Speakers 2024

Professor-Dato-Dr.-Satinah-Binti-Syed-Saleh

Dato’ Satinah Syed Saleh

President of the ‘Malaysian Association for Education’ (MAE)

Dato’ Satinah holds a Master of Science (Information & Library Studies), Loughborough University, UK; Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology & Sociology) and a Diploma in Education both from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. She has a Certificate in Educational Policy Analysis and Planning, from Harvard University, USA, from Australian National University, Canberra.  Satinah is an educationist with a clear understanding of the Malaysian Education System both for Public and Private K-12 Education and Tertiary Education. She served the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. Her strengths and main competencies are in Policy Analysis and Planning in education; Policy Formulation; Public Private Partnership in Education (PPP); Teacher Professionalism; Teacher Education; and Education Legislation.  Satinah is an educationist with a clear understanding of the Malaysian Education System both for Public and Private K-12 Education and Tertiary Education. She served the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. Her strengths and main competencies are in Policy Analysis and Planning in education; Policy Formulation; Public Private Partnership in Education (PPP); Teacher Professionalism; Teacher Education; and Education Legislation.   She is the President of the ‘Malaysian Association for Education’ (MAE) one of the oldest education associations which is affiliated with Education International (EI); the Deputy President of the Malaysian Children’s Aid Society (MACAS); and a member of Harvard Alumni.  She was the Head of the Project Management Office, Ministry of Education (Phase 1) in reviewing the Malaysian Education System (2012) which culminated with the ‘Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025’. She was one of the panel writers for ‘History for Nation Building’ selected articles from the forum ‘The Study of History: Its Relevance and Significance’. She was the Special Officer to the Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia); and former Director for the Malaysian Students Department in New Zealand; a former Consultant & Advisor (Education) for Khazanah Nasional  Berhad (May 2012- May 2019 – 7 years); a  former Board Member for University Pendidikan Sultan Idris – UPSI –(1 April 2018 – 31 July 2020); Former Chairperson and Board of Governor for group of over 10 schools under International Schools Partnership (ISP), UK  (2018-2022). She was also a former Trustee for Vijayaratnam Foundation/ RHYTHM Foundation.

Professor Dr. Ahmed

Mohammed Shamsan
University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Key lessons learned and best practices for other institutions seeking accreditation will be shared, emphasizing continuous improvement. The session will conclude with future directions in quality assurance and opportunities for international collaboration, followed by a Q&A segment. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Shamsan is a distinguished Assistant Professor of Information Technology at the Faculty of Computers and Information Technology, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Shamsan has built an impressive academic and professional career. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Communications and Networks from University Putra Malaysia in 2013. Prior to this, he completed his Master of Computer Science, specializing in parallel and distributed computing, also at University Putra Malaysia, and his Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Baghdad, Iraq.

Professor Dr. Karola Dillenburger

Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom

Karola Dillenburger is a Professor of Behaviour Analysis and Education and Director of the Centre for Behaviour Analysis at the School of Social Science, Education and Social Work at Queen’s University Belfast. She is the Course Director of the MSc in Autism Spectrum Disorders (MScASD), has led the development of the MSc Applied Behaviour Analysis (MSc ABA). She teaches this course and supervises Doctoral Research Students.  Her research focuses on evidence-based early intervention for vulnerable children and adults including those diagnosed with autism, behavioural parent training, and parenting children with disabilities across the lifespan, loss and trauma, and professional recognition of behaviour analysts worldwide. Professor Dillenburger is a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D) and clinical Psychologist (HCPC) and has worked extensively in childcare, education, and therapeutic settings. She has published widely, including nine books, multimedia training resources and websites, and well over 100 academic peer-reviewed papers. She frequently delivers national and international keynote addresses in USA, India, Europe, and Australia.