Research and development

At Curtin Malaysia, our Research & Development Committee serves as the strategic catalyst for innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, and impactful knowledge creation. Anchored in global priorities, we drive research that creates real-world impact for people, planet, and progress:

• Digital Economy
• Circular Economy
• Wellbeing

Through our Higher Degree by Research (HDR) programs at the Master’s and Doctoral levels, we nurture future-ready researchers in a supportive, supervisor-guided environment. With modern facilities and a focus on critical thinking, HDR candidates are empowered to push boundaries and lead meaningful change.

Complementing our research ecosystem is the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Hub, which is a dynamic platform that connects students, researchers, and industry partners. This hub supports idea incubation, start-up development, and creative problem-solving to transform research into entrepreneurial action and innovation-driven solutions.

Welcome to a space where curiosity meets opportunity, and your journey of discovery and impact begins.

The R&D Committee is responsible for the following roles and functions:

• To facilitate and implement the Faculty’s Research Strategy on behalf of the FoB Management
• To initiate and promote inter-Department and inter-Faculty research work
• To maintain, via Associate Dean (R&D), a formal link between the FoB and University R&D Committee and R&D Office
• To monitor the Faculty’s research performance
• To identify and prioritise responses to major research funding opportunities
• To coordinate and prioritise collaborative bids across the Faculty
• To develop strategies for the marketing of the research capabilities of the Faculty
• To advise on, and monitor the quality of, support for the Faculty’s research activities & HDR students’ needs
• To advise on the coordination of major research facilities within the Faculty
• To advise the Faculty Management on the allocation of funding for research initiatives
• Members are responsible for providing a conduit for communication from the Committee to Departments.

Duration of membership shall be for one year.

Membership
The R&D Committee membership shall comprise:
• Associate Dean, R&D (Chair)
• Faculty Dean (ex officio)
• HDR Programme Coordinator
• Academic staff representing all departments within the FoB
• Higher Degree Research (HDR) Student Representative

Chair
Dr Tiong Ying Ying

Ex Officio
Prof Pauline Ho

Research Cluster Heads
Assoc Prof Goi Chai Lee (Digital Economy Research Cluster)
Dr Hosam Alden Riyadh (Circular Economy Research Cluster)
Dr Muhammad Usman (Wellbeing Research Cluster)

HDR Programme Coordinator
Dr Mohammad Abdul Matin Chowdhury

Members
Dr Muhammad Imran Tanveer Opel
Dr Mohammad Belayet Hossain
Dr Shahid Latif
Ms Wendy Law

Meetings
The R&D Committee shall meet four times a year

To promote common knowledge for resilience through research knowledge sharing.

Committed to a sustainable future and to improve health awareness of community, environment with fostering partnership with industry partners and keep a clean and safe place to live and work.

Devoted to excellent evidence-based research on community tourism, sustainable destination images, consumer behaviour and green marketing.

To foster Curtin Malaysia as a main finance research hub in Sarawak and Malaysia with international visibility.

To focus on real-world issues in governance and corporate social responsibilities which results in outcomes that benefit the community locally, nationally and globally.

To focus on real-world problems or issues in higher education which results in outcomes that benefit the community locally, nationally and globally.

To promote staff and students experience on the issue of taxation, auditing, and corporate governance through partnership with industry players and immediate communities.