READING - Key Persons
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- Foundation Lecturer in English for Academic Purposes ( EAP )
Hafiz started his teaching career in 2015 teaching in a private college and has more than 7 years of teaching experience before joining the University of Reading Malaysia. Hafiz has a master's in education (TESL) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).Read More...
Hafiz started his teaching career in 2015 teaching in a private college and has more than 7 years of teaching experience before joining the University of Reading Malaysia. Hafiz has a master's in education (TESL) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
Hafiz is currently taking the role as the Module Lead for the International English module at UoRM, aiming to assist students to further improve in the English language. With the experience that he has, he believes that the English language is an important aspect in a student's life, and he relishes the chance to help students achieve their language potential.
Alamelmangai Ananthakumar joined UoRM as Lecturer of Law in August 2021. She graduated with Honours in Bachelor of Laws from Northumbria University, UK. She also holds a Master of Laws from University of Malaya and currently working on her PhD studies.
Ammselaxmy just joined UoRM as an Accounting Lecturer. She has worked as an external auditor for 5 years in small and medium sized Audit firm including top 10 International audit firm and worked as a lecturer and programme lead at numerous private colleges for the past 6 years.
Professor Andrew Harding is a leading scholar in Asian legal studies and comparative constitutional law. He is a former Head of the Law School at SOAS, University of London; a former Director of the Centre for Asian Legal Studies (CALS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and founding editor of the book series, Constitutional Systems of the World (Hart/ Bloomsbury). He is currently Visiting Research Professor at CALS, Visiting Professor at the Law Faculty, Hong Kong University, and Law Faculty Senior Adviser at Thammasat University, Thailand.
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- Associate Professor of Law
Anne Vergis, an Associate Professor of Law joined University of Reading Malaysia (UORM) in October 2014 as the Head of Law. Anne is very enthusiastic about legal education, educational leadership and management of higher education. Her passion for education brought her into Read More...
Anne Vergis, an Associate Professor of Law joined University of Reading Malaysia (UORM) in October 2014 as the Head of Law. Anne is very enthusiastic about legal education, educational leadership and management of higher education. Her passion for education brought her into the academia in 1998 where she commenced her academic career as a lecturer and progressed on to hold various administrative and management portfolios.
Anne has seen through many Law-related programmes from their inception to launch. She is also highly dedicated to her work in the development of quality legal education through innovative and transformational methods in teaching and learning.
Anne is a passionate law academic who adopts the concept of holistic education in the teaching and learning of the modules she delivers and the programmes she manages. She is dedicated in bringing quality legal education to the classroom and beyond.
In addition to shouldering a lecturing, management and leadership portfolio, Anne has also been actively involved in continuous professional education and community projects as a key facilitator. She was a member of both the Education Board and the Assessment Review Panel of the Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries (MAICSA) and a facilitator with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
Prior to joining UORM, Anne was the Deputy Dean of Taylor's Law School, Taylor's University, Malaysia.
in 2019, Anne successfully completed a second Masters in Tertiary Education Policy and Management (MTEM) from L.H. Martin's Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia.
On 1st October 2020 Anne was appointed as Academic Director for Teaching and Learning (ADTL). As the ADTL, Anne is responsible to the University Board for Teaching and Learning, through its Chair, for leadership of UoRM in teaching and learning. Anne will hold the ADTL role while continuing to shoulder her portfolio as the Head of Law.
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- Library Officer ( User Services )
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- Assistant International Student Officer
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- Senior Executive, Marketing & Student Recruitment
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- Senior Quality Officer ( Researcher )
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- Agents and Partnerships Assistant Manager
Deeba joined University of Reading Malaysia in October 2020. She obtained her degree from University of London (2007) and masters from University of Malaya
She started her career in the Malaysian capital market regulation holding various positions specialising in regulatory policy making. Her academic career started in 2014 with Taylor's University. Her research interest is in children's rights and adoption laws. She is a knowledgeable educationist having proficiency in teaching, guidance and counselling. Currently she is pursuing her Masters in Education (Guidance and Counselling) in University Technology Malaysia. Life-long learning is the core value that she holds firmly, and never fails to instill in her students.
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- Fellow
- Head of Built Environment
Dr. Bruno Lot Tanko has a wide range of teaching experience in quantity surveying and construction management. Read More...
Dr. Bruno Lot Tanko has a wide range of teaching experience in quantity surveying and construction management.
He has a Ph.D. in Quantity Surveying, MSc. in Construction Management (Distinction), and a bachelor's degree in Quantity Surveying (First Class Honors). He has been involved in teaching and training in the fields of quantity surveying, cost engineering, and construction management in Nigeria and overseas since 2009.
Dr. Bruno is a Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK (FHEA) and has won the 2021 prestigious Collaborative Teaching Award of the University of Reading, UK. He is also a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) UK, a member of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (MNIQS), and a Registered Quantity Surveyor (RQS) with the Quantity Surveyor Registration Board of Nigeria.
His scholarly articles have been listed in Web of Science, ISI and Scopus journals. He has been featured as a reviewer, editor, quest editor, and session chair for several international conferences and Q1/Q2 journals. Dr. Bruno's research is focused on Building Information Modelling, Internet of Things and Smart Buildings, Value & Cost Management, Construction Health and Safety, and Construction Management. His vision is to encourage exchange and develop young researchers.
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- Member of the Johor Women 's League
- Senior Fellow of Advance HE
Dr Chung Kai Li joined University of Reading in 2017 after completing her PhD in Psychology from Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. Kai Li's main research interests lie in psychopathology and individual differences, where her PhD thesis focussed on aversive personality traits, particularly three traits Read More...
Dr Chung Kai Li joined University of Reading in 2017 after completing her PhD in Psychology from Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. Kai Li's main research interests lie in psychopathology and individual differences, where her PhD thesis focussed on aversive personality traits, particularly three traits collectively known as the Dark Triad - psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism. Her current research areas cover investigative interviewing as well as interpersonal violence, which involves working closely with the police force and abuse victims.
As a Senior Fellow of Advance HE, Kai Li is committed to professionalism in teaching and learning in higher education. She has taught various psychology modules at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including Forensic Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Researching Psychology, Social and Differential Psychology, and Work Psychology (for UK, Singapore, and Hong Kong). Additionally, she has developed online teaching materials for distance learning courses provided by University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, and Open University, UK. Kai Li has also held the position of a course coordinator for the Lothians Equal Access Programme for Schools (LEAPS) Summer School Psychology Programme between 2014 and 2017, where she also taught Personality Psychology. LEAPS is a widening participation programme to raise educational attainment among prospective students from under-represented groups.
Kai Li is an active member of the Johor Women's League, a non-governmental, non-profit society working to promote women's empowerment and the rights of children. She has a keen interest in advancing her career within the intersection of psychology and the justice system.
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- Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance
Evelita is the Programme Lead for BSc Accounting and Finance at Henley Business School Malaysia. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA). She earned her Accountancy degree from the Divine Word University, Tacloban City in the Philippines. A recipient of the Philippine Civil Service Local Scholarship Grants, she finished her Master in Business Administration from the Ateneo De Manila University School of Professionals. She earned her Doctorate in Business Administration from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Before she joined Henley Business School at University of Reading Malaysia, she was Dean of School of Business for two years and Associate Professor for six years at Nilai University in Malaysia. She was also the Dean of the College of Business Education at the Technological Institute of the Philippines for more than ten years.
Evelita's good performance garnered her several awards: Most Innovative Lecturer from a Partner in Learning by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in November 2018; Best Professor in Financial Management by CMO Asia in 2014; NCR Winner in the 2009-2010 Search for Outstanding Finance Educators by the Financial Executives Organization of the Philippines (FINEX) and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; and First Runner-Up in the 2009 Search for The Outstanding PERAA Members.
Evelita is active in research. She was a member of the Research Panel of the CIMA- Centre of Excellence South East Asia and Nilai University's Research and Innovation Committee.
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- Associate Professor in Real Estate Management
Janice is the Programme Lead for BSc Real Estate. She has almost 15 years' teaching experience in tertiary real estate education and managing real estate programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is an alumna of University of Reading and University of Western Australia.Read More...
Janice is the Programme Lead for BSc Real Estate. She has almost 15 years' teaching experience in tertiary real estate education and managing real estate programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is an alumna of University of Reading and University of Western Australia.
Janice has taught various subjects in real estate and supervised postgraduate theses and BSc dissertations. She has led and been involved in numerous research projects on real estate investment trusts, property auctions, acquisitions and divestitures of corporate real estate assets. She has reviewed manuscripts for International Journal of Strategic Property Management, Pacific Rim Property Research Journal and International Surveying Research Journal. She was the Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs in Centre for Real Estate Studies, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the Editorial Board Member for Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM).
Janice is the Chairperson for RISM (Johor Branch) for 2016/17 and has extensive industrial linkage. She has organized and attended various Continuing Professional Development programs related to real estate. She is also a committee member of the Iskandar Malaysia Property Action Think-Tank, a Life Member of the Malaysian Finance Association, and a recipient of UTM's Excellent Service Award 2016.
Dr Jasmine Lee received her PhD from University of Nottingham in 2023. Her thesis was in the field of face recognition, specifically exploring the cognitive mechanisms (i.e., perception & attention) involved in self-face recognition. She used eye-tracking techniques and behavioral experimental paradigms to explore the self-face advantage phenomenon.
Jasmine joined the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences at the University of Reading Malaysia in 2023, where she is currently teaching various psychology modules at an undergraduate level
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- Lecturer in Real Estate - Planning and Development
Mr Chin is responsible in the delivery of modules in Management of Change in Real Estate (RE) Sector, RE Asset Management, Finance and Market, Development Appraisal and Finance and Career Management Skills in UoRM. Read More...
Dr Ji Hei Lee is a lecturer in Real Estate - Planning and Development at Henley Business School, University of Reading Malaysia. Prior to joining Reading, she taught urban planning at Texas A&M University. Her research areas lie at the intersection of urban planning, social work and public health. She is interested in intervention strategies to promote wellbeing and community livability across all ages and people with different mobility.
Built and Social Environment, Wellbeing & Age-Friendly Communities - She investigated how neighbourhood walkability, third places and life-space mobility influence older adults' wellbeing outcomes such as social support network, life satisfaction, loneliness, and depressive symptoms in various contexts. She currently co-supervises a PhD research project examining active travel in the context of MENA region.
Housing & Mental Health - She identified specific housing factors leading to depression and suicidal behaviour for each age group and gender and found the underlying mechanism of housing-mental health nexus. Her current research examines the interrelationship in the context of climate change and disaster.
Regeneration & Placemaking - Her ongoing research examines an innovative regeneration governance model to address issues of abandoned or underused buildings.
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- Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Dr Mandy is a lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Henley Business School - Malaysia, University of Reading Malaysia. Prior to joining Henley Business School, she taught atNilai University. Her teaching assignments have included Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Innovation and Management, International Business and Human Resource Management and Development.Read More...
Dr Mandy is a lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Henley Business School - Malaysia, University of Reading Malaysia. Prior to joining Henley Business School, she taught atNilai University. Her teaching assignments have included Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Innovation and Management, International Business and Human Resource Management and Development. She was a Scholar of Kobe Gakuin University, Japan and collaborated in a prestigious research project with the Faculty of Business and Administration,besides conducting lectures there. She was voted as the best presenter in the Economics and International Business Conference,USA in 2007.
Dr Mandy holds a PhD in Management from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia. Her research interests are in the area of entrepreneurship, strategic management, innovation, international business, human resource management and development.She has supervised many master's students and also been involved in consultancy works. Her works have been published in established journals including an article, which has been awarded the Best Scientific Article in 2008. She has also contributed chapters in bookspublished in Malaysia and USA.
Dr Marat Zagidullin comes from an interdisciplinary background with his Master's degree in English from Bergen University, Norway (1999), and his Doctoral degree from the interdisciplinary PhD programme in social psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA (2009)Read More...
Marat's primary research focus is on social and cultural factors that influence cognitive processes and attitudes. At UoRM, Marat has served on the UoRM Staff Forum (1 year), UoRM Research Ethics Committee (3 years), and is currently the Public engagement, recruitment, and outreach coordinator for the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences.
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- Associate Professor in Finance
- Associate Professor of Finance at Henley Business School
Dr Mohd-Pisal Zainal is an Associate Professor of Finance at Henley Business School - Malaysia, University of Reading Malaysia. Prior to joining Henley Business School - Malaysia, he was the Director of the Centre for Research and Publication at INCEIF. Read More...
Dr Mohd-Pisal Zainal is an Associate Professor of Finance at Henley Business School - Malaysia, University of Reading Malaysia. Prior to joining Henley Business School - Malaysia, he was the Director of the Centre for Research and Publication at INCEIF. His teaching assignments have included Research Methodology, Econometrics, and Financial Econometrics for the Graduate Studies Department; and Islamic Capital Markets, Islamic Financial Markets and Institutions, Structuring Financial Requirements, Deposits Mobilization, for the Chartered Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP), and Masters in Islamic Finance Practice (MIFP) programmes. He has been a visiting faculty for Islamic Finance Modules for the MSc in Investment Banking and Islamic Finance programme at the ICMA Centre, Henley Business School, University of Reading UK, since the inception of the programme in 2008.
Dr Zainal holds a PhD in Economics from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, USA. His research interests are in the area of International Finance, International Trade, Monetary Economics, Islamic Capital Markets, Islamic Financial Markets and Institutions & financial economics.
His work has been published in the Journal of Forecasting and the International Journal of Economics & Management. He has also contributed to chapters in books published by John Wiley & Sons, and ICD & Thomson Reuters, amongst others.
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- Lecturer in Real Estate Economics
Dr Nurjihan Idris is a lecturer in Real Estate Economics. Previously she had been tutoring Introductory Economics for Business and Finance and assisted in computer lab for Applied Econometrics at University of Reading, UK while obtaining her PhD in Economics.
Nur Amalina Borhan | Lecturer in Finance
Ms Nur Amalina Borhan is a lecturer in Finance. Ms Amalina received her BBA(Hons) Finance in 2011 from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) and Master in Business Administration (MBA) concentration in Islamic Finance in 2013 from Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM). Previously she had Read More...
Dr Nurjihan Idris is a lecturer in Real Estate Economics. Previously she had been tutoring Introductory Economics for Business and Finance and assisted in computer lab for Applied Econometrics at University of Reading, UK while obtaining her PhD in Economics. Before that, she also tutored for Economics Research Method and Business Research Method, working as a Research Officer while studying for MSc in Economics at Universiti Putra Malaysia
Her research interests are applying econometric analysis on longitudinal or cross-section data in microeconomics for example in areas of behavioural economics on how soft skills affects pathways. She has also done some research using time series data in macroeconomics for modelling or efficiency analysis in agriculture economics and financial economics
Dr Shumetha Sidhu received her PhD from the University of Nottingham in 2020. Her thesis was in the field of human visual perception, specifically investigating the mechanisms of figure-ground segregation of orientation-based texture stimuli. She uses psychophysical paradigms, Read More...
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- Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship
- Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Henley Business School
Dr Tih is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Henley Business School, University of Reading Malaysia. She has more than 15 years of teaching experience in tertiary business education. She received her BBA from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia); Post-graduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship from Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom; MBA from Keele University, UK and PhD in marketing from University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
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- Lecturer in Built Environment
Dr Siva has teaching experience as a Senior Lecturer with many foreign universities from Australia, New Zealand, China and UK who have Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) twinning programmes.
Dr Siva has worked as Project Engineer and Project Manager for 5 years in various established developer and contractor companies in the construction industry. He has completed Bachelor in Housing, Building & Planning (Hons) in 1993, Masters of Environment (Built Environment) in 2004 and Doctorate of Education (Construction) in 2016. Dr Siva is very passionate and have been teaching since 1998 for 22 years for various undergraduate and postgraduate architecture, engineering and construction students. He is a Chartered Construction Manager, Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB-UK) and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (UK). Dr Siva is also a professional technologist with the Malaysian Board of Technologists and a Quantity Surveying Technologist - Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM)..
Kuppusamy, S, (2007), "Thermal comfort, temperature and humidity variation according to Malaysian terrace house orientation", 41st. Australia & New Zealand of Architectural Science Associations Conference (ANZAScA 2007) on Challenges for Architectural Science in Changing Climates.
Dr Tan Kok Wei obtained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Nottingham in 2016, where he studied the effects of skin colour and texture on health perception in Asian faces.Read More...
Dr Tan Kok Wei obtained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Nottingham in 2016, where he studied the effects of skin colour and texture on health perception in Asian faces.
Kok Wei completed his master's degree in developmental psychology from the National University of Malaysia (UKM) in 2007, by which he examined the usage of private speech in young adults as a means of problem-solving. Upon completion, he worked as a lecturer at the University of Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) for 4 years. He was also engaged by a community college while pursuing his PhD, teaching developmental psychology-related subjects.
Before joining the University of Reading Malaysia in 2016, Kok Wei worked as a course writer for the Wawasan Open University (WOU). He designed and wrote academic modules for WOU's students, in Experimental Psychology and History and Systems of Psychology subjects.
His research focuses on perception and applied cognition. He has designed and conducted several behavioural interventions with his collaborators - examining the impacts of diet, gaming, mindfulness training and nature exposure on cognition (e.g., executive functioning, attention and memory) and physiological changes.
Dr Kan has vast industrial experience gained prior to joining academia. She has extensive knowledge of the banking and finance sectors and has worked in leading financial institutions in Malaysia such as Phileo Allied Bank Berhad, Comet Asset Management Sdn Bhd and TA Securities Holdings Berhad. Her experience includes banking operation, loan evaluation, equity investment analysis and portfolio management.
Dr Mandy Mok | Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Dr Mandy is a lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Henley Business School - Malaysia, University of Reading Malaysia. Prior to joining Henley Business School, she taught atNilai University. Her teaching assignments have included Entrepreneurship, Strategic Management, Innovation and Management, International Business and Human Resource Management and Development.
Dr Kan has vast industrial experience gained prior to joining academia. She has extensive knowledge of the banking and finance sectors and has worked in leading financial institutions in Malaysia such as Phileo Allied Bank Berhad, Comet Asset Management Sdn Bhd and TA Securities Holdings Berhad. Her experience includes banking operation, loan evaluation, equity investment analysis and portfolio management. In 2002, she became a Chartered Financial Analyst of the CFA Institute, USA.
Dr Kan has significant know-how in teaching and management responsibilities in higher education institutions and has hand-on experience in course planning, development, quality control and accreditation. Throughout her teaching career, she has taught finance, investment, economics, statistics, international finance, business ethics for the investment profession, bond analysis and equity investment.
Kuan Yong is a Chartered Chemist of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Professional Technologist of Malaysia Board of Technologists and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her research areas cover biomaterials, polymers and polymer composites. She is also enthusiastic about developing education for sustainable development through general studies modules.
Dr. Ching Kuan Yong obtained her PhD in Engineering Sciences from the University of Southampton, UK, in 2014. She joined the University of Reading Malaysia (UoRM) in 2016 and was awarded the title of Associate Professor in 2022. She currently holds the roles of Campus Director of Academic Tutoring and Study Advice Lead at UoRM.
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- Lecturer
- Member of Southeast Asia Research Academy
Dr. Fong is a member of Southeast Asia Research Academy (SEARA) and a certified trainer registered under the Human Resource Development Corporation in Malaysia. She has more than 7 years of lecturing experience in private universities, and actively involved in lecturing marketing Read More...
Dr. Fong is a member of Southeast Asia Research Academy (SEARA) and a certified trainer registered under the Human Resource Development Corporation in Malaysia. She has more than 7 years of lecturing experience in private universities, and actively involved in lecturing marketing subjects. She graduated with First Class Honours in Marketing from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and awarded with Dean's List Award, Best Student Award, and Chancellor Award in UNIMAS. She holds a Ph.D in Marketing in Rural Tourism from UNIMAS.
In the area of research and publications, she has been involved in research projects, research grant, and her publications have appeared on topics related to marketing, new product development, rural tourism, and sustainable rural tourism development. She won best paper award for several journal articles in conferences and her papers are cited internationally. She is also the reviewers for some of the reputable journals, namely, Cogent Business and Management, Current Issues in Tourism, Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure, and Events, The Service Industries Journal, Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, Borneo Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities.
Prior to joining Henley Malaysia, Pei ling was a lecturer in the Banking and Finance Department of Multimedia University Malaysia. She has 16-year of teaching experience in the subjects of Corporate Financial Management, Financial Management, International Finance, Bank Management, Read More...
Prior to joining Henley Malaysia, Pei ling was a lecturer in the Banking and Finance Department of Multimedia University Malaysia. She has 16-year of teaching experience in the subjects of Corporate Financial Management, Financial Management, International Finance, Bank Management, Credit Management, Investment, Business Ethics, Strategy Management, and Principles of Finance. Her research interests are in the areas of corporate governance, behavioral finance, bank risk, and equity market related research. She has published journal articles in the Central Bank Review, Economics Bulletin, Journal of Economy Malaysia etc., and have more than 10 conference proceedings. She won the outstanding paper award for a paper titled "Going-Private Transactions and the sources of returns at the Applied Business International Conference held on November 6-8, 2008, at Labuan Malaysia.
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- Lecturer in Built Environment
Dr. Mustafa Klufallah is a Senior Lecturer in the school of Built Environment, University of Reading-Malaysian campus. He has vast experience in construction management, completing several research projects and research funds. Dr. Mustafa obtained his Bachelor and Master degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and a Ph.D in civil engineering from University Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). He has served as an Assistant Lecturer for undergraduate level courses on Construction Project Management, Engineers in Society, and Concrete Technology, Civil Engineering Design at the Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia.
Currently, he is responsible of delivering various modules including Research Skills, Construction Technology, Building Technology, Management in the Built Environment, Economic for Construction and Engineering, Principal of Management, Projects, Construction Science and Sustainability. On top of that, he is a Member of Research Ethics Committee, Students Activities Coordinator, Member of Safety and Health Committee as well as he is well versed with academic and student management especially accreditation exercises.
Apart from teaching and learning and student management, He has published technical papers in leading international journals and proceeding. Besides, he has been selected for several international journal manuscript reviewer and editorial board member, and a Member of various professional engineering boards.
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- Foundation Programmes Lead Foundation Lecturer in Economics
Esther Chang has eight years of lecturing experience in finance and economics-related modules at both pre-university and undergraduate levels. As Senior Academic Tutor, she is assisting in the administration of UoRM's Foundation Programmes, as well as overseeing the smooth running of related examination processes. She also teaches the Economics module in the International Foundation Programme Programme.
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- Foundation Lecturer in Mathematics
Hajar is a mathematics lecturer with more than five years of teaching experience in the higher education industry, teaching mathematics and statistics related subjects and modules. Hajar began her teaching career as a lecturer in a public university, and has since been teaching Read More...
Hajar is a mathematics lecturer with more than five years of teaching experience in the higher education industry, teaching mathematics and statistics related subjects and modules. Hajar began her teaching career as a lecturer in a public university, and has since been teaching applied maths to undergraduate students majoring in agriculture, banking, accountancy and science. Hajar taught Pre-University programmes (Edexcel A-Level, ADFP/ACTP, AUSMAT or SACE) at a private institution before joining the University of Reading Malaysia.
Hashvini Rekha Pachappan | Lecturer of Law Hashvini Rekha Pachappan, a Lecturer of Law joined University of Reading Malaysia (UoRM) in November 2020. She graduated from Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia with a LLB (Hons.) in 2015.Read More...
Hashvini joined Multimedia University (MMU), Malaysia in November 2016, her alma mater as a Lecturer in the Faculty of Law. Hashvini taught various papers viz Cyberlaw, Commercial Law and Malaysian Legal System in MMU for the LLB(Hons) course and Foundation in Law course. In UoRM, Hashvini teaches several courses namely Contract Law, Alternate Dispute Resolution and Introduction to Law. Her area of interests is mainly Cyberlaw and Commercial Law
Hashvini is a very passionate legal educator who strongly believes that holistic education is the focal principle in academia. Hashvini is an avid reader and zealous financial consultant. She reads fictions and non-fictions for leisure. Hashvini is also a Licensed Financial Consultant under FIMM.
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- Executive Office
- Head of Executive Office, PA to Provost
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- Lecturer in Construction Law
Jamaludin Yaakob teaches legal modules in the School of Built Environment, University of Reading, Malaysia. He essentially feeds in the required legal inputs contained in the BSc Quantity Surveying Programme, specifically, Construction Statutory Law (CE2CSL) and Construction Law 2
Dr Sivaraman Kuppusamy | Lecturer in Built Environment
Dr Siva has teaching experience as a Senior Lecturer with many foreign universities from Australia, New Zealand, China and UK who have Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) twinning programmes.
Jamaludin Yaakob teaches legal modules in the School of Built Environment, University of Reading, Malaysia. He essentially feeds in the required legal inputs contained in the BSc Quantity Surveying Programme, specifically, Construction Statutory Law (CE2CSL) and Construction Law 2
He read LL.M Construction Law at Reading University, United Kingdom. He had been an academic staff of Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment (as it was known then), University Technology Malaysia (UTM). He is now a retiree and serving as a sessional lecturer at Reading University Malaysia.
He had taught a wide range of construction related legal modules during his nearly thirty year service with UTM, both at undergraduate and post graduate levels, specifically, MSc in Construction Contract Management. He had taught, apart from the usual basic legal principles, modules such as construction contracts, arbitration, alternative dispute resolution, insolvency law, land and property development laws, planning law, conveyancing, civil procedure, and many others.
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- Senior Examination Officer
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- Lecturer in Accounting & Taxation
- Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Mr. John is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and holds a degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University (UK). He began his career in auditing and taxation with a small & medium size professional firm where he gained valuable professional Read More...
Mr. John is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK) and holds a degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University (UK). He began his career in auditing and taxation with a small & medium size professional firm where he gained valuable professional and commercial experience even before completing the ACCA. He later joined a public listed conglomerate as an accountant to handle full set accounts and to help enhance the internal control system of the company.
Mr. John has more than 7 years lecturing experience in various branches of a private college and is actively involved in lecturing Management Accounting and Taxation subjects among other ACCA and accounting subjects. He makes learning easier by giving practical examples of how various theories are being applied.
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- Senior Executive, Marketing & Student Recruitment
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- Head of Business Systems and Applications
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- Careers and Student Development Officer
Mr Chin is responsible in the delivery of modules in Management of Change in Real Estate (RE) Sector, RE Asset Management, Finance and Market, Development Appraisal and Finance and Career Management Skills in UoRM. Read More...
Mr Chin is responsible in the delivery of modules in Management of Change in Real Estate (RE) Sector, RE Asset Management, Finance and Market, Development Appraisal and Finance and Career Management Skills in UoRM. He has over 36 year work experience and had lectured in the distance learning course for Heriot Watt University and the Post Graduate Real Estate Course for University of Malaya.
Mr Chin qualified as a Chartered Surveyor whilst working with the Board of Inland Revenue London. Subsequently, he worked with different corporations in various countries in different capacities, including as Property Consultant, Chartered Surveyor, and Marketer in London, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and the People's Republic of China. Mr Chin was involved in the revaluation of commercial properties in UK, corporate real estate in Singapore, real estate development ventures in the People's Republic of China, the economic planning of the South Johor Economic Development Zone, and the development of various 1,000 - 6,000 acres' townships in Johor and the Klang Valley in Malaysia - including the development of residential, industrial, and commercial properties.
His main research interests include real estate investment, real estate development and marketing, development and management of shopping malls.
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- Foundation Lecturer in Mathematics
Lim Tian Hwee has been teaching Pre-U programmes (i.e. A Levels, AUSMAT, MUFY, STPM etc.) for more than five years and is a longstanding member of the Malaysian Mathematical Sciences Society.Read More...
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- Foundation Senior Academic Tutor Foundation Lecturer in Biology
Lina Ying Ying Tang has been teaching Pre-University programmes such as Cambridge A-Levels, and Foundation Year Programmes for more than five years. She is passionate about working with young people from diverse backgrounds and likes to experiment with a variety of teaching methods.
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- Head of Foundation, Study and Language Institute ( FSLI )
Mohd Ridhwan Abdullah began his career teaching academic English, research writing, human communication, and English immersion programmes to local and international students before joining the University of Reading Malaysia (UoRM). Read More...
Mohd Ridhwan Abdullah began his career teaching academic English, research writing, human communication, and English immersion programmes to local and international students before joining the University of Reading Malaysia (UoRM). He has trained students and teachers in numerous IELTS, TOEFL, PTE and MUET preparatory courses and has been involved in several courses and training programmes on student-centred learning and e-learning.
In addition, he has worked with local students for language workshops and English language outreach programmes, trained young adults for public speaking, and trained local language-school teachers on classroom management.
At UoRM, Ridhwan leads the English for Academic Purposes (EAP) team. The EAP section of the University offers various programmes such as Pre-Sessional English, short courses, and Academic English modules.
Ridhwan's current role is leading the Foundation, Study and Language Institute (FSLI), which offers International Foundation Programme, Pre-Sessional English Programme, and General Studies Programme (MPU). His role involves expanding the Institute and ensuring quality delivery in Malaysia.
A member of MELTA and BALEAP, Ridhwan holds a Master of Applied Linguistics.
Ms Nurul Syahidah Mazlan | Programme Lead of BSc Quantity Surveying Nurul Syahidah Mazlan graduated with BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from the University of Reading Malaysia and furthered her studies in MSc Information Management for Design, Construction and Operation at University of Reading, United Kingdom,Read More...
Nurul Syahidah Mazlan graduated with BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying from the University of Reading Malaysia and furthered her studies in MSc Information Management for Design, Construction and Operation at University of Reading, United Kingdom, where the distinctive focus is on the implementation and use of digital technologies, such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), in the construction sector.
She has been in the construction industry since 2019, working as a quantity surveyor consultant at a local quantity surveying consultant firm. She experienced in delivering contract and project cost advisory services to high value clients from both private and public sector. Furthermore, she managed various projects including residential, commercial and infrastructure projects from pre-contract to post-contract stage as well as utilising BIM as part of the construction process. She is a registered Provisional Quantity Surveyor of Board of Quantity Surveyor Malaysia (BQSM) and a Graduate Member of Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM).
Aniq has 2 years of teaching experience in primary and secondary education where he began his career in teaching English in secondary school. Aniq loves to teach youngsters Read More...
Nalina joined University of Reading Malaysia (UORM) in September 2019. She is a dedicated and motivated educationist who joined the legal academia in 1992..Read More...
Nalina joined University of Reading Malaysia (UORM) in September 2019. She is a dedicated and motivated educationist who joined the legal academia in 1992..
Having had a University of London training both in the Undergraduate and Masters Level, Nalina has acquired a strong skill in research methodologies relevant to the subjects she lectures. Nalina being a passionate academic, has over 27 years of experience in legal academia and has acquired the respective skills and knowledge necessary in delivering the law in the most optimum and practical context. Nalina is both analytical and philosophical in her approach to the understanding of the law. A holistic education in the law is the core principle underlying Nalina's attitude in her lecturing style.
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- Registrar, Director of Student Welfare and Academic Services
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- Assistant Programme Administrator
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- Foundation Lecturer in Business and Management
Nurul has been teaching since 2009. Prior to joining UoRM, she had posts at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology, teaching a variety of Business Management subjects, including principles of management, marketing Read More...
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- Dr ) Ong See Lian, KMN Visiting Fellow, Executive Chairman of Benchrisda Associates Sdn Bhd Former Global President of RICS
Dr. Ong has an illustrious career spanning over 45 years in both the public and private sectors. He was the Senior Partner of Davis Langdon & Seah, an international practice of quantity surveyors and project managers and its Malaysian associates JUBM Sdn Bhd until his retirement at the end of 2010.
Prabu Manikam joined University of Reading Malaysia in October 2021. He obtained a Law Degree from University of London and a Master's degree in Law from National University of Malaysia. In 2010, he started his career in legal education at Stamford College where he Read More...
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- Professor of Business Enterprise & Analytics, Head of Henley Business School Malaysia
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- Finance
- Director of Finance and Corporate Services
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- Teaching Fellow in Psychology
Putri graduated in 2018 with a degree in BSc Psychology (Hons) from Help University. She then pursued MSc Clinical Psychology and Mental Health in Swansea University and graduated in 2020. Putri has an interest in pursuing a PhD with topics that align her research interests which are developmental Read More...
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- Governance and Compliance Manager
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- Student Recruitment Assistant Manager
Sati Salmah is currently a lecturer of law in University of Reading Malaysia. She obtained her Master in International Commercial Law degree from Newcastle University back in 2008. She started her career as a Legal and Corporate Executive in one of the oil and gas company based in Sarawak.Read More...
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- Reception and Admin Support
- Receptionist and Admin Support
Vashnarekha Kumarasuriar graduated with an Honours degree in Psychology from University of Queensland, Australia, and obtained her Masters in Counselling from the University of South Australia in 2005. Rekha has more than 15 years of experience teaching Psychology Read More...
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- Professor
- Provost Professor
Professor Wing Lam brings to the University of Reading Malaysia diverse leadership experience in the areas of institution-building, transnational education and digital pedagogy. Prior to joining the University of Reading, he served in a variety of senior academic leadership roles. He has worked in the UK, Singapore and Malaysia, and has taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU). Prof. Wing Lam has a PhD in Computer Science from Kings College London. His research interests including technology and business, and he has published over 80 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers. He led a career in technology consulting with Accenture, International Computers Limited (now Fujitsu) and Logica before moving into higher education.
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- Head, Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions
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- Head of Learning Resource Centre
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- Foundation Lecturer in Economics, Business and Management
Zahara has 12 years of teaching experience in public and private higher education institutions. She taught economics, introduction to Business, econometrics, and modelling in economics among others. She always believes that education is what inspires students beyond the knowledge they acquire in the classroom.