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The Women’s Institute of Management (WIM), which was incorporated on 14 May 1993, is a Non Profit NGO with tax exempt status. WIM is formed to promote the advancement of women in society.

The Women’s Institute of Management (264164-k), which was incorporated on 14.5.1993, is a Non Profit NGO with tax
exempt status and was launched by the then Deputy Prime Minister, Y.A.B. Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim on 12.12.1994.
WIM does not receive any annual government grant. All members of the WIM Boards and Advisory Panel, and
Committees are volunteers and do not receive any remuneration or allowance. Up till 30.9.2026 WIM had delivered
799 courses/events, benefitting 38,278 participants, a majority of which are free training courses in Small Businesses for
disadvantaged women’s groups such as Single Parent Women, Rural Women, Orang Asli (Aboriginal) Women and
Women in the Prisons and Rumah Seri Puteri, Malaysian Indian Women in the Rubber and Oil Palm Plantations
and Malaysian Chinese Women in the J.E. virus-affected areas. In 2026, WIM plans to introduce training in Artificial
Intelligence for women entrepreneurs. WIM owns a 6-storey Building Complex, Wisma WIM, which is free of
encumbrances. A Time Capsule has been placed at the Atrium, to be opened on 22.2.2051. WIM is proud to be the only
Women’s NGO cited in the Women in Development chapter of the 7th Malaysia Plan. Wisma WIM features a glass ceiling
and an impressive Gallery of Malaysian traditional costume from all the States of Malaysia.
In year 2000, WIM College was the second organisation to conduct a British MBA Degree Programme. The first
organisation was the Malaysian Institute of Management. At that time, no local university in Malaysia was conducting a
foreign MBA degree programme. WIM College sadly conducted its final cohort of MBA students in 2026 owing to a new
ruling by the Ministry of Higher Education that henceforth only universities may conduct a foreign MBA degree
programme.

WIM has designed and copyrighted a Women’s Leadership Certificate Programme which has been approved by HRD
Corp. of the Ministry of Human Resources. WIM’s publication initiatives include a WIM Business Journal, INSPIRE,
a WIM Finance Handbook in Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mandarin and Tamil for the Entrepreneur, Professional and
Social Worker, a book on Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), a book on Reproductive Health “From the Womb
to the Golden Years” and “Small and Medium Business: The IPO Debut”, “Small Business Success Stories” and
“Fundraising: Passion & Professionalism”. On 14.5.2018 WIM celebrated its 25th Anniversary with a Gala dinner on
7.7.2018 at which a book was launched, “Reaching for the Skies” – The WIM Story: From an Idea to a High
Achiever NGO”, a 432-page publication. WIM also published a second 432-page Book, “Steel Gardenias: Women’s
Leadership – A Malaysian and Global Perspective” which was launched on 23.8.2022 by Y.B. Dato Sri Hajah Nancy
Shukri, the then Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia.

“WIM’s Chairman, Dato Dr. Nellie Tan-Wong has been invited to speak at a Women’s Leadership Conference
organised by the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, as Keynote Address Speaker at a
Women’s Leadership Seminar organised by the Judge Business School, Cambridge University, UK at the invitation
of Dame Sandra Dawson and as Speaker at a Conference organised by the Asia Development Bank at Vancouver,
Canada. For the first time, WIM organised an International Conference at Bangkok on 6-8.11.2018, co-hosted with the
Nation-Building Institute and the Institute of Future Studies for Development, Thailand. In-house groups of WIM
include the WIM Advisory Panel, the WIM Membership Committee, the WIM Board of Governors (Education), the
INSPIRE Editorial Board, the WIM Millennials Committee, the WIM-UEL MBA Alumni and the WIM Mental Health
Committee. WIM organised a very successful Hari Wanita Forum on Women’s Leadership on 25.8.2020, at which WIM
launched the Tan Sri Dato Napsiah Omar Chair for Women’s Leadership. The WIM Millennials Committee
successfully organised a 2-day Summit on 24-25.10.2023 to celebrate WIM’s 30th Anniversary. The Keynote Address
focussed on the National Economic Policy (NEP) followed by a second Millennials Summit held on 24.9.2024 with the
theme: “Millennials as Partners in Development.” The WIM Millennials Committee’s third successful event was a
WIM Chief Executives Luncheon Talk held on 11.4.2026. Other 30th Anniversary events are the Young Women
Leaders Forum. A WIM Special Health Forum was held on 25.11.2023 at Wisma WIM with talks on “Diabetes,
Hypertension, Heart Disease, Obesity and Mental Health” by various specialist doctors. Two WIM Mental Health
Forums were held on 12.10.2024 with the theme: “Prioritising Mental Healthcare for Overall Wellbeing and
Awareness is the Key.” and on 11.10.2025 with the theme “Time to Prioritise Mental Wellness – Turn Awareness into
Action.”

WIM is an HRDC Approved Training Provider for the Corporate Sector. WIM has also been awarded projects from the
United Nations Population Fund in respect of organising UNFPA workshops and leadership programmes related to
women’s health issues, entrepreneurship, empowerment of women in domestic violence and women afflicted with HIV
AIDs. WIM also signed an MOU with OSK Foundation to conduct Small Business Training Programmes for marginalised
women in all states of Malaysia. WIM was the first Malaysian women’s organisation to appear on the Internet, by
sponsorship of Telekom Malaysia Bhd. Today, WIM’s website attracts as many as 156,420 “unique visitors” per month
from 176 countries. WIM has won several awards such as from the Institute of Public Relations, Malaysia, the Malaysia
Power Brand, the European Union-Malaysia Chamber of Trade and Commerce Sustainability Award, the Brand Laureate
Brand Icon Leadership Award and National Outstanding Educator Award (College category) by Koperasi Pendidikan
Swasta Malaysia Berhad. The Women’s Ministry has recognised WIM as a Juara Wanita (Women’s Champion).

Our VISION

To aspire to be the Best Performing College in terms of Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Success for our Graduates.

Our MISSION

To create leaders who excel in Superiority of Minds, and support Corporate Social Responsibility.

Founder of WIM College

The Late Tan Sri Dato’ Napsiah Omar

PSM, DSNS

Equipped with a Bachelor of Science (Australian National University, Canberra) and Master of Science (Cornell University, New York), Tan Sri Dato’ Napsiah Omar’s early career started in 1967 as an Administration Officer at FELDA and she later became Associate Professor with Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1981. In 1982 she entered the world of politics, by successfully contesting the Kuala Pilah parliamentary seat, a feat she has maintained up till Year 1995. She was appointed Deputy Minister of Housing and Local Government (1982-1987), Minister of Public Enterprise (1987-1990), and Minister of National Unity and Social Development (1990-1995). She switched to state politics in 1996 and was appointed State Executive Councillor for the state of Negeri Sembilan. She held the position of UMNO Woman Leader for Negeri Sembilan up till year 2004.

She is presently Co-Founder cum Chairperson of the Women’s Institute of Management, Malaysia and the Chief Executive of WIM College. She is also the Former President of the Federal Territory Girl Guides’ Association. In 2001, she was awarded “Tokoh Wanita Negeri Sembilan”, and in 2004 she was elected as Permanent Chairman of UMNO Wanita.

Y. Bhg. Dato’ Dr. NELLIE S.L. TAN-WONG

Chairman,
Board of Trustees,
Women’s Institute of Management

Dato’ Dr. Nellie Tan-Wong is a practising Chartered Accountant, Managing Director of several private limited companies and a Justice of the Peace.

International leadership positions held by her include as Finance Chairman of World Y.W.C.A. Geneva and Member of the Board of Trustees, Women’s World Banking, New York.

She is frequently invited as Guest Speaker at international conferences and events such as those organized by the Asian Development Bank, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, the Global Summit of Women, Washington and the Australia-Asia Institute.

Having held the position of National Vice Chairman of the Malaysian Red Crescent Society, she was the highest ranking MRCS lady officer in Malaysia. She was the first lady President of the Royal Sungei Ujong Club, Seremban. She is also Past Chairman of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, Negeri Sembilan & Malacca.

Currently, her most active social work in Malaysia is as CEO / Co-Founder cum Deputy Chairperson (Honorary) of the Women’s Institute of Management.

Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Thompson Rivers University, Cariboo, Canada (2004)
Most Outstanding Chinese Woman Leader by the Malaysian Chinese Women Leaders Caucus (2011)
The BrandLaureate Brand Icon Leadership Award (2011)
Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from the University of East London (2011)