Staff Directory
Academic Qualifications
- Ph.D in Internatioal Studies - Doctor of Philosophy, Waseda University
- Master In International Relations - Masters Degree,
- Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy & Management - Bachelor Degree, University of Luton
Zainal Abidin Bin Sanusi (Prof. Dr.)
Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Other's position:
Director, Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity
zainalsanusi@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ Development Policies - sustainable development
- Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Political Sciences and Public Policy ~ Development Policies - sustainable development
Teaching Responsibilities
| DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION | 2023/2024 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
| FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| GLOBALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE | 2022/2023 |
| INDUSTRIAL TRAINING | 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| INTERNSHIP | 2018/2019 |
| INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MALAYSIA | 2019/2020 |
| POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT | 2024/2025 |
| RESEARCH PAPER I | 2024/2025 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
| Science & Technology Policies and Management | 2022/2023 |
| SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 |
| SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE: CONCEPT, PRINCIPLE & POLICY | 2025/2026 2024/2025 |
| SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
| TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND MANAGEMENT | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
| USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
Supervision
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A Critical Analysis Of The Conceptual Definition And The Foundations Of Education For Sustainable Development (Esd).
Ph.D
Completed
2025
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Faith-Based University And Community Development: A Case Study Of Unida Gontor, Indonesia During Covid-19 Crises.
Ph.D
Completed
2025
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The Effects of Climate Variability on Rural Banditry in North-Western Nigeria 2012-2021. The Effects Of Climate Variability On Rural Banditry In North-Western Nigeria 2012-2021.
Ph.D
Completed
2024
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Evaluation On The Issues And Effectiveness Of The Implementation Of Agropreneur Muda Program From 2010-2020.
Ph.D
In Progress
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Malaysian Government Child Abuse Policies: A Review Of Cases Form 2015 To 2020.
Ph.D
In Progress
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The Role Of Community Participation In Enhancing Sustainable Health Service Delivery In Uganda.
Ph.D
In Progress
Main Supervisor
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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Legislative Oversight By The Selangor State Legislative Assembly (Ssla).
Ph.D
In Progress
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Developing A Just Transition Sustainability Index: Quantifying Performance With Global South Considerations
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Ph.D
In Progress
Co-supervisor
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Is Malaysia Ready:An Analysis Using Climate Change Adaptation Governance Model In Agricultural Sector.
Master
Completed
2023
Main Supervisor
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Research Projects
Completed
| 2022 - 2023 | Consultancy to develop the National SDG Roadmap Phase II, 2021-2025 |
| 2021 - 2023 | Partnership for SDG Finance - Undertaking Development Finance Assessment and SDG Budgeting & Costing |
| 2020 - 2023 | Revisiting the Japanese Okayama Model of Education for Sustainable Development, ESD: Lessons to Reorient ESD for Malaysia (Reg. No. 198241) |
| 2020 - 2022 | Research Component for APPGM-SDG 2020 |
On-Going
| 2026 - Present | PEMERKASAAN KESEJAHTERAAN KOMUNITI KG SETIA JAYA |
| 2025 - Present | KEBUN PINTAR JAUHAR: PENANAMAN FERTIGASI MELON WANGI |
| 2024 - Present | Empowering School Children with Essential Life-Saving Skills at the Rohingya Education Centre in Kuantan |
Awards & Recognition
| 21 Jun, 2021 | High Impact Responsible Innovation Award (GOLD) - Department of Political Science, KIRKHS | KCDIO |
Publications
Articles
Conference or Workshop Items
| 2020 | IIUM river of life : friends of Sungai Pusu. In: IIUM Sustainability WEBINAR 1.0: Untangling sustainability issues through inter & transdisciplinary approach: the case of Sungai Pusu, Gombak, |
Books
| 2022 | Localising SDGs and local issues: ten parliamentary constituencies in Malaysia. Persatuan Promosi Matlamat Pembangunan Lestari (Society for Promotion of Sustainable Development Goals), ISBN: 978-629-97544-0-1 |
| 2022 | Modul falsafah & isu semasa. Islamic and Strategic Studies Institute (ISSI), ISBN: 978-967-26041-0-5 |
| 2021 | Penyetempatan Matlamat Pembangunan Lestari, Buku Rujukan Pembangunan Kapasiti. Malaysian CSO-SDG Alliance, ISBN: |
| 2021 | RCE Greater Gombak: journey towards holistic community transformation. Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity (SCSH), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19408-2-2 |
| 2020 | Dialogue on values-based education. Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity (SCSH), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19408-1-5 |
| 2016 | Memperkasa Kepimpinan Akademik: Semai Bakti Menuai Padi. Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), ISBN: 978-9670962023 |
| 2014 | Kepimpinan Institusi Pengajian Tinggi dan transformasi kesejahteraan sosial negara. Pusat Pengajian Sains Kemasyarakatan, Universiti Sains Malaysia, ISBN: 9789671060247 |
| 2010 | A review on Higher Education for Sustainable Development-looking back and moving forward. Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Scharnhorststraße, ISBN: 1549-3652 |
Book Sections
| 2025 | Budaya ilmu MADANI dari lensa ilmuwan hadis Nabawi. In: Abad Sinergi Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-967-5473-61-6, pp. 71-89 |
| 2025 | Budaya ilmu MADANI dari lensa ilmuwan hadis Nabawi. In: Abad Sinergi Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-967-5473-61-6, pp. 71-89 |
| 2025 | Kepentingan kerjasama dalam membangun masyarakat Madani: pandangan dari perspektif falsafah politik. In: Abad Sinergi Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-967-5473-61-6, pp. 59-70 |
| 2025 | Kepentingan kerjasama dalam membangun masyarakat Madani: pandangan dari perspektif falsafah politik. In: Abad Sinergi Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-967-5473-61-6, pp. 59-70 |
| 2023 | Sejahtera as Way of Living in Anthropocene Era. In: Springer International Publishing AG, Zug, ISBN: , pp. |
| 2021 | A whole new transformed education. In: Office of Knowledge for Change and Advancement (KCA), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-467-018-4, pp. 145-145 |
| 2021 | Change the world. In: Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity IIUM, ISBN: 9789671940822, pp. 97-110 |
| 2021 | Closing the loop: a campus-wide waste minimization initiative through education for sustainable development. In: Sejahtera Center for Sustainability & Humanity, ISBN: , pp. 1-15 |
| 2021 | Mainstreaming education for Sustainable Development as foundation for RCE Greater Gombak Community through Sejahtera Academic Framework: the case of UNGS 1201. In: Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity (SCSH), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19408-2-2, pp. 152-164 |
| 2021 | Mainstreaming SDGs - society as agent of change (Parliamentary-based capacity building project). In: Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability and Humanity, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19408-2-2, pp. 44-59 |
| 2021 | RCE Greater Gombak as a new model of a 'Jami'ah Insaniah. In: Office of Knowledge for Change and Advancement (KCA), IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-467-018-4, pp. 145-50 |
| 2021 | The Unicore Agenda Beyond UniCORE. In: Rekacetak Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-967-467-018-4, pp. 117-17 |
| 2021 | Whole Institutional Transformation for a Sustainable University: The Case of Humanising Education at IIUM. In: Office of Knowledge for Change and Advancement (KCA), ISBN: 978-967-467-018-4, pp. 166-174 |
| 2020 | Maqasid al-Shari'ah and sustainable development goals for performance measurement. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789674910488, pp. 66-93 |
| 2019 | Humanising higher education: transforming the co-curriculum as the core- curriculum at the International Islamic University Malaysia. In: Global University Network (GUNI), ISBN: 978-84-09-14675-8, pp. 206-207 |
Monograph
| 2024 | MALAYSIA Recommendations for an Integrated National Financing Framework. In: , |
| 2024 | Malaysia: development finance assessment. In: United Nations Development Programme Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei Darussalam, |
| 2024 | SDG Roadmap for Malaysia Phase 2 2021-2025. In: , |
| 2024 | SDG roadmap for Malaysia phase II 2021-2025. In: Ministry of Economy, |
| 2021 | The onset of a pandemic: impact assessments and policy responses in Malaysia during COVID-19. In: United Nations Development Programme, |
| 2021 | The onset of a pandemic: impact assessments and policy responses in Malaysia during the early months of COVID-19. In: United Nations, |