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Dr Md Rosli Ismail

Brief Biography
Under the Malaysian Government's Look East Policy, he was awarded a scholarship to enrol in the Japanese Preparatory Special Course programme at the University of Malaya before pursuing his first degree at Keio University, Japan (1987-1991). Upon completing his studies, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi headquarter, Tokyo employed him as an international bank executive. After his return to Malaysia, he joined various corporations for 17 years. Among others were D&C Bank (now known as RHB Bank), Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank, Nissho Iwai Corporation (Japanese transnational company), Perodua Sales Sdn. Bhd., and Naza Corporation, which he held the last position as a manager. He joined the University of Selangor (UNISEL) as a full-time academician in 2009. Since then, he had held several managerial positions, which were co-ordinator for Malaysian University English Test (MUET), co-ordinator for English Servicing, head of the programme for Master of Education, and deputy dean (postgraduate & research). He is also the founder of Bright Atfal, which its main activity is early childhood education. He has been an early childhood educational entrepreneur since 2005. Currently, he is a senior lecturer at the Cluster of Education and Social Sciences, Open University Malaysia (OUM).

Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Entrepreneurship & Education (UKM, Malaysia)
Master of Philosophy, Socio Culture & Social Change (UKM, Malaysia)
Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Hons.) (Keio, Japan)
Diploma in Early Childhood Development (SRIC, Malaysia)
Cert. of Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Japan)
Cert. of Businessmen’s English Test and Appraisal (Japan)
Cert. of Teacher Training for Smart Reader Programme (Malaysia)

Areas of Expertise
*Expertise (Narrow Field) based on National Education Code (NEC)
14 Teacher Training and Education Science (141 Teaching & Training)
22 Humanities (226 Philosophy & Ethics)
31 Social & Behavioural Science (312 Sociology & Cultural Studies)
34 Business & Administration (340 Business & Administration)