Mazoon College , General Foundation Program Quality Audit, Mar 2022
 
Dr Andrew Thomas
 
Educational Consultant and most recently Director of University of Sussex International Centre with a focus on student transitional experience and Pathway Programmes, (Foundation, Year 1 and pre-Masters). I oversaw successful validation of programmes and UK Higher Education Review (Embedded Colleges) outcome for 2018 and 2019 with reference to UK Office for Students whilst working across the university and partners to deliver enhanced student teaching learning and good degree outcomes for all students. Prior to this, I spent 17 years in the Gulf growing my teaching and senior leadership experience in Foundation/ Bridging programmes, student services and support, community learning, continuing professional development, employability skills and quality assurance and enhancement activities in UAE, Oman and Bahrain; finishing as Dean of Humanities at Bahrain Polytechnic and chair of institutional quality assurance. I carried out consultancy work with the Bahrain Ministry of Education to improve teaching and learning in state vocational colleges and with employers on the development of employability skills including English and Arabic. I have worked with the OAAA since 2010 on GFPQAs, Institutional Quality Audits and Institutional Standards Assessment as well as delivering training to new reviewers and acting as moderator and appeals panel member. I have an Ed.D in Educational Leadership and Management with a focus on cross-cultural management and leadership in Gulf contexts and have carried out management consultancy and training across the region. I am a Senior Fellow of the HEA with wide international experience of transformational and experiential learning, strategic planning and quality assurance and enhancement. 
 
Dr. Esra Saleh Al Dhean
 

Holds a Doctorate from Brunel University London, in the area of Strategic decisions and quality in the context of Higher Education, currently an Executive Director of Quality Assurance and Assistant Professor at Ahlia University Bahrain. Appointed external reviewer and conducted various QA reviews as part of Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA), Education & training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) KSA and Bahrain Quality Assurance (BQA) for National Qualification Framework Validation for local and cross boarder qualifications. An expert in strategic planning, measurement and evaluation for higher education including assessment of internal and external environment. Published various research in the area of strategy and quality management. As a principle fellow by Higher Education Academy (HEA) UK and expert in curriculum review, design and mapping to the National Qualification Framework, enabled AU to place its qualifications on NQF Bahrain, which leaded the university for a promising future. Published a number of research papers related to Higher Education Management including quality assurance, strategic decision making and teaching practices.

 
Dr. Khalid Almashikhi
 
Dr. Khalid Almashikhi is the Dean of College of Arts and Applied Sciences (CAAS) at Dhofar University since 2017. Prior to being appointed as Dean, Dr. Khalid served Dhofar University in several positions: Assistant Dean of CAAS, Head of Education Department, Director of Center of Continuing Education and Community Service. Dr. Almashikhi is the Director of Center for Teaching and Learning and in charge of the Unit for Students with Disabilities. Dr. Khalid has published several research articles in international peer-reviewed journal in the fields of leadership, teaching and Learning. He has presented in various national, regional, and international conferences. He is actively associated with ongoing research projects in Oman and abroad. Dr. Almashikhi has guided several masters’ thesis and has served as an externalexaminer to many masters and PhD theses in Oman and abroad. Dr. Khalid has won Anderson- Gouttierre Award, USA in 2009 and the best graduate award from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA in 2015 where he graduated with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Dr. Khalid is the founder of Future Leaders program(FLP) in Oman. The FLP is a youth leadership program for high school students that started in 2013. In the last 6 years, Dr. Khalid has delivered and conducted more than 100 workshops, lectures, and training sessions in schools, and at different NGOs, and government and private organizations. He serves as a member of several committees at the university and in the community.