Sohar University, Institutional Quality Audit, May 2010
 
Prof. Graham Webb
 
Professor Graham Webb is former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Quality) at the University of New England in New South Wales.  He holds the qualifications of BA Honours, MSc, PhD with distinction and PGCE.   Graham has been a teacher, researcher and manager in Universities since 1973.  His career includes seven years at the University of Ulster in Ireland, six years at the University of the West Indies in Jamaica, and eleven years at the University of Otago in New Zealand.  From 1997 until 2008 he was Pro Vice-Chancellor (Quality) at Monash University in Australia where his role was to lead and support quality in all areas of the University including teaching and learning, research and research training and support services, and to oversee academic staff development.  The Centre for Higher Education Quality (CHEQ) and the Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CALT) reported to him.   Graham is author or editor of 9 books and numerous book chapters and journal articles concerning organisational and staff development and the theory and practice of teaching and learning in higher education.  He is an Editorial Advisory Board member for five international journals.  He chaired the first and subsequent audits for the Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) and acts as an auditor for the Universities Academic Audit Unit in New Zealand and the Higher Education Quality Committee of the Council for Higher Education in South Africa.  Graham is an international consultant specialising in university quality systems, learning and teaching improvement, leadership, staff and organisational development. 
 
Prof. Raymond Harbridge
 

Professor RaymondHarbridge was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Law and Management in January2004. Previously he had been Head of the Graduate School of Management withinthe Faculty. He joined La Trobe University in 1999 from Victoria University ofWellington, New Zealand where he had been Director of the Graduate School ofBusiness and Government Management. He holds a Higher Doctorate in Law fromVictoria University of Wellington and a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Artsfrom the University of Auckland.   Histeaching has been predominantly at the post-experience level (mainly MBA)focusing on employment relations and people organisation issues. He has been afrequent contributor to Executive Education programs.  He has consultedextensively in the international arena (acting as a consultant for theInternational Labour Organisation and the OECD); on Government policy and inthe private and public sectors. He has provided expert evidence In NewZealand’s Court of Appeal on a number of occasions.   He has led a major research project in NewZealand funded in part by the Foundation for Research Science and Technology.This project has reviewed the effects of labour market reforms and thederegulation of employment institutions.  He has published more than 65refereed journal articles and numerous book chapters and conference papers.


 
Dr Saleh Al Khusaiby
 
Dr Saleh Mohammed Al Khusaiby graduated in 1974 from University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and joined the Ministry of Health in Oman in 1976.  Dr Saleh was awarded the Diploma of Tropical Child Health from the University of Liverpool in 1980 and was awarded a higher degree MRCP (UK) in 1982.  He sub-specialized in Pediatric Neonatology at the University Hospital in London where he undertook research on Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity and was awarded PhD in 1992 from the University of London.   In 1989 Dr Saleh was appointed as a Consultant Pediatrician and Head of Neonatal services in the Ministry of Health and was responsible for the development of the neonatal services in Oman.  He later became the Head of Child Health and was extensively involved in developing all child health programs.  He was made the Deputy DG of the Royal Hospital in Muscat, involved in the administration of the hospital.   Within the Ministry of Health, Dr Saleh was elected to chair many national committees and participated extensively in the organization and improvement of the health services in the country.  Dr Saleh has actively contributed in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching and training.  In September 2004, Dr Saleh was seconded by the Ministry of Health and appointed to join the Oman Medical College as Dean.   Dr Saleh has been an examiner of both national and international Boards of Examinations.  He is currently Chief Organizer and Examiner of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (UK).  He has received a number of International Awards, including the Charles C. Shepard Science Award (CDC 2002) and was honored in 2004 by the World Health Organization.  In 2006, he was appointed as a member of the Oman Research Council (Health and Social Services) and also appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Oman Medical Specialty Board.
 
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.