CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC

STUDIES (CES)


Webinar: Applying Necessary and Sufficient Logics in Research Analysis 
Date: 11 September 2025 (Thursday) 
Time: 10.00 am – 11.30 am 
Speaker: Dr Low Mei Peng 
Platform: Online (Microsoft Teams) 
CPD: 1.5 hours

Webinar: Digital Financial Literacy vs Financial Literacy in the Adoption of Digital Financial Services 
Date: 15 May 2025 (Thursday) 
Time: 10.00 am – 11.30 am 
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr Ida Md. Yasin (UPM) 
Platform: Online (Microsoft Teams) 
CPD: 1.5 hours

Talk: Trump’s Tariffnado: Saying Goodby to American Century and Hello to Sino Century? 
Date: 8 May 2025 (Thursday) 
Time: 3.00 pm - 4.30 pm 
Speaker: Professor Dr Wong Chin Yoong 
Platform: IDK7 
CPD: 1.5 hours

Talk: Fireside Chat: Impact of President Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs on Global and Malaysia Investment Outlook 
Date: 29 April 2025 (Tuesday) 
Time: Online (Microsoft Teams) 
Speaker: Ms Keah Eewen & Mr Paul Hiew 
Platform: Online (Microsoft Teams) 
CPD: 2 hours

Workshop: Static and Dynamic Panel Analysis 
Date: 25 April 2025 (Friday) 
Time: 2.30 pm – 5.00 pm 
Speaker: Dr Har Wai Mun 
Platform: Online (Microsoft Teams) 
CPD: 2.5 hours

Workshop: Quantitative Research and Structural Equation Modeling
Date: 17 April 2025 (Thursday) 
Time: 9.00 am – 12.00 pm 
Speaker: Dr Low Mei Peng 
Platform: Online (Microsoft Teams) 
CPD: 3 hours

Webinar: Digital Financial Literacy vs Financial Literacy in the Adoption of Digital Financial Services 
Date: 19 March 2025 (Wednesday) 
Time: 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm 
Speaker: Dr Loke Yiing Jia 
Platform: Online (Microsoft Teams) 
CPD: 2 hours

Talk: Smart Financial Planning: How Financial Leadership Drives Success?
Date: 12 November 2024 (Tuesday) 
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm 
Speaker: Mr Azwari Bin Kamaruddin 
Platform: IDK4 
CPD: 1.5 hours

Webinar: Understanding the Fundamentals of PLS-SEM 
Date: 21 October 2024 (Monday) 
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 
Speaker: Dr Low Mei Peng 
Platform: MS Teams 
CPD: 3 hours

Workshop: Quantitative Research for Publication 
Date: 15 & 22 July 2024, 12 & 19 August 2024, 9 & 23 September 2024 (Tuesday) 
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm 
Speaker: Dr Har Wai Mun 
Platform: MS Teams 
CPD: 12 hours

Webinar: Public Lecture on Japanese Model of Food Education "Shokuiku" 
Date: 25 May 2024 (Saturday) 
Time: 9:00 am – 11:30 am 
Speaker: Mrs. Sakiko HIRATA and Mrs. Yuko YAMAMOTO 
Platform: Zoom 
CPD: 2.5 hours

Webinar: A Systematic and Comparative Review of Employability Skills in Undergraduate Business Students between China and Malaysia 
Date: 23 May 2024 (Thursday) 
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm 
Speaker: Mr Lin Bing 
Platform: MS TEAMS

Talk: Research Seminar on Finance & Economics 
Date: 2 May 2024 (Thursday) 
Time: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm 
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Hooy Chee Wooi and Prof Dr. Wong Woei Chyuan 
Platform: IDK3 
CPD: 2 hours

Talk: Rethinking the Low-Wage Economy: What Goes Wrong? How to End It?
Date: 16 April 2024 (Tuesday) 
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm 
Speaker: Prof Dr Wong Chin Yoong 
Platform: IDK 8 
CPD: 1.5 hours

Talk: Role of Multilateral Development Banks in a Developing Country's Growth Process - A case study of Asian Development Bank 
Date: 30 January 2024 (Tuesday) 
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm 
Speaker: Dr. Tai Lee Ming 
Platform: H108 
CPD: 2 hours

Co-organized Events in Year 2024
1. International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance & Economics (BAFE) 2024
2. UTAR R&D Colloquium 2024

Webinar: Journal Article Publication: How to Respond To Feedback of Reviewers
Date: 4 December 2023 (Monday) 
Time: 10.00 am - 11.30 am 
Speaker: Professor Dr. Law Siong Hook 
Platform: Zoom 
CPD: 1.5 hours

Workshop: SmartPLS4 Unleashed: A Hands-On Data Analysis Experience 
Date: 1 November 2023 (Wednesday) 
Time: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm 
Speaker: Dr Abdelhak Platform: H 210, Block H, UTAR Kampar Campus

Webinar: The Tao of Alibaba: Rethinking a business paradigm for the world 
Date: 19 June 2023 (Monday) 
Time: 2.00 pm - 3.30 pm 
Speaker: Brian A. Wong 
Platform: Zoom 
CPD: 1.5 hours

Talk: Latest Economic Developments and Expectations on Graduates in the Job Market 
Date: 19 April 2023 (Wednesday) 
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm 
Speaker: Mr Low Thiam Huat 
Platform: IDK 
CPD: 2 hours

Workshop: The Newly Formed Kerajaan Perpaduan Malaysia: Perspectives Of Socio-Political Economics, Institutions As Well As Taxation 
Date: 9 February 2023 (Thursday) 
Time: 4.00 pm - 6.00 pm 
Speaker: Professor Dr Wong Chin Huat, Mr. Lau Zhong Yan, Mr. Wong Tai Seng, Professor Dr Wong Chin Yoong 
Platform: IDK 8 
CPD: 2 hours

Co-organized Events in Year 2023
1. International Conference on Sustainability environment and Social Transformation 
2. UTAR ICP and R&D Colloquium 2023 
3. International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance & Economics (BAFE) 2023

Workshop: Postgraduates Research Skills In Social Sciences: A Two-Day Workshop Focusing On Thesis/Dissertation Writing 
Date:15 December 2022 (Thursday)& 16 December 2022 (Friday) 
Time: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm 
Speaker: Dr Abdelhak Platform: H 209, Block H, UTAR Kampar Campus 

Webinar: Malaysian and the World Economic Outlook 2023: Stormy and Shinny?
Date: 28 November 2022 (Thursday) 
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm 
Speaker: Professor Wong Chin Yoong 
Platform: Zoom 
CPD: 2 hours 

Workshop: The Japanese Model of Environmental Education: A Focus on Recycling 
Date: 26 November 2022 (Saturday) 
Time: 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm 
Speaker: Mr Satashi Sugimoto Platform: H108 & 109, Block H, UTAR Kampar Campus 
CPD: 3 hours 

Webinar: Road to Writing & Publishing a Book: Sharing & Project Matching 
Date: 1 September 2022 (Thursday) 
Time: 2:00pm – 3:30pm 
Speaker: Mr. Har Wai Mun 
Platform: Microsoft Teams 
CPD: 1.5 hours 

Webinar: Vaccines in the post-COVID-19 era: what have we learned during the COVID-19 pandemic? 
Date: 28 July 2022 (Thurday) 
Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 pm 
Speaker: Dr. Abram, Mr. Aaron, Dr. Harapan, Dr. Niazlin Platform: Zoom 
CPD: 2 hours 

Talk: Management of Exchange Reserves Some Practical Perspectives 
Date: 5 July 2022 (Tuesday) 
Time: 12.30 pm - 2.00 pm 
Speaker: Tan Sri Muhammad Bin Ibrahim Platform: IDK 7, Block I, UTAR Kampar Campus 
CPD: 1.5 hours 

Webinar: The Effectiveness of Crude Oil Futures Hedging in the 21st Century of Infectious Disease Outbreaks 
Date: 25 June 2022 (Saturday) 
Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 pm 
Speaker: Dr. Go You How Platform: Microsoft Teams 
CPD: 2 hours

Seminar: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Seminar 2022 (Theme : China-Malaysia Cooperation under the Epidemic and Sino-US Relations) 
Date: 10 June 2022 (Friday) 
Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 pm 
Speaker: 钟大荣 (Zhong Darong),刘惟诚，莫福文，罗传钰，Wong Chin Yoong, 翟崑and 陈韦亦 Platform: LDK3 and Zoom 
CPD: 2 hours

Webinar: Renewable Energy: Implication for Suitable Environment & Growth
Date: 31 May 2022 (Tuesday)
Time: 10.00 am - 12.00pm
Speaker: Dr. Tee Wu Shun
Platform: Microsoft Teams
CPD: 2 hours

Webinar: Econometric Workshop "A New Threshold Method"
Date: 31 March 2022 (Thursday)
Time: 3.00pm - 5.00pm
Speaker: Professor Dr. Law Siong Hook (World's top 2% scientist in Economics) (School of Business & Economics [AACSB Accredited, UPM])

2 Days Workshop: Tips and Guidelines for Postgraduates to Write A Good Thesis/Dissertation in Social Sciences
Date: 17 June 2021 & 18 June 2021 (Thursday & Friday)
Speaker: Assoc Prof Dr Abdelhak Senadjki
Platform: Microsoft Teams

Webinar: AgriTech and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
Date: 12 March 2021 (Friday)
Time: 2.30pm- 4.30pm
Speaker: Assoc Prof Dr Suman Bhakri & Dr Surya Prakash (Sri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, India)
Platform: Zoom 
CPD: 2 hours

Talk: From Idea to Publication & Getting Internationally Recognized Indexation
Date: 22 December 2020 (Tuesday)
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.00 p.m.
Platform: Ms Teams 
CPD:2 hours

Live Webinar: Overview of Enterprise Risk Management: An Industrial Manufacturing Perspective  
Date: 22 September 2020 (Tuesday)
Time: 3.00pm- 4.30pm
Speaker: Dr Au Yong Hui Nee
Moderator: Dr Vikniswari Vija Kumaran
Platform: Zoom & FB (utar4u)
CPD: 1.5 

Live Webinar: The Impact of Covid-19 on Businesses and Role of BNM in Ensuring a Conducive Financing Environment 
Date: 4th September 2020 (Friday) 
Time: 11.00 am – 12.30 pm 
Speaker: Pn Hasjun Hashim (Regional Head of Bank Negara Malaysia Office, Pulau Pinang) 
Moderator: Assoc Prof Dr Wong Chin Yoong Platform: Zoom & UTAR FB (Live) CPD: 1.5

8th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE). 
Date : 16th October 2020 (Friday) 
Platform : Microsoft Teams For further inquiries or comments, kindly contact: 
E-mail : bafe@utar.edu.my Phone : +605-468 4750 (Dr Vikniswari Vija Kumaran)

Forum: Will Globalisation Survive the Covid-19 Pandemic? 
Date : 1 September 2020 (Tuesday) 
Time : 2.00PM - 4.00PM 
Moderator : Assoc. Professor Dr. Abdelhak Senadjki 
Speaker 1 : Professor Dr. K. Kuperan Viswanathan , Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) 
 Speaker 2 : Professor Dr Rokiah Alavi , International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) 
 CPD : 2.0

Online Talk: Career Prospects Enhancement in The New Environment: SWOT Analysis for Career Opportunities Optimization and Advancement 
Speaker : Wilson Voon (Voon Kok Pin) 
Date : 3 August 2020 (Monday) 
Time : 10.30am – 12.00pm 
Platform : Microsoft Teams (code: 286df72)
CPD : 1.5


CES Talk on: Saving the Main Street from COVID-19: Central Bank's Lending Against Guaranteed Loans 
Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Wong Chin Yoong 
Date: 1 June 2020 (Monday) 
Time: 2.00pm to 3.00pm 
Platform: Google Meet 
CPD: 1

Talk:mTips to Raise Your Research Visibility 
Speaker: Dr. Hj Abdul Rahim Hj Ridzuan (Universiti Teknologi Mara, UiTM Melaka) 
Date: 24 April 2020 (Friday) 
Time: 2.30pm – 4.00 pm
Platform: Microsoft Teams (Code: tneiiet)

CES Research Talk on: Research on Effecting Factors of Agricultural Product Price in China 
Speaker: Visiting Scholar Dr. Zhuang Yan 
Date: 21 November 2019 (Thursday)
Time: 11.00am – 12.00 pm 
Venue: H210

CBM & CES ResearchTalk: Medical Tourism in Malaysia: Synopsis (18 September 2019) 
Speaker: Dr. Lai Yew Wah 
Venue: IDK3, I-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus 
Time: 10am - 12pm

CES ResearchTalk: Real Estate Forum: Housing Market, Employment and Home Ownership: Current and Future (20 June 2019) 
Speakers: Mah Sing Group Berhad CEO Datuk Ho Hon Sang, Beneton Properties Sdn Bhd Development Director Lee Yuk Chong, Suntrack Development Sdn Bhd CEO James Tan, Rabin & Associates Managing Partner Rabinder Singh, Arcadis (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Executive Director Jeffrey Lim and ESD Greentech Sdn Bhd Consulting Director Ar Kevin Teh. 
Venue:IDK2, I-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus

CES ResearchTalk: Are Malaysian Workers Really Paid Unfairly (10 April 2019) Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Wong Chin Yoong 
Venue: H220, H-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus 


 Talk: Retire Rich or Retire Poor? Achieve Your Financial Freedom at a Happy Age (28 February 2019) 
Speaker: Ms. Shirley Yap 
Venue: H215, H-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus

CES Research Talk: Ethnic Groups in Malaysia: A Structural Equation Modeling (15 January 2019) 
Speaker: Dr Abdelhak Senadjki 
Venue: H209, H-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus

CES Talk: Fintech Sectors (7 November 2018) 
Speaker: Mr. Jimmy Tee 
Venue: IDK 4, I-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus

Workshop: EViews Workshop on Linear Probability Model: Logit and Probit (27 August 2018) 
Speaker: Ms. Koay Ying Yin 
Venue: H210, H-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus 
 CPD: 1.5 Hours

CES Research Talk: FinTech -- The Future of Financial Industry (27 July 2018) Speaker: Mr. Alex Yeoh 
Time: 11 A.M. - 12.30 P.M. 
 Venue: IDK 5, I-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus 
 CPD: 1.5 Hours

CES Research Talk: FinTech -- The Future of Financial Industry (27 July 2018) Speaker: Mr. Alex Yeoh 
Time: 11 A.M. - 12.30 P.M. 
Venue: IDK 5, I-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus 
 CPD: 1.5 Hours

CES Research Talk: Good-bye GST, Hello SST for Malaysia (8 June 2018) Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Wong Chin Yoong 
 Date/Time: 8 June 2018 (Friday), 11 A.M. - 12.30 P.M. 
Venue: H209, H-Block (Faculty of Business & Finance), UTAR Kampar Campus CPD Hour: 1.5

CES Research Talk: Why It Doesn't Feel Like a 6.2% Growth Rate? (19 April 2018) 
 Speaker: Associate Professor Dr Wong Chin Yoong 
 Date/Time: 19 April 2018 (Thursday), 11 A.M. - 12.30 P.M. 
 Venue: H210, H-Block (Faculty of Business & Finance), UTAR Kampar Campus CPD Hour: 1.5

CES Research Talk: The Rise of Renewable Energy Protectionism: Emerging Trends in High-Tech Solar Photovoltaic Trade Conflicts (15 March 2018) Speaker: Assistant Professor Dr Au Yong Hui Nee 
Date/Time: 15 March 2018 (Thursday), 2 P.M. - 3.30 P.M. 
Venue: E104, E-Block, UTAR Kampar Campus 
 CPD Hour: 1.5