Prof. Dr. Ranjit Singh Gill

Dr Ranjit is an experienced educator with over 40 years of
experience across various educational institutions. He has
held leadership roles, including Associate Professor at the
University of Nottingham Malaysia and Director at the
Ministry of Education's English Language Teaching
Centre. He has also contributed to education policy,
having led the Government Transformation Program 2.0
English Language Lab and served on the English Language
Standards and Quality Council. Initiatives from the
Education Lab were incorporated into the Malaysia
Education Blueprint 2013-2025. Dr Ranjit also has
extensive experience in school transformation, having
worked as General Manager at LeapEd Services, which
implements the Trust School Transformation Programme
in 110 schools under the Ministry of Education. His
research experience includes supervising MA students
and teaching research methods courses. He has
presented at international conferences

• Academic Director, Centre for Academic Partnerships and Engagement, University of Nottingham Malaysia
• General Manager, Education Development Division, Leap Ed Services Sdn. Bhd.
• Director, English Language Teaching Centre, Ministry of Education, Malaysia
• Director Sultan Abdul Halim Institute of Teacher Education, Ministry of Education, Malaysia

• Headed the English Language Lab of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP 2.0) in 2012. The Lab conceptualized and developed transformative English language initiatives that were incorporated into the Malaysia Education Blueprint, 2013-2025
• Member of the MoE’s English Language Standards and Quality Council, 2018 – 2020
• Executive Secretary to the MoE’s English Language Standards and Quality Council, 2012 – 2015
• Contributed to the development of the Roadmap for English Language Education in Malaysia, 2015 – 2025
• Head of Secretariat of the MoE’s Working Committee for English Language Initiatives, 2012 – 2015
• MoE Representative to the Governing Board of the SEAMEO Regional Language Centre, Singapore, 2011 – 2015

• [In progress] Transnational Education: Informing the Future. Co-editor of a book with Dr Rozilini Fernandez-Chung. Submission of final manuscript to Routledge in September 2024).
• [In progress] Malaysian Pre-Service Teachers’ Perceptions of Curriculum Hierarchy and Impact. A research study with Prof Dr Richard Bailey, UCSI.
• An Impact Evaluation of Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT), Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia under a grant from the Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT). Evaluation Team Member. (July 2024)
• Enhancing CPD in Higher Education: The ECPD Teacher Training Model. Paper presented at University Science Malaysia’s 8th Global Higher Education Forum 2023.
• Master Trainer Associates: An Innovation for Success in Outcome-based Enhanced CPD. Paper presented with Dr Rozilini Fernandez-Chung at Teachfest @ University Park, 2023.’Facing the Future of Teaching in HE’ – 5 July 2023.