Centre for International Studies


Centre Name:

Centre for International Studies (CIS)
Chairperson:Dr. Ho Ying Chan
Description of Centre:The Center for International Studies (CIS) was set up to acquaint UTAR campus community and the wider Malaysian public with critical contemporary issues that significantly impact on the nation, the region and the world, as Malaysia is a member of vibrant regional and global organisations and fora such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), ASEAN Plus Three (APT), East Asian Summit (EAS), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC), Commonwealth, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the United Nations (UN).

The pursuit of knowledge at the tertiary level has been meaningfully enhanced through focused attention on current regional and global affairs; and the hosting of conferences and seminars. Public lectures have also been organized by inviting renowned personalities, policy practitioners, academics, and think-tank and media experts to impart their informed insights so as to contribute to better understanding as well as serve as guide for constructive response to key regional and international problems and challenges confronting Malaysian society.
Research area:
  • Malaysian Foreign Policy and Malaysia’s relations with its neighbours in ASEAN and East Asia, nations of the Asia Pacific and the wider global community
  • The growing global power-balance shifts from West to East and from North to South in the 21st century
  • Global security governance
  • Community Building in ASEAN, ASEAN + 3, East Asia
    Summit and the wider Asia Pacific



NO.NAMEFACULTYMEMBER
1Dr Ho Ying ChanFCIChairperson
2Dr Chin Chong FohICSResearcher
3Dr Soon Thean BeeFCIResearcher
4Ms Tan Wooi YeeFCIResearcher
5Mr Ronnie OoiCISAdmin Staff

No.DateEvent
126-Jun-19Public Talk organized by CEE, CIS and TCLC to staff, students, and public. Talk titled "The Relations between China and Chinese in the Eyes of the Barisan National Prime Ministers" held at KB315, Sg Long Campus UTAR.

Speaker: Dr Soon Thean Bee, Researcher, Centre for International Studies, UTAR.

213-Jul-19Public Talk by Dr. Ho Ying Chan, Chairperson of the Centre for International Studies, UTAR, titled “Introduction to Belt and Road Initiatives” held at Wisma MCA, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
34-Dec-19Talk titled: “Malaysia: Political System and Policy” presented by Dr Ho Ying Chan, Chairperson of Centre for International Studies, UTAR, in conjunction of the visit by the delegates from Universitas 17 Augustus 1945 (UNTAG), Indonesia to UTAR.

No.Date
1Research Projects in 2019

NoProject TitleProject MembersFunding amount
1The Forces of Ethnic Politics, Nationalism and Economic Development : A Study of Malaysia's National IdentityDr Ho Ying Chan
Faculty of Creative Industries		RM8,315.00
(80% of progress)
2Conference Participated in 2019

The 3rd International Conference of the Network of ASEAN-China Academic Institute (NACAI) on 21 November 2019, 9am to 5pm, at the University of Malaya, participated by Ms. Tan Wooi Yee.