VCCPU

Meet the

executive board members

Chairman of VVCPU
Prof. Mushtak Al-Atabi

Heriot-Watt University

Deputy Chairman
Prof. Dato' Sr. Dr. Omar Bin Osman

DRB-HICOM University Of Automotive Malaysia

Secretary
Prof. Azmawani Abd Rahman

Putra Business School

Treasurer
Prof. Datin Paduka Samsinar Md Sidin

Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK)

Executive Board Member
Prof. Zita Binti Mohd Fahmi

Quest International University

Executive Board Member
Prof. Dato' Adeeba Kamarulzaman

Monash University Malaysia

Executive Board Member
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mazliham Bin Mohd Su’ud

Multimedia University – MMU

Executive Board Member
Prof. Dr Lily Chan

Wawasan Open University

Executive Board Member
Prof. Jason Fitzsimmons

MILA University

Executive Board Member
Ir. Prof. Lau Hieng Ho

Swinburne University of Technology

Executive Board Member
Prof. Emeritus Dato Seri Mohamed Mustafa Ishak

Perdana University

Executive Board Member
Prof. Datuk Siti Hamisa Tapsir

UCSI University

Executive Board Member
Dr. Joseph Lee

INTI International University

Executive Board Member
Prof. Ir Dr Ewe Hong Tat

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Supported by the
Assistant Secretaries:

Noraidah Binti Yusoff
Registrar
International Medical University
Assoc. Prof. Dr Lee Chia Ping
VCCPU Coordinator
Heriot-Watt University

Supported by the
Assistant Secretaries:

Noraidah Binti Yusoff
Registrar
International Medical University
Assoc. Prof. Dr Lee Chia Ping
VCCPU Coordinator
Heriot-Watt University

members

President and CEO of Putra Business School (PBS), Malaysia. She obtained her B.Sc. in finance from the University of South Alabama in the United States, her M.Sc. in management from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), and her doctorate in management from Aston University in the United Kingdom. Azmawani has extensive managerial and leadership experience in both the commercial and higher education sectors.

Pro Vice Chancellor and President of Monash University Malaysia

Prof. Adeeba Kamarulzaman is the Pro Vice Chancellor and President of Monash University Malaysia and Honorary Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Universiti Malaya where she was Dean of Medicine, from 2011 to 2019. She played a leading role in the response to the HIV epidemic in Malaysia and globally and is currently the Chairman of the Malaysian AIDS Foundation, an immediate Past President of the International AIDS Society, is Vice Chair of the WHO Science Council and Commissioner of the Global Commission on Drug Policy. Her research has focused on prevention, treatment and care of key populations particularly people who use drugs and prisoners. Prof Kamarulzaman held several key state and national roles in the Malaysian COVID-19 response including as a member of the National COVID-19 Task Force.

Prof. Jason Fitzsimmons has a strong interest in higher education and higher education management with a focus on learning innovations and the increasing adoption of technology. With a broad range of experience across a number of industries and countries his real passion comes from combining entrepreneurship and higher education in developing higher education business models that leverage on the key trends rapidly transforming the global higher education landscape.

Fourth Vice-Chancellor for UCSI University

An engineer by training, she played various key roles in shaping national policies as a DG for Higher Education and Secretary General for MOSTI.

Vice Chancellor of INTI International University

Dr. Joseph Lee is the Vice Chancellor of INTI International University, Malaysia. He received his doctoral degree in Economics in 1994 from Washington State University, United States and has more than 20 years of experiences in education as a lecturer, a researcher and an administrator in United States, Malaysia, Hong and Singapore.

Ir. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ewe Hong Tat is the President and CEO of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). He is also the President of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET). His areas of research are microwave remote sensing, applied electromagnetism and intelligent computing. He loves reading books, particularly those related to science and technology.

President and CEO of Putra Business School (PBS), Malaysia. She obtained her B.Sc. in finance from the University of South Alabama in the United States, her M.Sc. in management from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), and her doctorate in management from Aston University in the United Kingdom. Azmawani has extensive managerial and leadership experience in both the commercial and higher education sectors.

Pro Vice Chancellor and President of Monash University Malaysia

Prof. Adeeba Kamarulzaman is the Pro Vice Chancellor and President of Monash University Malaysia and Honorary Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Universiti Malaya where she was Dean of Medicine, from 2011 to 2019. She played a leading role in the response to the HIV epidemic in Malaysia and globally and is currently the Chairman of the Malaysian AIDS Foundation, an immediate Past President of the International AIDS Society, is Vice Chair of the WHO Science Council and Commissioner of the Global Commission on Drug Policy. Her research has focused on prevention, treatment and care of key populations particularly people who use drugs and prisoners. Prof Kamarulzaman held several key state and national roles in the Malaysian COVID-19 response including as a member of the National COVID-19 Task Force.

Prof. Jason Fitzsimmons has a strong interest in higher education and higher education management with a focus on learning innovations and the increasing adoption of technology. With a broad range of experience across a number of industries and countries his real passion comes from combining entrepreneurship and higher education in developing higher education business models that leverage on the key trends rapidly transforming the global higher education landscape.

Fourth Vice-Chancellor for UCSI University

An engineer by training, she played various key roles in shaping national policies as a DG for Higher Education and Secretary General for MOSTI.

Vice Chancellor of INTI International University

Dr. Joseph Lee is the Vice Chancellor of INTI International University, Malaysia. He received his doctoral degree in Economics in 1994 from Washington State University, United States and has more than 20 years of experiences in education as a lecturer, a researcher and an administrator in United States, Malaysia, Hong and Singapore.

Ir. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ewe Hong Tat is the President and CEO of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). He is also the President of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET). His areas of research are microwave remote sensing, applied electromagnetism and intelligent computing. He loves reading books, particularly those related to science and technology.