Prof. Ahmad Puad Mat Som2020-09-06T06:28:49+07:00

Ahmad Puad Mat Som

Who is Ahmad Puad Mat Som?

Prof. Ahmad Puad Mat Som ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: 

Prof. Ahmad Puad Bin Mat Som  has Ph.D. in Tourism Scottish Hotel School, School of Business, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom (2005)

Master in Business Administration, School of Finance and Management, University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, United Kingdom (1998)

B.Sc. in Community and Regional Planning, Iowa State University, Ames, USA (1987)

Foundation Degree, Broome Community College, Binghamton, New York, USA (1985)

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Prof. Ahmad Puad Mat Som WORKING EXPERIENCES 

Tutor – School of Housing, Building, and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 2001 – 2005

Teaching Assistant – Scottish Hotel School, Business School, Strathclyde University, UK 2003 – 2004

Lecturer – School of Housing, Building, and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 2005 – 2007

Program – Coordinator, School of Housing, Building and 2007 – 2011

M.Sc. in Tourism Development – Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang

Senior Lecturer – School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 2008 – 2011

Visiting Associate Professor – Al Faisal University, Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Business, Abha, Saudi Arabia 2011 – 2013

Associate Professor – School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 2012 – 2015

Professor/Dean/ Deputy Dean (Research & Development) – Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia 2015 – 2018

Dean – Graduate School, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia 2019 – present

ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION 

  1. Independent Management Team Member, Northern Cluster of NKEA EPP10 (Tourism and Hospitality Education), Economic Transformation Program in Tourism and Hospitality of Malaysia’s Federal Government
  2. Member, Asia Pacific Tourism Association (APTA) (2014-2015)
  3. President, Malaysian Chapter, International Institute for Peace through Tourism (2019).
  1. Professional Member, Asia Pacific Institute for Event Management (2018- 2022)
  1. Vice President, Tourism Educators’ Association of Malaysia (TEAM) (2016- 2018)
  1. Executive Committee Member & Deputy Secretary, Tourism Educators’ Association of Malaysia (TEAM) (2005-2007, 2007-2009, 2016-2018)
  2. Trainer, TOT Workshop for Community Based Tourism in Sudanese Heritage Sites under UNESCO Sudan and State Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Antiquities, Khartoum, Sudan (2019)
  3. Trainer, Muslim Friendly Tourism Training Program for African Countries (Mozambique, Mali and Senegal) under COMCEC (Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) (2017)
  4. Trainer, Community Based Tourism through Cultural Promotion for Poverty Alleviation Project for African Countries under COMCEC (Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) (2018)
  5. Research Fellow, College of Tourism, Rikkyo University, Tokyo, Japan (2016)
  6. Visiting Professor, The Deggendorf University of Applied Science, Deggendorf and European Campus Rottal at Pfarrkirchen, Germany (2017)
  7. Visiting Associate Professor, Al Faisal University, Prince Sultan College for Tourism and Business, Abha, Saudi Arabia (2011-2013)
  1. Visiting Professor, College of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management,
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Imus Institute of Science and Technology, Cavite, Philippines (2018)

  1. Visiting Lecturer, Berjaya University College of Hospitality, Kuala Lumpur
  2. Visiting Lecturer, KDU University College Malaysia, Penang Campus, Malaysia
  1. External Examiner for Bachelor of Business (Tourism Management), Faculty of Business, Economics and Accountancy, Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
  1. External Examiner for Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (Tourism), Faculty of Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan.
  1. External Examiner for Diploma and Degree Programs in Tourism Management, Berjaya University College of Hospitality, Kuala Lumpur
  1. External Academic Advisor, School of Tourism and Hospitality, Sentral College Penang
  1. Researcher and Team Leader, Sustainable Tourism Research Cluster, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  1. Research Fellow, Institute of Tropical Forestry & Forest Product, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
  1. Research Fellow, Tourism Development Unit for BIMP-EAGA (Brunei, Indonesia. Malaysia and Philippines – East Asia Growth Area), Universiti Malaysia Sabah
  2. National Auditor, Malaysian Universities’ Research Assessment (MyRA), Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia
  1. Editor, Journal of Tourism and Hospitality (OMICS-USA)
  2. Regional Editor (Malaysia), Ottoman: Journal of Tourism and Management Research
  1. Editorial Board Member, TEAM Journal of Hospitality and Tourism
  2. Guest Editor, Special Issue on Tourism & Environment, Social and Management Sciences, American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (ISI-Indexed Journal)
  3. Guest Editor, Special Tourism & Hospitality Issue, World Applied Science Journal (ERA-Indexed Journal)
  4. International Advisory Board Member, World Applied Science Journal & Middle East Journal of Scientific Research
  5. Conference Chairman, International Graduate of Tourism Research Conference 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Co-Chairman, International Conference on Natural Resources, Tourism and Service Management 2015; Chairman, International Social Sciences and Tourism Research Conference 2016; a Committee Member of over 20 National and International Conference Events.
  6. Recipient of 2008 Excellent Service Award, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Top Five Individual Contributors of Faculty KPIs, Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.
  7. Recipient of 2015, 2016 Excellent Service Award, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin.
  8. External Examiner of PhD and Master Theses (Universiti Utara Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, International Islamic University of Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Taylor’s University, Universiti Kuala Lumpur).
  9. The reviewer of Books Published by Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sabah and UCSI University.

E-mail : puadms@unisza.edu.my, puadusm@gmail.com

Contact : (Mobile) +601123656715, (Off.) +6096688866

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