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Professor Ahmad is the Chancellor, having joined the University in June 2017. As a senior social scientist, he is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Ahmad was previously the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic at Middlesex University, with responsibility for faculties, academic development, teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer, academic quality and

Raffaele Trapasso is an economist and international civil servant concerned about skills policies, governance systems, higher education, and economic development. He currently works with the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities where he coordinates the Organisation’s work on Higher Education Innovate (www.heinnovate.eu). Trapasso published in peer-reviewed journals and, over the past decade, has

Dr. Osama Obeidat is the Chief Executive Officer of Queen Rania Teacher Academy. He brings more than 20 years of experience in education quality, policy, evaluation, reform, among other areas. Previously, he was with Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge where he worked for 6 years as the Director of the school inspection system,

 Dr. Haifa Jamal Al-Lail President of Effat University Dr. Haifa Jamal Al-Lail is the President of Effat University, Jeddah Saudi Arabia. She was awarded a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Southern California. Before joining Effat University in 1998, she served as the first Dean of Girls\’ Campus in King Abdulaziz University, Saudi

Hassan B. Diab received his B.Sc. (with Honors) in Communications Engineering, M.Sc. (with Distinction) in Systems Engineering, and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering. He joined the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 1985. He is a registered Chartered Engineer in the Engineering Council, UK, and a registered Chartered Professional Engineer in the National Professional Engineers Register,

Dr. Imad Hoballah is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of the American University in Dubai (AUD). He joined AUD with extensive public, private and academic experience in the US and Lebanon. He has extensive public services experience as Chairman/CEO of Lebanon\’s TRA, and strong advisory experience in knowledge management, cyber security and corporate strategy.

Professor Asha Singh Kanwar, one of the world’s leading advocates of learning for sustainable development, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). Prior to joining COL, Professor Kanwar served briefly at UNESCO\’s Regional Office for Education in Africa where she came after a distinguished career at the Indira Gandhi

Since July 2009, Kurt is the Secretary-General of the League of European Research Universities (LERU), an association of twenty-three leading comprehensive and research-intensive universities, promoting the interests of frontier research, innovation and education with the EU institutions. For his leadership in EU research, innovation and education policy, he was awarded a doctorate honoris causa by