8th International Conference on

Humanities and Social Sciences

(ICHiSS 2016)

“Innovation in Humanities and Social Sciences: Opportunities and Challenges”

Date: May 27-29 May 2016

Venue: The Royale Chulan Damansara, Selangor

In the current global climate which is increasingly defined by geopolitical and punctuated by terrorism the need for innovation in the humanities and social sciences has become more important. These challenging times have also created opportunities for nations and organisation to play a leading role in shaping the future.

The Faculty of Defence and Management Studies at the National Defence University of Malaysia (NDUM) together with Prince of Songkla University of Thailand (PSU),  The Chartered of Logistic and Transport (CILT) and Malaysia Global Business Forum (MGBF) co-organized The 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, (ICHiSS 2016) .

NDUM which put a strong emphasis on academic excellence with a special focus on military related elements, NDUM also gives a great attention in spurring the knowledge in the fields of social sciences and humanities such as politics, history, Islamic studies, culture and civilization studies. This is complemented with the need to enrich the students with general knowledge and soft skills such as thinking and communication skills.