WORKSHOP FACILITATOR

Dr Catherine Hack

Principal Adviser, Learning and Teaching, AdvanceHE, UK

Dr Kay Hack (PFHEA) is the Lead Consultant (Education) for Advance-HE. Kay
leads a team of senior consultants to deliver a range of services to the HE sector to
support strategic leadership and change in HEIs. She has
worked with a diverse range of UK and international higher
education providers on key themes which aim to improve the
student experience and outcomes. She led, in collaboration with
the UK Quality Assurance Agency, the revision of sector
guidance on Education for Sustainable Development. Currently
her focus is on supporting institutional leaders to develop a
strategic approach to their organisation’s commitment to
sustainability and flexible learning and teaching.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Peter J. Wells

Chief, Higher Education, UNESCO, France

Since 2016, Peter has lead UNESCO’s priority area of quality higher education with an emphasis on widening access, quality assurance and academic mobility, the latter reinforced by the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education adopted in 2019. Dr. Wells’ current priority is UNESCO’s 3rd World Conference on Higher Education which will take place in Barcelona in May 2022 – a key landmark event which takes place once every 10 years and which will set the roadmap agenda for higher education for HE and the 2030 SDG Agenda. He also co-leads on the UNESCO Qualifications Passport for Refugees and Vulnerable Migrants initiative that aims to support access to learning and employment opportunities for displaced persons. Prior to taking up his current post, Peter was a Higher Education Specialist and Director of the UNESCO’s European Centre for Higher Education for ten years. He is the author of strategy papers and monographs on the topic of higher education reforms, quality assurance, and inclusion in national HE systems. Originally from the UK, Peter has taught at the HE and TVET levels in the USA, Poland, the UAE and Romania. He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations and a PhD in Quality Enhancement of Higher Education Systems.

PANEL CHAIRS AND PANELLISTS

Prof. Dzulkifli bin Abdul Razak

International Islamic University, Malaysia President, Applied Science University, Bahrain

Dzulkifli Abdul Razak (or for short, Dzul) is currently the Rector of the International Islamic University Malaysia.  He was the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) from 2000-2011. He was the 14th President of the International Association of Universities (IAU) based in Paris, and the Convenor of the UNU Regional Centre for Expertise on Education for
Sustainable Development, one of seven pioneering centres worldwide, beginning 2005.

Dzul was awarded the prestigious 2017 Gilbert Medal by Universitas 21 in recognition of “his long-term commitment to a sustainable approach to international higher education. He is a Senior Fellow of Science Academy Malaysia, World Academy of Arts and Science, and of World Academy of Islamic Management.

He is a member of the Advisory Board, the Right Livelihood College Steering Committee at University of Bonn, and an Advisory Board Member, Institute of Sustainable Development and Learning, University of Luneburg‎. Besides, Dzul is also a member of the UN Academic Network for Development Dialogue for West Asia,  World Islamic Economic Forum, and National Digital Economy & Fourth Industrial Revolution Council.  He serves as an Expert for the Futures of Higher Education Project at UNESCO’s International Institute for Higher
Education (IESALC) based in Caracas from February 2021.

The Japan Government conferred him “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon” in September 2019, in recognition of his contribution to the academic collaboration and exchanges between the two nations. Since 1995 Dzul writes weekly Op-Ed columns for Malaysia’s dailies especially, The New Straits Times. (250 words)

Prof. Ghassan Aouad

Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University, UAE President, Applied Science University, Bahrain

Professor Ghassan Aouad has been the President of Applied Science University since November 2014. He spent five years in the Department of Civil and Building Engineering of Loughborough University, 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. In January 2012, he became President of the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) and in May 2013, he became Vice President for Academic Affairs at Gulf University for Science & Technology (GUST) based in Kuwait. Furthermore, Prof Aouad was appointed as Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in March 2010 and became President in June 2014 for a year. In July 2016, Professor Aouad received an Honorary Doctorate of Technology from Loughborough University in the UK.

Patrick Paul Walsh

Vice President of Education, The Sustainable Development Solutions Network Director of the SDG Academy, Dublin, Ireland

Patrick Paul Walsh is the Vice President of Education at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network and is the Director of the SDG Academy. He is on secondment from University College Dublin where is a Full Professor of International Development Studies and Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies in UCD, Dublin. He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has held academic positions in Trinity College Dublin, K.U. Leuven, Harvard University and Columbia University. He has also held positions in the United Nations, European Commission, IMF and World Bank. His current focus is on Sustainable Development Education that is informed by Science, Practice and Policy.

Prof. Maurits van Rooijen

Chief Executive for Academic Affairs at Global University Systems (GUS) & President of the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Germany

Professor Maurits van Rooijen is Chief Executive for Academic Affairs at Global University Systems (GUS). He is also the President of the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Germany.

Before the launch of GUS, he was CEO/Rector Magnificus of Nyenrode University, in the Netherlands, and prior to that Executive Vice President, University of Westminster, London, acting VP at Victoria University Melbourne, VP at Leiden University in the Netherlands. He also had positions at the Erasmus University Rotterdam and his Alma Mater, Utrecht University.

He has held leadership positions with international organisations such as including the World Association for Cooperative and Experiential Education and, the Compostela Group of University.

Dr Catherine Hack

Principal Adviser, Learning and Teaching, AdvanceHE, UK

Dr Kay Hack (PFHEA) is the Lead Consultant (Education) for Advance-HE. Kay leads a team of senior consultants to deliver a range of services to the HE sector to support strategic leadership and change in HEIs. She has worked with a diverse range of UK and international higher education providers on key themes which aim to improve the student experience and outcomes. She led, in collaboration with the UK Quality Assurance Agency, the revision of sector guidance on Education for Sustainable Development. Currently her focus is on supporting institutional leaders to develop a strategic approach to their organisation’s commitment to sustainability and flexible learning and teaching.

Prof. Ghaleb Alhadrami Albreik

Acting Vice Chancellor, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Professor Ghaleb Alhadrami Albreiki is the Acting Vice Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). In addition, he had been appointed as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Provost) from August 2016 to Jan 2021. Prof. Albreiki held the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies and Deputy Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Registration from 2014 to 2016. He served as the Dean of the College of Food and Agriculture, UAEU from 2007 till 2014. Besides, he held the post of the Vice Dean for 3 years, the Assistant Dean for Research for 6 years, and Chair of the Animal Production Department from 1994 to 1998. Prof. Albreiki has been elected as the Executive President of the Asian Universities Alliance for the year 2022-2023. Moreover, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Space Science and Technology Center since 2020. He has also been the Secretary General of the Date Palm Friends Society since 2019, a member of the UAEU Expo 2020 Dubai Advisory Board Council since 2016, and a member of the Emirates Scientists Council since 2016. Prof. Albreiki is the author of 2 books and 4 book chapters. He has published over 60 scientific papers in refereed conferences and scientific journals. Prof. Ghaleb received his PhD in Nutritional Sciences in 1991 from the University of Arizona, USA.

Prof. Amr A. Adly

President, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) Alexandria, Egypt

Prof. Adly, received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, USA. He worked as a Senior Magnetics Scientist at LDJ Electronics, USA and has been a faculty member in Cairo University Faculty of Engineering since 1994. During the summers of years 1996-2000, Prof. Adly worked as a Visiting Research Professor at the University of Maryland, USA. He also worked as a consultant to the UNESCO Cairo office and as an expert to the EU Commission where he participated in developing the RDI Program for Egypt. He established and directed the R&D Division of the Egyptian Industrial Modernization Center (IMC) and was responsible for managing a 100 Million LE Fund to boost the national value-added of Egyptian SMEs. In the period 2010-2019 Prof. Adly served as Cairo University Faculty of Engineering Vice Dean, the Executive Director of the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), Cairo University Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, and the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. He authored two books, published more than 135 reviewed papers, holds one U.S. patent, IEEE Fellow since 2010 and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. Prof. Adly has been awarded the Presidential Egyptian First Class Medal of Science and Arts, the University of Maryland ECE Dept. Distinguished Alumni Award, the Egyptian State Appreciation, Excellence and Encouragement Prizes and the Shoman Foundation Arab Scientist Prize.  Prof. Adly started his role as Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology President in July 2022. 

 

Prof. Oriol Amat

Rector, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain 

Prof. Adly, received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, USA. He worked as a Senior Magnetics Scientist at LDJ Electronics, USA and has been a faculty member in Cairo University Faculty of Engineering since 1994. During the summers of years 1996-2000, Prof. Adly worked as a Visiting Research Professor at the University of Maryland, USA. He also worked as a consultant to the UNESCO Cairo office and as an expert to the EU Commission where he participated in developing the RDI Program for Egypt. He established and directed the R&D Division of the Egyptian Industrial Modernization Center (IMC) and was responsible for managing a 100 Million LE Fund to boost the national value-added of Egyptian SMEs. In the period 2010-2019 Prof. Adly served as Cairo University Faculty of Engineering Vice Dean, the Executive Director of the Science and Technology Development Fund (STDF), Cairo University Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, and the Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. He authored two books, published more than 135 reviewed papers, holds one U.S. patent, IEEE Fellow since 2010 and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. Prof. Adly has been awarded the Presidential Egyptian First Class Medal of Science and Arts, the University of Maryland ECE Dept. Distinguished Alumni Award, the Egyptian State Appreciation, Excellence and Encouragement Prizes and the Shoman Foundation Arab Scientist Prize.  Prof. Adly started his role as Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology President in July 2022. 

 

Prof. Abhilasha Singh

Vice President for Academic Affairs, American University of the Emirates, UA

A staunch supporter of quality education with a strong commitment to academic excellence and unwavering dedication to the success of students, Prof. Abhilasha Singh is Vice President of Academic Affairs at the American University in the Emirates, Dubai, UAE. She also serves as an executive board member and country director of UAE at the International Higher Education, Teaching and Learning Association (HETL). Throughout her distinguished career, she was engaged in a series of academic administrative positions at various institutions and have been engaged in providing strategic directives at a senior leadership role and ensuring its implementation with determination. She has been also engaged in ensuring educational quality and compliance for national and international accreditation. She is a passionate educational leader, engaged in not only leading the strategic plan, but also outcome-based student learning,
and continuous improvement plans through a robust and scalable infrastructure, and, with a commitment to bring educational excellence in the region. Recipient of many awards and accolades, including amongst the most admired global Indians 2021, she is also passionate about research that resulted in many published articles in journals of high repute and in frequent invitations to numerous speaking engagements to national and international audiences. She has a Ph.D. in Psychology from Banaras Hindu University, India, and graduate certifications from IIM-
C and MIT, US and she is a certified practitioner of Balance Scorecard, EQ, SHRM, CIPD, &
MBTI.

Prof. Yusra Mouzughi

President, Royal University for Women, Bahrain

Professor Mouzughi is a highly motivated and innovative academic leader with over 20 years’ experience in the Higher Education sector and over 5 years industry experience in large blue- chip organisations.
She has a proven track record of delivering to strategic objectives and a passion for providing a quality educational offering that is relevant to the workplace. She is a committed individual with a unique understanding of both Western and Arab cultures and an ability to motivate staff and students incorporating a deep understanding of the links between industry and academia, coupled with a natural
personal presence and an articulate approach to negotiation.
Educated in the UK, Professor Mouzughi a PhD in Knowledge Management from Liverpool John Moores University, where she continues to act as a Visiting Professor. She built her academic career in the UK where she worked for more than 14 years developing expertise in education management with a particular focus on Doctoral programmes. She has established a cross disciplinary research profile spanning knowledge sharing and the sustainability agenda. Professor Mouzughi has supervised many Doctoral and Masters theses in the broad management area, has numerous publications in the field and
is an invited keynote speaker at many international conferences.
A Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Professor Mouzughi is a member of multiple international Boards and committees dedicated to advancing learning, teaching and research in higher education. These include the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce Education and Training Committee, the UK Quality Assurance Agency, (QAA), the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) and the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA). Further, she is on the editorial board and a reviewer for several academic journals.
Before taking up the role as President of the Royal University for Women, Professor Mouzughi was the Vice Chancellor and acting Vice Chancellor Academic Affairs at Muscat University for over 5 years. Notably, she was also the first female head of a University in Oman. Prior to joining academia, Professor Mouzughi worked as a project manager in the financial services sector in the UK.

Dr. Madhu Chitkara

Pro Chancellor, Chitkara University, Punjab & H.P, India

A teacher by heart and education as a mission of life describes
Dr. Madhu Chitkara. Her journey started as a teacher of
Mathematics, currently holding the position of Pro Chancellor
of Chitkara University campuses. With vast experience of 42 years. As one of the few lady Vice Chancellors, she is the soul of Chitkara campuses with more
than 15000 students and 1000 faculty members as a Co- founder.

She has more than 25 accolades to her credits in form of awards at state and central govt. level. She got Life Time Achievement Gold Medal Award Winner in 2004. Her case study on Entrepreneurship is published by Washington School of Business in 2013 and She was adjudged as Winner of Women Entrepreneur Award in South Asia. For her endeavours, Dr. Madhu Chitkara has been felicitated with State Sward for Teachers in 1987, the Rashtra Nirman Ratna Award 2002 by Economic Growth Society of India, New Delhi and also
received Rashtriya Shiksha Ratan Award 2003 by All India Business Development Association, New Delhi. Dr. Chitkara was bestowed with ‘The Life Time Achievement Gold Medal Award’ 2004 by Global Society for Health & Educational Growth, New Delhi and many more awards during last four decades.

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