Norani Abu Bakar is the chairperson of Regional Center of Expertise Greater Kuala Lumpur. The centre is hosted by UCSI University and was established under the United Nation University’s acknowledgement. She used to work at UCSI as the Executive Director of UN Sustainable Development Goals Office. Norani is a PhD student at University of Malaya (UM), Malaysia. Her study focuses on refugee youth education and well-being. Norani is also an associate at the Center for Civilization Dialogue at UM. Currently, she is the project manager for expanding Yale University’s course, ‘Life Worth Living’, at three universities in Kuala Lumpur. Norani graduated from Yale University in 2011 and was a fellow there for two years. During her early career, she worked as a Senior Process Engineer at Siemens Power Generation, Germany. She is the founder of Home Sweet Home (Shanghai), a social enterprise that supports social integration and job placement for the unsheltered and physically challenged in China. Norani had lived in seven countries, and in her free time, she enjoys gardening and reading.