Y. Bhg. Prof. Dato’ Dr. Hassan Said
Vice-Chancellor / President
Taylor's University Lakeside Campus
Taylor's University Lakeside Campus
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Hassan Said was the former Director General, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, from January 2005 until April 2008.
Prior to this appointment, he was the Director, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education Malaysia – a position he has held since May 1998. He obtained his
- Bachelor Degree in Mathematics from the University of Manchester, in 1979,
- Master of Science from Brunel University, in 1981, and,
- PhD from Brunel in 1984 – specialization is Computer Aided Geometric Design.
He joined Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1984 as a lecturer in Mathematics at the School of Mathematical Sciences, and was later appointed Dean of the school in 1990. He was then appointed as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the university in 1995, before being seconded to the Ministry of Education in 1998 as the Director of the Department of Higher Education.
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Hassan sat as a member of the Board of Directors of several local universities, including
- Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)
- Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)
- Open University Malaysia (OUM)
- Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
He was also a Governing Board member of the South-East Asia Minister of Education for the Regional Centre of Higher Education (SEAMEO-RIHED). He is a fellow of the Malaysian Mathematical Society, a fellow of the Institute of Mathematical and Applications, UK (FIMA) and a fellow of the Academy Science of Malaysia.
In addition, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Hassan has received numerous Federal and State Honours, including DPMP (Perlis), MSM (Melaka), DSPN (Penang) and PGBK (Sarawak).
He has also received the Chevalier de l’ Ordre National du Merite Award from the Government of France.
Under his leadership, one key thrust for Taylor’s University College is the attainment of full university status and developing the university into an iconic institution that will continue to be a fl ag bearer for Taylor’s reputation as premier institution renown for its teaching excellence and the quality of its graduates.
Taylor’s University College under the management of Professor Dr. Hassan Said will focus to increase its own degree off erings, enhance teaching and research and the profile of its academic staff . He puts in place a more comprehensive university quality assurance and governance structures leading the group to its success in achieving a full fl edge university status.
Another great milestone for Taylor’s to develop international programmes and regional placement. Professor Dr. Hassan Said also focuses on the growth of the group’s “external” programmes in collaboration with international university partners that will bring value to Taylor’s and its community. This includes the twinning and 3+0 programmes and pre-university programmes. This expansion plans contribute to our growth and reputation in higher education.
Leveraging on the strength of Taylor’s at home, Professor Dr. Hassan Said also oversees selected countries in the region, starting with China, Vietnam, and Singapore. This move is to allow Taylor’s to build a regional education group that off ering staff s and students (both Malaysian and international) the options and fl exibility of teaching or studying at Taylor’s in diff erent countries for diff erent yet valuable global experience.
Dear Sahabat73 & Readers,
ReplyDeleteFrankly, I wish that we could have a very long night during the reunion dinner on Sat 11th Dec 2010 as I had plan to continue the "Tribute to Teachers" with a "Tribute to Batch 73". Most of us are well aware of a number of already well-known popular figures amongst us, be it in Politics, the Federal Cabinet, Malaysia's Corporate World, Entrepreneurship, the Education Sector, etc. There are many of us who have had quite colourful and happy life since we left STAR in Nov 1973. They may be "lesser known" batchmates (and some are "almost forgotten" members of ours) but they have also contibuted to the well-being on the nation in their own right. Please allow me (perhaps with the assistance of a cople of friends) to do some work and further background check and insyaAllah we will come up with regular write ups/features on some of us in the near future.
Regards,
Dear Omasuha,
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of the same - regular features on our batchmates. Tribute to teachers is another one. To do that I will need the help and cooperation from U and others - such as CW or AA.
Apart from about 75+ friends (59 turned up and 16 others had had other commitments..) that we managed to get in touch with prior to the reunion, we are still not sure as to where are others like Ansor Ahmad, Ahmad Sharbi, Ishak Ibrahim, Zenol Shah, Nazillah Mohd Noor, Abu Bakar (NS), Adnan..., Nik Aziz, Mohd Salleh Jais, Suib Ismail (we got him for awhile, even attended his kheduri at Jln Semarak but contact was lost since..), etc.. etc..If any reader has any information, please share them...
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