Sim Chia Hua

Dr. Sim Chia Hua serves as Associate Dean (Academic Practice) and Lecturer in Business at Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus within the Faculty of Business, Design and Arts. With over 10 years of academic experience, she specializes in bridging corporate governance research with innovative educational practices.

Her educational credentials include:

• PhD in Accounting
• MBA
• Bachelor of Accounting (Honours)

Dr. Sim's research spans two interconnected domains: corporate governance reporting in emerging markets and educational methodology in business education. Her governance work examines how disclosure quality impacts firm valuation in Malaysia, while her educational research pioneers digital badge systems, problem-based learning, and post-pandemic assessment strategies. Recent publications (2022-2024) reveal increasing interdisciplinary focus, merging sustainability education with business curriculum development and analyzing geopolitical impacts on financial systems.

Her 2023 research grants demonstrate active funding:

• Principal Investigator: Research Micro Fund project on peer tutoring efficacy
• Co-Investigator: Design Thinking program assessment for business students
• Co-Investigator: Real-time feedback systems for economics/accounting units

As Associate Dean, Dr. Sim leads faculty development initiatives, new staff enculturation, and digital learning integration. She collaborates closely with Melbourne-based counterparts and Swinburne's Digital Learning Technologies unit to implement educational innovations across the Sarawak campus, emphasizing immediate application of pedagogical research in business education contexts.