Higher Institute of Health Specialities, Institutional Quality Audit, Dec 2023
 
Dr Amal Jassim Al-Gallaf
 

Dr Amal AL-Qallaf has held various academic positions in Schools and at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Bahrain. She has a rich experience in teaching since 1997 on different educational levels from pre-school to postgraduate in different countries such as the UK, Japan, and GCC. She is currently working at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland– Medical University of Bahrain. She started her university role as an English Language lecturer in 2009  as a coordinator for different areas such as Medical Terminology, Study Skills, English for Nursing and Medicine, Quality Management, Leadership, and Professional Development. She has developed many educational programmes and courses which support innovation and interactive technology-enhanced learning.  She then worked as a Quality Officer in the same university to develop quality culture and processes. Dr Amal holds a BA in English literature and Education, MA in Special Educational Needs, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Education. She has completed the ‘AdvanceHE Certificate in Learning and Teaching (CLTHE)’ course, which qualifies her as a trainer for higher education teachers. Her research focuses on interpreting gaps within higher education organisations from a multicultural/cross-cultural perspective. Through her PhD in Education, she studied Academic Administrators’ Leadership abilities that best enhance the quality of Teaching, Learning and Research in Higher Education Institutions. She is also interested in researching other educational areas such as Internationalisation of HEIs, Curriculum Development, Quality Management, Capacity Building, Organizational Culture, and Academic Leadership.  Dr Amal has been active in academic supervision for the  MSc programmes at the Institute of Leadership in RCSI. Dr Amal is a trained BQA panel member listed on the BQA website as a recognised reviewer and has a comprehensive understanding of internationally recognised quality processes. She has considerable experience developing and implementing effective internal and external quality reviews processes and structures in higher education institutions and education in general. 

 
Ms Gargi Chugh
 
An international Education Leadership Expert with more than twenty five years of experience working in the education sector, secondary and tertiary. Her quest to reimagine excellence in education in a changing world is a work in progress. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from L M College of Pharmacy, India and a Master’s in Management Science from N M Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai, India. She has been an active academic for the last 25 years of which 17 have been with Majan University College, Oman, where she assumed a variety of strategic, operational and senior leadership roles in addition to teaching responsibilities. These included spearheading the culture of quality assurance in the college in her capacity as the Director of Quality Assurance and the setup of the Industry Engagement Group. As the Director of Quality Assurance for the Business faculty, she is responsible for ensuring not only compliance with the quality standards set by the College, but also continuous enhancement.  During this period she also worked closely with industry and has conducted many training programs, particularly in the areas of Leadership and Strategy for professionals both in India and Oman. She worked with the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation as a Review Director and was involved in OAAA External Quality Assurance activities which included quality audits as well as institutional standards accreditation and programme standards accreditation. Currently, she is an independent education strategy consultant and an External Reviewer for Oman Authority of Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education (OAAAQA). As an independent education strategy consultant, she has worked closely with higher education institutions in preparing for external quality audits and institutional standards accreditation. Gargi has also been actively involved in a voluntary capacity with the Indian Community schools in the Sultanate of Oman since 2003, and currently serves as the Honorary President of the School Management Committee, Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir International, Sultanate of Oman. Her interest in academics and quality in education is also reflected through her association with the Oman Quality Network. She had been a member of the Executive Committee of this Network during 2009-2011 and continues as a member of the network.  Gargi, has also been actively involved with the Indian Community schools in the Sultanate of Oman since 2003. She has served as the Honorary Chairperson of the Academic & Staff Development Committee of the School Management Committee of the Indian School, Muscat from 2004-2009. Presently, she is serving as an Honorary Member of the School Management Committee of the Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir, Sultanate of Oman.
 
Dr Gillian Maureen Jones
 
Dr Jones is a qualified dentist and Consultant in Public Health who has worked in education and community engagement for over 30 years. As the former Director of Dental Undergraduate Studies in the Plymouth University Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, the first new dental school in the UK for 40 years, she successfully supported the development of the innovative competence and evidence-based curricula which focused on enquiry-based learning, research-led teaching and advanced assessment methodology and psychometrics for both dentistry and dental hygiene and therapy courses. Research interests relate in particular to educational pedagogy and health needs assessment. Having had more than 25 years experience of teaching and learning, external examining and participating in quality assurance evaluations in medical and dental schools in the UK, she has undertaken periodic reviews of a wide range of programmes in other universities. Dr Jones now supports Oman Dental College as Consulting Adviser and Head of Quality and has a continuing commitment to supporting standards in public health as Registrar for the UK Public Health Register (UKPHR). For the last 5 years, Dr Jones has worked as an Education Associate with the  General Dental Council inspecting the standards in UK dental schools, assessing, gathering, testing and verifying evidence in order to make judgements on the adequacy of the quality management of programmes. Additional work has included assessing new programme submissions, providing oversight of specialist areas and post graduate courses, as well as investigating issues and attending Fitness to Practice panels.
 
Mr. Jamal Nasr Ouled Jmaa
 
Jamal has over twenty years of teaching experience. He is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the Language Centre of Muscat College and is serving as a member in various committees. In addition to Foundation courses, he has taught English for Academic Communication and Soft Skills to undergraduate students. Prior to joining Muscat College, Jamal served as a lecturer of English in Tunisia teaching English as a foreign language and literature to undergraduate students. Jamal has held various positions and roles in his career, such as Director of Marketing and Training that gave him an insight of managerial expertise and leadership. He coordinated different subjects in the General Foundation and the undergraduate programmes. He took part in Quality Assurance tasks and activities early in his career and was actively involved in preparing for quality audits and standards assessments as well as in delivering quality assurance training pertaining to portfolio writing and quality assurance processes. He held positions related to the field of quality assurance and management such as Expert in Quality Enhancement. His overall experience, touching upon teaching, learning, assessment, quality assurance and management, forges his holistic insight into the proper standards for good practices in higher education. He has interest in student well-being and its impact on learning and is currently studying ways of improving student experience and performance through the focus on well-being within the framework of a funded research by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. His interests include Affective pedagogy, assessment and educational leadership.
 
Dr Mohammed Mustafa Al Najjar
 
Dr. Mohamad Al-Najjar earned his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from AL-Mustansiriya University (Iraq) in (1998), M.Sc. in Engineering and Management from University of Exeter (U.K) in (2003), and his Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from University of Exeter (U.K) in (2006).  He started work as  assistant lecturer in Engineering Department / University of Exeter (U.K) for one year (2005-2006), then lecturer in Civil and Architecture Engineering Section - Engineering Department / Higher College of Technology HCT - Ministry of Manpower (Sultanate of Oman) for 5 years (2006-2010) and he appointed as Acting Head of Civil and Architecture Engineering Section - Engineering Department / Higher College of Technology HCT - Ministry of Manpower (Sultanate of Oman) for 4 years (2008-2011). During his tenure he was engaged in a variety of undergraduate academic disciplines related to teaching civil engineering courses, labs, and workshops. Also he was engaged in quality assurance work in Higher College of Technology HCT - Ministry of Manpower (Sultanate of Oman) for 4 years (2007-2010) as a member in quality assurance committee in the college. Then from (2012-2020) he was appointed as Director of Occupational Standards Centre, Ministry of Manpower, Sultanate of Oman. By the beginning of (2021) he was appointed as Director General of the General Directorate of Training, Ministry of Labour, Sultanate of Oman until now. Currently he is a member in several committees on national, regional and international level which related to Education, Qualifications, skills, competencies and Human Resources. Also he got a memberships of several professional societies on national and international level as well.