

• Convened the 7th International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC7) at Universiti Sains Malaysia held at Universiti Sains Malaysia on 16-18 March 2010

• As President of the Malaysian Social Science Association, delivered the Presidential Address "Rethinking the Future of Malaysian Studies" at the opening of the 7th International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC7) held at Universiti Sains Malaysia on 16-18 March 2010

• Presented paper "Ideas, Practices and Challenges in Internationalising Higher Education in Malaysia" at the IKMAS Institutional Panel at the 7th International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC7) held at Universiti Sains Malaysia on 17 March 2010

• As President of the Malaysian Social Science Association, delivered the closing address at the 7th International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC7) held at Universiti Sains Malaysia on 18 March 2010

• Chaired the joint meeting of the MSC 7 Organising Committee to conduct the postmortem on MSC7 held at Universiti Sains Malaysia on 19 March 2010

• Served as the Chairperson of the Organising Committee for the launching of the IKMAS 15th Anniversary Celebration on 26 March 2010

• Participated as Member of the Board of Trustees of the Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation at the Foundation Board Meeting held at Istana Terengganu on 9 April 2010

• Chaired meeting of the Organising Committee of the English Proficiency Programme for the Terengganu Primary and Secondary School Students jointly organised by the Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation and State Education Department at the Wisma Darul Iman, Kuala Terengganu on 12 April 2010

• Chaired the Executive Committee Meeting of the Malaysian Social Science Association on 16 April 2010

• Participated in the International Workshop "Graduating from the Middle: Malaysia’s Economic Challenges" organized by IKMAS at Corus Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 27-28 April 2010

• Chaired the Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Social Science Association held at LESTARI, UKM on 13 May 2010

• Delivered speech as Programme Chairman at the Closing Ceremony of the Yayasan DiRaja Sultan Mizan Challenge Trophy Competition for the English Enhancement for the Terengganu School Students graced by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agoing Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, at Taman Tamadun Islam, Kuala Terengganu on 18 May 2010

• Attended (as guest of the Nippon Foundation) the 10th Anniversary of the Asian Public Intellectuals Fellowships (API) Programme held the Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, on 28-30 May 2010

• Attended Board of Trustees Meeting of the Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation at Istana Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur on 3 June 2010

• Served as expert resource person at the Workshop on "Research on Rebab: Technology and Documentation" organized by the Centre for Studies on Culture, Literature and Art, Faculty of Social Sciences, UKM on 22 June 2010

• Served as Chairperson for the IKON-PSSM Roundtable on "Global Warming, Peace and Security" (key presenter: Prof. Hans-Gunter Brauch) held at Bilik Majlis, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia on 28 June 2020

• Chaired the briefing by Mr. S. Sakakibara of the Sumitomo Foundation on the Sumitomo ‘Grants for Japan-related Projects’, held at IKMAS, UKM on 14 July 2010

• Chaired the IKMAS Public Forum "The Family Institution and Polygamous Marriages" held at Puri Pujangga, UKM on 15 July 2010

• Guest lecturer on the topic "Managing Diversity and Nation-building" to a group of Thai officials on study visit to Malaysia, organized by INPUMA, Universiti Malaya at Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam on 26 July 2010

• Guest lecturer on the topic "Measuring Corruption, Options and Challenges" for the Executive Course in Strategic Management of the Anti-Corruption Programme, organized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy, Kuala Lumpur on 27 July 2010

• Attended Meeting of the Panel on Consultation and Prevention of Corruption, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, held at Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy, Kuala Lumpur on 27 July 2010

• Served as Expert Panelist to Evaluate presentations by Officers undergoing the Executive Course in Strategic Management of the Anti-Corruption Programme, organized by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy, Kuala Lumpur on 29 July 2010

• Attended Board of Trustees Meeting of the Sultan Mizan Royal Foundation at Istana Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur on 5 August 2010

 

 

Professor Dr. Ragayah Haji Mat Zin

 

• Represented The East Asian Development Network as one of the resource persons at The Eleventh Annual Global Development Conference 2010, organized by The Global Development Network in Prague, Czech Republic on 16 – 18 January 2010.

• Attended meeting of The Steering Committee on EPU/UNDP Projects as a resource person and assessor of consultansi reports at the Economic Planning Unit, Putrajaya on1 March 2010.

• Presented two papers "The Practice of Internationalizing Higher Education in Malaysia" & "Economic Activities of Migrants in the Klang Valley" at the International Conference MSC7: Critical Transitions: Repositioning the State, Market & Society, organized by the Malaysian Social Science Association, Penang, 16-18 March 2010.

• Chaired the Ishak Shari Memorial Lecture Asia in the 21 Century by Prof. Dr. Terry McGee on "The Rise of East Asia in the Pacific Region and the Reshaping of the Geography of the New Global Order in the Twenty First Century", organized by IKMAS, UKM on 24 March 2010.

• Presented a paper "Poverty Eradication, Income and Wealth Distribution and the Provision Social Safety Nets" and chaired a session at the International Workshop Graduating From the Middle: Malaysian Development Challenges, organized by the Australian National University and IKMAS, UKM, on 27-28 April 2010.

• Presented a paper "Recent Trends in the Demand of International Students for Higher Education in Malaysia" at The 2nd International Conference on Higher Education and Quality Assurance, organized by Mazoon College, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, on 12-13 June 2010.

• Presented a preliminary paper "Affirmative Action in Malaysia: Poverty Eradication" di Bengkel The New Economic Policy: A Historical Review?, organized by The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) Singapura, and Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 21 June 2010.

• Delivered a lecture on "Malaysian Economic and Social Development: Issues and Challenges" to government officers from various developing countries under the Economic Planning and Management: Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme, organized by INTAN, Bukit Kiara on 22 June 2010.

• Represented Malaysia to The 2009/2010 East Asian Development Network (EADN) Annual Forum and chaired a session, in Bangkok on 3-4 August 2010.

　

 

Professor Dr. Azizah Kassim

• Presented paper "Muslim Refugees in Malaysia: An Analysis of the Status of Rohingyas from Myanmar". ISEAS Workshop on Muslims in Southeast Asia, organized by Institute for Languages and Cultures of Southeast Asia (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Tokyo, 23 January, 2010.

• Presented paper, " Migration Inflow in the post Independence era: An Overview." Workshop on Transnational Migration, Urban Development and Security, Puri Pujangga, 22 February 2010.

• Presented paper, " Imigrants & Housing in the Klang Valley". Workshop on Transnational Migration, Urban Development and Security , Puri Pujangga, 22 February 2010.

• Presented paper "Kajian Mengenai Pekerja Asing di Malaysia: Merungkai Isu dan Permasalahan Semasa". Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Tetap Hal Ehwal Islam Negeri Selangor, Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor, Bilik Mesyuarat Pateh Akhir, Shah Alam, 15 March, 2010.

• Presented paper "Trans-national Inflow and Housing Patterns among Urban Migrants in Malaysia". Seventh Malaysian Social Science International Conference (MSC7), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang,16-18 March, 2010.

• Chair, Session 6, Seventh Malaysian Social Science International Conference (MSC7), Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 16-18 March , 2010.

• Presented paper (Co-Author with Terence Too, ISIS), "Governance and Institutions: Managing Foreign Workers in Malaysia." World Bank and IPS Workshop on "Cross-Border Labour Mobility and Development In the East Asia and Pacific Region", Orchard Hotel, Singapore,1 – 2 June 2010.

• Presented paper, "Migrasi Di Malaysia: Tren dan Cabarannya" Seminar Antarabangsa Migrasi 2, Organised by Fakulti Undang-Undang UKM and KKMIG Indonesia, UKM, Bangi, 17-18 June, 2010.

• Presented paper, "Kaum Rohingya Di Malaysia: Isu, Permasalahan dan Peranan Badan Keagamaan" at the Seminar ‘Intra-faith’ Muhajirin dan Ansar, organised by Jabatan Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan, Pusat Islam Kuala Lumpur, 16 July 2010.

• Attended monthly meeting of the Malaysian Anti-Trafficking Council, Ministry of Home Affairs, Putrajaya, since January 2010.

 

 

Professor Norani Othman

 

• Attended course on "Using INVIVO for Qualitative Research in Social Science" at SIS Forum, Petaling Jaya, 29-30 April 2010.

• Served as Head Researcher, Session Chair and Paper Presenter at the Workshop on Polygamy Research held at SIS Forum, Petaling Jaya, 1 May 2010.

• Served as Expert giving interview to Radio Australia on "Book Banning and Freedom of Expression in Malaysia" , Kuala Lumpur, 10 May 2010.

• Served as Head Researcher, Session Chair and Paper Presenter at the Workshop on Polygamy Research held at SIS Forum, Petaling Jaya, 25 May 2010.

• Served as Head Researcher, Session Chair and Paper Presenter at the Workshop on Polygamy Research held at SIS Forum, Petaling Jaya, 10 June 2010.

• Interviewed by The Guardian (from London via telephone) on Islam and Interfaith Relations in Malaysia, 20 June 2010.

• Interviewed by TV Indonesia (TVRI) on "Religious Tolerance and Inter-ethnic Relations in Contemporary Malaysia", Kuala Lumpur, 1 July 2010.

• Served as Resource Person and Commentator at the 10th ASEM Seminar on Human Rights and Gender Equality in Manila, the Philippines, 7-9 July 2010.

• Served as Project Leader and Panelist at the IKMAS Public Forum on "The Institutions of Marriage and the Family in Muslim Polygamy in Malaysia" held at UKM, Bangi on 15 July 2010.

• Interviewed by Radio BFM on "Practice of Polygamy in Contemporary Malaysia" for the Big Picture Programme, Kuala Lumpur, 21 July 2010.

• Interviewed by Malaysian Insider on "Child Marriage in Malaysia", Kuala Lumpur, 4 August 2010.

• Attended half-day workshop on Book Project "Sharing the Nation Volume 2" in Petaling Jaya, 20 August 2010.

• Served as Head Researcher, Session Chair and Paper Presenter at the Workshop on Polygamy Research held at SIS Forum, Petaling Jaya, 27 August 2010

　

 

Dr Helen Ting

 

• Gave a lecture on "Presentation of Research" at the IKMAS Post-graduate Research Methodology Course, at IKMAS meeting room on 3rd February, 2010.

• Presented a paper on "A Study of Nafkah, Family Expenditure, Financial Impact and its Management Among Muslim Polygamous Families in Malaysia" with Ms Syarifahtul Adibah Mohammad Jodi, at the Seventh International Malaysian Studies Conference (MSC 7), organized by the Malaysian Social Science Association at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, 16th – 18th March, 2010.

• Attended "Effective Writing and Publishing Workshop" organized by Pusat Penyelidikan Kepimpinan & Inovasi AKEPT, Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia, on 3rd May, Hotel Holiday Inn, Melaka.

• Attended "National Integration with Constitutional Integrity" organized by OHMSI and MIDAS, UCSI at the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 13th May, 2010.

• Presented a paper entitled, "The Politics of Commemoration of the Second World War

• in West Malaysia" at international conference: "Trauma, Memory and Transformation: The Malaysian and Southeast Asian Experience" organized by the School of Arts and Social Sciences, Monash University, Sunway campus, Kuala Lumpur, 22nd – 24th June, 2010.

• Ms Syarifahtul Adibah Mohammad Jodi presented co-authored paper, "Kesan Poligami Terhadap Nafkah Zahir & Kewangan Keluarga(The Financial Impact of Polygamy towards Family)" at the Public Forum: Family and Polygamy Institution in Malaysia (in Malay) organized by IKMAS at Puri Pujangga, UKM, Bangi, 15th July, 2010.
• Attended Seminar "Towards Building an Inclusive Malaysian Chinese Society" organized by the Centre for Malaysian Chinese Studies and Huazong, at Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, 17th July, 2010.
• Organised an Oral History Methodology Workshop conducted in collaboration with Arkib Negara, at History Department, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Malaya, on 30th July, 2010.
• Conducted the first FRGS Research Meeting for Research Project on Early Women Political Leaders in Malaysia, at History Department, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Universiti Malaya, on 30th July, 2010.
• Attended Conference on "Reforming Political Financing in Malaysia" organized by Transparency International Malaysia, at Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, 5th August, 2010.
• Presented a working paper, "The Financial Impact of Polygamy Towards Family – A Preliminary Analysis", at the Monthly Research Meeting of Research Project on Impact of Polygamy marriage on Family Life, at Sisters In Islam Meeting Room, 26th August, 2010.

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