National University of Science and Technology, General Foundation Program Quality Audit, Mar 2022
 
Ms Amal Saif Al Hinaai
 
Amal Al Hinaai has been Head of English Department at the College of Applied Sciences Nizwa since October 2015. She holds a Masters of Education in TESOL from Sydney University and a BEd from Ibri College of Applied Sciences.    Amal joined Nizwa College of Applied Sciences February 2011. She was assistant lecturer, then e-learning coordinator, after that the Foundation Program Coordinator before becoming the Head of the English Department. Amal has also been an active member of the Academic Advising Committee and Quality Assurance Committee at the College.  Amal has an extensive experience of teaching foundation and post foundation courses and has been involved in evaluating the foundation program for the Colleges of Applied Sciences.
 
Dr. Khalid Ahmed Al Mutawah
 
Dr Khalid Al Mutawah has a technology, business visionary and strong records of success in creating robust IT architectures and infrastructures. Proven ability to bring the benefits of IT to solve business issues while managing costs and risks. Led development and deployment of custom apps for organizations. 18 years of experience including ICT operations, Senior Data Analyst, Research & Academic services and Director of information technology. He worked as Assistance Professor and Director of Information Technology at University of Bahrain and Senior Director in Quality Assurance Authority. He is currently the Director of Governance and Enterprise Architecture in Information and eGovernment Authority where he contributed to many enterprise projects at national levels in the field of information technology and communications, and established an ICT Governance framework for the Government of Bahrain.   Dr Khalid received his tertiary education in Computer Science, E-commerce Technology, and Information Systems in Bahrain, United Kingdom and Australia. He was awarded the Chevening Scholarship from British Council in Bahrain for Master Research at Essex University. He conducted a PHD studies at Monash University in Data mining for Enterprise Networked Systems. He also has several professional qualifications including, ITIL, Oracle, and CMI.    Dr Khalid won the e-Concept excellence award in 2012. He is a jury member of Sh. Nasser Award for Innovation in Science from 2011 to 2014. He also contributed as a jury member in the National Robotics Competitions in Bahrain and in the World Robotics Olympiad in Malaysia. He also contributed in the National project for Online Child Safety with TRA-Bahrain in 2011. He also participated on more than 12 academic reviews in Bahrain with distinct roles where chaired three institutional listings, four ICT qualifications validation, four follow up reviews for ICT programmes, and an ICT department review for a college in Bahrain.   Dr Khalid is a Data Scientist with primary interests in data mining techniques, decision support systems and Business Intelligence. He published more than 10 articles in various ICT fields, and invited as speakers in several scientific conferences. He also elected as the Vice Chair of ACM Professional Chapter Gulf Region (2009 -2011), Professional IEEE member and Professional ACM member, and Board member of Technology and Business Society in Bahrain. 
 
Ms Nabila Mohammed Al Macki
 
Nabila Al Macki, Deputy Dean (Academic Affairs) at Majan University College, Muscat, earned her MBA (Financial Management) from the University of Hull, UK. In 2018 she became a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). She has a rich teaching experience, particularly in the areas of Finance, Accounting, Human Resource Management, and Leadership, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her research interests include curriculum development, teaching, learning and assessment strategies, leadership and staff development. In addition to teaching, she has also supervised undergraduate projects at Majan University College. Ms Nabila has the experience of preparing documentation for programme validation, institutional reviews and annual evaluation of academic programmes and quality audits. She has also chaired Examination Boards.  Through her work at Majan University College, frequent cooperation with senior managers at the University of Bedfordshire, and awareness of practices at other HEIs, Ms. Nabila has acquired extensive knowledge of UK quality assurance procedures and of higher education systems and standards in Oman. Ms Nabila is a member of the Ministry of Higher Education register of subject specialists for academic programme licensing in Oman. She is also an external reviewer with the Oman Authority Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education.