Penang Institute

Penang Institute
George Town, Malaysia

The Penang Institute is funded by the Penang state government. It was established in 1997 (as SERI, the Socio-economic and Environmental Research Institute), and underwent a name change in 2011. The Institute aims to: contribute towards making public policy-making in Penang and in Malaysia; provide platforms for intellectual and professional exchanges on critical, current and strategic issues affecting Penang and its surrounding region; promote interest in Penang’s cultural activities, and specifically in literary pursuits; aid academic research in general through the maintenance of a research library.

Contact details

Website:
https://penanginstitute.org/

Address:
10-12 Brown Road, 10350 Penang, Malaysia.

Country:
Malaysia

Sub-region:
South-Eastern Asia

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Government , Independent
Year founded
1997
Age (years)
Penang Institute
 26
Malaysia average
 22
Global average
 31
Founded by
Founders: Dato' Noor Ahmad Mokhtar Haniff, Lim Pao Li, Dato’ (Dr) Mohammed Anwar Fazal Mohammed
Founder gender: Both male and female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2021): Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng (Executive Director)
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2023
Penang Institute
 40
Malaysia average
 21
Global average
 66
2022
Penang Institute
 37
2021
Penang Institute
 43
% Female staff
2023
Penang Institute
 58%
Malaysia average
 25%
Global average
 50%
2022
Penang Institute
 65%
2021
Penang Institute
 65%
% Female researchers
2023
Penang Institute
 60%
Malaysia average
 38%
Global average
 48%
2022
Penang Institute
 75%
2021
Penang Institute
 23%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Penang Institute
 55
Malaysia average
 45
Global average
 66
2021
Penang Institute
 73
2020
Penang Institute
 64

Social

Likes (2023)
Penang Institute
 7,500
Malaysia average
 4,561
Global average
 27,107
Likes (2022)
Penang Institute
 7,342
Likes (2021)
Penang Institute
 6,828
Twitter
Followers (2023)
Penang Institute
 3,073
Malaysia average
 4,942
Global average
 20,011
Followers (2022)
Penang Institute
 3,062
Followers (2021)
Penang Institute
 2,913
Subscribers (2023)
Penang Institute
 925
Malaysia average
 4,232
Global average
 6,278
Subscribers (2022)
Penang Institute
 830
Subscribers (2021)
Penang Institute
 747

Data notes

Last updated: 25/04/2023
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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