Secretary General of the Higher Education Council and Deputy Chairperson of the Board of Trustees Higher Education Council – Kingdom of Bahrain
Prof Olusola Bandele Oyewole
Secretary-General Association of African Universities
Ben Sowter
Senior Vice President QS Quacquarelli Symonds
Prof Ghassan Aouad
Chancellor Abu Dhabi University
Professor Ghassan Aouad joined Abu Dhabi University as its Fourth Chancellor in January 2023. Before that he served as President of Applied Science University in Bahrain for over eight years. He spent five years in the Department of Civil and Building Engineering of Loughborough University in the UK, where he obtained his MSc in Construction (1987) and his PhD entitled Integrated Planning Systems for the Construction Industry (1991). In 1992, Professor Aouad joined the University of Salford as a Research Fellow and progressed through to the role of Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the College of Science & Technology before he left in December 2011. During that time, he successfully supervised 24 PhD students, externally examined 52 PhD students, authored 3 major research books and co-authored one book, generated more than £10M in research funding as Principal Investigator and £8M as Co-Investigator, published 92 papers in top rated refereed journals, delivered more than 50 keynote speeches and invited lectures, and presented his work in more than 42 countries.
Prof Aouad moved on to broaden the geographical reach of his academic leadership by serving as the President of the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD), and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Gulf University for Science & Technology (GUST) based in Kuwait. Furthermore, Prof Aouad served as President and Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
In July 2016, Professor Aouad received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from Loughborough University in the UK. Professor Aouad is also a member of the Advance HE Leadership and Management Strategic Advisory Group. In addition, he is a Fellow of Advance HE and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building.
Fahad AlOthman
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Haifa Al Kaylani
Founder & Chairman Arab International Women’s Forum and Commissioner, ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work
Dr Madhu Chitkara
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Dr Karim Seghir
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Prof Mohammad Inairat
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Dr Hamdan Al Fazari
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Prof Kiama Gitahi
Vice Chancellor University of Nairobi
Prof Abdulla Y. Al Hawaj
Managing Director Ahlia University
Georges Yahchouchi
President American University of the Middle East
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President Addis Ababa University
Prof Iman Amin Basheti
President Applied Science Private University
Prof Ammar Kaka
President Applied Science University
Prof Ebada Sarhan
President Future University in Egypt
Prof Khalid El-Salem
President Jordan University of Science and Technology
Prof Bassam Badran
President Lebanese University
Dr Ahmed Yamani
President Prince Sultan University
Prof Yusra Mouzughi
President Royal University for Women
Dr David A. Schmidt
President The American University in Dubai
Prof Dr Nathir Obeidat
President University of Jordan
Prof Dr Bassam Alameddine
Acting President and Vice President for Academic Affairs Gulf University for Science and Technology
Dr Nazih Khaddaj Mallat
Vice President Al Ain University
Dr Nidal Dwaikat
Vice President for Planning and Development An-Najah National University
Prof Abhilasha Singh
Vice President for Academic Affairs American University in the Emirates
Dr Sean O. Ferguson
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Dr Faisal Yousif Al Anezi
Vice President Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Prof Michael Allen
Provost and Chief Academic Officer Zayed University
Prof Ahmed Murad
Associate Provost for Research United Arab Emirates University
Benjamin Stévenin
CEO and Founder ACADEM by RimaOne
Dr Christopher Abraham
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Dr Esra Aldhaen
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Prof Mustahsan Mir
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Dr Wafa El Garah
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Dr Audil Rashid Khaki
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Prof Jon Foster-Pedley
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Dr Oussama El Addouli
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Prof Dr Indang Ariati Ariffin
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Dr Ashwin Fernandes
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Prof Mady Mohamed
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Prof Frederic Bouchon
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Prof Rana Sobh
Dean of the College of Business and Economics Qatar University
Prof Nesrine Zoghlami
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Prof Yamina El Kirat El Allame
Director of Moroccan Institute for Advanced Studies Mohammed V University
Prof Hesham Magd
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Dr Philip James Purnell
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Prof Dr Yousef Nazzal
Professor and Department Chair, Life & Environment Science Zayed University
Hugh Martin
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Dr Ahmed Al Kuwaiti
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Bola Ibrahim
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Mohamed Youssef Sedek
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Executive Member IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence
Dr Ramdane Khalid
Professor Emeritus Mohammed V University
Prof Ahmed Hakro
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Prof Constantine Andoniou
Associate Professor of Education Abu Dhabi University
Dr Sahar Talaat
Assistant Professor Future University in Egypt
Dr Amine Nehari-Talet
Associate Professor King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Dr Henry Jonathan
Assistant Professor Modern College of Business and Science
Dr Spencer Striker
Associate Professor of Digital Media Design Northwestern University in Qatar
Dr Huda O Alwehaibi
Consultant and Associate Professor of Curriculum and English Language Methodology Nurve Partners
Dr Yousif Abdelrahim
Assistant Professor Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Dr Montasser Mahmoud
Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics QEC - Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University
Dr Majid Alsulami
Associate Professor Shaqra University
Dr Khalaf Al’Abri
Associate Professor Sultan Qaboos University
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Assistant Professor University of Buraimi
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Dr Malak Hamdan
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