Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences, Institutional Standards Assessment, Apr 2024
 
Dr Ali Al Badi
 
Dr. Ali Al-Badi is the Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs and Research at Gulf College; previously he worked as an Assistant Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research and an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Muscat, Oman. Ali received his education at different schools in different countries (Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UK and USA). Ali has more than 29 years of practical and academic experience in IS/IT field.  Immediately, after obtaining his B.Sc. in Computer Science from Reading University, UK in 1991, he worked in the Center for Information Systems, SQU, where he gained most of his practical experience. Ali joined the academia in 1999 and completed his PhD in UK in 2005. From September, 2007 – March 2011 Ali held the CIS Director`s position, sharing his time between managing the Center and performing his academic duties. From September, 2012 – September, 2015 Ali held the Head of Department position at the Information Systems, College of Economics & Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.  Furthermore, Ali contributed to 15 different IT focused committees at the university, college and national level.  Ali’s research interests: Social media, Cloud computing, Web Usability & Accessibility; Big data; Portal Development; IT Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity. In term of publication, Ali has a good record of publication (citations: 1722; h-index: 20; i10-index: 39), published more than one hundred and forty three (143) international conference/journal papers, chapters in a book or report.
 
Dr. Khalid Salim Al-Jardani
 
Dr. Khalid Al Jardani is an educational professional, highly qualified with a wide range of experience. In 2012 he obtained a PhD in Curriculum Evaluation and Quality Assurance from the University of Malaya in Malaysia. He also has an MA in TEFL/TESL from the University of Birmingham, UK. His undergraduate degree was in TESOL from the University of Leeds. He also has a teaching diploma from the Teacher Training College in Muscat. His professional and academic experience includes teaching students from Grade 1 up to college level, textbook writing, materials development and evaluation, quality assurance and research. He has over 25 years of experience in teaching and administration work in different governmental and private organizations including the Ministry of Education-Oman as a Senior English Teacher/ English Teacher, English Language Curriculum Officer and an Educational Expert and in Sultan Qaboos University as Post-doctor and Visiting Faculty. Currently he works for A’Sharqiyah University as Director for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Department. Dr. Al Jardani has presented in various national and international conferences and published numerous related articles/chapters and books  in national and international publications including the ones related to his studies such as in the field of self-assessment, training, curriculum development and evaluation and quality assurance.
 
Mr. Nabil Ali Al Zahli
 
Nabil Al Zahli works currently as an Assistant head of Quality Assurance Directorate in Military Technological College (MTC), Muscat. Nabil was born in Muscat on the 4th of April 1986. He graduated from Sohar college of Education with a Bachelor of Education in English Language and Literature in June 2009. In January 2010, he joined the Royal Air Force of Oman’s Academy and graduated with a Diploma in Military Sciences and later he attended Cranwell College in the UK to complete another Diploma in Leadership and Management and graduated in December 2011. After the graduation, Nabil worked as an English teacher, as well as admin duties, in the military academic institutions and that includes Royal Air Force Academy, Navy Academy and Army. In 2015, he started his Master of Science degree in Sheffield in UK and graduated with MSc in Quality Management in 2017. After receiving his MSc, Nabil was assigned to MTC as Assistant Head of Quality Assurance Directorate and has been in his current position since January 2018. His position in the QA Directorate involves him to work with most of the departments in the college (Admin and Academic Departments) as well as the various committees. Nabil sits on several professional committees in MTC including the OAAAQA Self Study and ISA Committees as well as the GFPQA. He has also served in other committees in MTC like MTC Strategic Plan Committee, Graduation Committee, Open Days, MTC Day, Students’ Cultural Committee etc.

 
Dr. Naser Sarhan
 
Dr. Naser Sarhan is an Assistant Professor of Meteorology at King Faisal Air Academy, Royal Saudi Air Force. He was the head of Aero-science unit and director of the Scientific Studies Evaluation and Development Committee at between 2007 and 2012, and currently is the head of the curricula department. He worked as a full-time consultant at the Education Evaluation Commission, the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (NCAAA) since 28/01/2012 until 01/02/2018, and as committee member for establishing the Military Education and Training Evaluation Commission in Saudi Arabia, November 2018- December 2019 . Dr. Naser holds a PhD in Numerical Meteorology graduated from University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Science (2007). He holds a Master of Sciences in Meteorology (2000), and a BSc in Meteorology (1996), from King Abdulaziz University, Department of Meteorology. He has been involved in quality assurance and accreditation in Saudi Arabia since 2012. These work activities included his career work as a senior accreditation consultant at the NCAAA and the ministry of higher education. He provided the academic support and accreditation consultations for many of the higher education Institutions/Programs, and he managed the NCAAA Accreditation processes for several external reviews processes. He Serving as a chair/member of multiple review Panels for University/Academic Programs accreditation and to evaluate the TVTC Colleges “Vocational” Programs in Saudi Arabia. He also provides many of the NCAAA training programs and workshops for the external Reviewers and for the HE institutions. In addition, he attended many of the local and the International Conferences on Quality Assurance in Postsecondary. Dr. Nasser has been actively involved in several scientific researches in the field of aeronautical meteorology and environmental Sciences. 
 
Dr Waleed Al Rajhi
 
Assistant Professor and Dean of Planning and Quality Management at the University of Nizwa. Obtained a master’s degree in professional Practice, focused on change management. The Ph.D. degree focused on Quality of Life and health-related quality of life among individuals with kidney failure. The managerial positions were: Head of Nephrology Nursing Programme, Acting Dean, and Assistant Dean of Academic Support Services and Students Affairs at the Higher Institute of Health Specialties, Muscat, Oman. Main training and short courses were on learning and teaching strategies; professional practice; quantitative research; evidence-based practice; research methodology; kidney failure treatment modalities.