The World Education Congress (WEC), an international non-profit organisation, has conferred “Award for Outstanding Contribution to Education” to Dr. Nafis Alam, Associate Professor at The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus in a ceremony on 14 November 2014 in India. This high stature award was presented to Dr. Alam for his exemplary role in Leadership, Innovation, Academic and Industry Interface and contribution in the Islamic finance education.
WEC focuses on the evolving culture of education and educational pedagogy, with the objective of deep systemic change as well as providing a platform for discussion on effective learning strategies for Higher Education Institutes. WEC presents awards to institutions and individuals in the higher education sector who have achieved high levels of excellence and who provides exemplary leadership and a role model.
Dr. Alam shared the award this year with Datin Prof. Ir. Dr Siti Hamisah Bt Tapsir, Deputy Director General, Private Higher Education Management Sector, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Previous recipients include various distinguished personalities, who have contributed in diverse areas, from a wide range of education institutions in Asia, US, Europe and Australia.
In May 2014, Dr Alam was recognised as “Professor of the Month” by the Financial Times (FT) granted to experts in a specific field of research and to highlight the contribution that their work makes to both the academic and business communities.
Image : (from left to right) Sujeet Mishra. Senior Manager, ABP News, India; Dr.Saugata Mitra, Chief People Officer and Group Head HR of Mother Dairy and Dr Nafis Alam.
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More information is available from Dr Nafis Alam on nafis.alam@nottingham.edu.my or Josephine Dionisappu, PR & Communications Manager on +6 (03)8924 8746, josephine.dionisappu@nottingham.edu.my.
Notes to editors: The University of Nottingham has 43,000 students and is ‘the nearest Britain has to a truly global university,with campuses in China and Malaysia modelled on a headquarters that is among the most attractive in Britain’ (Times Good University Guide 2014). It is also the most popular university in the UK among graduate employers, in the top 10 for student experience according to the Times Higher Education and one of the world’s greenest universities. It is ranked in the world’s top 1% of universities by the QS World University Rankings.
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Posted on 27th November 2014