Promoting happiness among employees and students

(From left) Prof Craik, Heryati, Banu, Liu and Prof Mushtak after the forum held in conjunction with International Happiness Day at the campus in Precinct 5, Putrajaya.

WHAT is happiness? Heriot-Watt University Malaysia senior deputy provost Prof Mushtak Al-Atabi said happiness was not only about positive emotions such as joy and satisfaction, but also about purpose and resilience.

“Purpose is the need to know the reason of our existence, which will get us through difficult times, while resilience is how we respond to difficult times and the non-positive emotions which we have to face,” he explained.