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Foreword by Vice Chancellor of
Professor Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Noor
Azuan Abu Osman
Vice Chancellor, Universiti Malaya country and the roles of the long
Global Intellectual Discourse 2024
Universiti Malaya
The Global Intellectual Discourse is both an academic and
a visionary avenue by Universiti Malaya in providing the
platform for the highest discussion, debate and dialogue on
critical themes of the future that will have a monumental
impact on a myriad of sectors particularly the higher education
industry, security and defence and energy and technology
sustainability.
With the theme: The Next 100 strategic outlines of these critical
Years: Vision 2100 for Malaysia, discussions. From changing
this discourse seeks to chart geopolitical shifts to the future
new frontiers in encompassing a of energy transition and a digital
diverse spectrum of perspectives, economy, this event seeks to chart
arguments, analytical and critical new frontiers in dissecting the core
discussions and debates on the essence of world class intellectual
way forward for the country and debate and encouraging a
the region in the next century. robust and enriching academic
This includes the new critical and and industrial synergy of future
strategic fronts of targeted sectors resilience in projecting the future
and industries that will propel the of the country and the world in
next advancement phase of the the next millennium.
term impact of the fast shifting This event will be attended
internal and external economic, by more than 2500 professors and
geopolitical, scientific, technological students from across the country,
and demographic transformations and invited thinkers, officials
over the next century. and intellectuals from various
disciplines and affiliations in
The discourse aims to chart providing the diverse and
a bold and audacious strategic encompassing overview of quality
planning and a foundation of intellectual amalgamation.
resilience, agility and readiness
to embrace uncertainties, risks The prestigious and inaugural
and opportunities for the country signature platform entitled the
in a world where a completely Malaya Dialogue that will seek to
different setting of domestic and cultivate next level intellectual
global scenario will emerge and discourse on top global security,
to visualise distinct pathways and socio-economic and power trends
imaginations of the country and the that will shape the future of the
world in a future driven landscape world.
with early intellectual and structural Universiti Malaya will
foresight and readiness.
continue to chart the next
Prominent experts and frontier of national and global
stakeholders from the government, advancement in a multi-domain
academia and industry are invited of critical development and tools
to enrich the discourse which is of resilience and progress in
projected to positively impact the addressing the challenges and
national and global narrative and opportunities of the next century.
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