Professor Ghassan Aouad

About

I moved to the UAE in January 2023 to take up the role of Chancellor of Abu Dhabi University and before that I was in Bahrain from November 2014 for over 8 years in the role of President of Applied Science University. Prior to this I was Vice President for Academic Affairs at Gulf University for Science and Technology in Kuwait and before this I was President of the University of Wollongong Dubai. Before moving to the Middle East, I was at the University of Salford in the UK. During my 20 years at the University of Salford, I have held several roles, including Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Dean of the College of Science & Technology, Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law & the Built Environment, Director of the Research Institute of the Built & Human Environment and Head of School of Construction & Property Management now the School of the Built Environment. I successfully supervised 24 PhD students, externally examined 52 PhD students, authored 3 major research books and co-authored one book, generated more than £10M in research funding as Principal Investigator and £8M as Co-Investigator, published 92 papers in top rated refereed journals, delivered more than 50 keynote speeches and invited lectures, and presented my work in more than 40 countries. I am a Past President of the Chartered Institute of Building (a professional body which is more than 180 year old that has more than 45,000 members from across the globe). I am very proud to be associated with this innovative and forward looking professional body. In 2013, I was named as one of the top ten academic leaders shaping executive education in the Middle East by the Middle East Economic Digest. In July 2016, I was awarded an honorary doctorate of technology by Loughborough University in the UK.