IPSAS-NYPI Collaboration Meeting

IPSAS is very fortunate today to receive visitors from the National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI), Korea. The discussion is very fruitful and it is hoped that many future collaborations can be done for both countries. The issues on youth is currently seen as very crucial due to the fact that they are going to be our future leaders. We hope this is a start of a new relationship. Fingers crossed!

Case Writing Workshop at UNITAR

UNITAR has moved towards an additional direction that is to write case studies to be used as a teaching tool. The workshop was conducted from 6-8 October 2015 at the Kelana Jaya facility. The objective is to publish case studies online for the use of educators. Great!

CEO Faculty Programme with Prof Richard J. Parker, Director of Research and Technology of Rolls Royce Group

Another chapter of the CEO Faculty Programme was completed by Prof Richard J. Parker, Director of Research and Technology of the Rolls Royce Group on 3 September 2015. The new CEO Faculty Programme would consist of guest lecturers, panel discussions and co-teaching by renowned figures of various industries. It is always amazing to listen to a Professor who is also a part of an outstanding organization such as Rolls Royce. Thumbs up!

Case Teaching and Learning Workshop for CEDAR, SME Bank

The Centre for Entrepreneur Development and Research (CEDAR) is a specialized SMEs and Development Financial Institution (DFIs) training, consultancy and research center of the SME Bank Malaysia. CEDAR had embarked on a very interesting project that focused in developing a few case studies of selected SMEs in 2013. The compilation of those case studies were then published as a book in 2014. In order to enhance the effectiveness of using case studies in their training, CEDAR had arranged for a sharing session on case teaching and learning with their trainers yesterday. It is always fun and refreshing when meeting new people with new ideas.

Developing Moderation and Mediation Research Frameworks Workshop

Many post graduates normally decide to use mediation or moderation as a shorter way to highlight contributions of their research. This workshop is therefore essential to help them understand the true nature of such relationships. Prof Aminah Ahmad, a prominent researcher from IPSAS conducted this workshop.