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Since its establishment in 2012, Young Scientists Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM) maintains its vision to be the platform for the young scientific community to advance science in Malaysia and become a significant contributor to global STI.

With a total of eight working groups, the YSN-ASM has conducted, co-organised and taken part in more than 50 international, regional and national programmes, activities, forums, workshops, module developments and meetings in 2019.

Activity Highlights:

1. DIALOGUE WITH MINISTER MESTECC
   A dialogue session on Effective STI Governance for a Progressive Malaysia that aimed to highlight pertinent matters concerning the state of STI in Malaysia and to address critical areas of concern.
2. 2019 CCM STEM-UP CHALLENGE
   YSN-ASM helped in designing the quiz questions and the game-based challenges under the theme “Sustainability” and “Energy”.
3. RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH (RCR)
   YSN-ASM has conducted and taken part in several RCR programmes, such as World Conference on Research Integrity in Hong Kong, ASEAN RCR Project, Forum for Ethical Review Committees in the Asian and Western Pacific Region (FERCAP), and ASEAN RCR Workshop
4. ASEAN EMERGING RESEARCHERS CONFERENCE (ERC) 2019
   The ASEAN ERC 2019 was an official flagship programme of the ASEAN YSN in collaboration with the Thai Young Scientists Academy (TYSA), YSN-ASM, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK and Cambridge University Malaysia Society, UK.