I am currently serving as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chinese Studies at Universiti Malaya. I completed my studies in Universiti Malaya (Bachelor Degree of Chinese Studies) and Peking University (Master Degree and Ph.D. of Chinese Philosophy). My research interests encompass Chinese philosophy and thought, with a particular focus on Daoism and Confucianism, the history of pre-Qin thought, the philology and hermeneutics of Chinese philosophy.

Dr Rama is a Public Health Medicine Specialist and Occupational Health Physician with experience in the field of occupational health and occupational medicine. He has provided essential occupational health services to various job sectors while serving under the Department of Occupational Safety (DOSH) before pursuing postgraduate studies. He completed his training under the Faculty of Occupational Medicine - Royal College of Physicians Ireland (RCPI) and obtained the Licentiateship of Faculty of Occupational Medicine (LFOM) in 2015. Following that he completed his Master of Public Health (MPH) with distinction and Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) at University of Malaya in 2019. His thesis was titled “Development and evaluation of a hearing conservation programme (HCP) among vector control workers”. After graduating, he returned to serve the Ministry of Health under the Selangor State Health Department and subsequently joined the Occupational and Environmental Health Sector in Putrajaya. Currently he is medical lecturer and occupational health physician at the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine. His area of interest and expertise mainly includes risk assessment at workplaces, conducting medical surveillance and implementation of occupational disease prevention programs at workplace. He is also a Good Clinical Practice (GCP) certified researcher with research interest in strategies to prevent noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) including hearing conservation programs.

Dr. Norfaizal holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the field of Malay language teaching and learning. He has extensive experience in the field of teaching and learning Malay as a second language or foreign language. He started his career in 2011 at the Centre for Continuing Studies, University Malaya, and subsequently at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics in 2014 until now. Teaching students with a variety of different backgrounds, such as diplomats, conglomerates, entrepreneurs, uniformed bodies, government agencies, and many more, made him know the best ways and methods to teach Malay to foreign speakers. He became a reference to stakeholders, whether local or foreign universities that offer Malay language courses, to obtain views and guidance related to learning the Malay language both within and outside the country.