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Dr. Roziah Omar telah berkhidmat sebagai Ketua Dr. Roziah Omar served as the Head of the
Jabatan Antropologi dan Sosiologi dan kemudian Department of Anthropology and Sociology before
dilantik sebagai Timbalan Dekan (Pengajian Siswazah) being appointed Deputy Dean (Graduate Studies)
(2000) sebelum memegang jawatan sebagai Dekan, in 2000, and then became Dean of the Graduate
Institut Pengajian Siswazah, Universiti Malaya pada School at Universiti Malaya in 2002. She was later
tahun 2002. Beliau kemudiannya dilantik sebagai appointed as Director of the Institute of Social
Pengarah, Institut Sosial Malaysia (ISM), sebuah Malaysia (ISM), an agency focused on training,
agensi yang berteraskan latihan, penerbitan dan publishing, and research in Social Development,
penyelidikan dalam bidang-bidang Pembangunan Social Policy, and Social Work under the Ministry
Sosial, Dasar Sosial dan Kerja Sosial. Agensi ini of Women, Family and Community Development.In
adalah di bawah Kementerian Pembangunan this role, she developed various impactful training
Wanita, Keluarga Dan Masyarakat di mana beliau programs and built collaborative research networks
membangunkan pelbagai latihan berimpak tinggi with several international social work departments,
dan membina rangkaian penyelidikan kolaboratif including the Department of Social Welfare at the
dengan beberapa Jabatan Kerja Sosial di peringkat University of California, Berkeley. In 2006, she
antarabangsa termasuk Jabatan Kebajikan Sosial, was appointed Executive Director of the Asia-
Universiti California, Berkeley. Pada tahun 2006, Europe Institute (AEI) at Universiti Malaya, where
Dr. Roziah Omar telah dilantik sebagai Pengarah she has since focused on enhancing the institute’s
Eksekutif, Institut Asia-Eropah (AEI), Universiti contributions through postgraduate studies, global
Malaya dan sejak itu telah memberi tumpuan kepada research, international networking, and publishing.
meningkatkan sumbangan institut melalui pengajian
pascasiswazah, penyelidikan global, rangkaian Her appointment as Director of the Higher
antarabangsa dan penerbitan. Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT) at the
Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia began on
Pelantikan beliau sebagai Pengarah Akademi March 1, 2010. During her tenure, she strengthened
Kepimpinan Pengajian Tinggi (AKEPT), Kementerian various strategies and activities to build
Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia bermula pada 01 Mac leadership, including research and innovation
2010. Semasa memegang jawatan ini, beliau telah among academics and young lecturers at public
mengukuhkan pelbagai strategi dan aktiviti yang universities. Dr. Roziah Omar was later appointed as
membina kepimpinan termasuklah kepimpinan Deputy Director-General (Private Higher Education
penyelidikan dan inovasi di kalangan akademik Institutions) at the Ministry of Higher Education.
termasuk golongan pensyarah muda di universiti In this role, she contributed numerous initiatives
awam. Dr. Roziah Omar kemudiannya dilantik sebagai and ideas to strengthen private universities,
Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Institusi Pengajian Tinggi particularly in governance and enhancing research
Swasta) di Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi. Semasa among these institutions. In 2017, she became the
memegang jawatan Timbalan Ketua Pengarah, beliau Vice-Chancellor of the International University of
telah menyumbang pelbagai inisiatif dan idea dalam Malaya-Wales. During her time in this position,she
usaha pengukuhan universiti swasta, terutamanya successfully reinforced various strategies and
dari segi tadbir urus, dan pengukuhan penyelidikan actions to balance the sustainability of the
di kalangan universiti swasta. Beliau telah dilantik university with academic excellence, including
sebagai Naib Canselor International University of research and publication efforts.
Malaya-Wales pada tahun 2017. Ketika memegang
jawatan ini, beliau telah berjaya mengukuhkan She was appointed as the fourth President
pelbagai strategi dan tindakan dalam mengimbangi and Chief Executive Officer of Universiti Kuala
kelestarian universiti dan kecemerlangan akademik Lumpur (UniKL) on July 1, 2021. Dr. Roziah Omar has
termasuk penyelidikan dan penerbitan di universiti successfully strengthened strategic collaborations
tersebut. Beliau telah dilantiksebagai Presiden dan with renowned international universities and
Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif ke-empat Universiti Kuala research institutions from the United Kingdom,
Lumpur (UniKL) mulai 01 Julai 2021. Datuk Profesor France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Türkiye, and East
Dr. Roziah Omar dalam jawatan beliau telah berjaya Asian countries including Japan, South Korea, and
mengukuhkan kerjasama strategik dengan universiti China.
dan institusi penyelidikan antarabangsa terkenal
dari, United Kingdom, Perancis, Jerman, Sepanyol,
Itali, Türkiye dan negara Asia Timur termasuk Jepun,
Korea Selatan dan China.

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