Speaker Details

The Director of Technology Management Programme, College of Graduate Studies, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain. He obtained his Ph.D. from Queen Mary College, University of London, UK in computer control of engine testing. He worked in the research and development of ground-to-ground missiles for the Aerospace Industry in Egypt. He was a consultant to Ford Foundation in UK. He worked for the Arab-Organization for Industrialization since its establishment in Egypt. He was a member of the High Committee for the establishment of the anti-tank missile factory and responsible for the negotiations with the British partners for technology transfer. He was the Deputy Manager of the Arab Institute for Aerospace Technology, Egypt. He worked as the Director General of Information Technology Center at the Arab Organization for industrialization. He was the Vice-President and Director of Consulting and Information Technology, at Engineering and Management Consultants Company (TEAM International) based in Cairo. He was the Director General for Small Enterprise Development Organization, the Social Fund for Development, The Cabinet of Egypt. He was the Chairman of the International Task Force composed by the UN for the development of the Informal Sector in Africa (UN-OSCAL). He was a member of the UN-expert Group in Public Administration and Finance (UNCTAD). He was a member of the Economic Committee of the National Council of Women in Egypt. He is a member and founder of the Egyptian Incubator Association. He is also a member and founder of the Association of Managers of Information Centers, USA/Egypt. He is a member and founder of the Bahraini Society of Technology Transfer. He is a member of the International Association of Management Of Technology (USA).

Presentation Abstract:

Since the establishment of the oldest university that still exists in Egypt, namely Al-Azhar, more than 1000 years ago, the university model has evolved through many stages. Its role stepped up from merely educating young people in a specific stock of knowledge to a pivotal role in the development of the societies. It has changed from being about intellectual pursuit, predominantly for its own sake, and educating a very privileged minority to a broader role for the contemporary mass university. Moreover, universities gradually have becoming more coherent with the market and society. World around us is changing at tremendous speed. A new dimension has been created. This is the Global Dimension. It is characterized by the fast and diversified communications. World is becoming borderless, interconnected, and interdependent. We can now jump daily from the local to the global. This has impacts not only on universities' staff and student flows, but also on the way universities work, cooperate, and interact with the local and global communities. Universities are the main creators of knowledge that leads to understanding, and ultimately to wisdom. Many societies are changing from material-based societies to knowledge based ones. Knowledge based societies are by definition: those societies sharing knowledge reality. This is an act for the democratization of scientific knowledge. Hence, it is expected from a university to continue the dissemination of knowledge and pursue its implementations for the prosperity of the society. In addition to creating the new knowledge, universities' researchers make breakthroughs and innovations. And it is imperative to say that universities are essential part of the fabric of our civilization. One of the proven effective tools for knowledge dissemination in societies is the science centers. Members of the society may acquire first hand knowledge by knowing: how, what, why, when, .etc. And so they develop positive attitudes and go through cognitive learning. In accomplishing the role of the universities as knowledge disseminators and services providers to the society, they should participate in the creation and running of the science centers and the enhancement of their role. Universities will also benefit greatly from the presence of the science centers. The Arabian Gulf University in the Kingdom of Bahrain is one of the believers of its role in establishing science centers in the Gulf Region. It has established more than a decade ago, within its compass, a small scale anatomy science museum. This is benefiting not only ordinary members of the society but also its own newly enrolled students.

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