Leaderships
President
Professor James Nga, the President of d.school Malaysia is also the President of Genovasi University College and Chairman of He’ Global.
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Professor Nga has over 23 years’ experience in managing higher education institutions. During his more than two decades of involvement in the Malaysian higher education, Professor Nga has been instrumental being part of the successful expansion and overall growth of a local college which was then upgraded to a university college and eventually, attaining a full university status.
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Professor Nga excelled in managing both the Academic and Non-Academic functions in the university and is heavily involved in academic research, university ratings and foreign institutions collaborations.
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Presently, Professor Nga is the Visiting Professor at 6 Higher Education Institutions in the People’s Republic of China including Luoyang Normal University in Henan Province; Guangzhou City Polytechnic, Lingnan Institute of Technology both in Guandong Province; HuaiHua University in Hunan Province; and HeZe Institute of Technology, HeZe University both in Heze, Shandong Province; and Bharat University, Republic of India.
Professor Dr. James Nga
President
d.school Malaysia
Managing Director
Professor Thomas Leong, the Managing Director of d.school Malaysia is also the Managing Director of Genovasi University College and Genovasi Centre for Higher Learning (CHL) and the Country Chairman for Malaysia of He’ Global organization.
Professor Leong is a top educator and Edupreuner for all his active career life is renowned in the marketplace, having played instrumental roles in founding various institutions, colleges and universities.
Professor Thomas Leong helped founded UNITAR, International University of Malaya Wales (IUMW) and Genovasi universities. He also popularized the Recognition for Prior Learning (RPL) program nationwide through the then HRDF.
An excellent Trainer and Motivator in higher education, Professor Leong is now heading the Genovasi Centre for Higher Learning (CHL) as its Principal and CEO to champion the executive, industrial and professional lifelong learning programs.
Professor Dr. Thomas Leong
Managing Director
d.school Malaysia
Dean
Professor Dr. K. Puniamurthy is a highly qualified educational professional and academic has over 40 years’ experience in higher education. He is a qualified teacher and previously served in the Malaysian premier university, The University of Malaya as the Deputy Registrar.
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Professor Puniamurthy holds educational qualifications with specific focus and specialization in counselling. He frequently presents his research findings in symposiums and conferences across the continents. In addition, Professor Puniamurthy is a widely sought after speaker for topics related to education, counselling, and Design Thinking.
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Professor Puniamurthy has spoken to academics, researchers, government officials, parents and graduates globally on the importance of knowledge with design thinking. He is highly passionate about the d.school outreach in Malaysia and internationally.
Professor Dr. K.Puniamurthy
Dean
d.school Malaysia
Deputy Dean
Mr. Danny Lim is a qualified financial professional and has been serving various education institutions in Malaysia for over 10 years. At present, Danny serves as the Registrar and Director of Operations at Genovasi University College. He holds a Bachelor of Accounting and Finance from The University of East London and a Master’s degree from Charisma University.
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Danny possesses vast knowledge of TVET, corporate training and education management from the years of experience he had accumulated in higher education and corporate training. He excelled in Business Development and exploring new training potentials, with great emphasis on newer and untapped markets.
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Danny is passionate about promoting and developing design thinkers that are impactful to the organizations and non-governmental bodies from around the world.
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Lim Kim Loong, Danny
Deputy Dean
d.school Malaysia