Schedule – International Resilience Symposium 2025 (IReS’25)

24th May 2025 – Saturday
25th May 2025 – Sunday
26th May 2025 – Monday

25th May 2025 - Sunday

Time	Programme Activity
07:30am – 08.30am	To the Resilience Community Programmes (RCP)
08:30am – 10.30am	RCP1 Title: Combatting Mental Challenges through Human Resilience Library Approach for Urban Community Venue: Tun Openg Resource Centre, Kampung Bintangor, Kuching Associate Professor Dr Amalia Madihie, Mastura Ariffin, & Mohd Shahrul Kamaruddin Counselling Programme, FCSHD, UNIMAS & Sarawak Welfare Department
	RCP2 Title: Teachers as the Change Agent: Building Resilience Through Assertive Training Venue: Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Kuching, Jalan Central Tengah Professor Dr Amirah Diniaty M,Pd. Kons & Dr Ida Juliana Hutasuhut Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau Indonesia & UNIMAS Psychology Programme
	RCP3 Title: Integrating Sustainable Livelihood Indicators for Socio-Economic Growth and Natural Capital Conservation Venue: Kampung Assum, Padawan Dr Florianna Lendai Michael Mulok & Professor TS Dr Shanti Faridah Salleh Human Resource Programme, FCSHD, UNIMAS & Institute of Sustainable & Renewable Energy (ISuRE)
	RCP4 Title: Grief Supports Application for Grievers Venue: DEE Hati Centre for Grief, Bereavement & Trauma,Kuching Mohamad Nazwan Mohamad Taufik DEE Hati Centre for Grief, Bereavement & Trauma
	RCP5 Title: Community Resilience on Environment - Sustainabile Waste Management Venue: Kampung Beradek, Kuching Associate Professor Dr Sopian Bujang Human Resilience & Potential Centre FCSHD, UNIMAS
	RCP 6 Title: Economic Resilience – Empowering the Community Through Digital Sustainability Venue: Kampung Trombol, Kuching Dr Wan Norizan Wan Hashim & Associate Professor Dr Rehman Ullah Khan Cognitive Science Programme , FCSHD, UNIMAS
10:30am – 10:45am	Coffee Break
10:45am – 12:00pm	Continue the RCP
12:30pm – 02:00pm	Lunch
02:30pm – 06:00pm	Afternoon Session ~same as above~
7:00pm	Dinner with Community

26th May 2025 - Monday

Time	Programme Activity
08:00am – 08:30am	Registration & Morning Coffee
08:40am – 08:45am	A word of Welcome by the Chairperson Associate Professor Dr Amalia Madihie Human Resilience & Potential Centre, Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, MALAYSIA
08:45am – 09:15am	Dimensions of Community Resilience in the New Era Keynote Address Associate Professor Dr Sopian Bujang Director Human Resilience & Potential Centre, Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, MALAYSIA
09:30am – 10:15am	IReS'25 Launching Ceremony
10:15am – 10:30am	Coffee Break
10:30am – 11:30am	A Forum Empowering Minds and Technology: Building Resilience for a Sustainable Future By Professor Dr Mansor Abu Talib USCI Kuala Lumpur International Counselling Association of Malaysia Malaysia & Professor Dr Haslee Sharil Lim Abdullah IMU University, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur., Malaysia Moderator by Associate Professor Dr Amalia Madihie Faculty of Cognitive Sciences & Human Development, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
11:30am – 12:00pm	A Hybrid Session: Development of a Multidimensional Disaster Preparedness Learning Program: A Case Study of ESD Model High School Network in Okayama Prefecture, Japan Plenary Speaker Assistant Professor Dr Hiroko Shibakawa ESD Promotion Centre / UNESCO Chair on Research and Education for Sustainable Development: ESD, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University
12:00pm – 12:40pm	Inspiring Resiliency Programs for a Healthier Philippines Plenary Speaker Professor Dr Sheilla Marie G. Huscon Research Fellow, Far Eastern University, The Philippines
01:00pm – 02:00pm	Lunch
02:00pm – 02:40pm	Resilience Building in School Setting Aftermath Plenary Speaker Associate Professor Dr Silvianetri M.Pd. Kons Head of the Master of Guidance and Counseling Islamic Education Study Program UIN Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar Indonesia
02:40pm – 03:20pm	Building Community Resilience Through Counseling: Cases from NTUNHS’s Grief Healing Garden & Health and Grief Counseling Center Plenary Speaker Assistant Professor Dr Deng Ming-Yu Department of Thanatology and Health Counseling National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taiwan
03:20pm – 04:00pm	Assessing & Facilitating Resilience Plenary Speaker Professor Dr Odin Hjemdal Department of Psychology Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
04:00pm – 04:45pm	Role of Civil Service in Developing a Resilient Community Plenary Speaker Datu Dr Haji Azhar Haji Ahmad Chief of Executive Leadership Institute for Sarawak Civil Service Malaysia
04:45pm – 05:00pm	Closing Ceremony