Keynote Speakers
Yg Bhg Prof Dato’ Ts Dr Mohd Ismail bin Abd Aziz
Ketua Pengarah Politeknik Malaysia
Ketua Pengarah Politeknik Malaysia
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Mohd Ismail is currently the director general for the Department of Polytechnic and Community College Education (DPCCE) under the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia. He was previously the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and Alumni at Universiti Malaysia Teknologi (UTM). In 2013, he was the Director of International Affairs. In addition to that, he was also part of the university management team that was instrumental in intensifying international engagements for the university in order to be in line with the UTM Global 2012-2020 University Plan. Besides that, he was also the head of Internationalisation Program which was one of the Critical Agenda Projects under the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. He held various administrative positions in UTM for more than 10 years including as the Head of Department for External Programmes, Faculty of Science; the Deputy Dean for School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPACE) and the Deputy Director for the Office of International Affairs.
He is an applied mathematician specializing in dynamic optimisation methods and its applications. Besides his own specialisation, his other research interest is in the internationalisation of higher education, focusing on policies and operational frameworks as well as the implementation of internationalisation activities at individual institutions.
He is an applied mathematician specializing in dynamic optimisation methods and its applications. Besides his own specialisation, his other research interest is in the internationalisation of higher education, focusing on policies and operational frameworks as well as the implementation of internationalisation activities at individual institutions.