Agenda | Asb Unhcr Research W

9.30 AM - 10.00 AM 

Registration

10.10 AM - 11.00 AM 

Opening Ceremony & Launch of World Refugee Day

Welcoming Remarks by Prof. Sanjay Sarma, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Dean of the Asia School of Business
Opening Remarks by Thomas Albrecht, UNHCR Representative
Speech by Dr. Leena Al-Mujahed, Founder and Director of the Yemeni Refugee Women Organization
Opening Address and Launch of World Refugee Day by YBhg. Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Morshidi bin Sirat,Higher Education Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education, representing YB. Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, Minister of Higher Education

11.00 AM - 12.00 PM 

Bazaar and Lunch

12.00 PM - 1.30 PM 

Moderator: Ms. Tay Su Yuen, Assistant Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion Officer, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR

Speakers:

Mr. Thomas Albrecht, Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR
Mr. Sven Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, EUROCHAM
Dr. Linda A Lumayag, Manager, Big Data, Research & Information, Malaysian Employers Federation (MEF)
Dr. Melati Nungsari, Associate Professor of Economics, Asia School of Business

1.30 PM - 1.45 PM

Tea Break

1.45 PM - 3.15 PM

Research Session 1

Attitudes Towards Refugees in Malaysia Media: An AI-Augmented Approach by
Sam Flanders, ASB; Melati Nungsari, ASB; and Mark Cheong, Monash University
Internally Displaced Muslims in the Puttalam District of Sri Lanka by
Mohamed Shareef Asees; University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

3.15 PM - 3.30 PM

Coffee Break

3.30 PM - 5.00 PM

Research Session 2

Trends of Forced Migration in the Context of the Russian-Ukrainian Military Conflict 2022-2023 and their Impact on Brazil
Participatory modalites as a new service model with potential for scalability: Resettlement agencies and refugee-run groups as partners for social services for refugees by Odessa Gonzalez Benson; University of Michigan, USA
Her Story: Locating the ‘Bangal’ Woman in Postcolonial India by Shriya Dasgupta & Oyeshi Ganguly; Pondicherry University

9.00 AM - 9.30 AM 

Registration & Breakfast

9.30 AM - 11.00 AM 

Research Session 3

Women and transwomen’s (dis)empowerment in the context of international migration: the case of Mexico by Abril Rios; Oxford University, UK
The Gray Area in Thailand’s Policy Responses to Forced Displacement and Alternative Paths for Refugees by Dr. Mary Rose Geraldine A. Sarausad; Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Dr. Sureeporn Punpuing; Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, Thailand

11.00 AM - 11.30 AM 

Bazaar and Tea Break

11.30 AM - 1.00 PM  

Research Session 4

Building a Malay language curriculum for adult refugees in Malaysia: Preliminary Findings by Fatin Nadhirah, ASB; Melati Nungsari, ASB; Nik Nur Marzni, UPM; and Nuraira Abd Rahim, UPM
Contraceptive Uptake Among Refugees in Klinik Amal Muhajir (KAM) by
Afiqah Aminuddin, Leong Kah Chun, Krishna Ganesh Rajan, Aliaa Ouyoun Alnabelsi, Harizah Hatim
Breaking Barriers: The Struggle for Education and the Path to Well-Being for Refugee Youth in Malaysia by Jeron Joseph; Monash University
Identity in limbo: The second generations of displaced Rohingya by AKM Ahsan Ullah; University of Brunei Darusaalam, Brunei

1.00 PM - 3.00 PM

Networking Lunch and Poster Presentation Session

3.00 PM - 4.30 PM 

Research Session 5

Factors Influencing Local Attitudes Towards Myanmar Refugees: Evidence from Thailand by Watchara Pechdin; Asian Insitute of Technology, Thailand
Reframing Refugee Camps as Urbanization: Transformation Towards Resilient and Sustainable Human Settlements by Mai Wardeh; Instituto superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

4.30 PM - 5.00 PM 

Concluding Remarks