In Cooperation with
Secretariat
9th Global Higher
Education Forum 2025
(GHEF2025)
Forging AI Horizon in
Higher Education
In Conjunction with
4th - 6th November 2025
Putrajaya International Convention
Centre (PICC), Putrajaya Malaysia
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Abstract Deadline: 15th October 2025
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About Event
Welcome to Global Higher Education Forum (GHEF)
The Global Higher Education Forum (GHEF) serves as a platform for multi-stakeholders (such as academics, students, government agencies, policymakers, NGO, and industries) to discuss issues confronting the higher education ecosystem to promote discourse on higher education and to address related challenges and develop potential solutions.
The forum provides an avenue to consider concepts, experiences, practices, and research findings on diverse issues in higher education from various countries, contexts, and perspectives.
GHEF is organised collaboratively by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). The National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN) serves as GHEF secretariat.
Where
Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC)
When
4th – 6th November 2025
Strategic Partners
Keynote Addresses
Designed to spark dialogue and strategic action, these addresses set the stage for reimagining higher education in an AI- driven future.
Plenary Sessions
The plenary sessions bring together diverse experts and stakeholders to explore the multifaceted impact of AI across higher education, industry, and society.
Paper Presentations
The presentations will cover topics related to AI, technological advancements, and the digital economy, including but not limited to seven key sub-themes.
Exhibition
The exhibition from industry players and academia showcasing research, technology and innovation.
Event Highlights
Shaping the Future of Higher Education Through AI
Be Part of the Conversation and connect with academics, researchers, experts, policymakers, students, corporate companies, industry players, NGOs, and other relevant stakeholders from diverse sectors worldwide.
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Key Information
Abstract Acceptance
Notification
1 October 2025
Abstract submission
deadline
15 October 2025
Payment & Registration
Deadline
30 October 2025
Full Paper Submission Deadline
Full paper submission upon abstract acceptance
1 February 2026
List of Journals
Future in
Educational Research
(Wiley
Publishing)
Asian Journal of Vocational Education
and
Humanities
Public Administration
and
Policy
(Emerald Publishing)
ASEAN Journal on Science and
Technology for Development
(AJSTD)
Asia Pacific Journal
of
Educators & Education
(APJEE)
Future in Educational Research
(Wiley Publishing)
Asian Journal of Vocational Education
and Humanities
Public Administration and Policy
(Emerald Publishing)
ASEAN Journal on Science and Technology for Development (AJSTD)
Asia Pacific Journal of Educators & Education (APJEE)
Officiating Ceremony
YAB Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Bin Hamidi
Welcome Remarks
YB Dato’ Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd Kadir
Minister of Higher Education
Malaysia
GHEF Speakers
Meet Our Keynote & Planery Speakers
Keynote Address
Mr. Rob Smith
Director,
Education Industry Advisor - Worldwide Public Sector – Asia Microsoft Singapore
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah KBE AO
Founder and Chairman,
Sunway Group Malaysia
Mr. Jake Xue
General Manager,
Global Business Services and Support Ant International
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs
Director,
Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, United States
Planery Session
AI and Cybersecurity: Mitigating Risks and Safeguarding Data Privacy
Shariffah Rashidah binti Syed Othman
Deputy Director General Personal Data Protection Department Ministry of Digital, Malaysia
Lead Discussant
Mr. Vinayak
Godse
Chief Executive Officer,
Data Security Council of India, India
Dr. Kartina
Sury
Senior Fellow Center
for Indonesian Policy Studies, Indonesia
Ms. Sheng-Ann
Yu
Director,
Advanced Technology, Group Function Technology Asia-Pacific, Ericsson
Building the Inclusive Policy and Resilient Governance of AI
Mr. Mohamed Harun Abd Jabbar
Board Member USIM Holdings
Lead Discussant
Krishna Rajagopal
Chief Executive Officer
AKATI Sekurity
Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti
Director,
Centre Director of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education, Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED)
Dr. Gary CY Leong
Senior Director,
Analytics Intelligence Solutions (AIS), ViTrox Corporation Berhad
AI and Future-Proofing TVET: Upskilling and Reskilling
YBhg. Professor Dato' Seri Ir. Dr. Abdul Rahman Mohamed FASc
Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Lead Discussant
YB Mr. Steven Sim Chee Keong
Minister of Human Resources Malaysia
Mr. Antonio Fernández Pérez
Business Development Director,
Seabery (Seabery Augmented Technology), Spain
Dr. Margarita Pavlova
Director,
The UNEVOC Centre, Hong Kong
Mr. Ahmad Solihin Mohamed Yusoff
Chief Executive/Managing Director,
German-Malaysian Institute
AI-Values Convergence: Shaping Talent for the Future of Work
YB Hannah Yeoh
Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia
Lead Discussant
Dr. Piti Srisangnam
Executive Director,
The ASEAN Foundation
Prof. Dr. Archan Misra
Vice Provost (Research),
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Ms. Maureen Parthasarathy
Chief Consulting Director,
Huawei Talent Development, Huawei
Event Schedule
Tentative Programme
Day 1
- 4th November (Tuesday)
- PICC
Forum 1:
“AI Dreams and Our Creative Future Together”
- 8:30 am
Dato' Prof. Dr. Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah
Vice Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Dr. Anders Karlsson
Vice President
Global Strategic Networks (APAC) Elsevier Japan
Professor Saber Fallah
Professor of Safe AI and Autonomy Director
of the Connected Autonomous Vehicle Research Lab (CAV-Lab) University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Dato' Prof. Dr. Ahmad Farhan Mohd Sadullah
Vice Chancellor,
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Dr. Anders Karlsson
Vice President
Global
Strategic Networks (APAC) Elsevier Japan
Professor Saber Fallah
Professor of Safe AI
and Autonomy Director
of the Connected
Autonomous Vehicle Research Lab (CAV-Lab)
University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Forum 2:
“University Startup Ecosystem Model: Japan’s Inspiration and Malaysia’s
Aspiration”
- 9:15 am
- Plenary Hall, PICC
Prof. Dr. Sufian Jusoh
Vice Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Mohd Yazid Bajuri
Professor,
Department of Orthopaedics &
Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
President, of the Malaysian Orthopaedic Foot and
Ankle Society (MOFAS) and Founder of MYB
Innovation Sdn. Bhd.
Mr. Shudai Komoriya
Founder & CEO
of BAKUTAN Inc., Matsuo Lab Startup Representative Member, Matsuo Lab Global Team, and Systems Innovation, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Sakata Ichiro
Special Advisor
to The President and Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Dr. Sufian Jusoh
Vice Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan
Malaysia
Prof. Dr. Mohd Yazid Bajuri
Professor
Department of Orthopaedics &
Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, President of the Malaysian Orthopaedic Foot and
Ankle Society (MOFAS) and Founder of MYB
Innovation Sdn. Bhd.
Mr. Shudai Komoriya
Founder & CEO
of BAKUTAN Inc., Matsuo Lab Startup Representative Member, Matsuo Lab Global
Team, and Systems innovation, Faculty of
Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Dr. Sakata Ichiro
Special Advisor
to The President and Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Keynote Address 1:
“AI, Digital Equity, and Institutional
Resilience in Higher Education”
- 10:00 am
- Plenary Hall, PICC
Mr. Rob Smith
Director,
Education Industry Advisor - Worldwide Public Sector – Asia Microsoft Singapore
Mr. Rob Smith
Education Industry Advisor – Worldwide Public Sector – Asia Microsoft Singapore
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, KBE AO,
Founder and Chairman,
Sunway Group Malaysia
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Sir Dr. Jeffrey Cheah, KBE AO,
Founder and Chairman,
Sunway Group Malaysia
Keynote Address 2:
“From Giving to Impact: Advancing
Quality Education through Philanthropy
and Partnerships in the Age of AI”
- 10:30 am
- Plenary Hall, PICC
OPENING CEREMONY: PUTRAJAYA FESTIVAL OF IDEA 2025
- 11:00 am
Welcoming Remarks:
YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadi
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Opening Remarks:
YAB Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi
Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia
Welcoming Remarks:
YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadi
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Opening Remarks:
YAB Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi
Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia
Paper Presentation
- 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Parallel Session (Hall 1-5) Level C
Exhibition
- 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Putra Hall A, Level C
Morning tea, Lunch and Afternoon tea
- Magica hall, Level C
Day 2
- 5th November (Wednesday)
- PICC
HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTERIAL FORUM
- 8:45 am
Welcoming Remarks:
YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadi
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Welcoming Remarks:
YB Dato' Seri Diraja Dr. Zambry Abd. Kadi
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Keynote:
YAB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadhillah Yusof,
Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia
Keynote:
YAB Dato’ Sri Haji Fadhillah Yusof,
Deputy Prime Minister Malaysia
Higher Education Ministerial Forum 1: Transforming Higher Education: Innovation, Mobility and Inclusivity
Higher Education Ministerial Forum 2 : From Knowledge to Impact: Strengthening Higher Education Partnership
Mr. Jake Xue
General Manager,
Global Business Services and Support, Ant International
Mr. Jake Xue
General Manager,
Global Business Services and Support, Ant International
Keynote Address 3:
“Emerging Trends and the Future Outlook of AI-Driven Digital Economy”
- 11:00 am
- Plenary Hall, PICC
Shariffah Rashidah binti Syed Othman
Deputy Director General Personal Data Protection Department Ministry of Digital, Malaysia
Mr. Vinayak Godse
Chief Executive Officer
Data Security Council of India, India
Dr. Kartina Sury
Senior Fellow Center
for Indonesian Policy Studies, Indonesia
Ms. Sheng-Ann Yu
Director,
Advanced Technology, Group Function Technology Asia-Pacific, Ericsson
Shariffah Rashidah binti Syed Othman
Deputy Director General
Personal Data Protection Department
Ministry of Digital, Malaysia
Mr. Vinayak Godse
Chief Executive Officer
Data Security Council of India, India
Dr. Kartina Sury
Senior Fellow Center
for Indonesian Policy Studies, Indonesia
Ms. Sheng-Ann Yu
Director,
Advanced Technology, Group Function Technology Asia-Pacific, Ericsson
Forum 3:
“AI and Cybersecurity:
Mitigating Risks and Safeguarding Data Privacy”
- 11:30 am
- Plenary Hall, PICC
Mr. Mohamed Harun Abd Jabbar
Board Member USIM Holdings
Krishna Rajagopal
Chief Executive Officer,
AKATI Sekurity
Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti
Director,
Centre Director of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education, Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED)
Dr. Gary CY Leong
Senior Director,
Analytics Intelligence Solutions (AIS), ViTrox Corporation Berhad
Mr. Mohamed Harun Abd Jabbar
Board Member USIM Holdings
Krishna Rajagopal
Chief Executive Officer,
AKATI Sekurity
Dr. Choltis Dhirathiti
Director,
Centre Director of Southeast Asian Ministers of Education, Organization Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED)
Dr. Gary CY Leong
Senior Director,
Analytics Intelligence Solutions (AIS), ViTrox Corporation Berhad
Forum 4:
“Building the Inclusive Policy and Resilient Governance of AI”
- 2:00 pm
- Plenary Hall, PICC
Paper presentation
- 3:30 pm - 6:00 pm
- Parallel Session (Hall 1-5) Level C
Exhibition
- 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Putra Hall A, Level C
Morning tea, Lunch and Afternoon tea
- Magica hall, Level C
Day 3
- 6th November (Thursday)
- PICC
YBhg. Professor Dato' Seri Ir. Dr. Abdul Rahman Mohamed FASc,
Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia
YB Mr. Steven Sim Chee Keong
Minister of Human Resources Malaysia
Mr. Antonio Fernández Pérez
Business Development Director,
Seabery (Seabery Augmented Technology), Spain
Dr. Margarita Pavlova
Director,
The UNEVOC Centre, Hong Kong
Mr. Ahmad Solihin Mohamed Yusoff
Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director,
German-Malaysian Institute
YBhg. Professor Dato' Seri Ir. Dr. Abdul Rahman Mohamed FASc
Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia
YB Steven Sim Chee Keong
Minister of Human Resources Malaysia
Mr. Antonio Fernández Pérez
Business Development Director,
Seabery (Seabery Augmented Technology), Spain
Dr. Margarita Pavlova
Director,
The UNEVOC Centre, Hong Kong
Mr. Ahmad Solihin Mohamed Yusoff
Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director,
German-Malaysian Institute
Forum 5:
“AI and Future-Proofing TVET:
Upskilling and Reskilling”
- 08:45 am
- Plenary Hall, PICC
YB Hannah Yeoh
Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia
Dr. Piti Srisangnam
Executive Director,
The ASEAN Foundation
Prof. Dr. Archan Misra
Vice Provost (Research),
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Ms. Maureen Parthasarathy
Chief Consulting Director,
Huawei Talent Development, Huawei
YB Hannah Yeoh
Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia
Dr. Piti Srisangnam
Executive Director,
The ASEAN Foundation
Prof. Dr. Archan Misra
Vice Provost (Research),
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Ms. Maureen Parthasarathy
Chief Consulting Director,
Huawei Talent Development, Huawei
Forum 6:
“AI-Values Convergence:
Shaping Talent for the Future of Work”
- 10:15 am
- Plenary Hall, PICC
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs
Director,
Center for Sustainable Development,
Columbia University,
United States
Prof. Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs
Director,
Center for Sustainable Development,
Columbia University,
United States
Keynote Address 4:
“Emerging Frontier Technologies:
Sustainability Agenda at the Crossroads” (Virtual)
- 11:45 am
- Plenary Hall, PICC
YB Datuk Ts. Mustapha Sakmud
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia
YB Datuk Ts. Mustapha Sakmud
Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia
OFFICIATING CLOSING CEREMONY OF GHEF2025
- 12:30 pm
Exhibition
- 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
- Putra Hall A, Level C
Morning tea, Lunch and Afternoon tea
- Magica hall, Level C
Fees & Packages
Registration Rates
Pricing plan based on category for local & international
Presenter
Student
- RM 900
Academician / Professional
- RM 1100
Student Student Strategic Partners / Collaborators / Government Agencies
- RM 800
Non Presenter
Student
&
Academician / Professional
- RM 900
Student Student Strategic Partners / Collaborators / Government Agencies
- RM 800
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