Dr. Sakina Sofia Baharom

Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor, UNITAR International University

Dr. Sakina Sofia Baharom was the former Vice Chancellor of UNITAR International University (UNITAR). She had joined UNITAR on March 2013 as the Director of Centre for Learning Innovation and Excellence (CLIEx). To support UNITAR’s mission, Dr. Sakina and her team introduced the UNITAR Education Core (UNIEC) concept in September 2013 which is supported by the enhanced UNIEC Virtual, the driver of the University’s holistic learning environment. In January 2014, she has been appointed as the Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University and was given the opportunity to lead the academic division.

Prior to joining UNITAR, Dr. Sakina had various administrative roles in higher education institutions such as the Director of Centre for Modern Languages and Communications (CMLC), Head of Exams and Records and Head Effective Teaching Methodologies in Multimedia University (MMU). In addition, she has had senior consultancy experience in managing Rebranding and Customer Services projects, as well as creating modules such as Thinking Skills and Communication Skills for various training institutions. She was also the lead researcher for the ‘Digital Competency Matrix for Malaysian Primary & Secondary School Students’ which was awarded by Malaysian Development Economy Division (MDEC) (2015) and also for ‘Performance Management Blue Book’ Strengthening Performance Management, Higher Education Policy Studies (Playbook for Malaysian Higher Education Blue Print) awarded by Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) (2016).

Dr. Sakina is the recipient of scholarship such as the Joint European Summer School of Technology Enhanced Learning, Slovakia (2009), and European Educational Research Summer School (EERSSS), Sweden (2010). Her research interest varies but within the space of educational technology enhanced learning (TEL) which ranges from learning design, digital learners, mobile learning, TEL policies or strategies and social media participatory particularly in higher education institutions. Her other personal interest is on dyslexia and student development strategies.

Sakina did her first degree in B.ED (TESL) and her Masters in Instructional Technology (MIT) in University Malaya, Malaysia. Her doctoral thesis is on learning design of mobile learning activities in higher education institution which can be downloaded through http://usir.salford.ac.uk/28385/. She gained her doctorate in philosophy through University of Salford, UK.

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