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
Year founded
1997
Age (years)
Penang Institute
 28
Malaysia average
 24
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Dato' Noor Ahmad Mokhtar Haniff, Lim Pao Li, Dato’ (Dr) Mohammed Anwar Fazal Mohammed
Founder gender: Both male & female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Dato’ Dr Ooi Kee Beng
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Dato’ Dr Ooi Kee Beng
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2024
Penang Institute
 5
Malaysia average
 19
Global average
 78
2023
Penang Institute
 40
2022
Penang Institute
 37
% Female staff
2024
Penang Institute
 60%
Malaysia average
 57%
Global average
 58%
2023
Penang Institute
 58%
2022
Penang Institute
 65%
% Female researchers
2024
Penang Institute
 0%
Malaysia average
 35%
Global average
 52%
2022
Penang Institute
 75%
2021
Penang Institute
 23%

Organisational performance

Publications
2023
Penang Institute
 46
Malaysia average
 13
Global average
 42
2022
Penang Institute
 55
2021
Penang Institute
 73

Social

Likes (2023)
Penang Institute
 7,500
Malaysia average
 3,985
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Penang Institute
 7,342
Likes (2021)
Penang Institute
 6,828
Followers (2025)
Penang Institute
 3,061
Malaysia average
 3,924
Global average
 20,551
Followers (2024)
Penang Institute
 3,079
Followers (2022)
Penang Institute
 3,062
Subscribers (2025)
Penang Institute
 1,130
Malaysia average
 8,765
Global average
 7,746
Subscribers (2024)
Penang Institute
 1,000
Subscribers (2023)
Penang Institute
 925

Data notes

Last updated: 24/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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