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Centre for Business Informatics and Industrial Management
The Centre for Business Informatics and Industrial Management (CBIIM) was established in March 2024. Its purpose aligned with UCSI University’s vision of becoming a leading private research institution that fosters excellence in knowledge dissemination, skills development and holistic growth for national development. Under the leadership of its founding director, Distinguished Prof Dr Ooi Keng Boon - an eminent researcher in Industrial Management and Information Systems - CBIIM is dedicated to creating an ideal environment for academic staff, researchers, industry experts and postgraduate students. The Centre offers comprehensive support and resources to advance ongoing research in their respective fields.
Centre of Research for Advanced Aquaculture (CORAA)
The Centre of Research was established in June 2021, with the objective to foster convergent and interdisciplinary collaboration with reputable universities and research institutes across the globe. The centre will serve as a research hub for product commercialisation of new innovations and as an excellent platform for closer public-private partnership (PPP) development. UCSI’s research consortium addresses core UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG, 1: No Poverty, 2: Zero Hunger, 4: Quality Education, 5: Gender Equality, 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, 14: Life Below Water). This consortium has been strategically framed to cultivate and enhance sustainable aquaculture, weaving itself into the Blue Economy model, impacting the community, economy, and the environment positively.
International Institute of Science Diplomacy and Sustainability
There is no doubt that humanity's greatest challenges – and some of its most promising opportunities – are regional and global. Increasingly, the world requires effective partnerships between scientists, policymakers, and diplomats from different countries. The multi-disciplinary and multidimensional challenges of science-based global problems today have been amply demonstrated in the areas of climate change, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution. Even negotiations in international trade have not been spared from the critical role of science communication in pursuing partnership and collaboration. The most compelling case for science diplomacy is playing right in front of our eyes, where polemics arose ranging from the origin of the Coronavirus, right to the export and procurement of the various vaccines from several vaccine-producing countries, and the uneven distribution of those vaccines, with the ensuing delivery to developing countries. This is where science diplomacy has emerged as a critical discipline in furthering the cause of global collaboration among countries.
Sustainable Coastal Cities Research Consortium
The Sustainable Coastal Cities Research Consortium is a collaborative effort launched during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Sustainable Coastal Cities Symposium, an APEC-sponsored symposium held from 24 to 26 November 2021. Our goal is to address the challenges that coastal cities face due to their large population load, climate change, and sea level rise. With coastal regions representing 20% of Earth’s surface, it is crucial to find sustainable solutions. To achieve this, we are focusing on three key strategies outlined by the Malaysia Smart City Framework: smart economy, smart environment, and smart government.
Tan Sri Omar Centre for STI Policy Studies
The TSO Centre for STI Policy Studies at UCSI University was established on 17 August 2021 with the mandate to promote the enhancement of national Science, Technology and Social Innovation (STSI) capacity for the delivery of the objectives of Rukunegara 1970 and other articulation of National Aspirations since, which can be expressed as ‘Harmonious, Prosperous, Progressive and Sustainable Malaysia’. The Centre will work and collaborate with organisations with similar mandates.
UCSI-Cheras Low Carbon Innovation Hub
We are proud to announce that UCSI University lead the coordination of the new research consortium (RC), UCSI Cheras Low Carbon Innovation Hub. This RC aligns itself to the 10 mitigation pathways toward Kuala Lumpur Low Carbon blueprint, in particular, on Action 4: Sustainable Energy System, Action 5: Community Engagement, Action 6: Low Carbon Green Building, Action 8: Sustainable Waste Management, and Action 9: Sustainable Water and Wastewater Management.
UCSI Wellbeing Research Centre
The UCSI Wellbeing Research Centre (WellbeingRC) embodies UCSI University’s steadfast commitment to collaborate with government agencies, industries and communities to enhance the welfare of Malaysians. Universities, fundamentally, are established to serve society by providing viable solutions to its day-to-day challenges. As educational hubs, universities serve as powerhouses for innovation, where new knowledge is generated, tested and disseminated for the benefit of our ‘rakyat’. WellbeingRC emerges as a central entity within UCSI, dedicated to showcasing relevant research, training and advocacy efforts focused on multidimensional psychological wellbeing - a critical component of happiness and overall quality of life.
