MMU Lecturer Honoured with PPUSM Research Excellence Award 2026

Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Lilian Anthonysamy from the Faculty of Management (FOM), who is also the Research Chair of the Centre of Management and Marketing Innovation (CMMI), received the PPUSM Research Excellence Award on 28 April 2026 during the First National Academic Excellence Forum and Award Ceremony 2026 held in Kuala Lumpur. The event was also attended by YAB Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, and the award was presented by YB Tuan Adam Adli Abd Halim, Deputy Minister of Higher Education.

The event was also attended by YAB Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia, and the award was presented by YB Tuan Adam Adli Abd Halim, Deputy Minister of Higher Education. Among 95 researchers from Malaysia’s private universities listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists, only 15 were selected for this prestigious recognition. Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Lilian was ranked No. 1 in the field of Social Science among all private higher education institutions and was the only recipient from MMU.

Organised by Persatuan Profesor Universiti Swasta Malaysia (PPUSM), the national body representing professors from private universities, the event recognises outstanding achievements in academia and research across the country. Congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Lilian Anthonysamy on this remarkable achievement, which brings further distinction to MMU’s research excellence.