Dr Farhana Diana Deris is the Director of the Corporate Communications Centre at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She previously served as Assistant Dean (External and Global Engagement) at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and as Manager of International Alliances at UTM International. She has held key executive roles in regional networks, including as Coordinator of ATU-Net, Secretary of the ASEAN Learning Network, and UTM’s Institutional Coordinator for Erasmus+ and SATU