College of Shari`a Sciences, Institutional Quality Audit, Feb 2018
 
Prof. Iman Al Saaid Ghalal
 
Professor Iman Galal obtained her PhD in Arabic in 1996 from the Faculty of Al Alsun, Aim Shams University in Egypt and has been a Professor of Arabic linguistics since 2008.  Her academic interests include intra-studies between Arabic language and the Media, represented in Political and Media Discourse Analysis; Media Stylistics; Textual Studies and Lexical and Semantic Studies. She has a total of 27 publications including books, translations and editing. Academic domains include linguistic and literary studies and orientalism.  She has supervised more than 20 MA and PhD theses in Arabic language, at Ain Shams University as well as other universities and has been a Panel member of 15 vivas in different universities in Egypt.  Her academic activities in Egypt include: working on the Strategic Plan of the Faculty of Al-Alsun; Course Specification of the Arabic Dept; Post-grad bylaw of Al-Alsun based on credit-hour system (upon ratification).  She has also worked as an external reviewer of the Arabic Language curricula at Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Sa`oud Islamic University, Riyadh, KSA in 2010.

 
Prof Mohammed Badr Eldin Aboul Ela
 

Dr. Aboul-Ela earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Agriculture from Cairo University, and his Ph.D. in Animal Physiology from the University of Aberdeen, UK, in 1980. His university career started as Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Egypt, and was promoted as Professor in 1987. He held several academic administrative positions at Mansoura University and UAE University, among which being a Chair, Director of Graduate Studies, Director of Faculty Recruitment & Development, and Dean. As a researcher, he published a total of 93 articles in refereed journals, and five chapters in reference books. He won several research prizes and awards including National Prize for Research in Agricultural Sciences, Egypt, 1978; Abdel-Hamid Showman`s Prize, 1988; and Presidential Distinction Medal, for Excellence in Research, 1994. He was one of the founding members of the Commission for Academic Accreditation, in the UAE when established in 2000, and was appointed as its Director in February 2007. He had a leading role in developing its Standards for Licensure and Accreditation, and the e-Learning Standards for Licensure and Accreditation. Dr. Aboul-Ela had significant and leading role in establishing the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE), and has been re-elected as its Vice-President. In April 2011, Dr Aboul-Ela was elected as a Board Director for the International Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (INQAAHE). Dr.Aboul-Ela participated in numerous institutional and program accreditation review teams in the UAE. He also Chaired and participated in Institutional reviewing teams in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. He has been invited as keynote speaker on quality assurance issues at many regional and international conferences and workshops.

 
Dr. Musafa Abdullah Ibrahim Tantawi
 
Dr Mustafa received his Bachelor Degree in Literature and Education from Al Azhar University in 1989; his Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Shari’a Sciences Teaching Methods with Merit from College of Education, Al Azhar University in 1994, and a PhD in Philosophy of Education specialised in Curriculum and Methods of Teaching  Shari’a Sciences from the same institution in 1998.  He has worked as a teacher in Azhar institutions until 1993, then was a teaching assistant and teacher until 1998, and a teacher for curriculum and Shari’a Sciences teaching methods in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching Methods until 2003, then teaching assistant until 2009, and he is now a professor.  Dr Mustafa worked in the Ministry of Higher Education in Oman from 2001 until 2007, them in King Abdulaziz University in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) from 2008 until 2014.  He has participated in many training courses of career development for teachers and leaders in sectors of police, health,  Awqaf, and education in Egypt, Oman, Kingdom of Bahrain, and KSA, and with a lot of entities and educational and research institutions such as universities, ministries and private authorities.  He has also been involved in developing Bachelor, Master, and PhD programs in Colleges of Education in Al Azhar University; for the Ministry of Higher Education in Oman; and College of Education and Educational Studies Institution in King Abdulaziz University. Dr Mustafa has taken part in many courses of external review courses and workshops of program accreditation in KSA, such as the review of Bachelor programs in private education and learning techniques and physical education and Master’s programs in curriculum, teaching methods and educational psychology, in addition to participating in courses organized by the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Egypt.   He has more than thirty research publications in the field of curriculum and teaching methods of Shari’a Sciences and Islamic Education and has published in journals and other local and regional publications.  He has attended conferences held by the Egyptian Society of Curriculum and Teaching Methods, the Egyptian Society of Reading and Knowledge, Islamic Universities Association, Universal Institution of Islamic Thoughts, Islamic Association of Education, Science and Culture, International Islamic University in Malaysia, and Um Almomenin Association for Culture and Sciences in UAE. He has also supervised and discussed many masters and PhD and research projects in Egypt, Oman, KSA and Bahrain in Azhar Universities and Suez Channel, Banha, Al Eskandaria, SQU, Gulf University in Bahrain, and many universities in Riyadh. 

 
Dr. Tariq Al-Sindi
 
Dr Tariq Al-Sindi is the General Director of the National Qualifications Framework and National Examination at the Education & Training Quality Authority of Bahrain (BQA). He is currently the Secretary General of the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE). Along with his 32 years of teaching, research, and academic administration, Dr Tariq has served as a consultant in various national and international missions, including the UNESCO and World Bank. He also took part in numerous academic programmes and institutional accreditation review-teams in Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. He participated as a Jury member in the e-Government Excellence Award.Dr Tariq also conducted many projects for the private and government sectors in the Kingdom of Bahrain and published several papers in Information Systems, Quality Assurance, and Qualifications Framework. Dr Tariq was the recipient of His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa Medals of Appreciation in 2017 for his efforts to serve the Kingdom.