Dr. Goh Lim Thye is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya. He currently serves as the Deputy Dean of Development. Prior to this appointment, he was the Head of the Department of Economics and previously held the role of Programme Coordinator within the same faculty. He holds a PhD in Economics, a Master of Science in International Economics, and a Bachelor Degree in Financial Economics, all from Universiti Putra Malaysia. His academic and research interests span across Development Economics, International Economics, Macroeconomics, and Applied Econometrics. Dr. Goh has extensive experience leading and collaborating in both national and international research projects. His research contributions are especially notable in regional economic development, with particular focus on ASEAN countries, including Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. His recent works include studies on income inequality, foreign direct investment, sustainable growth, and the effects of institutional quality and human capital on economic performance in Southeast Asia. He is also an Associate Editor of the Journal of Institutions and Economics and a life member of the Malaysian Economic Association. He has been consistently recognised for his academic excellence and service contributions, receiving multiple awards including the Excellence Service Award by Universiti Malaya. His insights are frequently sought by national media and think tanks for policy analysis and expert commentary on issues such as fiscal reforms, economic inequality, and international trade.

Dr. Husaina Banu Kenayathulla is an Associate Professor at Department of Educational Management, Planning and Policy. She obtained her PhD from Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. Currently, she serves as the Deputy Dean (Postgraduate Studies). Her research interests include Education policy, Economics and Finance in education, Comparative and International education and Higher Education. She has published more than 60 peer-reviewed publications. Leadership experience includes Deputy Dean (Research and Enterprise), Head of Department, Chief Liaison Officer, Risk Manager, and Course Coordinator. Editorial experience includes positions such as Editor-in Chief, Associate Editor, Editorial Advisory Board Member, and Peer reviewer of education journals. Has co-edited a Special issue in the International Journal of Education Development. Latest book chapter is published by Springer Nature Singapore. Notable journal publications include papers in International Journal of Education Development, Asia Pacific Education Review, Heliyon and COMPARE: A Journal of Comparative and International Education. She has been invited as a speaker for panel sessions at various international conferences. She had been invited as a Panel Expert by UNESCO in projects such as Shadow Education, Micro certification, Artificial Intelligence,  Developing Subject Specific Quality Standards in the Asia Pacific region. She has been the Principal Investigator for grants at the national and international levels on School Finance, Digital Financial literacy, Financial Literacy, Employability, Internationalization, and Comparative & Higher Education projects. She is also a recipient of the SATU project in collaboration with National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan in Comparative and Sustainable Education Project. She has collaborated with Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia on entrepreneurship and sustainability projects. She is also involved as a Consultant for the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) project on Quality Education, Malaysian Ministry of Human Resource on Employability for TVET Graduates & Malaysian Ministry of Education for Policy on Lifelong Learning, Compulsory Education, and District Education Ranking Measures.

Ts.Dr. Siti Hajar Halili is an Associate Professor at the Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. She is also a Professional Technologist (Ts) from the Malaysian Board of Technology (MBOT). Currently, she is the Head of the Department of Curriculum & Instructional Technology. She was formerly with the Research Division, Prime Minister Department, Malaysia. She holds a Degree in Information System Management from the University Technology MARA, a Master's in Educational Technology, and a Ph.D. in Adult Education Technology from the University Sains Malaysia. Her works are published in ISI, SCOPUS, Malaysian and International journals. She has also published books and chapters in books. She has received awards such as the Deans’ Award, Best of Presentation Award, Excellent Service Award, Gold Award, The Most Outstanding Reviewer, Appreciation Certificate from Jabatan Pendidikan Selangor, and scholarships from MyBrain15 and USM Fellowship. She has broad experience in teaching and training in Instructional Design & Technology. She was Chief Editor of Jurnal Penyelidikan Pendidikan, and article reviewer for several journals and conferences. She is also appointed as the university open distance learning (ODL) expert, Programme Coordinator for the university ODL and Master of Instructional Technology program, Head of Auditor for the faculty of education, and one of the University Malaya Family Research & Development Center committee members. She is active in research and publishes in Instructional Design in Technology-Enhanced Learning (ID-TeL) (Flipped Learning & Open Distance Learning), Open Education and Digital Curriculum.