Gamal Abdul Nasir Zakaria
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institue of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam

Gamal Abdul Nasir Zakaria is an Associate Professor at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). His area of specialization is in Islamic Education and Teaching Arabic language. Dr. Gamal has published more than 40 articles in international prestige journals and Scopus indexed journals as well as more than 10 books. In addition to that, he is also active in research and has been numerously invited as a keynote speaker at international conferences. His research interests are in character building education, philosophy in education and issues in Islamic Education, just to name a few.

Salwa Mahalle
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institue of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam

Salwa Mahalle is the first Bruneian who graduated with PhD in the area of Guidance and Counselling. She is actively involved in doing research and publish papers in International Journals. Graduated from International Islamic University Malaysia with Master of Education (M.Ed) specializes in Guidance and Counselling and obtaining her PhD from National University Malaysia (UKM) in the same area of specialization. Her undergraduate degree was from UBD in the area of B.Sc Education ( Maths & Physics). Dr Hjh Salwa is also active in giving talks and workshops as well as community service for various ministries such as the Prison Department and Ministry of Religious Affairs. In 2012, she was appointed as one of the Visiting Justice for one of the prisons in Brunei Darussalam. In addition, Dr Hjh Salwa was also one of the consultants for the research on Social Issues in Schools led by the Ministry of Education, Brunei. At the University and faculty level, Dr Hjh Salwa was given some administrative posts such as appointed as the Program Leader for Graduate Professional Development, as the coordinator for the program of Master in Counselling , Deputy Dean of Student Affairs Section, UBD, Deputy Director of Graduate Studies and Head of Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC) in Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Aside from administrative posts, Dr Hjh Salwa is also the Vice President of the Brunei Counselling Association (PERKAB), member for Association of Psychological & Educational Counselors of Asia-Pacific (APECA) , member of American Counselling Association (ACA) and as Brunei representative for Creative Art Therapy Association. Dr Hjh Salwa is also active in presenting papers in International Conferences and was invited as keynote speakers to several international conferences.

Nor Zaiham Midawati Abdullah
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institue of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Brunei Darussalam

Nor Zaiham Midawati Abdullah is a lecturer in Guidance and Counselling at Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. She has completed her PhD at The University of Queensland, Australia, Master degree at The Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and bachelor degree at the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. She has been actively involved in teaching in UBD for all levels related to guidance and counselling. She is a member of Brunei Counselling Association (PERKAB) and also a professional member of International Association for Counselling (IAC). She is active at presenting papers in International conferences, and is looking forward to work collaboratively with researchers in the same field to expand research network and collaboration.

Muhamad Afifuddin Ghozali
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Indonesia

Muhamad Afifuddin Ghozali is a Master Degree Student at the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education (SHBIE), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). He gained his undergraduate degree in English Language Education at the Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia, and went on to pursue his professional career education as a teacher at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia, endorsed by the Republic of Indonesia. He was granted a scholarship from Brunei Darussalam to continue his study for a master degree. Afifuddin’s research interests lie in English language education, teaching technique and strategy, educational psychology, guidance and counseling, classroom action research, project-based learning, and youth perspective in education.

Maryam Nuramalia
Faculty Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton
Indonesia