Program

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