Assalamualaikum and good day,
This is an invitation to a public lecture by a cohort of professors and researchers from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The main thrust of their visit to New Zealand is to develop student exchange and student development programmes. The details of the event are as follows:
Date: 28th September, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 1-2pm
Venue: Tentatively 303S-279 (University of Auckland’s Science Centre) – will notify the confirmed venue on Monday or Tuesday
The talk will be on Malaysia including such topics as,
· Bitalateral relationships
· Cultural diversity and heritage
· Eco tourism assets in Malaysia
· Tourism in Malaysia and Visit Malaysia 2007 project
· The Malaysian Nature Society, it role, functions and projects
· A vision of partnership with Maori and Indigenous tourism
· Empowering the younger generation on the need to gain knowledge and wisdom of a modern society
· The importance of education for achievement of Indigenous peoples self determination
I encourage Malaysian students who are interested or are involved in the above-mentioned topics and research areas to attend this public lecture. Below are the profiles of the speakers.
Profiles of speakers:
Emeritus Professor Dato Dr. Latiff Mohammad
Professor Plant Systematics and Biodiversity
Environmental Science, University Kabangsaan, Malaysia
Faculty of Science and Technology
Colonel Professor Dato Kamaruddin Kachar
Former Vice Chancellor of University of Selangor
Special Advisor to former Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohammad
Visiting Professor to Westin University, Perth, Australia
Subjects, Indigenous self determination in a changing world
Dato Dr. Hashim Abdul Wahab
Former Director General of the Malaysian Cocoa Board
Former Vice President of the Malaysian Nature Society
Fellow of the Malaysian Academy of Science
Led a Scientific exhibition on Langkawi Island
Subjects, Environmental Studies and Cultural Tourism
For event organizing purposes, please RSVP by Monday 5pm September 26th to Zaidah at z.mus...@auckland.ac.nz.
Best regards,
Zaidah
Zaidah Mustaffa l Lecturer l Department of Management & International Business l The University of Auckland Business School l Owen G Glenn Building l 12 Grafton Road Auckland l Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142 l Tel 64 9 373 7599 ext 81284 l Fax 64 9 373 7477 l www.business.auckland.ac.nz