DR. NOR AISHAH BINTI ABDULLAH

I am a senior lecturer at the Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya. My expertise lies in climate change education, critical thinking, gamification in education, and science policy. Passionate about empowering youth through innovative pedagogy, I am now leading multiple funded projects such as Superhero Iklim, a gamified campus-wide climate action campaign, and research on enhancing students’ critical thinking skills for sustainable development.  As part of global interests in boosting Halal tourism through aritifical intelligence, I am currently leading a funded project by the Japan Foundation developing a sustainable smart halal tourism framework for South East Asia. I am also a recipient of the UN SDGs Open Pedagogy Fellowship (Asia Chapter), and serves on the National STEM Association committee. My work has been recognized with international awards for teaching innovation, and regularly contributes to public engagement programs on environmental education and sustainability.

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SR DR. AINORIZA BINTI MOHD AINI

    Sr Dr. Ainoriza is Head of the Department of Real Estate at the Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Malaya, where she has over 20 years of experience in academia. A Registered Valuer, Estate Agent, and Property Manager with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP), Malaysia, she is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), UK. She holds a PhD from Kingston University of London, specializing in sustainability and responsible property investment.  Dr. Ainoriza's research delves into the critical areas of private rental market, multigenerational housing and housing pathways for vulnerable groups, including migrants. This impactful work builds upon her extensive prior national studies on elderly housing, the influential Housing-Income Index©, and financing solutions for first-time homebuyers. She has advised both private developers and government agencies, and currently leads the vital Retirement Village Development Studies for the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Malaysia. At Universiti Malaya, Dr. Ainoriza imparts her expertise in Corporate Real Estate, Valuation, and Property Finance & Investment to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, while also contributing to the university as an internal auditor and program assessor. She is a frequent and highly regarded plenary speaker and forum panelist at national and international conferences, and has lent her expertise as a judge for prestigious international and national real estate awards. Dr. Ainoriza's commitment to education extends to her role as an external program examiner for the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka, and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She contributes her insights as the editorial boards of the Journal of Project Management Practice and SN Social Sciences. Recognized for her leadership and vision, she was selected as a Youth Expert in the TN50 Circles of the Future (Living & Well-being) in 2017. Dr. Ainoriza serves as a Reference Expert for the Institute for Youth Research (IYRES), Ministry of Youth and Sports, a Board of Trustee member for the Aubrey Barker Fund (UK), and an Executive Board Member for the ASEAN Valuers Association (AVA) Malaysia. She also actively involved in BOVAEP as a Test of Professional Competence examiner and accreditation committee member.

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PROF. DR. MOHD AWANG B IDRIS

Mohd Awang Idris, is a lecturer in Work and Organisational Psychology, Department Anthropology and Sociology, University of Malaya. He is Past President of the Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work (APAPFAW www.apapfaw.org). Currently he is Chair, Training and Development for APAPFAW. He also is Adjunct Professor at University of South Australia and Adjunct Associate Professor at Griffith University. His research interests mainly in occupational health psychology including psychosocial safety, employees' wellbeing and team performance. He publishes more than 50 publications (in books, chapters and journals), and also a reviewer for some well-known journals such as Safety Science, Work & Stress, Journal Occupational and Organizational Psychology, International Journal of Stress Management, Cross-Cultural Management: An International Journal; and Journal Occupational Health Psychology. He won the Tony Winefield Thesis Prize award for the best PhD thesis in psychology for 2010-2011 from the University of South Australia, Adelaide. Google Scholar Link RG Link 

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