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jawatan sebagai Timbalan Pengarah dan tugas PASUM, she served as Deputy Director, with
utama pada ketika itu adalah menguruskan Program her primary role being to manage the Japanese
Rancangan Persediaan Khas Ke Jepun (RPKJ) di Preparatory Programme (RPKJ) under the Look
bawah polisi dasar Pandang ke Timur antara kerajaan East Policy between the Malaysian and Japanese
Malaysia dan Jepun.
governments.
Beliau mula aktif menjalankan penyelidikan di She became actively involved in research in
makmal Biologi Molekul, iaitu makmal kultur tisu the Molecular Biology Laboratory, developing a
manusia yang dibangunkan dan merupakan satu- unique human tissue culture laboratory, which was
satunya makmal seumpamanya di UM. the only one of its kind at UM.
Pada tahun 2004, beliau dilantik sebagai In 2004, she was appointed Dean of the
Dekan Institut Pengajian Siswazah (IPS), memegang Institute of Graduate Studies (IPS), a position she
jawatan ini hingga persaraannya pada tahun 2015. held until her retirement in 2015. During her tenure
Di IPS, beliau memperkenalkan Graduate Research at IPS, she introduced the Graduate Research
Assistantship Scheme (GRAS) dalam usaha untuk Assistantship Scheme (GRAS) to attract more
menarik lebih ramai pelajar dan penyelidik untuk students and researchers to pursue postgraduate
melanjutkan pengajian di peringkat Pasca Ijazah di studies at UM. Under her leadership, IPS actively
UM. Di bawah kepimpinannya, IPS mempromosikan promoted graduate degree programs, leading to
program ijazah tinggi secara aktif, yang membawa an increase in the number of PhD graduates from
kepada peningkatan jumlah calon PhD bergraduat 94 in 2004 to 442 in 2015, representing students
daripada 94 pada tahun 2004 kepada 442 pada from 90 different countries. She also played a
tahun 2015, yang mana meliputi 90 buah negara. pivotal role in establishing dual PhD programs
Beliau juga memainkan peranan penting dalam with prestigious universities worldwide, allowing
mewujudkan PhD Dual dengan universiti ternama students to conduct research at UM and with
dunia, yang membolehkan pelajar menjalankan strategic partner universities. To enhance student
penyelidikan di UM dan juga bersama rakan strategik quality, IPS introduced the Graduate on Time (GOT)
universiti lain. Untuk mempertingkat kualiti pelajar, policy, Thesis Boot Camp, and the 3 Minute Thesis
IPS turut memperkenalkan polisi Graduate on Time competition, all of which remain in use today.
(GOT), Thesis Boot Camp dan 3 Minute Thesis yang These improvements significantly impacted the
masih digunapakai sehingga kini. Penambahbaikan quality of postgraduate education at UM and the
yang dilakukan telah memberi impak yang research output of its graduate students.
memberangsangkan kepada kualiti pendidikan ijazah
tinggi UM dan sekaligus kepada hasil penyelidikan Dr. Norhanom has published over 100 articles
yang dijalankan oleh pelajar Ijazah Tinggi. in leading scientific journals, such as the British
Journal of Cancer and the International Journal of
Dr. Norhanom telah menghasilkan lebih Cancer. She has also received numerous research
daripada 100 artikel dalam jurnal saintifik terkemuka grants, including IRPA, FRGS, and ScienceFund
seperti British Journal of Cancer dan International grants, throughout her career. Her accolades
Journal of Cancer. Beliau juga telah menerima geran include a gold medal in Geneva in 2005 and the
penyelidikan IRPA, FRGS, dan geran ScienceFund UM Excellence Service Award. As the Chairperson
sepanjang perkhidmatan beliau. Antara anugerah of the Malaysian Council of Deans of Graduate
yang diterimanya termasuk pingat emas di Geneva Studies (MDPS), she contributed to enhancing the
pada tahun 2005 dan Anugerah Perkhidmatan direction of postgraduate education in Malaysia.
Cemerlang UM. Sebagai Pengerusi Majlis Dekan
Siswazah Malaysia (MDPS), beliau menyumbang Dr. Norhanom has also been active in
kepada penambahbaikan pendidikan tinggi negara various committees and associations, such as
mengenai halatuju pendidikan ijazah tinggi. the University Women’s Association (UWA) at
UM, where she served as President, and was
Dr. Norhanom juga aktif dalam jawatankuasa instrumental in establishing TASKUM, a childcare
dan persatuan seperti Persatuan Wanita Universiti facility for the children of academic staff. She was
Malaya (UWA). Bersama UWA beliau berkhidmat also the Secretary of the Science and Technology
sebagai Presiden dan bersama PKAUM telah Commission of the National Council of Women’s
berjaya menubuhkan TASKUM untuk anak-anak staf Organisations (NCWO), where she organized the
akademik. Beliau juga merupakan setiausaha kepada
Komisen Sains dan Teknologi (NCWO). Antara aktiviti

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