Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zuwati HasimUniversiti Malaya, Kuala LumpurZuwati Hasim is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Her research interests include language assessment, action research, pedagogy, teacher education, reflective practice, higher education and school-based assessment. She completed her PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Waikato, New Zealand, with a research focus on understanding ESL writing and its assessment practice through the sociocultural lens. She was formerly a Deputy Director at the Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, University Malaya (UMCCD). Upon completion of her tenure at the UMCCD, she was then appointed as the Deputy Director at the International Institute of Public Policy & Management (INPUMA), Universiti Malaya where she managed the Master of Public Policy (MPP) programme, organized evaluation and training programmes, and developed collaborations with local and international agencies. Among the programmes managed were the Malaysia Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MPP Outbound Programme, and Education Policy Lab.