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negara EU-ASEAN. Projek ini memberi tumpuan from EU-ASEAN countries. The project focused
kepada pembangunan penyelidikan dan kapasiti on the development of research, and innovative
inovatif untuk tadbir urus dan pengurusan capacity for excellent research governance and
penyelidikan yang cemerlang melalui pembinaan management through capacity building in the
kapasiti dalam sistem pendidikan tinggi. higher education system.
Her ability and skills as a renowned
Kemampuan serta keterampilan beliau
academic in the field of Applied Linguistics
sebagai ahli akademik yang tersohor dalam
were prominently acknowledged when she
bidang Linguistik Terapan tidak lagi dapat
was appointed President of the International
dinafikan apabila beliau diangkat sebagai
Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) from
Presiden, International Association of Applied
2021 until 2024. She is the first Asian President
Linguistics (AILA) (2021-2024), Presiden yang
of the association. She is also the Founding
pertama dari Asia, dan beliau adalah Presiden
President of the Malaysian Association of
Pengasas Malaysian Association of Applied
Applied Linguistics, and held the position
Linguistics pada tahun 2013-2018. Bukan hanya
from 2013-2018. Furthermore, she is also
itu sahaja, beliau juga merupakan Ahli Kehormat
an Honorary Life Member of the Executive
(seumur hidup) Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Asia
Committee of the Asia Pacific Languages
Pacific Languages for Specific Purposes and
for Specific Purposes and Professional
Professional Communication Association serta
Communication Association, as well as a
mantan Jawatankuasa Eksekutif International
former Executive Committee member of the
Association of Forensic Linguists.
Keunikan personaliti kepimpinan dan International Association of Forensic Linguists.
keperibadian Profesor Dr. Azirah sentiasa diakui Professor Dr. Azirah has been recognized
oleh semua pihak lantaran kejayaan beliau by various parties for her success in securing
mendapatkan beberapa geran antarabangsa several international and national grants,
dan nasional seperti EU Erasmus+ berjumlah such as the EU Erasmus+ amounting to RM3.4
RM3.4 juta, EU Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence million, the EU Jean Monnet Center of Excellence
untuk Institut Asia-Eropah berjumlah setengah for Asia-Europe Institute amounting to half a
juta, Swedishlink, Cambodian Worldbank, million ringgit, alongside other grants from
Akademi Kepimpinan Pendidikan Tinggi, dan Swedishlink, the Cambodian Worldbank, and
sebagainya. Beliau juga turut terlibat dalam the Higher Education Leadership Academy,
projek Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Program among others. She is also involved in the
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) Ministry of Higher Education Program in
dan menjalankan latihan serta penyelidikan di Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam
Kemboja dan Laos dalam dekad yang lalu. (CLMV) project and has conducted training and
Kewibawaan beliau mendedikasikan research in Cambodia and Laos over the past
perkhidmatan yang cemerlang melalui idea dan decade.
She is dedicated in sharing her ideas and
tenaga dalam memajukan bidang kepakarannya
energy in advancing her field of expertise at the
di peringkat nasional dan antarabangsa turut
national and international levels, and this is
terbukti dengan pengiktirafan yang diterima
evidenced by the recognition she has received
oleh beliau sepanjang perkhidmatannya.
throughout her service. Among the marks of
Antara pengiktirafan yang diterima ialah
recognition received are the Senior Fellowship,
Senior Fellowship, Marie Sklodowska-Curie
Marie Sklodowska-Curie FCFP (2021/2022),
FCFP, (2021/2022), Alexander von Humboldt
the Alexander von Humboldt Ambassador
Ambassador Scientist (2021), Alexander von
Scientist (2021), the Alexander von Humboldt
Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship
Foundation Research Fellowship (2020), the
(2020), Trinity College Dublin Long Room
Trinity College Dublin Long Room Hub Arts
Hub Arts and Humanties Research Fellowship
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