Conferment of 2021 Spring Imperial Decorations on Dr. Md Nasrudin bin Md Akhir
2021/4/29
On April 29, the Government of Japan announced foreign national recipients of Decorations by Emperor of Japan for the 2021 spring conferment. Dr. Md Nasrudin bin Md Akhir is among the recipients.
Dr. Md Nasrudin bin Md Akhir
*Associate Professor, University of Malaya
*Former head of the Malaysia-Japan Research Centre at the University of Malaya
*Former Secretary-General of the Malaysian Association of Japanese Studies (MAJAS)
Services: Contributed to promoting the academic exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and Malaysia.
Decoration: The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
Summary of Contributions:
Dr. Md Nasrudin has been actively promoting Japan Studies in Malaysia. He was the Coordinator for the Japan Studies Program and played a vital role in developing it soon after the program launched in University of Malaya (UM) in 1993/1994 academic session.
As a result, more than 500 students graduated from the program over the years. They act as a bridge between Japan and Malaysia and work in a wide range of positions such as senior government officials, businesspersons, researchers and many others.
He was the Head of Department of East Asian Studies, UM from 2006 to 2010. Sooner in 2012, he founded the Malaysia-Japan Research Centre at the same university, and became the head of the center until February 2021.
He is the co-founder of the Malaysian Association of Japanese Studies (MAJAS), which was established in 1998. The Association is open to all Malaysians who are professionally interested in Japan Studies or Japan-Malaysia relations, and they hold symposiums every year to offer opportunities for interaction among scholars.
He is also one of the founding members of the Japanese Studies Association in ASEAN (JSA-ASEAN) established in Singapore in 2005. JSA-ASEAN is a network among Japanese Studies specialists from Southeast Asia and serve as a catalyst in promoting Japanese Studies in the region. It organizes a biennial conference as the major platform for trans-disciplinary international exchange.
His dedication to promoting the academic exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and Malaysia has earned him Decorations by Emperor of Japan.
The Embassy of Japan extends its sincere congratulations to Dr. Md Nasrudin on this Conferment.
Dr. Md Nasrudin bin Md Akhir
*Associate Professor, University of Malaya
*Former head of the Malaysia-Japan Research Centre at the University of Malaya
*Former Secretary-General of the Malaysian Association of Japanese Studies (MAJAS)
Services: Contributed to promoting the academic exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and Malaysia.
Decoration: The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
Summary of Contributions:
Dr. Md Nasrudin has been actively promoting Japan Studies in Malaysia. He was the Coordinator for the Japan Studies Program and played a vital role in developing it soon after the program launched in University of Malaya (UM) in 1993/1994 academic session.
As a result, more than 500 students graduated from the program over the years. They act as a bridge between Japan and Malaysia and work in a wide range of positions such as senior government officials, businesspersons, researchers and many others.
He was the Head of Department of East Asian Studies, UM from 2006 to 2010. Sooner in 2012, he founded the Malaysia-Japan Research Centre at the same university, and became the head of the center until February 2021.
He is the co-founder of the Malaysian Association of Japanese Studies (MAJAS), which was established in 1998. The Association is open to all Malaysians who are professionally interested in Japan Studies or Japan-Malaysia relations, and they hold symposiums every year to offer opportunities for interaction among scholars.
He is also one of the founding members of the Japanese Studies Association in ASEAN (JSA-ASEAN) established in Singapore in 2005. JSA-ASEAN is a network among Japanese Studies specialists from Southeast Asia and serve as a catalyst in promoting Japanese Studies in the region. It organizes a biennial conference as the major platform for trans-disciplinary international exchange.
His dedication to promoting the academic exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and Malaysia has earned him Decorations by Emperor of Japan.
The Embassy of Japan extends its sincere congratulations to Dr. Md Nasrudin on this Conferment.