Future of Higher Education in MENA towards achieving Agenda 2030

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

1. Chair Welcome and Introduction
   Professor Allam AhmedPresident WASD, Director MEKEI, Founder SK
2. Higher Education and its challenges in MENA region: some key strategies to achieve SDG’s
   Dr. Aicha BammounDirector of Project and Consultant on STI, Women in Sciences and Big Sciences , Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco
3. Universities Future Strategies for UNSDGs Initiatives
   Dr. Esra Saleh Al DhaenExecutive Director, Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Ahlia University, Bahrain
4. Problems facing Sudan in achieving SDG4
   Professor Ali Babiker Ali HabourFormer 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

1. Higher Education Leadership during Covid-19: A case of Qatar
   Dr. Hend Al MuftahAssociate Professor and Member of Qatar’s Shura Council, Qatar
2. Higher education in Libya and lessons learned after the Corona pandemic
   Dr. Mohamed Masaud, Director of Total Quality Directorate, Ministry of Education, Libya
3. Refocusing Sudan's Higher Education to address Health Needs and SDG3
   Dr. Andy BeckinghamFellow Faculty Adviser and CPD Adviser, Faculty of Public Health and Project Lead, NHS National Medical Race Equality Standard, UK

(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

1. 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
2. Role of Media Literacy in Teaching English Classes at departments of English at the Libyan universities in Post-Pandemic Coronavirus
   Dr. Youssif Zaghwani OmarChair and Associate Professor, European and Asian Languages, Faculty of Languages, University of Benghazi, Libya
3. Higher Education In MENA: A Social Policy Challenge
   Dr. Abdulraouf M. AdamDirector, Darfur Training Committee, UK

Session Five (15:30-16:30) Teaching and Learning Quality and Excellence

1. 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
2. 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

1. Higher Education Leadership and Management
   H. E. Professor Intisar Al-Zein Saghiroun, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Sudan
2. 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: Prof. Amir A. Abdulmuhsin, University of Mosul, Iraq

1. Online Learning in Higher Education: Passing fad or long-term trend?
   Professor David ReadProfessorial Fellow in Chemical Education, Director of Outreach and School Teacher Fellow, University of Southampton, UK
2. E-learning and the digital divide role in transforming higher education in Sudan: An exploratory case study analysis
   Dr. Omer GibreelLecturer, National University, Sudan
3. E-learning as Antibiotic for Potential Harms of Covid-19 on Accounting Education System in Arabic Countries
   Professor Nassr AhmadProfessor 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

1. Pandemic Impact; The Sustainable Future of International Office Activity
   Mark Ovens, Deputy Director Global, University of Portsmouth, UK
2. 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
3. Institutional governance in Yemen universities
   Dr. Alamedin A Bannaga, Senior Expert, Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait
   Dr. Mohammed O. Batwaih, Senior Expert, Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait
4. 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