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Congratulations!

Members of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences won a
total of six awards in the Anugerah Cemerlang Universiti Associate Professor
Malaya (Universiti Malaya Excellence Award) 2022. Firuza Begum
Leading the field was Associate Professor Firuza Begum Mustapha
Mustapha (Deputy Dean and Geography), who won the Best Teaching (Non-
Science) Award,
Best Teaching (Non-Science) Award. Another teaching- A co-writer for the Best
related award went to Dr Sheeba Nettukandy Chenoli Book for Science category
(Geography) for Innovative e-Learning.

Dr Yanti Idaya Aspura Mohd Khalid and the Library and
Information Science Department won the Most Innovative
Academic Programme Award. Associate Professor Helena
Vakkey (Deputy Dean and International & Strategic
Studies) was awarded the Best Young Researcher (Non- Dr Sheeba Nettukandy
Chenoli
Science) Award. Innovative e-Learning

Dr Vilashini Somiah (Gender Studies)’s book, “Pelagic
Alliance: Irregular Migrants and the Sea at the borders of
Sabah” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021) came in with the Best
Book (Arts and Social Sciences) Award. In administration,
Mr Ahmad Hilmi Mohamad Noor, Senior Assistant
Registrar, won the Best Executive Award for the Grade N41-
N44 category.
Associate Professor Dr
Helena Varkkey
Another member of the Faculty, Professor Hanafi Husin, Best Young Researcher
who is also the Dean of the Faculty of Creative Arts, won (Non-Science) Award
the Most Creative Award. The Faculty is also proud of Tan
Sri K. Kumaran, a former Deputy Federal Minister, for
receiving a special award for High Impact Contribution to
the University; Tan Sri Kumaran helped to raise a
substantial amount of financial support for the Indian Dr Vilashini Somiah
Studies Department. Best Book (Arts and Social
Sciences) Award
“Pelagic Alliance: Irregular
We are also happy to note that Dr Firuza is also a co-writer Migrants and the Sea at the
borders of Sabah” (Palgrave
of the book that won the Best Book for Science category. Macmillan, 2021)

Tan Sri K. Kumaran
Special award: High Impact Professor Dr Hanafi
Contribution to the Hussin
University
Most Creative Award

Mr Ahmad Hilmi
Mohamad Noor Associate Professor Dr
Best Executive Award for Yanti Idaya Aspura Mohd
the Grade N41-N44 Khalid and the Library
category and Information Science
Department
Most Innovative Academic
Programme Award
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