The British University in Egypt is an Egyptian not-for-profit private university, founded under Egyptian law. It was established following an intergovernmental agreement between the Egyptian and British governments with a view to creating a university in Egypt following the standards and culture of British higher education and offering UK-validated degrees.
BUE is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising the President of BUE and eminent public figures from Egypt and the UK. The Board of Trustees is chaired by Mrs Farida Mohamed Farid Khamis. The Board of Trustees is approving the University Strategy and Byelaws which govern the University’s operations. The Byelaws also set out a committee structure for the day-to-day leadership and management of the University.
BUE Boards
The BUE Board of Trustees comprises eminent figures from both Egypt and the UK. The Board meets twice a year, once in Egypt and once in London, and oversees the strategic direction of the University.
Mrs. Farida Mohamed Farid Khamis
- Farida Khamis graduated from the American University in Cairo (AUC) with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration & Psychology Minor. She started her career at Sigma Capital followed by an internship at CITIGROUP, New York and the EFG Hermes Credit course. Then joined Oriental Weavers under a managerial training program with particular emphasis on corporate finance as she established the Investor Relations Department and also oversaw all The Group’s overseas operations and petrochemical investments.
- Chair of The British University in Egypt (BUE).
- Board member for a number of Oriental Weavers Group sister companies and other companies to name but a few:
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- The Egyptian Propylene and Polypropylene Co. “EPP”
- Oriental Weavers Carpets
- Oriental Weavers International “OWI”
- Oriental Weavers USA
- Egypt America Carpets & Rugs (MAC)
- Egyptian Fibers Company “EFCO”
- The Oriental for Urban Development “OUD”
- Rameda Pharmaceutical Company
- Member of numerous business associations as the European Business Council and Egypt’s International Economic Forum and is a member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO)
- Chair of Khayrazad Organization for Social Care – NGO.
- Listed in Forbes – The Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen 2020.
Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub
- Bio:
Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub is currently Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. He is the Founder and Director of Research at the Harefield Heart Science Centre (Magdi Yacoub Institute) overseeing over 60 scientists and students in the areas of tissue engineering, myocardial regeneration, stem cell biology, end stage heart failure and transplant immunology. He is also the Founder of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation which is the legal arm of the Aswan Heart Centre, a charitable tertiary Cardiac Centre in Upper Egypt which serves Egyptian underprivileged pediatric and adult patients. He is also founder and director of Magdi Yacoub Research Network which has created with the Qatar Cardiovascular Research Center in collaboration with Qatar Foundation and Hamad Medical Corporation. Professor Yacoub was born in Egypt and graduated from Cairo University Medical School in 1957, trained in London and held an Assistant Professorship at the University of Chicago. He is a former BHF Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery for over 20 years and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Harefield Hospital from 1969-2001 and Royal Brompton Hospital from 1986-2001. Professor Yacoub established the largest heart and lung transplantation programme in the world where more than 2,500 transplant operations have been performed. He has also developed novel operations for a number of complex congenital heart anomalies. He was knighted for his services to medicine and surgery in 1991, awarded Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in 1998 and Fellowship of The Royal Society in 1999. A lifetime outstanding achievement award in recognition of his contribution to medicine was presented to Professor Yacoub by the Secretary of State for Health in the same year. Research led by Professor Yacoub include tissue engineering heart valves, myocardial regeneration, novel left ventricular assist devices and wireless sensors with collaborations within Imperial College, nationally and internationally. He has also supervised over 18 higher degree (PhD/MD) students and published over 1,000 articles. Sir Magdi has an active interest in global healthcare delivery with particular focus developing programmes in Egypt, The Gulf Region, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Jamaica. He is Founder and President of the Chain of Hope charity, treating children with correctable cardiac conditions from war-torn and developing countries and establishing training and research programmes in local cardiac units.
Sir Derek Plumbly
Bio:
Sir Derek Plumbly took up his appointment as United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Coordinator for Lebanon in January 2012. His career in international affairs spans more than 40 years during which he has held senior posts in the Middle East and elsewhere. He was the independent chairman of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission charged with monitoring implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan from 2008 to 2011.
Sir Derek Plumbly served as the British Ambassador to Egypt from 2003 to 2007, when he strongly encouraged the establishment of the British University in Egypt. He was previously, from 2000 to 2003, British AmAmbassador to Saudi Arabia. He also held the posts of Director, Middle East and North Africa (1997 to 2000) and International Drugs Coordinator, Director of Drugs and Crime (1996-1997) in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. From 1992 to 1996, Sir Derek served as Head of Chancery at the UK Mission to the UN in New York. He was First Secretary in the British Embassy in Cairo from 1977 to 1980. He was knighted in 2000.
Sir Derek Plumbly read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University. He is an Arabic speaker, having first studied Arabic in Lebanon from 1972 to 1974. Sir Derek is married to Nadia Youssef Gohar. They have two sons and a daughter.
Sir Richard Ottaway
Bio:
Sir Richard Ottaway is a former Officer in the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve. He read Law at Bristol University. On qualifying as a solicitor in 1977, he specialised in maritime and commercial law with leading city firms. He was first elected to Parliament as the Member for Nottingham North from 1983-87. After a period in industry he returned to Parliament in 1992 as the Member for Croydon South, and was re-elected in 1997, 2001 and 2005. Between 1992 and 1995, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Michael Heseltine MP and from October 1995 was a Government Whip. In opposition until 2005 he served as a Front Bench spokesman for the Conservative Party as Shadow Minister for London and Local Government, Shadow Defence Minister, Shadow Paymaster General and Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment. In the 2005–2010 parliament he was a member of the Intelligence and Security Committee and Vice Chairman of the 1922 Committee He was also a member of the Conservative Party Board. After the 2010 election he became the first Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee to be elected by MPs from all sides of the House. In 2011 he was declared The Week’s, Back Bencher of the year. In 2012, he won a 2012 Global Media Award for his research into population growth. He is also former chairman of the All Party Parliamentary London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Group and is currently a member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Population, Development and Reproductive Health. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 2013 and knighted in the 2014 New Years Honours.
He is married to Nicky and enjoys jazz and sailing. He is a successful yachtsman and has won a number of amateur trophies.
2010 – present Chairman of Foreign Affairs Select Committee
2005 – 2010 Intelligence and Security Committee
2005 – 2010 Member of the Conservative Party Board
2004 Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment
2001 – 2004 Foreign Affairs Select Committee. Standards and Privileges Select Committee
1999 – 2001 Shadow Paymaster General
1998 – 1999 Shadow Defence spokesman
1997 – 1998 Shadow Minister for London
1995 – 1997 Government Whip
1992 – 1995 PPS to Rt Hon Michael Heseltine
1985 – 1987 PPS, Foreign Office
1983 – 1985 Backbencher
Rt Hon. Charles Clarke
Bio:
The Rt. Hon. Charles Clarke was a member of the British parliament for Norwich South from 1997 until 2010, where he served as secretary of state for education and skills from 2002 to 2004 and as home secretary from 2004 to 2006. Earlier in his career, he was president of the National Union of Students and then a Labour councillor in Hackney before working for Neil Kinnock, the leader of the Labour Party, as his chief of staff. Charles is a widely consulted expert on education quality and standards and the role of education and training in economic and global competitiveness. He read mathematics and economics at Kings College, Cambridge, and is now visiting professor in politics at the University of East Anglia. Since leaving Parliament in May 2010, I have been active in a number of areas, which can broadly be divided into the following categories:-
Academic Politics
I am a Visiting Professor in Politics at the University of East Anglia. Other than general lecturing and teaching, my main purpose is to improve the relationship between academic politics and the world of practical political activity. An early attempt to achieve this is the ‘Too Difficult Box’ lecture series at the University which is taking place between January and April 2010. I am also a Visiting Professor in Politics and Faith at the University of Lancaster. The University has established a department of Politics, Philosophy and Religion, within which I am doing some teaching and lecturing. More generally I believe that the relationship between faith and politics needs to be much better considered and discussed than is currently the case and the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme is directed by Professor Linda Woodhead at Lancaster. I set out my basic approach on this subject to the Royal Commonwealth Society in November 2006. I also do other occasional academic lectures and events.
International Education
I am developing my activities in the field of international education. I am a non-executive Director of LJCreate, a world wide business based in Norwich which creates practical and innovative e-learning teaching solutions, particularly in engineering, technology and and science.
I also offer strategic consultancy advice to the Open University, am a Special Adviser to INTO University Partnerships and have an advisory role to Nelson Thornes/Infinitas Learning. In addition I attend and give papers at various international education events and am seeking to promote educational development internationally, particularly focusing upon the strengths of UK education at all levels.
Migration
I am currently preparing a pamphlet for the Centre for European Reform dealing with the need for a migration policy for the European Union. We intend to publish this in the early Spring, in order to promote debate around these very important issues. In 2011 Charles was invited to join the Transatlantic Council on Migration, which is a project of the Migration Policy Institute. The link can be found at: Transatlantic Council on Migration These three areas of Academic politics, International education and Migration are my three main areas of activity. They represent different aspects of discussion of the ways in which democratic politics needs to develop in a globalising world and I hope to able to contribute something to this process.
International Activities
In addition to these areas I retain an active interest in international affairs. I am a Council member of the European Council for Foreign Relations , which is the first panEuropean think-tank. Its objective is to conduct research and promote informed debate across Europe on the development of coherent and effective European values based foreign policy. I am a member of the International Advisory Board of the Schengen White List Project, which is run by the European Stability Initiative, The main purpose of this project is to stabilise and normalize democratic development in the Western Balkans, with a view to future full membership of the European Union. I am a member of the Steering Group of the Apeldoorn Conference which stimulates dialogue between the UK and Holland. In addition to the above I am a consultant to Beachcroft LLP,, whom I advise on current public affairs. Prior to May 2010, I have a lengthy political history which includes being President of the National Union of Students, a Councillor in the London Borough of Hackney, work in the Office of Rt Hon Neil Kinnock MP when he was leader of the Labour Party, Member of Parliament for Norwich South and ministerial responsibilities in the department of education, Home Office and as Labour Party Chair.
Mr Migel Moratinez
Sir Paul Grice, FRSE, FAcSS
Principal and Vice Chancellor of Queen Margaret University Edinburgh since 2019.
Clerk and Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament 1999 -2019.
Knighted in the New Year’s Honours List 2016.
Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 2018. Elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences 2020.
Current non-executive roles: Council Member, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Scientific Advisory Board Member, Behaviour Change by Design Research Project, Cambridge University; Trustee, Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland; Convenor, Universities Scotland Learning and Teaching Committee.
Previous roles: Trustee, Bank of Scotland Foundation, 2011-2020; Board Member, Edinburgh International Festival, 2013-2019; Board Member, Economic and Social Research Council, 2009-2015; Member of Court, University of Stirling, 2006-2013; Board Member, Policy Scotland (University of Glasgow) 2014-2019; Advisory Board Member, Scottish Centre for Social Research 2017-2020.
Background: graduated in 1984 from University of Stirling. Joined the UK Civil Service through the “Fast Stream”; 1985-1992 – worked in several roles in Whitehall including as Principal Private Secretary to Virginia Bottomley MP.
Moved to the Scottish Office – 1992-1999. Joined Constitution Group in May 1997 with lead responsibility for the Referendum on establishing the Scottish Parliament and, subsequently, the Scotland Act 1998 which laid the new constitutional framework. Appointed Clerk and Chief Executive of the Scottish Parliament in1999.
September 2020
The Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Introduction
The Rt Hon. the Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean was born Elizabeth Conway Symons on 14 April 1951 , and is a Labour Life peer sitting in the House of Lords since 07 October 1996.
Posts
In the past, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean has held the position of Minister of State (Middle East) (2003 to 2005), Minister for Trade and Investment and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (also Department of Trade and Industry) (2001 to 2003), Minister of State (Trade and Investment) Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (also FCO) (2001 to 2003) in government. She was Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (2010 to 2011) in opposition.
Directorships
Chairman, Arab British Chamber of Commerce (registered company) Non-executive Director, Manchester Airports Group plc (MAG)
Remunerated employment, office, profession etc.
International Consultant, DLA Piper (lawyers) International Consultant, CCC UK (construction) International Consultant, Blenheim Capital Services Limited (consulting, advisory and transaction services to governments and corporations) Member, Advisory Board of PGI Protection Group International (executive protection, surveillance and risk consulting)
Non-financial interests
Member of Board, British Expertise Chairman, Saudi British Joint Business Council Chairman, British Egyptian Society Member of Board, Egyptian British Business Council Member of Council, British Tunisian Business Council Chairman, Britain Azerbaijan Business Council Member of Advisory Board, ‘D’ Group
The Baroness Pauline Perry
Bio:
Baroness Perry read Moral Sciences (philosophy) at Girton College, Cambridge, where she received an MA. For the next 10 years she taught philosophy, mainly at post-graduate level, in America and Canada.
Appointed to HM Inspectorate of Schools in the UK in 1970, Baroness Perry was promoted to Staff Inspector in 1975. She worked with OECD on various projects, including Higher Education Co-Development, professional training, and teacher education. She also chaired the EC working group on teacher education. In 1981 she was promoted to Chief Inspector, professional adviser to the Secretary of State on higher education, teacher policies and international relations.
Baroness Perry took up her post as Vice-Chancellor of South Bank University (formerly Polytechnic) in January 1987, the first woman to head a University or Polytechnic in the UK. She was President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge from 1994-2001. She was Pro-Chancellor of the University of Surrey from 2001-2006 and Chair of the Council of Roehampton University from 2001-2006. She co-Chaired the Conservative Party Policy Commission on Public Service Reform 2006-7, the Church of England Inquiry into the Crown Appointments Commission 2000-2001, and the Nuffield Council on Bio-ethics report on Animals in Science 2003-2005.
From 1993-98 she was a member of the Overseas Project Board and chaired its Education Export Group. She was a member of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Group on the Citizens’ Charter from 1993 -97 and Chair of its Judges Panel from 1997-2004. She is currently a member of the Board of the Council for Education Economics, Chair of the Wandsworth schools Commission and a Patron of the Westminster Education Forum.
Baroness Perry was Co-Chair of the all party Parliamentary Universities Group 1996-2009. Amongst her Select Committee memberships is 17 years as a member of the Science and Technology Committee, membership of the inquiry into stem cell research and the Joint Committee (with the House of Commons) on Human Rights. She was Churchwarden at Southwark Cathedral from 1990-1995 and chaired the Friends of Southwark Cathedral 1996 – 2002.
Baroness Perry’s Honorary Fellowships include Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge and Girton College, Cambridge; the City & Guilds of London; the Swedish Academy of Science; Roehampton, Northampton and South Bank Universities. She is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute. She has received 8 Honorary Degrees from the Universities of Aberdeen, Bath, City, South Bank, Surrey, Sussex, Wolverhampton and Mercy College, New York. She was made a Life Peer in June 1991. She has published numerous articles, contributed chapters in 12 books, and published four books.
H.E. Mr. Amr Moussa
Bio:
Was born in 1936. He is Egyptian Diplomat since 1957, worked in Egyptian Embassy in Bern in Switzerland and was the Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, then the Egyptian Ambassador to India. After that he became the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations. In the 90’s he was the Minister of Foreign Affairs until he was elected as the Secretary-General of the Arab League for ten years. Hounrary President to El Wafd Party and has been an extremely popular political figure in Egypt, Arab Countries and internationally. In 2014 Moussa was the Chair of the Fiftieth Committee for the Egyptian Constitution that all Egyptians voted and agreed on.
H.E. Professor Mostafa M. El Feki
- Education History:
– PH.D in Political Science, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS), 1977 – BA in Political Science, Faculty of Economic and Political Science, Cairo University, 1966 - Executive Posts:
- President of the British University in Egypt (February 2005- April 2008)
- Member of Parliament (Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of The Egyptian People’s Assembly) 2001
- Member of the Middle East Committee of the Inter-Parliamemtary Union (2005)
- Vice president of freedom and human rights (Inter-Parliamemtary Union (2010)
- Member of The Consultative Committee of the Inter-Parliamemtary Union, sole representative of the Arab States (2008)
- Deputy Chairman of the Arab Parliament (2005)
- Member of the Supreme Council for Policies of The Ruling Party,(National Democratic Party), Chairman of the Committee (Egypt and the World) 2002-2004, In charge of communication between the Party and both Arab and Foreign Parties (2004-2005)
- Previously:
- First Assistant Foreign Minister, 2000
- Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab and Middle East Affairs, Permanent Representative of Egypt to the League of Arab States, (1999)
- Ambassador of Egypt to Austria and Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna (IAEA, CTBTO, UNIDO, UNOV in addition to OSCE)
- Governor of Egypt at IAEA (1995 – 1997) – (1998 – 1999)
- Chairman of African Group, Vienna, second half of 1995 and first half of 1999
- Ambassador – non – resident – to the Republics of Slovakia, Slovenia and Croatia 1995-1999
- Director of the Institute for Diplomatic Studies, The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign affairs ( 1993 – 1995)
- Secretary General of the Advisory Council for Foreign Affairs, the
- Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( 1992 –1993)
- Secretary of Information and Follow-up to the President of Egypt and Head of the Bureau of Information and Follow-up, Egyptian Presidency (July 1985 – October 1992)
- Awards and Decorations:
- “Silver Cross High Honor” from the Republic of Austria 2001
- “First Class Science & Arts Honor” from Republic of Austria in 1998
- “Second Class Republic Honor” from Republic of Tunisia in 1990
- “Commander Degree National Honor of Merit” from Republic of France in 1989
- “National Order of Merit” from Republic of Cyprus in 1989
- “Second Class Republic Order” from Sudan Republic in 1988
- “Knight Degree Order of Merit” from Kingdom of Sweden in 1987
- “Knight Degree Order of Merit” from Kingdom of Denmark in 1986
- “Civil Service Order of Merit” from Kingdom of Spain in 1985
- “Third Class Order of Merit” from Arab Republic of Egypt in 1983
- “Fourth Class Order of Merit” from Arab Republic of Egypt in 1975
- Prizes:
- State Merit Prize in Social Sciences, 2003
- “Personality of the Year”, American University in Cairo (Adham Center for Television Journalism), 1995
- State Incentive Prize in Political Science, 1994
- First Award for Best Political Article, the Supreme Council for Science, Literature and Arts, 1966
- Egyptian Universities Cup for Best Public Speaker, 1965
H.E. James Moran
Bio:
James Moran is a senior fellow at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels, Belgium. He was Principal Advisor on the Middle East and North Africa at the EU’s External Action Service in Brussels in 2016/2017. His long service with the European Institutions was spent entirely in external relations and includes wide experience in European foreign, security, trade and development policy in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. From 2012 to 2016, he was the EU’s Ambassador to Egypt, and from 1999-2002 to Jordan and Yemen. Ambassador Moran was also the EU’s senior coordinator in Libya during the 2011 revolution. Between 2002 and 2011, after heading the China division in Brussels, he was Asia Director from 2006-2011, and the chief negotiator for a number of EU partnership agreements with China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Earlier experience in the 1980’s and 90’s included service with the EU Delegations in Jamaica and Ethiopia and various assignments in Brussels. Prior to joining the EU in 1983 he worked for the UK government and private sector in London. A UK national, he attended Keele, Harvard and London Universities.
H.E. Professor Nadia Iskandar Zakhary
- Bio:
- English Mission Collage school.
- B.Sc. (Biochemistry), faculty of Science, Ain Shams Univ. Excellent with degree of honor.
- M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Medical Biochemistry) faculty of Medicine, Cairo Univ.
- Head of the Cancer Biology department, NCI.
- Visiting Professor at New York University, Manhattan, U.S.A.
- Offered the Cairo University encouraging prize, international scientific publication prize and the best stuff member prize.
- Ranked by FORBUS (2013) as the first Egyptian woman having positive impact in leadership and the 16th among the Arab world.
- Auditor and examiner for scientific programs, courses, thesis and projects.
- Supervised about 60 M.Sc., Ph.D. and M.D., and published 60 scientific papers.
- Among the editorial board and reviewer for many National and International scientific journals and conferences.
- Teaching courses of biochemistry, proteomics and cancer biology in Egyptian universities and biotechnology course joined between Cairo University and Georgia Univ., U.S.A.
- Member in many National and International scientific organizations.
- Organizing several exhibitions for innovations and prototypes concerned with crucial needs of the society, in the presence of end users, to achieve knowledge based economy.
- Establishing semi industrial units.
- Collaborating ministry of scientific research with other ministries, governors, businessmen, NGO’s and the public.
- Establishing International scientific collaborations with Africa, USA, Europe and Russia and other countries.
- Foresting National scientific education.
- Increasing the budget of scientific research from different resources.
- Increasing salaries for those who work in the scientific field.
H.E. Professor Sayed Abdou Mostafa Meshaal
- Education History:
- B.Sc. in Chemistry & Physics, Cairo University, 1964.
- B.Sc. In Military Science, Military Academy, 1965.
- Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry, Cairo University, 1977.
- Ph.D. In Organic Chemistry, Cairo University, 1981.
Ph.D. In Organic Chemistry,CairoUniversity, 1981.
- Bio:
Posts & Positions :
- Dr. Meshaal took over various posts in the Armed Forces from chemical platoon commander till chemical group and chemical war labs one.
- Board Chairman of El – Nassr Co. for Intermediate Chemicals, July 1989 – July 1997.
- General Manager of the National Service Projects Organization (NSPO), July 1997 – October 1999.
- Minister of state for Military production, October 1999 – 2011.
Membership in Scientific Organizations :
- Member of the Parliament for Electoral District of Helwan for two Period, (2000 – 2005, 2005 – 2010).
- Member of the Board at the Faculty of Science, Cairo University, 1994.
- Assistant Secretary General & Chief of the Chemistry Department at the Scientific Syndicate, 1980-1992.
- Member of the Board at the National Research Center 1998-2002.
- Member of the Board at the Egyptian Chemical Society 2006-present.
- Member of the Board at Center of Environmental Hazards Mitigation – Cairo University.
- Member of the Union of Chemical Industry.
- Member of the Supreme Council of Universities 2003-2005.
- Member of the British University of Egypt Board of Trustees.
- Chairman of Egyptian Chemical Society 2018.
Medals and Decorations:
- The State’s Order of Science & Arts, 14/4/1981.
- The Decoration of Military Duty, 3/11/1985.
- The Decoration of Long & Exemplary Military Service, 20/6/1989.
- The Medal of Liberation of Kuwait, 18/2/1991.
- The Decoration of Excellent service.
- The Decoration of the Republic.
Professor Farouk El-Baz
Bio:
Dr. Farouk El-Baz is Research Professor and Director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University. He participated in NASA’s Apollo program (1967-72) as Secretary of the Lunar Landing Site Selection Committee, and Chairman of Astronaut Training in Visual Observations and Photography. In 1973-1982 he established and directed the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC and served as Principal Investigator of the Earth Observations and Photography Experiment on the Apollo-Soyuz mission of 1975. He became Vice President for Science and Technology at Itek Optical Systems in 1982, before joining Boston University in 1986. He pioneered the applications of space photography to desert studies, with emphasis on groundwater exploration. He served as science adviser to President Anwar Sadat and is presently a member of the Advisory Council of Scientists and Experts to President El-Sisi of Egypt. His honors include NASA’s Apollo Achievement Award, the Nevada Medal, the Egyptian Order of Merit – First Class, and the Geological Society of America Distinguished Career Award. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.
Professor Mostafa El-Sayed
Bio:
B.Sc., Ain Shams U. Cairo, Egypt; Ph.D., Florida State University; Postdoctoral Fellow at YaleUniversity, Harvard University and the California Institute of Technology; Faculty member atUCLA Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (1961-94); Julius Brown Chair and Regents’Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (1994-present)
Professor El-Sayed received the 2007 US National Medal of Science in Chemistry from thePresident of the United States (2008) and the Medal of the Egyptian Republic of the First Classfrom the President of Egypt (2009). He was nominated by the U.S. President to the US NationalMedal of Science Selection Committee in 2014, served a two-year term, and has beenreappointed for a second term. Professor El-Sayed is the 2016 recipient of the AmericanChemical Society Priestley Medal.
Professor El-Sayed is an Elected Member of the US National Academy of Sciences (1980), anElected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1986), an Elected AssociateMember of the Third World Academy of Sciences (1984); he is an Inaugural Fellow of theAmerican Chemical Society, the American Physical Society and an Elected Fellow of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Sciences. He is an Honorary Fellow of theIndian Chemical Society and the Chinese Chemical Society.
He received the King Faisal International Prize in the Sciences (Chemistry), (1990); DoctorHonoris Causa from the Hebrew University, honorary Doctor Degrees from the Colleges ofMedicine of both Mansoura and Alexandria Universities in Egypt. He has received a number ofnational awards such as the Fresenius, the Tolman, the Richard’s medal, the Lindeman’s medal,the Seaborg’s medal as well as other numerous local ACS section awards. In 2002, he receivedthe ACS-APS Langmuir National Award in Chemical Physics and in 2007 was awardedGeorgia Tech’s highest award, the Class of 1943 Distinguished Professor. In 2011, Thomson-Reuters listed Professor El-Sayed # 17 in their list of top Chemists of the Decade, and as aHighly Cited Researcher in 2015. Clarivate Analytics Web of Science listed Professor El-Sayedas one of their 2017 Highly Cited Researchers based on citations of papers published from 2005 to 2015. He also won the Charles Hatchett award in 2018.
Professor El-Sayed was an Alexander von Humboldt Senior Fellow, Germany (1982), aVisiting Professor at the University of Paris, an Alfred P. Sloan as well as a GuggenheimFoundation Fellow, a Fairchild Fellow at the California Institute of Technology and a MillerVisiting Professor at U.C. Berkeley.
Professor Ahmed Amin Hamza
- Bio:
Joined the Faculty of Science, University of Mansoura in 1972. He served as a Prof. of Physics, since 1981, Vice Dean (1986), first Vice President for Community and Environmental Development (1992), and President of the University of Mansoura (1994–2001). The Sector of Community Service and Environmental Development and the Communications and Information Technology Centre in Mansoura University have been established under his supervision. He served as Vice President (2005) then President of the British University in Egypt (2008-2013). He Established the Interferometry and Fiber Optics Research Laboratory in Mansoura University. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics (London), Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society (Oxford), Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. He has more than 140 scientific publications in reputable international journals including the book “Interferometry of Fibrous Materials” Published by Adam Hilger, England. Prof. Hamza has been awarded The Egyptian National Award in Physics (1987), The State Prize of Merit in Basic Sciences (1997) and the Nile Prize in Advanced Technological Sciences (2005). He was granted a Doctor honoris causa from the Technical University of Liberec, Czeck Republic (2000).
Professor Ahmed Mohamed Hamad
- Email: ahmed.hamad@bue.edu.eg
- Building: C
- Employee type: Full-time
- Room: 105
- Education History:– B.Sc. degree in Communication Engineering from Military Technical college (MTC), Avionics Systems Department (1971), his M.Sc. degree in Avionics systems from Brno, Czechoslovakia (1977), and his Ph.D. degree in Electronic system analysis, Orsay, France (1981)..
- Bio:– President, Past Dean of the faculty of Informatics and Computer Science, at the British University in Egypt and Prof. of Computer Networks (CN). He is an Emeritus Professor at Ain-Shams University, Computer Systems Department. Prof. Hamad has several posts : Head of Avionics Department (MTC 1992-1996), Vice-Dean for post-graduate affairs, education and student affaires , then environmental affairs (Ain-Shams 1998-2004), Dean of faculty of Information and Computer Science ( October 6 University 2004-2008) , Dean of ICS faculty ( BUE Dec. 2008). His fields of experience: Avionics systems, digital electronics, computer architecture, computer networks, computer graphics, visual information systems, multimedia and digital signal processing. He has published more than 60 papers in international and local conferences, journals and proceedings in different fields of information technology. Prof. Hamad is Vice President of the Egyptian Software Engineering Association (ESEA) – Prof. Ahmed Mohamed Hamad Dean of Faculty of Informatics and Computer Science (ICS) British University in Egypt – IEEE- member (1988) and ACM member (2005)
- Fields of Interest:Local/Wide Area Networks Electronics
- Projects Supervised:IPV6 Simulation model for routing protocols Implementing and studying of VPN networks using various technologies like IP tunnels and MPLS/BGP Develop a mobile application for emergencies Large wireless networks at airport
Professor David Phoenix
Bio:
Professor David Andrew Phoenix, OBE, DL, DUniv, FAcSS, DSc is the Vice Chancellor of London South Bank University, Chair of MillionPlus, and a member of the Minister for Universities and Science Brexit advisory forum.He was elected to Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) for his contribution to medical research and education and recognised as an Academician by the Academy of Social Sciences for his work in areas linked to educational policy. In 2015 the Prime Minister appointed him as a trustee of the Science Museum Group. He is also a Director of National Centre for Universities and Business.
With over 250 publications, Professor Phoenix is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, The Society of Biology, The Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications and the Royal Society of Medicine. Through these latter bodies he has engaged in a range of discussions regarding the skills agenda, especially related to employer requirements. In 2010 he was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for services to Science and Higher Education and appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater London in 2015.
He has worked extensively overseas developing and leading on an overseas campus in Cyprus and a research institute in China. He was awarded an individual Excellence award by China’s Vice Premier in 2014 and was admitted to Order of Friendship (China) in 2016 for outstanding contribution to the country’s economic and social development.
Professor Adel A. Beshai
- Education History:
B.A. Economics-Political Science, AUC, 1963. Highest Honors. Winner of President’s Cup for Scholarship ranking 1st among all graduating senior; M.A. Economics, Stanford University, U.S.A. 1964; D.Phil. Oxford University, Economics, 1973.
- Bio:Academic Assistant to the Dean of Faculties, and part-time Instructor in the Department of Economics, 1965-67.1970’s Assistant Professor of Economics, AUC.1974-1977 Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations World Food Conference which was held in Rome in November 1974; thence Economist U.N. World Food Council until 1977.Main Activities, participated in the preparation of the Documents for the Conference; wrote the speeches of the Secretary General; worked closely with John Hanna (former President of Michigan State University) who was Director of the World Food Council; and worked closely with Dale Hathaway of USDA; and Mr. Sartaj Aziz and Hue Humphrey.Negotiated with OPEC finance ministers and DAC countries for the creation of the International Fund for Agricultural Development which was a great success and finally I announced in Rome the creation of the Fund with a capital of US$ 1 billion and 12 million.Voting structure was one third with advanced countries; one third OPEC; and one third recipient countries.That was the Magnum Opus. 1980’s Chair Department of Economics-Political Science-Mass communications ; Department of Economics-Political Science and then Department of Economics; this went on until 1990’s.Extensive publications available on CV. Published the major book on the Sudanese economy. Articles on agricultural economics, quantitative economics and other aspects of economics. 1998-2004 Member of the Egyptian Shura Council (upper house of parliament).Inadditon to FAO; active participant in Aspen(Italia) meetings; lecturing in Oxford University; Durham University; University of Bologna; University of Rome every year as per agreement with AUC department of Economics; Senior participant in the yearly Villa Mondragone conference in Italy; lectured at Bocconi University Italy. Initiated five years ago the teaching of large classes of Introductory Macroeconomics which I designed with a formula of a big class at the same time enjoying the benefits of small classes in terms of contact with the Professor, class participation, etc.
Professor Magdy Ishak
Bio:
Professor Magdy Ishak was born in Egypt in 1947, and currently lives in London, UK. He graduated from Ain Shams Medical School in Egypt and was trained as an Orthopaedic and Spinal surgeon in the United Kingdom. During his Medical career, he pioneered the work on lower limb graded pressure stockings which reduce the risk of DVT and Pulmonary Embolism, currently these stockings are used worldwide in all type of surgeries.
Professor Ishak was instrumental in the adaptation of the ISO 9001 in healthcare accreditation, he was chosen by his peers as an Honorary Companion Charter Institute of Management, he also teaches Healthcare Economics to MBA students and was made Freeman of the City of Glasgow for his Civic work
He is a senior judicator in disputes between government and private healthcare providers in the UK. Professor Ishak is one of the early participants in PPP and has three major projects with the British National health service including the Neuroscience Institute in Preston University. Professor Ishak is the Chairman of the Egyptian Medical Society-UK, Vice Chairman of the British Egyptian Society, he is member of the IOD, and the Supervisory Board of London Middle East Institute London University. Professor Ishak is one of the leading entrepreneurs in UK healthcare, his entrepreneurship has created a wealth of GBP 800 Million. He is the former founder and CEO of Scotcare group, Crestacare PLC, and Covenant Healthcare Group, and currently he is the Executive Chairman of Optive Group.
Mr. Robin Lamb
Bio:
Robin Lamb is Executive Director of the Egyptian British Business Council and a Board Member of the Egyptian British Chamber of Commerce. He is a retired member of the British Diplomatic Service whose career culminated in appointments as HM Ambassador to Bahrain (2004-06) and HM Consul General in Basra (2006). His previous overseas postings alternated with appointments at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London where he held positions involving regional analysis, policy formation and a leadership role in government support for the UK’s global trade in services (including education). Apart from the latter, his career focussed exclusively on the Middle East and North Africa region and included postings to Lebanon (for language training), Sudan, Libya, Saudi Arabia (twice), Oman, Kuwait (twice), Egypt (1993-96), Bahrain and Iraq. Robin studied Arabic language, literature and history at Oxford University. His other current appointments include Director General of the Libyan British Business Council, a Board Member of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs and a member of the Ahtisaari Leadership Fund group chaired by former Finnish President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari.
Ms. Elizabeth White
Director of British Council in Egypt
Bio:
Mrs. Yasmine Farid Khamis
- Senior Vice President – Oriental Weavers Group
A recognized strategic leader in the carpet industry known for her contributions to both the industry and Oriental Weavers in creating various lines of products to fulfill the needs and taste of the global carpet consumers.
In addition to the product development her contribution towards operational improvements including modernization and people development in Oriental Weavers Group are instrumental in delivering consistent results aligning technology initiatives along with personnel growth made the Company as the No1 Carpet Manufacturer.
Having key role in many health and educational support for general public such as The Egyptian Breast Cancer Foundation, Al-Salam Organization for Liver Diseases, Khamis Foundation for Community Development, Parting in sewage & electricity projects for rural cities etc.
- Recognition:
- Honoree – Top Inspiring Women Home – HFN Magazine November 2018
- Long Standing Member of American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt – 2018
- Listed in Forbes – The Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Businesswomen – 2017
- Listed in Amwal Al Ghad – TOP 50 WOMEN – 2016
The University Board chaired by the BUE President and is the supreme decision-making body in the University. The President is able to delegate some decision-making powers between meetings, provided they are ratified by the Board at its next meeting.
Prof. Ahmed Hamad
Prof. Leslie Croxford
Prof. Yehia Bahei El-Din
Prof. Tarek Abbas
Prof. Mohey ElMazar
Prof. Wadouda Badran
Prof. Mohamed Shouman
Prof. Safaa Hashim
Prof. Maguid H.M. Hassan
Prof. Omar Karam
Prof. Shadia Fahim
Prof. Attia Attia
Prof. Hassan Abdelhamid
Prof. Hassan Metwally
Dr. Khaled Negm
In attendance of
Mr. Hassan Ammar
MR. Hassan Ammar
University Secretary General
- EDUCATION
- Institution: Helwan university
- Completion Date: 1975
- Degree, Major: Bachelor’s degree, Faculty of Social service.
- Grade: Very Good
- Institution: Ain shams university
- Completion Date: 1995
- Degree, Major: Bachelor’s degree , Faculty of Law
- PROFESSIONAL CAREER
- Hired at Ain shams university as a student superintendant in the general adminstration of student cities on 9/10/1978
- Promoted to second specialist (social services) on 22/11/1988
- Worked as a Manager of “The Guest House” Ain shams university from 11/3/1992 till 29/12/2003.
- Hired as a “General Manager of Faculty of Commerce” Ain shams university from 29/12/2003 till 29/12/2005.
- Hired as ” Secretary General Assistant for postgraduate and researches affairs”Ain shams university from 29/12/2005 till 17/7/2006.
- Hired as ” Secretary General Assistant for education and students affairs” Ain shams university from 17/7/2006 till 26/12/2007.
- Hired as ” Secretary General of Ain Shams university” from 27/12/2007 till 28/4/2013.
- Hired as “Secretary General of the British university in Egypt” from 1/10/2014 till present.
- ADMINESTRATIVE CERTIFICATIONS
- Revising all the legal contracts , tenders , auctions and practices upon working as Manager of Guest House Ain Shams University from 1/1/1996 .
- While working as General Manager of Faculty of Commerce Ain Shams University revising and supervising all the legal affairs which is represented in the tenders , practices , auctions and legal contracts between the Faculty of Commerce and all the external corporate .
- Upon working as “Secretary General Assistant and Secretary General of Ain Shams University” revising all the legal affairs reported by the general administration of legal affairs in all the tenders , practices , auctions and legal contracts between Ain Shams University and all external corporate.
- Working as Head member of Human Resources committee
- Participating and supervising the preparation of the annual investment plans for Ain Shams University’s projects (Educational , University Hospitals ) also The five annuals strategic plans between Ain Shams University and both Ministry of High Education and Ministry of governmental planning to be discussed in the people’s council of Egypt .
- Supervising on preparation of Ain Shams University’s Ending Balance from 2007/2008 till 2011/2012 and also the preparation of the monthly and quarter year reports to be introduced to the Ministry of Finance .
- Supervising the preparation of the recruitment reports of the staff members and the administrators at Ain Shams University who are more than fifteen thousand administrators and twelve thousand staff members.
- Supervising on the General admisteration of Engineering Ain Shams university and all the projects carried out by the administration .
- Supervising on the General adminstration of purchasing Ain Shams University to obey all the needs of the university’s different departments , administrations and faculties through its sessions (General practices , auctions and tenders) .
- Supervising upon hiring head of departments and administration managers in Ain Shams university according to each job description .
- Supervising and opening of all the training courses of Ain Shams university according to plan of the central financial agency of Egypt.
- Working as the Head of the committee responsible for general regrading of the university’s regulative framework .
- OTHER INFORMATIONS AND APPRAISING LETTERS
- Appraising letter from Professor Doctor/ Mofeed Shehab “minister of high education and researches affairs” for honest and extraordinary performance in leading The Guest house Ain Shams university that results in its excellent appearance .
- Letter from Proffesor Doctor / Eglal Hafez “Dean of Faculty of Commerce” Ain Shams university says that” Hassan Abdle Aziz Ammar is one of the best and greatest General Managers hired in the of Faculty of Commerce because he is a great example for the successful manager as he is very discipline and has good relationship with his colleagues and employees and supervisors , Also his great love and respect for his job , His great ability to carry different responsibilities and taking correct wise decisions , In addition to having a great ability in job development and wise leadership and has a great administrative and technical abilities .
Ms. Sharon Page
Ms. Sharon Page
University Registrar
- Bio
Sharon Page is a senior leader and manager with over 22 years Board-level experience in British and transnational Higher Education, central government administration and the arts and museum sectors.
She began her career as a lawyer, spending 10 years specialising in commercial property and company/commercial law in the UK working in both the public and private sectors.
In 1997 Ms Page joined the Tate Gallery in London as Head of Legal and Secretary to the Board of Trustees and set up and ran the first in-house legal department in a UK museum. She was closely involved in a range of complex and high-profile matters including the creation of the internationally renowned Tate Modern gallery in London.
She joined the university sector in 2002 as College Secretary at Goldsmiths College, University of London where she was responsible for all student and academic services, marketing and communications, commercial services, the library and IT services and legal and governance advice and support. She was then appointed Registrar and Secretary at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in 2006 where she was responsible for all student, academic and research services, the library and IT services, all corporate services (including finance, human resources and estates and facilities management) and governance, legal and compliance advice and support .
In 2009 Ms Page set up her own business, Sharon Page Associates, providing high-level management consultancy advice to a range of UK-based universities. Her clients included Kings College London, the University of Sussex, the University of Birmingham and City University, University of London. She joined the British University in Egypt in October 2018 where she is a member of the Senior Leadership Team responsible for the Student Experience Strategy, Quality Assurance, Student Affairs, Academic Administration, Staff Development and Internationalisation. She is also Secretary to the Board of Trustees.
Sharon has a First Class Honours Degree from the Open University in Art History and Cultural Studies. She is also a graduate of the Leadership Foundation’s Top Management Programme, a leadership training programme aimed at senior leaders in UK higher education.
Senate is responsible for developing, monitoring and promoting the University’s academic work and provision at all levels and for ensuring the academic quality and standards of the University’s academic awards. Senate also oversees the BUE Academic Regulations and their implementation.
Senate meets twice a Semester and reports to University Board. Senate is chaired by the BUE President. Membership comprises the Vice-Presidents, the University Registrar, the Faculty Deans, two elected academic members from each Faculty and the President of the Students’ Union or their nominee.
University Teaching and Learning Committee oversees the delivery of the BUE annual quality assurance and enhancement cycle. UTLC oversees a number of sub-committees including Staff Development Committee, e-Learning Committee, the IT Committee and Prep Year Committee.
UTLC meets monthly and reports to Senate. UTLC is chaired by the Vice President for Teaching and Learning. Membership comprises the University Registrar, the Head of IT Services, the Director of the Library, the Head of Quality and Validation, the Quality Enhancement Coordinator, the Staff Development Coordinator and the Vice Deans for Teaching and Learning/Teaching and Learning Coordinators from each Faculty. The Senior Assistant Registrar’s are in attendance.
The Research and Postgraduate Studies Committee oversee the BUE research strategy and the delivery of postgraduate programmes at BUE. It reports to Senate and is chaired by the Vice President for Research and Postgraduate Studies. Membership comprises the University Registrar, the Director of the Library, the Vice Deans for Research from each Faculty, two Research Centre Directors and an external expert on research. The Library Committee and Research Centre Committees report into this committee.
The Committee is chaired by the vice president of environmental affairs and community services, and membership comprises the University Registrar, two service centre directors and 3 to 6 members appointed by University Board with expertise in community service and enterprise.
Executive Group is an advisory committee to the BUE President. Its role is to follow up actions from the University’s key committees and to share information. Executive Group is Chaired by the BUE President and membership comprises the Vice Presidents, the University Registrar, 3 Deans on an annual rotating basis and the General Secretary. A number of operational committees report into Executive Board.
Prof. Mostafa Gouda
- Bio:
Prof. Gouda is an active member in the national organizations and committees which advocate the progress of advanced materials in Egypt .He is a member of the committee of promoting research professors and associate research professors in Mubarak City for Scientific Research and Technology applications. He is also a member in the National Committee of New Materials in the Egyptian Academy of Science and Technology. Prof. Gouda edited a book about the rare early works of Naguib Mahfous, the Egyptian Nobel prize winner in literature. Reuters published a report in Arabic about that book on March 8-2007. - Education History:
Prof. Gouda received his PhD from department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University in 1981. He received his M.Sc from Department of Metallurgy, University of Connecticut in 1977 and his B.Sc in Metallurgical Engineering, Cairo University in 1968. Prof. Gouda joined BUE in 2005 as a Professor of materials science and engineering. He became the Dean of Engineering at BUE in May 2006. The Vice President for Research & Community Services in September 2011, the Acting President in March 2013 and BUE President from July 2013 until July 2014. Prior to that, he was Professor of materials science and engineering, and the Chairman of mechanical engineering, mechatronics, and automotive engineering department, Higher Technological Institute, 10th of Ramadan city, EGYPT. He also served as Associate Dean of the October sixth branch of the institute for the academic year 2003- 2004. - Fields of Interest:
Prof. Gouda’s research interests are in metal matrix composites, mechanical properties, inter facial and inter phasial phenomena of metal matrix composites. He is also interested in advanced steels and environmental studies. Prof. Gouda has been involved in teaching various courses in materials science and engineering, stress analysis, and engineering thermodynamics over more than twenty years. He has published more than forty technical papers and presented over eighty seminars papers and organized more than 60 workshops in composite materials throughout EGYPT and he is the co-author of a textbook in Production Technology. - Projects Supervised:
Prof. Gouda has been selected more than twenty times to be an external examiner for both doctorate and master examinations.
