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Zainal Abidin Bin Sanusi

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in Internatioal Studies - Doctor of Philosophy, Waseda University
  • Master In International Relations - Masters Degree,
  • Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy & Management - Bachelor Degree, University of Luton

Zainal Abidin Bin Sanusi (Prof. Dr.)

Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES

Other's position:

Director, Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity


zainalsanusi@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ Development Policies - sustainable development
  • Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ Development Policies - sustainable development


Teaching Responsibilities


DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 2023/2024 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
GLOBALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE 2022/2023
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
INTERNSHIP 2018/2019
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MALAYSIA 2019/2020
RESEARCH PAPER I 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
Science & Technology Policies and Management 2022/2023
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 2023/2024
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES 2021/2022 2020/2021
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES 2023/2024 2022/2023
TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND MANAGEMENT 2021/2022 2020/2021
USRAH IN ACTION 1 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
USRAH IN ACTION 2 2023/2024 2022/2023


Supervision


Do We Need Government? Can Non-Profit Actors Replace The Government In Provision Of Healthcare Services In Malaysia.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Evaluation Of National Agro Food Policy Through Agropreneur Muda Program (2010-2020) In Participation Of Malaysian Youth In Agriculture Sector.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
The Role Of Central – Local Relations In The Delivery Of Public Services At The Local Level: A Study Of Chittagong City Corporation.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Faith-Based University Contribution Towards Community Development In Crisis: A Case Study Of Unida Gontor, Indonesia During Covid-19.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Framework For Sustainable Development Education As A Key Enabler Of All The 17 Sdgs.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Malaysian Government Child Abuse Policies: A Review Of Cases Form 2015 To 2020.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Climate Change, Poverty, Governance, And Violence In Nigeria.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Green Cities: An Urban Planning Modal For Modernisation Of Kampala Into An Eco City.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Do We Need Government? Can Non-Profit Actors Replace The Government In Provision Of Healthcare Services In Malaysia.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Is Malaysia Ready:An Analysis Using Climate Change Adaptation Governance Model In Agricultural Sector.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2023 Consultancy to develop the National SDG Roadmap Phase II, 2021-2025
2021 - 2023 Partnership for SDG Finance - Undertaking Development Finance Assessment and SDG Budgeting & Costing
2020 - 2023 Revisiting the Japanese Okayama Model of Education for Sustainable Development, ESD: Lessons to Reorient ESD for Malaysia (Reg. No. 198241)
2020 - 2022 Research Component for APPGM-SDG 2020
On-Going


Award & Recognition


21 Jun, 2021 High Impact Responsible Innovation Award (GOLD) - Department of Political Science, KIRKHS KCDIO


Publications


Article

2024 Envisioning leadership for tomorrow’s collective well‑being. Prospects, () pp.
2023 Sejahtera leadership: an indigenous Malay concept in higher education for sustainable development. Journal of Islam in Asia, 20 (2) pp. 345-371
2023 Tiba masa tamatkan polemik ranking. Utusan Malaysia, Rencana (21hb November 2023) pp. 14
2022 A whole-institution approach towards sustainability: a crucial aspect of higher education’s individual and collective engagement with the SDGs and beyond. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 23 (2) pp. 218-236
2022 University course aiming at Whole Community Transformation in Malaysia. University Course Aiming at Whole Community Transformation in Malaysia, Issue 07 () pp. 121-124
2021 The APPGM-SDG (All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia for Sustainable Development Goals): Towards Mainstreaming SDG in Issues and Solutions of Parliamentary Constituencies. Journal Of The Malaysian Parliament, 1 () pp. 228-242
2020 Spirituality and quality of life among university students during Covid 19 Pandemic. Spirituality and Quality o f Life Among University Students During Covid 19 Pandemic, 5 (2) pp. 4-9
2014 Memperkasa kepimpinan ahli akademik Anak Generasi Felda (AGF): suatu analisis daya tahan. Memperkasa Kepimpinan Ahli Akademik Anak Generasi Felda (AGF): Suatu Analisis Daya Tahan, 3 (1) pp. 37-47
2012 Program on ecosystem change and society: an international research strategy for integrated social–ecological systems. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 1 () pp. 134-138
2012 The Malaysian Primary Education System and sustainability: challenges and opportunities. International Journal of Research & Review, 8 () pp. 33-52
2012 Transforming higher education towards sustainability: an Islamic perspective. OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 4 () pp.
2011 Institutions of Higher Education and Partnerships in Education for Sustainable Development: Case Study of the Regional Center of Expertise (RCE) Penang, Malaysia. Journal of Sustainable Development, 4 () pp. 108-117
2011 Multiethnicity in Southeast Asia and education: case study of Vision Schools In Malaysia. Global Journal of HUMAN SOCIAL SCIENCE, 11 () pp.
2011 Universities of the Islamic World: catalysts for Global Sustainability Transformation – a discourse analysis. The International Journal of Research and Review, 7 () pp. 33-49
Conference or Workshop Item

2020 IIUM river of life : friends of Sungai Pusu. In: IIUM Sustainability WEBINAR 1.0: Untangling sustainability issues through inter & transdisciplinary approach: the case of Sungai Pusu, Gombak,
Book

2022 Localising SDGs and local issues: ten parliamentary constituencies in Malaysia. Persatuan Promosi Matlamat Pembangunan Lestari (Society for Promotion of Sustainable Development Goals), ISBN: 978-629-97544-0-1
2022 Modul falsafah & isu semasa. Islamic and Strategic Studies Institute (ISSI), ISBN: 978-967-26041-0-5
2021 Penyetempatan Matlamat Pembangunan Lestari, Buku Rujukan Pembangunan Kapasiti. Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance, ISBN:
2021 RCE Greater Gombak: journey towards holistic community transformation. Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity (SCSH), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19408-2-2
2020 Dialogue on values-based education. Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity (SCSH), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19408-1-5
2016 Memperkasa Kepimpinan Akademik: Semai Bakti Menuai Padi. Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), ISBN: 978-9670962023
2014 Kepimpinan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi dan transformasi kesejahteraan sosial negara. Pusat Pengajian Sains Kemasyarakatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia, ISBN: 9789671060247
2010 A review on Higher Education for Sustainable Development-looking back and moving forward. Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Scharnhorststraße, ISBN: 1549-3652
Book Section

2023 Sejahtera as Way of Living in Anthropocene Era. In: Springer International Publishing AG, Zug, ISBN: , pp.
2021 A whole new transformed education. In: Office of Knowledge for Change and Advancement (KCA), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-467-018-4, pp. 145-145
2021 Change the world. In: Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity IIUM, ISBN: 9789671940822, pp. 97-110
2021 Closing the loop: a campus-wide waste minimization initiative through education for sustainable development. In: Sejahtera Center for Sustainability & Humanity, ISBN: , pp. 1-15
2021 Mainstreaming education for Sustainable Development as foundation for RCE Greater Gombak Community through Sejahtera Academic Framework: the case of UNGS 1201. In: Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity (SCSH), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19408-2-2, pp. 152-164
2021 Mainstreaming SDGs - society as agent of change (Parliamentary-based capacity building project). In: Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19408-2-2, pp. 44-59
2021 RCE Greater Gombak as a new model of a 'Jami'ah Insaniah. In: Office of Knowledge for Change and Advancement (KCA), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-467-018-4, pp. 145-50
2021 The Unicore Agenda Beyond UniCORE. In: Rekacetak Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-967-467-018-4, pp. 117-17
2021 Whole Institutional Transformation for a Sustainable University: The Case of Humanising Education at IIUM. In: Office of Knowledge for Change and Advancement (KCA), ISBN: 978-967-467-018-4, pp. 166-174
2020 Maqasid al-Shari'ah and sustainable development goals for performance measurement. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789674910488, pp. 66-93
2019 Humanising higher education: transforming the co-curriculum as the core- curriculum at the International Islamic University Malaysia. In: Global University Network (GUNI), ISBN: 978-84-09-14675-8, pp. 206-207
Monograph

2021 The onset of a pandemic: impact assessments and policy responses in Malaysia during COVID-19. In: United Nations Development Programme,
2021 The onset of a pandemic: impact assessments and policy responses in Malaysia during the early months of COVID-19. In: United Nations,