Programadminnew2022-03-08T00:42:15+00:00 Sunday 21st February 2021 Session One (09:00-11:00) Higher Education and Sustainable Development Goals Moderator Professor Doaa Salman Abdou Vice Dean and Head of Economics Department, MSA University, Egypt Rapporteur Dr. Emhamad El Mansori Associate Professor, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Libya Chair Welcome and Introduction Professor Allam Ahmed President WASD, Director MEKEI, Founder SK Higher Education and its challenges in MENA region: some key strategies to achieve SDG’s Dr. Aicha Bammoun Director of Project and Consultant on STI, Women in Sciences and Big Sciences , Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco Universities Future Strategies for UNSDGs Initiatives Dr. Esra Saleh Al Dhaen Executive Director, Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Ahlia University, Bahrain Problems facing Sudan in achieving SDG4 Professor Ali Babiker Ali Habour Former Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Sudan Session Two (11:00-12:30) Higher Education Leadership and Future Strategies Moderator Prof. Farida Fortune Professor of Medicine in relation to Oral Health, Queen Mary University of London, UK Rapporteur Dr. Mohamed Galal Hassan Sayed Reader and Director of Chemical Engineering, University of Southampton, UK Higher Education Leadership during Covid-19: A case of Qatar Dr. Hend Al Muftah Associate Professor and Member of Qatar’s Shura Council, Qatar Higher education in Libya and lessons learned after the Corona pandemic Dr. Mohamed Masaud Director of Total Quality Directorate, Ministry of Education, Libya Refocusing Sudan's Higher Education to address Health Needs and SDG3 Dr. Andy Beckingham Fellow Faculty Adviser and CPD Adviser, Faculty of Public Health and Project Lead, NHS National Medical Race Equality Standard, UK Session Three (13:30-14:00) Keynote University of Southampton: Sustainability Strategy Overview Professor Mark E. Smith President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton, UK Session Four (14:00-15:30) Languages and Social Policy Perspectives on Higher Education Moderator Professor Abdelfattah Ezzine Universitary Institute of Scientific Research, Mohamed V University & President Espace Médiation, Morocoo Rapporteur Dr. Anji Ben Hamed Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE Towards an Integrated Model of the Sustainable University: A Case Study of Qassim University Professor Abdullah Al-Beraidi Chair of Executive Committee, Sustainable Development Center, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia Role of Media Literacy in Teaching English Classes at departments of English at the Libyan universities in Post-Pandemic Coronavirus Dr. Youssif Zaghwani Omar Chair and Associate Professor, European and Asian Languages, Faculty of Languages, University of Benghazi, Libya Higher Education In MENA: A Social Policy Challenge Dr. Abdulraouf M. Adam Director, Darfur Training Committee, UK Session Five (15:30-16:30) Teaching and Learning Quality and Excellence The essential components of teaching excellence in higher education Professor Mohammed Khalil Clinical Professor and Director Academic Success Program, School of Medicine Greenville, University of South Carolina, USA Redefining University Education and delivery Dr. Mohamed Galal Hassan Sayed Reader and Director of Chemical Engineering, University of Southampton, UK Monday 22nd February 2021 Session Six (09:30-11:00) Keynote Higher Education Leadership and Management H. E. Professor Intisar Al-Zein Saghiroun Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan How AUC meets Sustainable Millennium and Higher Education Development Goals during the Pandemic Professor Ehab Abdel-Rahman Provost, American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt Session Seven (11:00-12:30) E-Learning and Game-Based Learning Platforms Moderator Prof. Ronald McQuaid Professor of Work and Employment , University of Stirling, UK Rapporteur Dr. Amir A. Abdulmuhsin Assistant Professor, University of Mosul, Iraq Online Learning in Higher Education: Passing fad or long-term trend? Professor David Read Professorial Fellow in Chemical Education, Director of Outreach and School Teacher Fellow, University of Southampton, UK E-learning and the digital divide role in transforming higher education in Sudan: An exploratory case study analysis Dr. Omer Gibreel Lecturer, National University, Sudan E-learning as Antibiotic for Potential Harms of Covid-19 on Accounting Education System in Arabic Countries Professor Nassr Ahmad Professor of Accounting, Open University and Former Finance Minister, Libya Session Eight (12:30-14:30) Future Strategies and Approaches for Higher Education Moderator Prof. Joseph M. Ntayi Dean, Faculty of Economics, Energy and Management Science, Makerere University, Uganda Rapporteur Dr. Sarra Saad Associate Professor, National Center for Research, Sudan Pandemic Impact; The Sustainable Future of International Office Activity Mark Ovens Deputy Director Global, University of Portsmouth, UK Enhancing Participation of Women in STI and Business Formation Professor Ghada Amer Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research, College of Engineering, Benha University, Chair Center of Strategic Studies for Science and Technology & Vice President Arab Science and Technology Foundation, Egypt Institutional governance in Yemen universities Dr. Alamedin A Bannaga Senior Expert, Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait Institutional governance in Yemen universities Dr. Mohammed O. Batwaih Senior Expert, Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait Future Application of Game-Based Learning as a Platform for Reflective Learning Associated with Entrepreneurship Education in the MENA Region Dr. Michael Sutton Chief Game-Based Learning Officer/Chief Knowledge Officerو FUNIFICATION, USA Concluding Remarks and Next Steps Professor Allam Ahmed President WASD, Director MEKEI, Founder SK