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Jauhar Academy of Social Sciences (JASS) – A Johor Imperial Think Tank
By Willham Siau
A discussion of Jauhar Academy of Social Sciences (JASS): (L-R) Council Member and Secretary General Willham Siau, FJA CA(M) CA(ANZ); Chair of Council and President Low Yew Yi, FJA; Council Member and Director of Social, Political and Legal Studies Allen Loh, Esq. FJA; and H.C. Sia, AJA.
JOHOR BAHRU: Jauhar Academy of Social Sciences (JASS), with historical origins in Ongbanchai Academy of Political Science, is a comprehensive academic research organization and center in the Johor Empire for study in the fields of philosophy and social sciences, with the obligation of advancing and innovating in the scientific researches of philosophy, social sciences and policies. It is a think tank affiliated with Johor Royalists Club.
The Academy is registered with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in 2019.
The Academy comprises six academic divisions:
Philosophy and Literature
History
Economics
Social, Political and Legal Studies
Natural History
Johorean Studies
The Academy advocates social sciences by interacting with Government and other organizations, and co-ordinates the responses of social scientists to Government consultation documents. A developing part of the Academy’s work is to bring researchers and organizations using research closer together to improve the evidence upon which public policy is based and to increase the impact of research. |
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