Dr. Olivia Receives WiST Honors Pioneer Award

Dr. Tan Swee Leng, Director of Technology Transfer Office (TTO) was awarded WiST Women in Strategic Trade) Honors Pioneer Award under the academia category on 24 October 2023. Dr. Olivia received the award from Yang Berbahagia Dato’ Hairil Yahyi Yaacob, Secretary General of the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry during the 2nd Annual Women in Strategic Trade (WiST) Forum. 

This forum gathered top government regulators as well as industry experts who were involved in strategic trade law, export controls, customs regulations, supply chain security, sanctions, and compliance standards. The event served as an avenue to empower women in the field of national Strategic Trade Management (STM). For the academic category, three nominees were selected including University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and MMU was selected to receive the award. 

Congratulations, Dr. Olivia!