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sebagai Timbalan Naib Canselor Akademik dan this, a portfolio change saw him serve as Deputy
Antarabangsa dari tahun 2015 hingga 2018 apakala Vice-Chancellor of Academic and International
beliau memperkenalkan strategi akademik dan Affairs from 2015 to 2018, where he introduced
pengantarabangsaan yang inovatif yang telah innovative academic and internationalisation
memberdayakan UM untuk bersaing di persada strategies that significantly elevated UM’s global
dunia. standing.
Semasa beliau menjalankan tugas sebagai During his tenure as Acting Vice-Chancellor
Naib Canselor pada tahun 2017, Profesor in 2017, Professor Awg Bulgiba streamlined the
Awg Bulgiba telah menyusun semula strategi university’s strategic direction and successfully
UM dan berhasil mendapatkan peruntukan secured a special government allocation to
khas daripada kerajaan untuk membantu UM propel UM into the ranks of the QS Top 100 World
menerobos kelompok 100 teratas dalam Sistem Universities. As a result, UM’s global ranking rose
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Penarafan Universiti Dunia QS. Usaha ini berhasil from 151 in 2014/15 to 87 in the QS World University
melonjakkan kedudukan UM daripada kedudukan Rankings for 2018/19.
ke-151 pada tahun 2014/15 kepada kedudukan ke- Professor Awg Bulgiba has held numerous
87 dalam Sistem Penarafan Universiti Dunia QS prominent positions in external organisations such
pada tahun 2018/19. as Secretary-General of the Academy of Sciences
Profesor Awg Bulgiba pernah memegang Malaysia (2019-2023), President of APACPH-KL
beberapa jawatan dalam organisasi luar seperti (2014-2021), and Vice-President of the College
Setiausaha Agung Akademi Sains Malaysia of Public Health Medicine, Academy of Medicine
(2019-2023), Presiden APACPH-KL (2014-2021) Malaysia (2014-2016). He led the formulation of
dan Naib Presiden Kolej Perubatan Kesihatan Malaysia’s National Policy on Science, Technology
Awam, Akademi Perubatan Malaysia (2014-2016). and Innovation 2021-2030 and continues to serve
Beliau telah mengetuai pembentukan Dasar as an Editor for the Asia Pacific Journal of Public
Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi Negara 2021-2030 Health. He continues to serve as a member of
dan kini masih memikul tanggungjawab sebagai the MoHE Research Fund Steering Committee,
Penyunting untuk Asia Pacific Journal of Public MOSTI R&D Expert Panel, National Committee for
Health. Beliau terus berkhidmat sebagai anggota Research Integrity, Inter-Academy Partnership for
Jawatankuasa Pemandu Dana Penyelidikan KPT, Urban Health, and the Tropical Science Foundation.
Panel Pakar Penyelidikan dan Pembangunan Professor Awg Bulgiba has also served
MOSTI, Jawatankuasa Integriti Penyelidikan as Organising Chair for several prestigious
Kebangsaan, Inter-Academy Partnership for conferences, including the 40 APACPH Conference
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Urban Health, dan Tropical Science Foundation.
(2008), the 1 APCEEBM Conference (2012), and the
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Profesor Awg Bulgiba merupakan Pengerusi 3 APA Conference (2015). He has published more
Jawatankuasa Penganjur bagi beberapa than 150 journal articles, and his more than 50
persidangan berprestij, termasuk 40 APACPH former postgraduate students, now hold positions
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Conference (2008), 1 APCEEBM Conference in universities and organisations across Malaysia
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(2012), dan 3 APA Conference (2015). Beliau telah and abroad. Professor Awg Bulgiba has consulted
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menerbitkan lebih daripada 150 makalah jurnal for several organisations and served as an external
berwasit dan telah menyelia lebih daripada 50 examiner and assessor for universities in Malaysia,
pelajar pascasiswazah yang sekarang berkhidmat Thailand, Brunei, Australia, Qatar, and the United
bukan sahaja di Malaysia tetapi di serata dunia. Arab Emirates.
Profesor Awg Bulgiba pernah menjadi pakar During the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Awg
runding untuk beberapa organisasi dan penilai Bulgiba was appointed by the Ministry of Science,
luar untuk beberapa universiti di Malaysia, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) to head the
Thailand, Brunei, Australia, Qatar dan Emiriyah Independent COVID-19 Vaccination Advisory
Arab Bersatu.
Semasa pandemik COVID-19, Profesor
Awg Bulgiba dilantik oleh MOSTI sebagai Ketua
Jawatankuasa Penasihat Bebas Vaksinasi
COVID-19, yang bertanggungjawab memberi

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