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University of East Anglia, Norwich, England. Oleh England. Due to her fervent love for the field of
sebab keterujaan dan rasa cinta beliau yang amat linguistics, Professor Dr. Azirah furthered her
mendalam terhadap bidang linguistik, Profesor studies to the Doctor of Philosophy level and
Dr. Azirah telah melanjutkan pengajian beliau ke achieved her Doctorate Degree at Universiti
peringkat Doktor Falsafah dan mencapai Ijazah Malaya in 1996.
Kedoktoran di Universiti Malaya pada tahun
1996. Professor Dr. Azirah’s involvement in
the academic world began in 1986, when she
Keterlibatan Profesor Dr. Azirah dalam dunia took a position as a Lecturer at the Faculty of
akademik bermula pada tahun 1986 sebagai Languages and Linguistics (then known as the

Pensyarah di Fakulti Bahasa dan Linguistik Language Center), Universiti Malaya. Professor
(ketika itu dikenali sebagai Pusat Bahasa), Dr. Azirah was promoted to Associate Professor
Universiti Malaya. Profesor Dr. Azirah telah in 1999, and Professor in 2005. Professor Dr.
dinaikkan pangkat ke jawatan Profesor Madya Azirah was appointed Deputy Dean (Higher
pada tahun 1999 dan Profesor pada tahun 2005. Studies) from 1996-2000 due to her credibility
Kredibiliti yang ada pada Profesor Dr. Azirah and talent, and subsequently became Deputy
telah mengangkat beliau sebagai Timbalan Dean (Undergraduate Studies) from 2002-
Dekan (Ijazah Tinggi) pada tahun 1996-2000 2003. Professor Dr. Azirah’s leadership
dan seterusnya Timbalan Dekan (Ijazah Dasar) skills were proven when she was given the
pada tahun 2002-2003. Sifat kepimpinan mandate to become the Dean of the Faculty of

Profesor Dr. Azirah terbukti apabila beliau telah Languages and Linguistics for almost 6 years
diberi mandat sebagai Dekan Fakulti Bahasa (2003-2009). Because of her experience and
dan Linguistik selama hampir 6 tahun (2003- expertise, she was then entrusted to lead the
2009). Berbekalkan pengalaman yang dimiliki, Cluster for Humanities & Ethics at Universiti
beliau telah diberi kepercayaan untuk menerajui Malaya as Dean from 2010-2015, and became
Kluster (Humanities & Ethics), Universiti the Chairperson of the first Research Ethics
Malaya sebagai Dekan mulai tahun 2010-2015 Committee (Science and Social Science) during
dan menjadi Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Etika the same period.
Penyelidikan (bidang Sains dan Sains Sosial)
yang pertama 2013-2015 dalam tempoh yang Professor Dr. Azirah sterling abilities as
sama. a leader became even clearer to see when she
was appointed as the Executive Director at
Keterlihatan kepimpinan Profesor Dr. the Asia-Europe Institute from 2015-2020 as
Azirah semakin terserlah apabila beliau well as the Director at the Center for ASEAN
dipertanggungjawabkan sebagai Pengarah Regionalism, Universiti Malaya (CARUM) from
Eksekutif, Institut Asia Eropah pada tahun 2015-2018. While leading the Asia -Europe
2015-2020 serta Pengarah, Centre for ASEAN Institute, Professor Dr. Azirah successfully
Regionalism Universiti Malaya (CARUM) pada organized various events at the ASEAN and
tahun 2015-2018. Semasa menerajui Institut international levels including the Asia-Europe
Asia Eropah, Profesor Dr. Azirah telah berjaya Conference and the AEI-ASEM Summer School,
menganjurkan pelbagai acara di peringkat and coordinated the Ambassador Lecture
ASEAN dan antarabangsa termasuklah Asia- Series among others. She also led the Building
Europe Conference, AEI – ASEM Summer School, Social Research Capacities in Higher Education
Ambassador Lecture Series dan sebagainya. Institutions in Lao PDR and Malaysia (BRECIL)
Beliau turut mengetuai projek Building Social project, a multi-country Erasmus+ Capacity
Research Capacities in Higher Education Building in Higher Education (CBHE) joint
Institutions in Lao PDR and Malaysia (BRECIL) project involving institutions of higher learning
iaitu projek bersama Erasmus+ Capacity Building
in Higher Education (CBHE) berbilang negara
yang melibatkan institusi pengajian tinggi dari

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