KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Ts. Sr Nadzirah Hj. Zainordin, PQS, MRISM, MRICS, P.Tech
SEGi University, Malaysia
SEGi University, Malaysia
Ts. Sr Nadzirah Hj. Zainordin is a Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead for Quantity Surveying programme at Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, SEGi University, Malaysia. As well as a leader for Centre of Building & Resilient Development, SEGi University. She received her Master Science in Quantity Surveying from Heriot Watt University and currently waiting for her Ph.D Viva at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Received her registered surveyor at very a young age with professional bodies locally and internationally. She holding Professional Surveyor from the Board of Quantity Surveyor Malaysia (BQSM), the Royal of Institution Malaysia(RISM) and Malaysia Board of Technologist(MBOT) as Professional Technologies. Been recognized internationally where she gotten Chartered Surveyor from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor (RICS), UK. She also actively involves in research which up-to-date had about 80 published papers and she also won a few innovation and invention award not only national level but at the international level as well. A vast research experienced, play roles as principal researcher and co-research for more that 10 internal and external research grant. Where her research interest its more on sustainable development, resilient practices and relevant issues to construction.
Sustainability Practices in Private Higher Education Institutions
Higher Education Institutions should play a vital role in turning society to become sustainable through their power in producing and educating the heirs’ generations. Broadly speaking, the capability of a research center should be enhanced in regards to sustainability agenda. The conceptual and philosophy of sustainable should be taught to the student so that the student can embrace their knowledge once they enter their career life. In addition, in organisational perspective, sustainability concept should be embraced within daily routine task in organisational management. Furthermore, it was seen that as sustainable Higher Education Institutions should refer to four-dimension system – education, research, community outreach and campus operation. This research focusing only in education dimension system. The objectives of this study its to discuss the critical success factors in implementing sustainability in private Higher Education Institution. Thru the descriptive literature review with using indexed journal paper within 10 years of publication. As conclusion, this paper may enhance the existing knowledge towards matter discuss.