University of Wah is pleased to share that Dr. Nasir Mehmood, Associate Professor & Chairperson, Department of Management Sciences, is contributing as a Co-Researcher in an international research project awarded under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS-2025) funded by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia.
The research project titled “Harnessing Blue Economy for Poverty Reduction in Northern Peninsular Malaysia’s Coastal Communities through Financial Inclusion” has been awarded a grant of RM 93,600 (approx. PKR 6.36 million) to Dr. Faiza Saleem, who serves as the Principal Investigator. Dr. Faiza Saleem is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and also a Foreign Adjunct Faculty Member with the Business School, University of Wah (UW). The funding will support one PhD student, data collection, participation in conferences, and publication of research articles.
This collaboration with USM, a globally recognized AACSB-accredited institution, shows the Business School’s expanding presence in international research networks and strengthens UW’s global academic visibility.
𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑾𝒂𝒉 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝑫𝒓. 𝑵𝒂𝒔𝒊𝒓 𝑴𝒆𝒉𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑫𝒓. 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒛𝒂 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒎 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.