ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. KHADHER BIN AHMAD

Khadher bin Ahmad, dilahirkan pada 23 April 1982 di Kampung Pondok Chegar, Pendang, Kedah Darul Aman. Mendapat pendidikan awal di Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Chegar sehingga tamat darjah 6. Selepas itu melanjutkan pengajian di Sekolah Menegah Ugama Raudzatul Ulum, Langgar, Kedah dari tingkatan 1 hingga 3. Selepas itu, berpindah dan menaiki tingkatkan 4 di Maktab Mahmud Alor Setar sehingga tingkatan 5. Selepas menduduki Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)tahun 1999, menyambung pengajian di peringkat Pra Ijazah di Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya Cawangan Nilam Puri, Kelantan selama 2 tahun. Pada tahun 2002 berpindah ke Akademi Pengajian Islam, Universiti Malaya, kampus induk sehingga tamat Ijazah Sarjana Muda pada tahun 2005. Selepas itu, terus menyambung pengajian dengan pengkhususan dalam bidang hadith pada tahun yang sama di peringkat Sarjana Usuluddin dan lulus pada tahun 2008 dengan tajuk penyelidikan: "Sumbangan Syiekh Abd al-Samad al-Falimbani Dalam Bidang Hadith: Analisis Terhadap Kitab Hidayah al-Salikin. Pada tahun yang sama, mendapat tawaran Skim Latihan Akademik IPTA (SLAI) untuk melanjutkan pengajian di peringkat Ijazah Doktor Falsafah di Universiti yang sama iaitu Universiti Malaya. Setelah berhempas pulas, akhirnya dianugerahkan Ijazah Doktor Falsafah pada tahun 2012 dengan tajuk penyelidikan: Analisis Hadith Mengenai Rawatan Sihir Dalam al-Kutub al-Sittah: Aplikasi di Pusat Rawatan Islam di Malaysia. Kini bertugas penuh masa di Universiti Malaya, di bawah Jabatan al-Quran dan al-Hadith, Akademi Pengajian Islam.English:KHADHER BIN AHMAD, was born on 23rd April 1982 in Kampung Pondok Chegar, Pendang, Kedah Darul Aman. Received his early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Chegar until the end of grade 6. After that, he continued his studies in secondary school at Sekolah Menegah Ugama Raudzatul Ulum, Langgar, Kedah from form 1 to 3, then moved to level 4 at Maktab Mahmud Alor Setar until form 5. After sitting examination in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) in 1999, he continued his studies at the Undergraduate level at the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya Nilam Puri Branch, Kelantan for 2 years. In 2002 he moved to the Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, the main campus until completing his bachelor’s degree in year’s 2005. After that, he continued his studies with a specialization in the field of hadith in the same year at the Master of Usuluddin level and graduated in 2008 with the research title: “The Contribution of Sheikh Abd al-Samad al-Falimbani in the Field of Hadith: An Analysis of the Book of Hidayah al-Salikin. At the same year, he received an offer from the IPTA Academic Training Scheme (SLAI) to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy degree at the same University. His researched relate to topic “The Black Magic (Sihir) in al-Kutub al-Sittah (The Six Books): An Application at the Islamic Treatment Center in Malaysia”. Currently he works full time in University of Malaya under Department of al-Quran and al-Hadith, Academy of Islamic Studies. His expertise on hadith studies and Islamic alternative medicine. His interest in research about the hadith studies related to hadith and technology or digital hadith, thematic studies in hadith and so on.

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PROF. DR. HARIS BIN ABD WAHAB

Professor Dr. Haris Abd Wahab is a faculty member at the Department of Social Administration and Justice, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya. He currently serves as the Deputy Dean (Development) and previously held the position of Deputy Dean (Student Affairs) within the same faculty. With over two decades of experience, Dr. Haris specializes in Community Development and has been instrumental in advancing teaching, learning, and research in the fields of community development and social work. He lectures on various subjects including social problems, social work, community development, social marketing, research methodology, and social theories. His research interests encompass community well-being, social care programs for at-risk children in Malaysia, children’s well-being, and social development among vulnerable groups. Before joining academia, Dr. Haris served as a Medical Social Worker at the Ministry of Health Malaysia from 1996 to 2000, where he gained valuable field experience in social work practice.

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DR. WANG JIABAO

Trained in Cultural Studies, I am a researcher engaging in interdisciplinary research on culture. My research is primarily concerned with the cultural history of modern and contemporary China through the lens of ‘folk’ or minjian. In particular, I am interested in how ‘folk’ has been discursively constructed by the state and intellectuals throughout the 20th century, and how it continues to be represented at heritage sites, folk art museums, folk art fairs, as well as contemporary art exhibitions in the 21st century. My interdisciplinary PhD training in Cultural Studies in Asia at the National University of Singapore has taught me to be a questioner, committed to promoting critical and creative thinking as a mode of living beyond academia. Being a practitioner of critical pedagogy, I always problematize preconceived ideas that have shaped our understandings of the world. As a lecturer, I believe that classroom is where knowledge is produced and challenged through productive dialogues between teachers and students. Besides teaching in the classroom, I am also an active listener keen on translating students’ personal experience and knowledge into discussion materials. Critical discussion could help students reflect upon how our perception of the world is sociologically constructed. Students are not passive learners but knowledge producers. My role as a teacher is to acknowledge students’ opinions as knowledge and situate their knowledge within a larger socio-political, economic, and cultural contexts so as to allow them to scrutinize their common sense. I am currently not available for Master's and PhD supervisions. 

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  • Empowering Change Agents: Building Leadership Capacity for Sustainability Governance in Higher Education


  • Designing a Sustainable E-waste Ecosystem At UM: Circular Economy, Recovery Technologies, and Behavioural Change


  • Lifelong Learning in Humanistic Buddhism: Integrating Tacit Knowledge and Acceptance of Evolution


  • Repurposed End-of-life Electric Vehicle Batteries for Demand Side Management System ? An Assessment On The Environmental and Economic Benefits Analysis


  • Scientific Analysis of Buddhist Meditation and Mantra Energy: An Experimental Study Using Aura Color


  • Smart Recycling On Campus: Investigating Rvm Adoption and Behavioural Determinants


  • Teaching for a Cooler Future: Empowering Pre-service Science Teachers Through Environmental Stem (e-stem) and Climate Change Pedagogical Content Knowledge (cc-pck) Via Campus-based Action


  • Advancing Predictive Modeling and Early Warning System for Microclimate and Air Quality Using An Intelligent Framework in Universiti Malaya