Assoc. Prof Dr Vikneswaran Nair

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Assoc. Prof Dr Vikneswaran Nair
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Subjects taught: Environmental risk assessment – Hospitality industry – Food service management – Tourism–Research – Information technology – Sustainable tourism – Ecotourism
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Academic Qualifications: PhD (Sys. Eng.) – MSc (Sys. Eng.) – BSc (Hort.) – Dip. Pers. Mgmt. & IR
Note : Staff no longer in service
Research interests: Sustainable & responsible tourism – Environmental management – Ecotourism rating and certification – Poverty alleviation via tourism
Professional Affiliations: 1998: Environmental Management & Research Association Of Malaysia (ENSEARCH), Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Ordinary Membership – Jan. 1999: Centre for Environmental Technologies (CETEC), Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. Individual Membership. – 2001-present: ECOCLUB.COM- International Ecotourism Club, Psihico, Athens, Greece. Expert Panel for Ecotourism Management.
Research : 1996-1999: Comprehensive expert systems for environmental impact assessments (EIA) evaluations, approvals and monitoring. Funded by Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment. – 1999-2002: Comprehensive expert systems for information capturing, sharing and managing for bio resources, ecotourism and related industries. Funded by Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment – 1999: Smart Field Management Computerised System Prototype for Immature and Mature Oil Palm Plantation. Funded by Universiti Putra Malaysia
Consultancy: 2007: Lead Consultant for Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) in Developing Tourism Master Plan and Action Plan for Petaling Jaya. The project is in collaboration with Tourism Educators Association of Malaysia. – 2007: Consultant for National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN) based in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for the project on Globalisation and Internationalisation of Higher Education: Issues in Teaching & Learning and Outcomes of Higher Education.
Internal / External Examiner: 2006: Chief Examiner for the License September 2006 Supplementary Examination (Tourism Development), Taylor’s College. – 2007: Dissertation Viva for Master Science (Tourism Development) Programme, School of Housing, Building & Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia: 6 candidates
Awards: Nov. 2009: The Outstanding Young Malaysian Award 2009. Junior Chambers Malaysia, Honorary Award for Excellence in Academic Leadership and Accomplishment 2009.
Designation: Associate Professor Conference Moderator/Track Chair: 2009: Track Chair, 7th Asia-Pacific Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education Conference: Singapore. May 28-3, 2009. 2009: Forum Moderator, “Publish or Perish” in conjunction with Taylor’s Research InFocus: Leisure Commerce Square, Subang Jaya, Selangor. 22-26 June 2009 2009: Moderator, International Seminar and MCTP Training Course on Community-Based Tourism: Learning from the Homestay Programme in Malaysia: Hotel UiTM Shah Alam, Selangor. 4-15August 2009.
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