Vol 5 Jan-June 2020 INPUMA Bulletin (5)-1

INPUMA 5 .LOV | 0202 ENUJ-NAJ BULLETIN HIGHLIGHTS RP I & RP II Students Presentations INPUMA-UNICEF Collaboration Policy Lab Series 1: No. 1 on School Attrition among Orang Asli Children Public Lecture by Prof. Achem Kemmerling, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy Sharing Session by Azlina Ahmad Kamal, UNICEF Education Specialist Talk by Prof. Brian McHarg, Appalachian State University

MPP News Networking Research Project II Presentation, Visit from Dongguk Lecture &Talk Sem. I, Session 2019/2020 University Public Lecture by Prof. page 3 page 5 Achem Kemmerling, MPP Students Briefing Visit from the Ministry of Willy Brandt School of Human Resources Public Policy page 7 page 6 page 9 Research Project I Presentation, Sem. II, Session 2019/2020 Meeting with UNICEF Talk by Prof. Brian Malaysia McHarg, Centre of Civic page 13 page 8 Engagement, Research Project II Presentation, Appalachian State Sem. II, Session 2019/2020 Visit from the Institute of Policy Research University page 17 page 8 page 10 Visit from Malaysia Sharing Session with Productivity Centre Azlina Kamal, UNICEF page 11 Malaysia Education Specialist page 12

Policy Lab Editor in Chief's Notes Policy Lab Series 1: Others Following the successful completion of 2019, No. 1 on School INPUMA was in high spirits to dive head-first into the Attrition among INPUMA's New ambitious plans we laid out for 2020. Of course, this Associates and Staff year's turn of events has been beyond anybody's Orang Asli Children prediction. COVID-19 has tested our adaptability. page 19 Yet, we believe that Man proposes, and God page 15 disposes, and take these challenges in our stride. We have shown our resilience by finding resourceful INPUMA's Proud ways to move forward. Alumni In this issue, you will notice how our means of page 20 communication transformed in a short span of six months. Thankfully, technology has made it possible INPUMA in the for us to remain connected despite working News remotely. Online platforms and effective communication has made it possible for INPUMA to page 21 proceed with our efforts to expand our network and engage in critical discourses. Editorial Board We are incredibly proud of our MPP students who page 26 work tirelessly to propose practical policy solutions to some of the nation's most pressing issues. The heartiest congratulations to our graduating cohort (2020), we hope that you continue to take on challenges with enthusiasm and intellectual rigour. To the students who will continue your academic journey with us - INPUMA is continuously reevaluating and enhancing our MPP program to ensure future leaders are equipped with the skills needed to strengthen the policy-making processes in the country. On another note, INPUMA is thrilled to embark on a two-year collaboration with UNICEF that will build the capacities of our academicians, public servants, and MPP alumni and students in Results-Based Monitoring & Evaluation (RBM&E). The RBM&E component will be embedded in several MPP's core and elective courses and aims to develop champions amongst our graduates for the institutionalisation of RBM&E systems and practices. INPUMA is optimistic that despite the challenges this pandemic poses, we will continue to strengthen relationships with multiple stakeholders, including key government agencies, industry players, and NGOs. We will continue to actively research key national issues and propose practical policy recommendations, and move closer to our goal of becoming the nation's centre of reference for public policy. Shakila Yacob, PhD Executive Director

PAGE 3 | MPP NEWS Critical issues in highlighted by After successfully preparing policy briefs for Research Project Paper I in the previous semester, 21 MPP students continued working on their Research Project Paper II. They are required to produce a policy paper- a document which diagnoses, analyses and evaluates the chosen issues and argues for a practical and implementable solution that will address those issues. On 7 January 2020, the students’ presentations were assessed by a panel of content experts comprising of senior public officials, NGOs and consultants conversant on the issues. Under rigorous training by Dr. Sharifah Mariam Alhabshi, Mr. Azmi Khalid and Dr. Adibi Rahiman, the students presented persuasive and convincing evidence-based research work. TITLES PRESENTERS CONTENT EXPERTS Diagnosing Passengers and Aliff Adzrin bin Rojahan Mr Mohd Sahiffudin Zakariah Baggage Screenings (ZQA170018) Ex-Head of Business at Kuala Lumpur Development and International Hamidah Hassan (ZQA170024) Commercial Pos Nasharuddin bin Baba Aviation Airport (ZQA170008) Making TVET Dr. Aizan Sofea Inclusive For Persons Muhammad Ramadhan bin Senior Lecturer Mohd Isa Tan (ZQA170025) Faculty of Science and With Disabilities Natasha Nadarajan Humanities (ZQA170016) UKM Making YBhg Vaccination Sreynak Hun (ZQA180026) Mandatory In Nik Muhammad Fikri bin Nik Dr Rosvinder Singh Bahagian Kesihatan Awam Malaysia Hassan Suhaimi Cawangan Kawalan Penyakit Why China-based (ZQA170026) Berjangkit (CDC) companies in Najwa Binti Yahya (ZQA180004) Jabatan Kesihatan WPKL Malaysia bring Gao Binglong (ZQA180006) Dr Faizal b Hj. Zainudin workers from China Li Yuedong (ZQA180001) Ketua Penolong Setiausaha to operate their Li Xiaojie (ZQA170028) Kementerian Sumber projects? Ainin Aniyah Binti Mustapha Manusia Fraud In E-Commerce (ZQA170007) Bahagian Dasar Transactions In Hj Khalid bin Tik Malaysia - An Meng Pushi (ZQA170021) Ketua Penolong Pengarah Evaluation Pre-Exposure Kanan Prophylaxis Bahagian Penguatkuasa Implementation Kementerian Perdagangan Barriers in Malaysia Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Assoc Prof Dr Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya

MPP NEWS | PAGE 4 policy studies RP II presentations TITLES PRESENTERS CONTENT EXPERTS Bankruptcy Among Dayang Safwanah binti Abdul Dr.Punitha Silivarajoo Youth in Malaysia: Mutahar (ZQA180023) Pengarah Dasar Nghiem Dinh Dat An Analysis (ZQA180028) Bahagian Hal Ehwal Undang- Easing of Challenges Myo Myat Maung Undang, JPM (ZQA180001) Mr Faced by the Blind And Visually Siti Nur Nadhirah bt Salehhudin Mohd Daud b Dahar (ZQA180015) Currency Management and Impaired in Using Lei Yingfan Bank Services and (ZQA180003) Operations Department Bank Negara Malaysia Banknote Mohamad Sazali Shaari Ms Ch’ng Gaik Bee@Hjh. Dalillah Evaluating the (ZQA180005) Bee Abdullah, Deputy Director Accessibility of Project Implementation and Shopping Malls Zainab binti Ali Ahmad Building Maintenance in KL for Persons with (ZQA180022) Department, Kuala Lumpur City Visual Disabilities Employability Hall of Local Graduates in Dr Wan Farisan Wan Sulaiman Malaysia: An analysis Head of Section, Economics Challenges Modelling and Public Policy in Providing Research, Ministry of Finance International Students Accommodation: Case Sr Dr. Muhammad Imran bin Study of Selected Zin Zawawi, Public Universities School Support Cawangan Kontrak dan Ukur Services for the Deaf Bahan, JKR and Hard-of-Hearing Students: An Analysis Ts. Dr Affero Bin Ismail Faculty of Technical and Analysing Livability of PPR Flats for Youth Vocational Education Universiti Tun Hussein Onn in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Datin Paduka Dr. Dahlia Rosly Former Director-General, Federal Department of Town and Country Planning RESEARCH PROJECT II FINAL PRESENTATION 7 JANUARY 2020 BLOCK D, LEVEL 4, INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES BUILDING

PAGE 5 | NETWORKING Delegates from Discussing potential Dongguk collaboration with the Institute of Multicultural University, South Integration, Dongguk Korea University Professor Dr. Eun Sook Seo, Executive As part of the MoA between the University of Malaya and Dongguk University, Director, Institute for INPUMA and the Institute of Multicultural Integration Representatives met to discuss Multicultural potential research collaborations on policies related to multicultural studies and IR Integration (IMI) 4.0. A mini seminar was held to present the background of Malaysian multiculturalism Professor Dr. Hwan and the trend of IR 4.0 in preserving cultural heritage in Malaysia. Kuk Jung, Institute for A presentation titled ‘Multicultural Society- Beautiful Malaysia’ was delivered by Dr. Korean Literature Sharifah Mariam Alhabshi, Senior Fellow and another titled 'IR 4.0 and Cultural Heritage in Malaysia' was presented by Dr. Nurussaadah Mokhtar, Program Eun Joo Oh, Executive. Researcher of IMI and Ph.D candidate, Department of International and Multicultural studies VISIT FROM THE INSTITUTE OF MULTICULTURAL INTEGRATION, DONGGUK UNIVERSITY 8 JANUARY 2020 INPUMA MEETING ROOM

NETWORKING | PAGE 6 Negotiating terms of consultation work with the Department of Skills Development Representatives from the Division of National Occupational Skills Standard, Department of Skills Development, Ministry of Human Resources visited INPUMA to discuss terms of consultation work on the preparedness of industries in adopting the National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) in training Malaysian workforce. SERIES OF MEETING S WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, MOHR 4 FEBRUARY, 6 MARCH, & 3 JULY, 2020 INPUMA MEETING ROOM

PAGE 7 | MPP NEWS MPP STUDENTS BRIEFING A brief introductory 7 FEBRUARY 2020 session on MPP program CUBE ROOM 2, INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES BULDING INPUMA was delighted to welcome potential candidates of MPP to the Semester II Faculty Briefing on the 7th February, 2020. Our Senior Research Fellow, Dr. Sharifah Mariam Alhabshi and Senior Lecturer, Dr. Adibi Rahiman Md. Nor were present to deliver the briefings.

NETWORKING | PAGE 8 INPUMA-UNICEF COLLABORATION 12 FEBRUARY 2020 INPUMA MEETING ROOM Finalising terms of collaboration with UNICEF On 12th of February 2020, INPUMA welcomed Dr. Juanita Vasquez-Escallon, Evaluation Specialist from UNICEF Office in Cambodia, and Fairuz Alia Jamaluddin, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer from UNICEF Malaysia to finalise the terms of agreement of a 2-year collaboration which aims to build and develop the national capacities in policy evaluation. Through this collaboration, UNICEF is funding INPUMA to build the national capacities in Monitoring and Evaluation expertise among public servants , academicians, and MPP students. Networking with the Institute of Policy Research INPUMA was delighted to welcome the VISIT FROM IKD Executive Director of the Institute of Policy MALAYSIA Research, YM Tunku Azela Tunku Aziz, and Mr. Azmi Rasheed Khan to discuss potential avenues 28 FEBRUARY 2020 for collaboration. INPUMA MEETING ROOM

PAGE 9 | PUBLIC LECTURE IN COLLABORATION WITH: PROF. ACHEM KEMMERLING WILLY BRANDT SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY 5 MARCH 2020 AUDITORIUM, INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES, UNIVERSITI MALAYA An interactive session on 'The Future of Work' INPUMA welcomed Prof. Achem Kemmerling from the University of Erfurt, Germany on the 9th March 2020. He holds the Gerhard Harniel Chair of Public Policy and International Development and the Director of Willy Brandt School of Public Policy. In his talk titled 'The Future of Work: Challenges and Opportunities for Policy Making in Middle Income Countries', he reviewed some of the predictions and implications of digitisation and automation on the future of work and welfare in the middle-income countries. He also discussed the policy implications for a range of policy areas such as education, social policy and labor issues. The talk, sponsored by the Institute of Policy Research Malaysia was attended by our MPP students and several other external parties.

TALK | PAGE 10 Inciting a spirit of leadership and service among students A talk titled 'Learning the PROF. BRIAN Habits of Service: Leading Others in Action' was MCHARG delivered by Prof. Brian McHarg from the Appalachian DIRECTOR OF CIVIC State University on the 9th of ENGAGEMENT, APPALACHIAN March 2020. Participants, mostly MPP students, were STATE UNIVERSITY, U.S.A. exposed to the elements of civic responsibility and the 9 MARCH 2020 ways of influencing people to work at grassroots level, which INSTITUTE OF is essential in public policy ADVANCED STUDIES, cycle. UNIVERSITI MALAYA

PAGE 11 | NETWORKING A VISIT FROM In line with the need to incorporate MPC behavioral insights (BI) in policymaking, a meeting was held between INPUMA and 11 MARCH 2020 Malaysian Productivity Corporation (MPC) to discuss on potential collaboration in helping INPUMA MEETING government agencies design public policy ROOM interventions that achieve the targeted results. They have increasingly sought to tap into behavioral insights, relying on carefully controlled experiments and previous studies to understand how people respond to real-world stimuli. INPUMA welcomed Puan Hjh. Sawiah Abdul Samad, the Deputy Director, Productivity and Competitiveness Development of MPC. The discussion was also contributed by INPUMA's associates, Dr. Shameem Rafik-Galea and Dr. Barjoyai Bardai.

SHARING SESSION | PAGE 12 AZLINA KAMAL UNICEF EDUCATION SPECIALIST 18 MARCH 2020 CUBE ROOM 2, INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES, UNIVERSITI MALAYA Insightful Delivery of UNICEF's Work on Children's Rights INPUMA welcomed Education Specialist, Dr. Azlina Kamal, from UNICEF on the 18th of March. She is a teacher educator and was a programme developer at the Ministry of Education. In her talk titled 'Children Out of School', attended by MPP students, she shared several insights on the state of children that are left behind in education, particularly the case of children in Sabah.

PAGE 13 | MPP NEWS Well-articulated Research Project I presentations left quite an impression Assessed by Assessing DR. NUR HAIRANI ABD Ownership of RAHMAN, Department of Affordable Housing Administrative Studies and for the M40 Income Politics, Faculty of Group Economics and WAN MUHAMMAD FITRI WAN Administration, UM ROSLI SHAHARUDDIN A total of 10 students presented their policy brief on 9th and 10th June 2020 via Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Faculty members who attended the presentation include Professor Shakila Yacob, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin, Dr. Sharifah Mariam Alhabshi, Dr. Adibi Rahiman Md Nor, and Dr. Nurussaadah Mokhtar. Panel assessors found that the students have tackled significant policy issues worth studying. Moving forward, the students will refine their policy research to be prepared for the upcoming Research Project II in the next semester. NURFADZILLAH BINTI MOHD LIU QINGYUAN SALLEH Assessment of Evaluation on Key Children Usage of Determinants of Social Media in Preschool Enrolment Malaysia in Low-Cost Flats in Kuala Lumpur Anti-hopping Children Pre-school Affordable Children & law refugee education & housing social media education poverty ownership

Assessed by Assessed by ASSOC. PROF. DR. the RAJA NORIZA RAJA ARIFIN, representative of Faculty of Economics and DR PUNITHA Administration, UM SILIVARAJOO Pengarah Dasar Bahagian Hal Ehwal Undang-Undang JPM Analysis of Flood Assessing the Impacts on School- Relevance of  Aged Children in the Anti-Hopping Klang Valley and Assessment of Child Law in Sensitivity of Malaysia Current Adaptation LIEW PEI SHI and Mitigation JASON NG THIEN YEONG Framework Assessed by Assessed by ASSOC. PROF. DR. DR. CHONG MEI MAKMOR TUMIN, CHAN, Faculty of Economics and Department of Administration, Nursing Science, UM Faculty of Medicine, UM Impacts for Malaysia's Persons with Exclusive Visual Impairment Breastfeeding Inability to Assessment Access Published Works Among Working Women: A Case THIPYAPORN KHEMPILA KANMANI BATUMALAI Study in the Petaling District Assessing Assessed by Public Care Facilities for DR. GUAN the Elderly in ENG CHAN, Malaysia Part-time SUN SIQI Lecturer, INPUMA Assessed by LEE CHIN CHEN A s s e s s m e n t o f KRET SOK Refugee Children DR. NURUL LIYANA the Department Access to of Social MOHD KAMIL Welfare (DSW) Education: A Case Institutions for of the Cambodian Department of Children in Administrative Studies Conflict with Community in and Politics, FEA, UM the Law in Sungai Buloh, Malaysia Selangor Breastfeeding Elderly & public Children in Children & Disability & children's health conflict with the environmental studies nutrition law disaster

PAGE 15 | POLICY LAB Policy Lab Series 1: No. 1 School Attrition among Orang Asli Children Mr. Cyril Christopher Mr. Nasran Haji Mr. Rozaimie Hanabi The 'National Evaluation Capacity Development', Singham, MOE Rushdi, MOE Mohamed, MOE INPUMA is a two-year collaboration between INPUMA and UNICEF. In order to deliver policy Tn. Hj. Zainal Abidin Ali Mr. Abdul Mutalib recommendations on selected issues, INPUMA is JAKOA Noordin, JAKOA organising a series of policy lab which aim to introduce innovative policy techniques, share Tn. Hj. Zulkefli Alang Arpi Mrs. Arbiknah Husain insights/foresights as well as improve JPN Perak JPN Pahang understandings of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms amongst policymakers. On the 19th of June, Policy Lab Series 1: No. 1 was held at Royale Chulan Damansara Hotel. As a  platform for collective and grassroots participation in the exercise of policy evaluation, the policy lab is a response to the persistent issue of school attrition among Orang Asli children. It was participated by close to 30 stakeholders, NGOs and academicians. OBJECTIVES of the POLICY LAB To identify the issues and challenges by Orang Asli school providers and beneficiaries. To assess the current implementation of programmes at the schools of Orang Asli. To evaluate the existing inclusive education policies for Orang Asli children. To suggest new solutions and outline policy recommendations based on data and evidence. Mr. Samuel Isaiah Mr. Yeoh Seng Raee Mr. Mohamad Faiz bin Miss Jenita Engi Miss Sarah Teoh Yan Li SK Runchang Teach For Malaysia Mohamad Shakri COAC SUKA SK Balar

Dr. Sumathi Renganathan Mr. Kamal Solhaimi UTAR FSSS, UM Stakeholders and content experts engaged Mr. Nasran Haji Rushdi Mr. Rozaimie Hanabi Mohamed Penolong Pengarah, Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Harian Penolong Pengarah, Bahagian Pengurusan Sekolah Harian, Pej. Timbalan Pengarah Kanan (Perancangan Pej. Timbalan Pengarah Kanan (Perancangan dan Pengoperasian Pendidikan) dan Pengurusan Sekolah 2) Tuan Haji Zainal Abidin Ali Mr. Abdul Mutallib Noordin Pengarah, Pembangunan Modal Pembantu Pembangunan Masyarakat, Pembangunan Modal Insan dan Kebajikan Insan dan Kebajikan Tuan Haji Zulkefli Alang Arpi Mrs. Arbiknah Husain Pegawai Meja Penolong Pengarah Sains Sosial Miss Jenita Engi Miss Sarah Teoh Yan Li Teacher Yeoh Seng Raee Mr. Samuel Isaiah Mr. Mohamad Faiz bin Mohamad “Teacher Sam” Shakri Prof. Shakila Yacob Dr Sharifah Mariam Dr Vivien Yew Dr Welyne Jefrey Jehom INPUMA, UM INPUMA, UM UKM FSSS, UM

PAGE 17 | MPP NEWS Refugee Issues ASSESSOR: ASSESSOR: Assessing the Challenges IR.DR. Faced by the Government ZAKI DR. PUNITHA in Allowing Refugees to SILIVARAJOO Access Private Higher ZAINUDIN Education Director, Policy Section, Legal Affairs Weter Quality Division, Prime Minister's Office AMMAR ASHRAF BIN and Modeling MOHAMAD Public Health Issues Specialist Evaluating the Absence of Evaluating the Causes of Legal Protection for Melaka River Pollution Rohingya Refugees Against Employability BENYAMIN BIN ROSLI NOORASIAH BINTI MOIDU Environmental BENYAMIN BIN ROSLI Tireless efforts success in RP ASSESSOR: Governance TAN HUEY NING ASSESSOR: Principle Assistant Director Assessing the Health Education Unit Approaches of DR. ANESEE Arts and Health Sector Teaching BIN IBRAHIM Sexuality Curriculum Development Education to Director, Research, Division Children in Planning and Policy Public Schools Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia Public Service Department AIREEN BINTI AHMAD SHAHUDDIN Assessing Mechanism Used to Analysing the Impact and Assessing the Outcomes Price Generic Medicines and Level of Awareness on the of Civil Service the Role of the Ministry of Rise of Suicidal Cases Health in Regulating Price Among Adolscents in Klang Downsizing on Service Valley Performance SIVANESWARAN A/L GOVAL KRISHNAN BHAVANEE SUNDRA MOHAN SITI AFZAN BINTI BAHARUDIN

ASSESSOR: Solid Waste Management Issues NOR HASWANI BINTI KAMIS Assessing Inner-City Assessing Night Households' Level of Market Vendors' Principal Assistant Secretary, Compliance in Waste Behaviour in Waste Eco-Innovation Division, Separation Rules and Disposal & the Role Bahagian Eko Inovasi, Proposed Approaches of Local Authority in Kementerian Alam Sekitar dan Air Ensuring Compliance to Improve Evaluating Plastic Compliance Waste Production Against SDG Agenda EIZZAT SYUAQI BIN LONGYU KHALIDATUL ASRIN AHMAD BINTI ABDUL AZIZ Analysing Factors ASSESSOR: Assessing City Causing Decline of Shrimp Aquaculture DR. SITI DINA Household's Level of Analysing the in Selangor RAZMAN PAHRI Compliance in Waste Possible Impacts EZEOKOYE IFEYINWA NJIDEKA Bahagian Biosekuriti Separation Rules and ASSESSOR: of Landfills on Perikanan Proposed Approaches Children's Health Issues IR. ABDUL NASIR BIN Jabatan Perikanan Malaysia to Improve ABDUL AZIZ NADIAH AINI Kementerian Pertanian & Compliance Industri Makanan Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Teknikal) BINTI YUSOF Jabatan Pengurusan Sisa Pepejal Negara LI XUEYING Kementerian Perumahan & Kerajaan Tempatan brought out the Social Security Issues II presentations Assessing the Issues Reasons for Security Firms Not Complying ASSESSOR: ASSESSOR: with the Employees Social Security Act DATO' DR HAIRIRI BIN 1969 ILANGO HARUN KARUPPANNAN HENDERA SAIFUL Ketua Cawangan Director Cawangan Public Sector Reform Division Penguatkuasaan, Malaysian Administrative, PERKESO, Modernisation and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) An Analysis of Assessing the the Relevance of Preparedness of Small Halal Snack the MSPO Industry in Joining Certification the Belt Road Initiative (BRI): Scheme in Comparative Study Promoting Malaysia and Malaysia China Sustainable Factors Causing the ASSESSOR: ASSESSORS: GONG LEI Static Growth of E- Palm Oil DR NORLIYANA MOHAMAD ROMZI HON JIA XIN Government in DEVALADEVI ZIN ZAWAWI SULAIMAN Malaysia China and Northeast Asia Section, SIVACEYON A/P Biology & Sustainability Senior Manager Export Promotion and Market HU XINWEN Research Division Halal Industry Development BALA Access Division, Malaysia External Malaysian Palm Oil Board Corporation Trade Development SIVACEYON

PAGE 19 | INPUMA'S NEW STAFF INPUMA's new associates and staff Dr Shameem Mohd Rafik-Galea Dr Maya Khemlani David Consultant Honorary Professor Galileo Enterprises & Consultancy Asia-Europe Institute Services Ltd Universiti Malaya Atheerah Azmil Project Officer Nur Addina Mohd Kamil Encik Abdullah Azmi Abdul Khalid Intern Academic Facilitator Asia e-University

ALUMNI | PAGE 20 INPUMA's Proud Alumni Bhavanee Sundra Mohan The core responsibility of an Administrative and Diplomatic officer is to be able to formulate, plan, monitor and as well as implement public policies. Moving up the career ladder, will require me to have vital knowledge on public policies. As such, the programme offered by INPUMA is clearly relevant to the public managers as well as others as the program is designed to provide a comprehensive outlook on how different aspect of policies will be able to influence the development of a country, its people and in fact the whole world. INPUMA was more than an institute to me. I was privilege to be connected to this institution, a place where I was able to gain more knowledge and associate it with my experience and future job requirements. The course reflected the recent development and trend on public policies that contributes to economy growth. The energy and enthusiasm displayed by the institution and professors as well as wonderful colleagues that I met along the way has definitely taught me essential traits that I would be able to use to continue my responsibility in serving the nation. Thank you INPUMA! As an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer in the Malaysian civil service, my G. Sivaneswaran job requires the foresight and knowledge of managing public policies. The Master of Public Policy programme at INPUMA provided the ideal blend of knowledge and the ability to analyse public issues critically. The programme also delves into current world issues that impact societal and economic development at large. The professors always engage the students in active discussions and are challenged to question the perspective, writing and the analyses of others too. The rigorous coaching and guidance by the team of experienced INPUMA lecturers have helped to refine my approach towards policy matters in the civil service. INPUMA also strives to keep abreast of the current issues affecting public policy, development and politics that drive the progress of a nation. I would certainly recommend INPUMA for anyone who wishes to further their academic endeavours. I will always cherish the experiences and memories at INPUMA; it has been a privilege to be part of this institution. Siti Afzan binti Baharudin As an Administrative and Diplomatic officer, our daily task involves around planning policies and ensuring those policies are able to be implemented, robust and benefited Malaysians from all walks of life. Throughout my career, policymaking was not really learnt through formal education but rather as we go along and learning it from experience. The programme offered by INPUMA is paramount in my learning curve as an Administrative and Diplomatic officer. The program designed is comprehensive and suits the dynamic relationship between multiple aspect exist predominantly in the policy making cycle. I am proud to say going back to my alma mater and INPUMA in particular, was indeed the best choice I have made to pursue my masters. I am not just privileged to experience the excellence teaching content provided by the institution and professors but pleased to also be given the opportunity to improve my skills in policy making. I met wonderful colleagues from various countries along the way and the classes I attended has definitely changed the way I think and taught me the critical traits that I would be able improve my skills and my responsibility in the public sector. INPUMA is certainly the best choice to learn policy!

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Editorial team Chief Editor Shakila Yacob, PhD Associate Editor Nurussaadah Mokhtar, PhD Atheerah Azmil Nur Amalina Dayana Abd Aziz Layout & Design Nurussaadah Mokhtar, PhD Nur Addina Mohd Kamil Photography Fateen Najwa Anis Khazali Mohd Zamri Hasin

Master of \"The University of Malaya, International Institute of Public Policy and Management Public serves the best of both worlds: the world of Policy academia and the world of public policy by combining theory with practice, knowledge MPP Course Structure with action, and learning with work The core and elective courses provide experience.\" students with in-depth knowledge of current national, regional, and international policy Shakila Yacob, PhD issues. Through intensive coursework and interaction with academicians and Executive Director practitioners, students gain awareness of political environments that surround key Sharifah Mariam Alumni policy decisions. Students develop an understanding of the effects that decisions Principle Assistant Director have on governments, communities, Communication Division at CEO Office, businesses and individuals. Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia CORE COURSES “MPP had changed me into a different • Research Methods for Policy Makers personality where I learned to be more • Fundamentals of Public Policy • Politics, Development and Public Policy prudent in giving my opinions.” • Economics for Policy Makers • Management and Public Policy Abdulkareem Abdulrazaq Alumni • Cost and Benefit Analysis Kayode • Public Sector Budgeting • Law and Public Policy Lecturer, • Research Project University of Ilorin, Nigeria ELECTIVE COURSES “My decision to take the MPP programme was • Education Policy prompted from the MDGs programme in Nigeria. • Science and Technology Policy Undertaking the MPP programme has so far been • Sustainable Development Policy • Foreign Policy one of the best decisions I have made.” For online application, please visit: Mohd Hasim bin Ujang Alumni https://apply.um.edu.my Diplomatic & Administrative Officer, Contact us at: Malaysian Federal Government International Institute of Public Policy & National Institute of Public Administration, Management (INPUMA) Level 3, Institute of Graduate Studies “Strong reputation, conducive learning University of Malaya environment, and affordable fees…it would 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: 603 - 7967 7970 / 7972 / 7974 / 7976 add another ‘star’ to the resume.” Fax: 603 – 7967 7971 Email: [email protected] Eric Marco Ramos Alumni Website: inpuma.um.edu.my Instructor, Faculty of Arts & Languages, Philippine Normal University, Philippines “MPP exposes students to concepts from an academic standpoint and provides adequate opportunities to engage with stakeholders on multiple levels.” James Chua Tuan Sek Alumni Resource Person, Sign Language Translation Project, Malaysia “I learnt from several excellent professors who shared their extensive subject knowledge, guided me during my difficult moments, and often pushed me to do my best.”