Ahmed Ghonim

Dear Recruitment Team,

I’m a results-driven Academician and Project Manager with over 23 years of experience advancing excellence in the higher education sector, leading strategic projects at medium-size and large universities and higher education institutions; bringing excellence, leadership, oversight, and supervision to all areas of the university, setting a vision and executing its mission and strategic directions effectively and efficiently and empowering it to be innovative and pioneer in an international competitiveness system.

Below are the highlights of my professional experience for your reference:

• Full professor with 23 years of academic and industrial experience.
• 12 Years of experience in leadership positions, seven years as CEO and university president.
• Led more than 25 strategic Projects; 16 Local & international accreditation, and QA projects in 3 different universes, three global Ranking in 2 universities, and 6 strategy development projects in 4 Universities
• Set agreements with 10 embassies and 8 international universities in US & UK, as well as, 10 Local & international associations
• Launched and operated 5 accredited masters and 15 programs in 2 different universities.
• Expert Researcher; published 14 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, published one Book and has 1 IP (Intellectual property) and 1 IP under process.
• Award winner, 5 awards from the UAE government.
• Transformational leader, led a team of 3 VPs, 5 Deans and 5 Executive directors, 200+ staff, and 3000+ students in 2 different universities.
• Organized 3 international higher education conferences, selected as a Keynote speaker in 4 international conferences, and guest speaker in 15 seminars, workshops, and webinars.
• Certified research expert reviewer, PMI agile certified practitioner, PMI risk management certificate, Dubai quality award for new applicants’ certificate, and attended 100 courses specialized in higher education to improve QA, strategy, and leadership competencies.
• Head of the global ranking unit, achieved five starts QS ranking in 2 different categories in 2022, Member of rewards & incentives committee, member of performance appraisal committee, and nominated as a Government Excellence Expert & Ambassador, as well as, Co-chair and Agent of Digital Transformation in the UAE Prime Minister Office.
• Consultant for many international projects; Information Technology Consultant in (UNDP), Managing Director at Egyptian IT (S.A.E) - Egypt, Ranking and Internationalization Expert and Digital Transformation Consultant at many universities in MENA and Asia countries.

Sincerely,

Ahmed Ghonim

Below are the highlights of my professional experience:

• Full professor with 23 years of academic and industrial experience.
• 12 Years of experience in leadership positions, seven years as CEO and university president.
• Led more than 25 strategic Projects; 16 Local & international accreditation, and QA projects in 3 different universes, three global Ranking in 2 universities, and 6 strategy development projects in 4 Universities
• Set agreements with 10 embassies and 8 international universities in US & UK, as well as, 10 Local & international associations
• Launched and operated 5 accredited masters and 15 programs in 2 different universities.
• Expert Researcher; published 14 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, published one Book and has 1 IP (Intellectual property) and 1 IP under process.
• Award winner, 5 awards from the UAE government.
• Transformational leader, led a team of 3 VPs, 5 Deans and 5 Executive directors, 200+ staff, and 3000+ students in 2 different universities.
• Organized 3 international higher education conferences, selected as a Keynote speaker in 4 international conferences, and guest speaker in 15 seminars, workshops, and webinars.
• Certified research expert reviewer, PMI agile certified practitioner, PMI risk management certificate, Dubai quality award for new applicants’ certificate, and attended 100 courses specialized in higher education to improve QA, strategy, and leadership competencies.
• Head of the global ranking unit, achieved five starts QS ranking in 2 different categories in 2022, Member of rewards & incentives committee, member of performance appraisal committee, and nominated as a Government Excellence Expert & Ambassador, as well as, Co-chair and Agent of Digital Transformation in the UAE Prime Minister Office.
• Consultant for many international projects; Information Technology Consultant in (UNDP), Managing Director at Egyptian IT (S.A.E) - Egypt, Ranking and Internationalization Expert and Digital Transformation Consultant at many universities in MENA and Asia countries.

• Full Professor, Ministry of Education, UAE, (2017).
• Associated Professor, the Supreme Council of the Egyptian Universities, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University (2012).
• Ph.D. in Applied Arts, Production planning and Design Management, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University 2006.

  Title: “Developing Design Management Processes in Apparel Industry”

• Master in Applied Arts, Production planning, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University 2002.

  Title: “Developing a Knowledge Base for Production Planning in Apparel Industry.”

• Bachelor of Science, Textile Engineering Department, Faculty of Applied Arts.

  Helwan

  University 1998.