Professor Emeritus Datuk Ts. Ir. Dr. Siti Hamisah Tapsir is the President and Vice-Chancellor of UCSI University, Malaysia. She has almost 40 years of professional experience in higher education, science, technology and innovation, covering academic leadership, national policymaking, institutional governance and international collaboration.
Prior to joining UCSI University in 2021, she served as Secretary-General of Malaysia's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) and Director-General of Higher Education at the Ministry of Higher Education. She played key leadership roles during the global pandemic, coordinating coordinating Malaysia's National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme. She was also President of the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) from 2021 to 2026, contributing to the development of professional technologists and technical talent in Malaysia. She currently serves on the boards of several major corporations and national institutions.
Throughout her career, Professor Siti Hamisah has been actively involved in higher education transformation, industry-academia collaboration, internationalisation, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), and talent development. At UCSI University, her focus is on institutional excellence, international partnerships, innovation and graduate employability. She also works to modernise vocational training in Malaysia, chairing the National TVET 2.0 Strategic Task Force and serving on the National TVET Council executive committee.
Professor Siti Hamisah holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia and has completed the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.