QS-MAPLE International Academic Advisory Committee
The Advisory Board meets three times a year and consists of senior academics and administrators from Middle East and Asian universities who support the aims of QS-MAPLE. They commit time and efforts to help steer the conference and thus meet the varying needs of the higher education systems in the different countries that they represent.
International Academic Advisory Committee members
| Dr Kevin Downing |
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Director, Knowledge, Enterprise and Analysis, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Prof Peter WS Chang |
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Dean of International Office, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan |
| Prof Kingsley Bolton |
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Chair Professor of English / Head of Department, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Prof Nelson Ijumba |
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Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Prof Kenji Watanuki |
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Vice Director, Center for the Promotion of Arts and Science, Josai International University, Japan |
| Mrs Angela Franklin |
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Head of Student Recruitment, UniversiteÅL Paris-Sorbonne Abou Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Mr Hasan Makansi |
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Entrepreneur and Advisor, Canada. |
| Asst Prof Dr Chanuantong Tanasugarn |
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Deputy Dean for International Relations, Mahidol University, Thailand |
| Ms Robin Buckham |
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International and Development), Marketing Division, Deakin University, Australia |
| Dr Marius Venter |
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Director, Centre for Local Economic Development, University of Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Dr Mohammed Allehaibi |
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Business and Innovation Adviser, Umm Alqura University (UQU), Saudi Arabia |
| Mrs Winnie Eley |
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Director, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong |
| Prof Serwan Baban |
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Vice Chancellor, University of Kurdistan-Hewler, Iraq |
| Dr Sadiq M. Sait |
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Professor and Director, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia |
| Dr Trevor Webb |
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University Registrar, British University of Egypt (BUE), Egypt |
| Prof Nigel Healey |
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Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College, College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom |
| Assoc Prof Dr Shameem Rafik-Galea |
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Director – Marketing and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia |
| Dr. Makhapa Makhafola |
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General Manager, MINTEK, South Africa |
| Dr Vincent O. Onywera |
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Director, Centre for Linkages and International Programmes, Kenyatta University, Kenya |
| Dr John M. Wesonga, |
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Director, Directorate of Performance Contracting and Appraisal, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya |
| Ms Gudrun Paulsdottir |
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President of the European Association for International Education & International Strategist, Mälardalen University, The Netherlands |
| Dr Bernardine Wong |
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Director, UM Centre for Continuing Education, University of Malaya, Malaysia |
Nunzio Quacquarelli, Managing Director – QS
Mandy Mok, Managing Director – QS Asia
Tony Martin - Vice President, Educator Services – QS
John Molony - Vice President, Strategic Planning & Marketing – QS
Jason Newman – Global Commercial Director for QSIU – QS
This committee reports to the Conference Programme Chair and works with QS to plan and implement both plenary and parallel sessions. Individuals take responsibility for specific tracks that match their areas of interest and expertise. Anyone who wishes to contribute to the Committee's work is invited to contact Dr Kevin Downing, Conference Programme Chair ( sckevin@cityu.edu.hk ) or shirley.tay@qs-asia.com.
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