Scientific College of Design, Institutional Standards Reassessment II, Jun 2019
 
Dr Ahmed Al Abri
 
Dr.Ahmed Al-Abri is currently Dean of the Institute of Health Sciences (IHS), Ministry of Health (MoH) Oman. He graduated with a Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography from IHS in 1992 and obtained a BSc and MSc in Medical Imaging from the University of Bradford, UK in 1999 and 2001 respectively.  He completed a Masters in Medical Education from Dundee University, UK in 2004.  He received his Doctorate of Education from the University of Sheffield, UK in 2015. He worked for 2 years after graduation (1992-1994) as a basic grade radiographer and then as in-charge radiographer for 2 years (1994-1996). Following this he joined the IHS as clinical tutor trainee for a short period before continuing his studies.  Following the graduation of MSc in Medical Imaging he worked for two years as assistant Sciences tutor. He has taught Radiographic Sciences, Clinical Education and he has been heavily involved in curriculum evaluation and development, educational needs assessments, developing continuing education for radiography profession. Dr.Ahmed currently also serves as Board Member of the Recruiting Committee for Radiographers at Ministry of Health, MoH Continuing Education Committee for Radiographers and founder of Oman Association for Radiographers. Dr. Al-Abri has presented in a number of national conferences, seminars and workshops and has conducted several educational and professional workshops and seminars for IHS faculty and radiographers in Oman. His research interests are in curriculum development, professional development of radiographers and risk management in Radiology department.
 
Dr. Lejla Vrazalic
 
Dr. Lejla Vrazalic is a higher education consultant based at the Dubai Knowledge Park since 2014, and works exclusively with regulatory and accreditation agencies in Oman, the UAE and Bahrain as a QA assessor. ). Dr Vrazalic has more than twenty years of experience in the higher education sector, having held various positions and taught in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the UAE. She was the Campus Programme Co-ordinator for Business and IT programmes at Middlesex University in Dubai from 2008 to 2014. Prior to this, she held the position of Chair of the College of Business at the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UAE).  In 2006, Dr Vrazalic was awarded a Citation for educational leadership by the former Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education in Australia. Dr Vrazalic has also been responsible for establishing an integrated university-wide program for educational development of students and teachers. She has chaired and presented at a number of educational conferences and workshops in the areas of teaching and learning. In 2004, Dr Vrazalic was awarded the Australian Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Business Community Partnerships. The same year, Dr. Vrazalic was recognised with the overall Vice Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning at the University of Wollongong in Australia In addition to her roles in quality assurance and educational leadership, Dr. Vrazalic was a Research Chair for two years, and an international assessor for the Australian Research Council (ARC). 
 
Professor Mairead Browne
 
After an early career in Ireland at University College Dublin, Emeritus Professor Mairéad Browne held positions at University of Sydney, Kuring-gai College of Advanced Education and University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). She was Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at UTS from 1991-1996 and Dean of the University Graduate School from 1997 until commencing as a freelance consultant in 2001.   Other appointments in quality assurance have included chairing and membership of audit/review panels as well as provision of training and consultancy services for: Australian Universities Quality Agency;  Higher Education Review Unit, Bahrain;  National Council for Academic Accreditation and Assessment, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;  Oman Accreditation Council; and  Irish Universities Quality Board.   Mairéad has also assisted individual universities with projects and development of their quality assurance arrangement, for example: Flinders University; University of Technology, Sydney; Queensland University; and Witwatersrand University (South Africa).   Other appointments in quality assurance include editor for the 2009 suite of modules in the Graduate Qualification in Quality Assurance sponsored by the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education and delivered by University of Melbourne and New York University.   Earlier appointments include Senior Consultant for the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (now Australian Learning and Teaching Council), 2007-2008; member of the Australian Research Council Appeals Committee 2005-2007; Member of the Council of the National Library of Australia 1992-98, President of the Australian Library and Information Association 2000-2001 and Convenor for 2000 of the Deans and Directors of Graduate Schools.  Awards include Fellow of the Australian Library and Information Association and Emeritus Professor of University of Technology, Sydney. 
 
Dr Sulaiman Mohammed Al Balushi
 
Dr. Sulaiman Al-Balushi is Dean of the College of Education (CoE) at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman. He is also Chair of the Academic Accreditation Steering Committee at CoE. He graduated from the University of Iowa in the USA in 2003. He has published several research papers in local, regional and international refereed academic journals. He also co-authored different books, textbooks, training books and book chapters. Dr. Al-Balushi has participated in several international conferences around the globe. His research interests focus on science learners’ cognitive abilities, mental models of natural entities and phenomena, imagination at the particulate level of matter and their beliefs and evaluation of the scientific models. He has reviewed different research manuscripts, book chapters, grant proposals and promotion applications.