Email: wyeck@ukm.edu.my or kelvinwye79@gmail.com
Telephone: +603-89215753
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Email: wyeck@ukm.edu.my or kelvinwye79@gmail.com
Telephone: +603-89215753
Official websites:
Personal Profile:
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Coordinator, International Program (Masters and Doctor of Philosophy), Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (April 2024 - March 2026)
Head of Research Cluster, World of Work & Future of Work, Center for Value Creation And Human Well-Being Studies (INSAN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (1 January 2021 – 16 March 2022)
Chairperson, Occupational Safety and Health Committee, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (2 May 2021 – 16 March 2022)
Language Proficiency: English; Malay; Mandarin; Cantonese
Hobbies: Traveling & Singing
Qualifications :
PhD (Labour Economics) (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2013)
MEcon (Human Resources Economics) (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2004)
BEcon (Hons.) Human Resources Economics (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2002)
Research Areas:
Labour Economics
Human Resources Development
Economics of Education
Teaching Experience: 21 Years
Courses taught (Postgraduates):
Advanced Labour Economics
Human Resources Development Planning
Courses taught (Undergraduates):
Labour Economics
Economics of Human Resources Development
Work Experience:
Associate Professor (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2026 - present)
Senior Lecturer (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2016 – 2026)
Assistant Professor (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2013 – 2016)
Lecturer (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 2004 – 2013)
Research Assistant (Institute of Malaysian and International Studies, UKM, 2002)
Awards Received:
Anugerah Keserakanan FEP (FEP Collegiality Award) 2025, 14 August 2025 – Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Mentoring postgraduate students toward winning First and Third Prize (Postgraduate Category) in the Southeast Asia Division Contest of the China International College Students’ Innovation Competition (SEA-CICSIC 2025) & Malaysia-China Youth Innovation Competition (MCYIC 2025), 20 July 2025 – Xiamen University Malaysia.
Anugerah Bitara Kelestarian (Sustainability Excellence Award) 2023 – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
First Place and Gold Medalist for ‘K-Inovasi’ Competition 2023 – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Anugerah Sarjana Media Massa (Mass Media Scholar Award) 2021 – Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (Excellent Service Award) 2019 – Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
UTAR Long Service Award – August 2015 – Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Updated May 30th, 2026
PhD: 10 students
Master: 2 students
SSCI Journal (5); SCOPUS Journal (17); Non-Indexed Journals (6); Book (3); Chapter-in-Book (6)
Citations (151), H-Index (6)
Research Grants (Principal Researcher):
Geran Universiti Penyelidikan (GUP), UKM = MYR34,700 (2023)
Grant For Japan-Related Research Projects, The Sumitomo Foundation, Tokyo, Japan = US$11,000 (2020)
Geran Galakan Penyelidik Muda (GGPM), UKM = MYR29,000 (2017)
Expert Contributions & Collaboration:
Associate Fellow (November 2024 – October 2026) – Malaysia Inclusive Development & Advancement Institute (MINDA-UKM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Managing Editor for Journal (2017-2024) – Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Published by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia UKM Press (Scopus-indexed)
Editorial Board Member for Journal (June 1, 2021 – May 31, 2023) – Review of Labour Market Policy, Published by EIS-UPMCS Centre for Future Labour Market Studies (EU-ERA), Employment Insurance System, Social Security Organisation (Socso), Malaysia
Journal Reviewer (since January 2017) – Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Published by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia UKM Press (Scopus-indexed)
Research Fellow (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021) – UCSI Poll Research Centre, UCSI University, Malaysia.
Visiting Scholar (May - July 2015) - China-ASEAN Research Institute of Guangxi University, CHINA.
Reviewer for international indexed journals - On-going
Professional Membership: