Strategic Direction
Six Ambitions for systemic national transformation, governance innovation, and institutional capability.
Six Ambitions for systemic national transformation, governance innovation, and institutional capability.
Guided by the enduring aspirations of the Rukun Negara, the Institute serves as a trusted platform where government, academia, industry, and civil society deliberate on the long-term sovereign future of our nation.
Fostering shared values, historical consciousness, and the Malaysian philosophy of sovereign nationhood.
Cultivating principled leaders equipped with integrity, accountability, and the tenets of responsible citizenship.
Advancing sustainable living, intergenerational responsibility, and the holistic well-being of present and future generations.
Promoting intercultural understanding, equitable participation, and harmonious community relations across Malaysia.
Structured around institutional outcomes that drive systemic national capability.
To strengthen Malaysia's leadership ecosystem by developing ethical, visionary and future-ready leaders, promoting governance excellence, institutional resilience, constitutional values and responsible public leadership.
To strengthen Malaysia's leadership ecosystem by developing ethical, visionary and future-ready leaders, promoting governance excellence, institutional resilience, constitutional values and responsible public leadership.
To establish MERDEKA Institute Malaysia as a leading national centre for multidisciplinary research, thought leadership, strategic foresight and evidence-based public policy that informs decision-making and supports effective governance.
To promote the philosophy of nationhood, shared values, ethical leadership, cultural heritage and responsible citizenship while strengthening unity in accordance with the aspirations of the Rukun Negara.
To contribute towards sustainable and inclusive national development by addressing strategic issues relating to education, healthcare, economic prosperity, women, youth, families, and environmental sustainability.
To serve as a trusted national platform for strategic dialogue and cross-sector collaboration while strengthening partnerships with international organisations in addressing regional and global challenges.
To position MERDEKA Institute Malaysia as Malaysia's premier institute for leadership and nation-building by translating knowledge into impactful policies, transformative initiatives, and institutional reforms.
Organised into four integrated national domains for comprehensive public policy research and formulation.
Institutional reform, constitutional order, and sovereign security
Institutional reform, constitutional checks, integrity benchmarks, and civil service capability.
Constitutional governance, fiscal federalism, and inter-governmental coordination across states.
Public safety, border security resilience, cybersecurity, and societal emergency preparedness.
Productivity, industrial transformation, and higher education
Macroeconomic resilience, high-value industrial growth, innovation, and digital economy.
Higher education transformation, lifelong learning, STEM, and leadership curriculum.
Bridging regional development divides, rural infrastructure, and agricultural modernization.
Intercultural unity, heritage preservation, and societal safety nets
Inter-ethnic harmony, shared civic values, social safety nets, and community well-being.
Preserving Malaysia's living cultural heritage, languages, arts, and national identity.
Equitable socio-economic opportunities, social mobility, and targeted safety nets.
Universal healthcare, vulnerable inclusion, and environmental stewardship
Universal healthcare sustainability, preventative health infrastructure, and wellness.
Empowering female executives, youth development, and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
Green economy, climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and intergenerational responsibility.
Recognising Malaysia's sovereign role in the international sphere, MERDEKA Institute serves as a trusted platform for examining global affairs, multilateral policy innovation, and strategic cross-border partnerships.
Fostering principled non-alignment, regional peace architectures, and deep intellectual exchange across ASEAN, the Commonwealth, and global multilateral institutions.
Evaluating multilateral institution reforms, international law, and adherence to the rules-based international order while advancing South-South cooperation frameworks.
Delivering strategic foresight on Indo-Pacific maritime security, Straits of Malacca stability, supply chain resilience, and sovereign non-alignment strategies.
Deepening diplomatic collaboration, trade dialogues, regional cross-border digital economy integration, and bilateral partnerships across Commonwealth partner states.
Organising cross-border executive fellowships, geopolitical foresight labs, and international dialogues to nurture globally minded future leaders and policymakers.
Collaborate with MERDEKA Institute Malaysia on high-level research, executive statecraft development, and strategic policy dialogues.
