Dr. Elsadig Musa Ahmed is Professor of Economics and Technology Management at Multimedia University (MMU) Senate member, MMU Students’ disciplinary committee and Board of Postgraduates, Coordinator for Post Graduate programs of the Faculty of Business (March 2006-April 2014), Chairperson of Centre for Globalization and Sustainability Research (CGSR) (March2009-April2014), Multimedia University (MMU), Melaka Campus, Malaysia, member of Research and Development, research grants panel and the Institute of Postgraduate Studies (IPS) Coordination Committee (ICC) MMU.
He is currently teaching Advanced Research Methodology, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization, and Economics for Managers at postgraduate level. International Economic History, International Political Economy, East Asian Economies, Knowledge-based Economy, Economic Integration and Regionalism, Research Methodology, Labour economics, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at undergraduate level.
His research interests include development economics, productivity analysis, knowledge-based economy, productivity and environment (green productivity), Bioeconomy, Islamic finance and microfinance, economic growth, (environment, tourism) and Entrepreneurship.
He is the author of the book entitled (Green Productivity: Applications in Malaysia’s Manufacturing), 2008 and republished in 2012. He has published more than 90 publications in international refereed journals and presented several papers at conferences. He produced 8 PhD, 2 DBA, 2 Masters and 7 MBA students. Currently, supervise number of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and MBA projects students. He is supervising some students who are doing their research in Islamic finance, Islamic microfinance and Islamic Banking such. He has presented two papers about Islamic microfinance in two conference organized by Islamic Research Institute and Training of Islamic Development Bank based in Jeddah, KSA, and these papers two paper in process to be published as chapters in tow books.
He delivered lectures in trainings and short courses such as regulatory economics for executives, economics for managers, knowledge economy, talent management and other topics
He is a member of World Economics Association, World Assembly of Youth (WAY), Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF), World Academy of Sciences, Engineering and technology (WASET), Scientific and Technical Committee on Humanities and Social Sciences and several associations. He is reviewer and an expert of the second Millennium Ecosystem Assessment report "Biodiversity and Human Well–being: A Synthesis Report for the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2005" He is reviewer for various international, regional and local Journals and conferences such as (Economic Modelling, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Applied Economics, Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, Telecommunications Policy World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, International Journal of Economic Policy Studies, The Sustainability Journal, Global Studies Journal and Journal of Mualamat and Islamic Finance Research).
He is serving as associate editor of some volumes of Sustainability Journal and Global Studies Journal, Bonito Publications and editorial board member of several journals Journals. He is a track chair of environment and development, Human Capital and development WASD conferences 2009-2014 and ICT and Economic Growth, e-Case & e-Tech, 2010, international conference and member of international committee in 2011. He awarded the best paper award at XXth Conference of CEDIMS, Laval University, Quebec, Canada in November 2010, and the academic staff excellent award of Multimedia University in 2010, outstanding researcher award in 2011 and 2015, Multimedia University. The best senior researcher award, Faculty of Business since its introduction on 2009, 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively. He had been selected for publication at Who’s Who in the world journal in 2011 in the field of economics and economics for managers.
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