Global College of Engineering and Technology, General Foundation Program Quality Audit, Nov 2019
 
Ms. Annie Lajinian Magarian
 
Annie holds the position of University Registrar at the Lebanese American University (LAU), Lebanon.  She leads and oversees the academic services of two campuses with over 8500 students and serves on the university Accreditation Committee. Previous positions include : Lecturer and Director of the Foundation Programme at Dhofar University, Oman, Principal of the AGBU-Melkonian Educational Institute, Cyprus, Lecturer and teacher trainer at LAU, and consultant for the education/management sector. She holds BA in Business Administration/Political Science from Haigazian University, TEFL Diploma from LAU, and MA in Education from American University of Beirut.  Pursued Doctorate degree courses in Educational Leadership at University of Leicester, UK.  Also has several professional qualifications in education and leadership. Her career spans over 30 years, holding senior leadership positions in educational institutions in the last 2 decades.  She is a Lecturer of English, Communication and Education; has participated in training seminars, workshops and conferences in Education, English Language, Communication, Management & Leadership, and Quality Assurance & Management in several countries. Has served as consultant in government agencies and NGOs. Since 2007 she has been engaged in the enhancement of Quality Assurance in the higher education sector:  Served in the Oman Higher Education Sector serving as Chairperson and member of the Oman Quality Network in Higher Education (OQNHE) and as an External Reviewer for the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority.She is a member of several professional and non-profit organisations and the recipient of a prestigious medal for her valued contributions in the field of education and community services.
 
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. Iain McGee
 
Dr Iain McGee (SFHEA) is a Pre-sessional English Language Teacher at Cardiff University and an External Examiner at the University of Brighton, UK. He completed his PhD from Cardiff University (UK) in 2006, and has published research in leading journals in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. He has taught at Foundation, BA and MA degree levels, and spent 24 years working in the Middle East, before returning to the UK in 2020. He was Head of the Department of Foreign Languages at the University of Nizwa from 2012 to 2016 and Head of the Faculty of English Language Studies at Majan University College, Muscat from 2016 to 2020.