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4TH ISDC 2021 CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY

isdcUUM ONLINE: The 4th International Social Development Conference-Virtual (ISDC-V 2021) is projected to be the ideal forum for changing society's new standards at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani in his speech said that the challenges of world life that are constantly changing affect human emotions.

With the seemingly insurmountable obstacles of the Covid-19 pandemic, he felt that ISDC 2021 would be the best forum to tackle the issue.

The ISDC-V 2021, organised by the School of Applied Psychology, Policy, and Social Work (SAPSP) in collaboration with the Johor State Secretary's Office (SUKJ) and the Social Institute of Malaysia (ISM), has been held biennially since 2014, with 331 participants, including 56 presenters from local and international universities.

The conference, appropriately themed ‘Promoting Human Well-being Towards Equality and Sustainability in Society,' featured keynote speakers Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Amir Awang from the Malaysian Board of Counsellor (LKM) and Prof. Dr. Tan Ngoh Tiong from Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS).

The ISDC-V 2021 was held over two days, on August 11 and 12, and featured speakers from both within and outside the country, including  Prof. Dr. Christopher Trotter of Monash University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Melati Sumari from the University of Malaya (UM); Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rahim Kamaluddin and Dr. Ku Suhaila Ku Johari from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), while UUM featured Prof. Dr. Noor Azniza Ishak, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Rozaini Kamsani, Dr. Azlin Hilma Hillaluddin, Dr. Norruzeyati Che Mohd Nasir, Ms. Sharima Ruwaida Abbas and Mdm. Sabasiah Husin.

The conference was officiated by the former Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Dato' Seri Rina Mohd Harun who expressed hope that UUM could help the country manage the pandemic situation that impacted the community.

She also urged UUM to make efforts to foster community cohesion and sustainability through theoretical and practical networks formed as a result of the conference.