Dr. Syed Tahir Hijazi
Professor & Dr. Syed Tahir Hijazi is Ex. Dean at College of Business Administration, American University in The Emirates, Dubai UAE. He is regarded as leading international economist and reputed advocate of innovation in academia. His contribution for promotion of research excellence and academic innovation are recognized at international level. Dr. Hijazi has been in leading positions formerly across many countries including USA, Greece, Pakistan, and UAE. He has been involved in research and development activities with World Bank, ADB, ILO, USAID, UNDP and several other global level institutions. He is among the main advisors of Global Illuminators International. His research contributions are wider and impactful for the scholars and researchers in the multidisciplinary fields. He is among the top advocates of promoting multidisciplinary research and practice for better service of humanity. He is on the advisory boards of several countries for development of innovation infrastructure to help in growth of knowledge based economies. His 35 years of rich academic and research experience along with visionary leadership for innovation and excellence makes him an ideal scholar to share his thoughts regarding innovation challenges in multidisciplinary research and practice.
Dr. Raja Roslan Bin Raja Abd. Rahman
Assoc. Prof. University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
Associate Professor Dr. Raja Roslan Bin Raja Abd. Rahman currently, attached to the Centre for Languages and Human Development, UTeM since 2008 as Associate Professor in Human Resource Development. He was a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship (IPTK), National Technical University College of Malaysia (KUTKM), Ayer Keroh, Melaka from 2004. He was appointed as Head of Department, MATDEC at Institute of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, where he had assisted the establishment of Faculty of Technology Management and Teknousahawanan (FPTT) in March 2009. He is regarded as leading the leadership area when he was appointed as the Coordinator of Graduate Studies (Course Work) at the Graduate School, University Teknikal Malaysia Melaka and after that he was assigned as the Director, Center for Continuing Education (PPB) from 27 April 2009. Holds Certificate/ Diploma (MPSI) -Pengajian Malay and Physical Education, Special Teaching Certificate (MPIK) – Physical Education, Diploma in Teaching (IPSI) – Physical Education and Health, Bachelor of Education-Hons. (UPM) – Teaching of Malay as a First Language, Master of Science (Human Resource Development/Total Quality Management) – UPM. and Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Humanities/Leadership Communication at the Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia. As someone who has enthusiasm and dynamic leadership, he had served as President of the Student Representative Council (SRC), Teachers’ Training College, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur (1990), President of the Student Representative Council (SRC), Sultan Idris Training College, Indianapolis (1992) and the Assistant Secretary General, Students’ Representative Council (SRC), Faculty of Education, University of Agriculture/Putra Malaysia (1993/94).
He is also responsible for setting up and become President of the Association of Academic Officer Technical University of Malaysia Melaka (UTeMASA) (2004-present) is intended to protect and promote the interests, welfare and friendship relations of the members of a registered organization, to collaborate and coordinate efforts with universities Institutions of Higher Learning (IPTA) or other university academic staff association with regard to the improvement of service quality scheme and retention of teaching and education in this country. He is one of the established Council of Malaysia or Malaysian Academic Association Council (MAAC) in 2007 and became Vice President (present as Council Member) of the first aims to advance and defend the interests of Malaysia based on the principles of academic freedom and autonomy of academia. His areas of research are in Human Resource Development, Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship, Leadership Communication, Business Management, Psychology/Critical and Creative Thinking, and Education, and Malay Language. Already, supervised and graduated PhD, MSc. MBA and Bachelor students in UiTM and UTeM from 2000-present. He received Quality Award in 2003 and a number of awards in his efforts of developing the students and community during his tenure as Lecture at the Faculty of Business Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Campus in Alor Gajah, Melaka and Shah Alam, Selangor since May 2000 to July 2004.