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Curriculum Vitae Dr. Haifa Jamal Allail Curriculum Vitae Dr. Haifa Jamal AlLail Personal Data: Name: Haifa Reda Jamal Al-Lail Date of Birth: 29/06/1960 Major: Public Administration/Public Policy Language: English Social Status: Married Hobbies: Reading & Travelling Work Address: Effat University, P. O. Box 34689, Jeddah, 21478 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Home Address: P. O. Box 51992 Jeddah 21553 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Work Phone: +966 2 6364300 Ext.1000 Work Fax: +966 2 6377447 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Educational Qualifications 1987-1991 PhD in Public Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Title of Thesis (Public Services Privatization Decisions in Less Developed Countries: The Case of Saudi Arabia) 1984-1986 Master of Public Administration, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America Summer 1984 Diploma in International Training for Trainers Program (ITOT) University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America. 1977-1980 Bachelor of Art in Business Administration, King Abdul-Aziz University, Saudi Arabia. Related courses included Accounting, Public Finance, Statistical Analysis, Marketing, Banking, and Research. Work Experience 2009/current President of Effat University 2000-2008 Dean Effat College Summer /2000 Fellowships at John F.Kennedy School of Government, Center of Business & Government, Harvard U.S.A June/ 2000 Member of HERS Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, Bryn Mawr College, U.S.A. 1998-1999 Part-Time Consultant Effat 1995-1999 Dean of The Girls’ Section King Abdul-Aziz University 1995-1996 Head of Public Administration Department (KAAU) 1992-1995 Vice-Dean, Faculty of Economic & Administration (KAAU) 1993-1999 Manager of Administration Development Department (KAAU) 1980-1982 Teaching Assistant/Administrator (KAAU) Teaching Experiences & Courses Graduate Courses: Readings in Public Policy Undergraduate Courses: Public Cooperation, Public Policy, Research Seminar and Principles of Public Administration. Associations & Memberships: 2020 - Member of King Abdul Aziz University Board of Trustees 2020 - Board Member in ILMI - The World of Science and Innovations Museum – Misk Foundation. 2020 - Member of Global Liberal Arts Advisory Group 2019- Member of The Development Committee for the Princess Noura Award for Women Excellence 2019- Member of The Streets and Roundabouts Naming Committee in The Governorate of Jeddah. 2019 - Member of Saudi Universities Sports Federation Board 2019 - B20 Saudi Arabia Executive Committee 2019 - Honorary Member in American Academy of Arts and Sciences 2019 - Member in UoPeople's President's Council. 2 2019 - Research and Academic Accreditation Committee Member – Prince Muqrin University 2019 - Member of the Editorial Board of a new peer-reviewed case journal: CaseFocus, The Case Center 2018 - The Pioneers and Leaders HUB, Women as Partners in Progress (WPP) 2017 - Member of Executive Committee of Jeddah Innovation Award 2017- Youth initiative board 2016- Member of the board of directors of Al Bayda Development Association 2016- Member of AAC&U President’s Trust 2016- Member of the Advisory Board for Private Universities and Colleges 2016- Honorary Board Member of AlBayan Colleges, Saudi Arabia 2015- MAAN 2014- Advisory Board Member of the Arab Social Science Monitor (an initiative of the Arab Council for the Social Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon) 2014- Member of EAIE (European Association for International Education) 2014- Member of AlBayan Colleges ACADEMIC Committee, KSA 2014- Founding Board Member of AECOM Arabia Academy 2013- Member of NAFSA: Association of International Educators 2013- Member the Board of Trustees of UK Charity -Alexandria Trust, England 2013- Member of the International Chamber of Commerce- Saudi Arabia 2013- Member of the Minaret Business Organization (MBO) Jeddah Chapter, KSA 2013- Member of the Educational Team of the Consultation Group PMTTG 2013- Member of the Women’s Directional Work Council, Human Resources Development Fund, Saudi Arabia 2012- Member of AlGhad Foundation’s Board of Founders, Saudi Arabia 2012- Member of the Board of Directors of GEW - Global Entrepreneurship Week –Saudi Arabia, under the patronage of the Ministry of Labor and Qotuf program, (Saudi Arabia). 2012- Member of (ACE) the American Council of Education, USA 2011- Member of the (IAUP) International Association of the University Presidents, Paris 2010- Founding Member of the Global Liberal Arts Alliances, USA 2010- Member of the Strategic Advisory Council, Management Center, School of Business, AUC (Cairo). 3 2003 Board member of the Committee of International Trade (CIT), Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industries. Research & Publications: Sultan, N., & Jamal Al-Lail, H. (2019), The Islamic and Cultural Ethos of Hadhrami Businessmen, Understanding the relationship between Religion and Entrepreneurship, (pp. 104-130). IGI Global: Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA Jamal Al-Lail, H. R., & Mohamed, E. A. (2018). Opportunities and Challenges of Internationalizing Higher Education: The Case of Saudi Arabia. Springer, Cham Jamal Al-Lail, H. R. (2017). IQRA “READ”: Making the Case for Effat. In American Universities Abroad: The Leadership of Independent Transnational Higher Education Institutions (pp. 243-253). Cairo: AMER UNIV IN CAIRO PRESS. Sultan, N., & Jamal Al-Lail, H. (Eds.). (2015). Creative Learning and MOOCs Harnessing the Technology for a 21st Century Education. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Opportunities & Challenges of internationalizing Higher education in KSA Douglas C. Bennett, Grant H. Cornwell, Haifa Jamal Al-Lail, and Celeste Schenck (2012) “An Education for the Twenty-First Century: Stewardship of the Global Commons”. Association of American Colleges and Universities. Liberal Education, Fall 2012, Vol. 98, No. 4. Jamal Allail, Haifa R. (2010) “The Role of Internationalization in Women’s Education in the Middle East” .Innovation Through Education: Building The Knowledge Economy in The Middle East. Global Education Research Reports: Report 4, Institute of International Education: Chapter Five,pp. 61-72, USA. Jamal Allail, Haifa & Laufer, Kerry. (2002) “School Environments of the Future: Toward an Institutional Strategy for Cooperation” Working Paper Submitted for the King Saud University Symposium on Schools of the Future Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / October 22-23. 4 Jamal Al-Lail, Haifa R. (2000) “Philanthropic Non-Profit Third Economic Sector Organizations: The Saudi Experience.” Ain Shamas University, Scientific Journal of Economic &Commerce: Vol.1, pp.609-713, Cairo. Jamal Al-Lail, Haifa R. (1998) “Comparative Analysis of Market, Government and Voluntary Roles& Behavior”Egypt,Egyptian Journal For Commercial Studies Jamal Al-Lail, Haifa R. (1997) “Toward a Better Policy in Cultural Communication in Contemporary Societies” Almal Wa Altigarah Journal, Cairo, Egypt. Jamal Al-Lail, Haifa R. (1996) “Muslim Women Between Tradition and Modernity: The Islamic Perspective” Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs: Vol.16, No.1, pp.99-110 Papers and Presentations Presented in Conferences and Seminars February 16, 2020. How to build Leadership skills in the undergrads?, Medical Services General Directorate, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital – Jeddah, Academic Affairs & Training Center, General Staff Command, Ministry of Defense, Jeddah, KSA. December 11 – 12, 2019. Women Leadership in Engineering & Project Management, Project Management Institute, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia Chapter, Jeddah, KSA Times Higher Education April 10, 2019. International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education: Transforming Saudi Universities in An Era of Change, The growth of leadership opportunities for women in science and entrepreneurship. Riyadh, KSA. March 20, 2018. Middle East and North Africa Universities Summit 2018: ‘Reversing the brain drain: strategies for recruitment and talent management’, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA. February 12-16, 2017. Materialistic, Philanthropic and Entrepreneurial Leadership Model in Higher Education Harvesting Future Generations of Women Leaders, QS in 5 conversation seminar “Women’s Higher Education for Leadership and Social Innovation”, Jaipur, India. February 22, 2016. Global Learning -Success in Local Delivery Advancing the Role of Higher Education, The AIEA 2016 Annual Conference Building a Better World: The Academy as Leader, Montreal, Canada November 7, 2016 Keynote speech at the “Inaugural launch for International Education Week”, Kent University, Ohio, U.S.A. April, 2016 presented at the International Forum for Arab Women “Saudi Women and Future Development” at the College of Humanities in University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt. February 21-24, 2016 “Global Learning -Success in Local Delivery Advancing the Role of Higher Education” presented at the AIEA 2016 Annual Conference Building a Better World: The Academy as Leader in Montreal, Canada January 5-6, 2016 “Student Centered Learning Practices the Optimum Learning Environment” Remarks at Second Forum of the Royal Commission Colleges and Institutes Division Education and Employment-Stressing our Uniqueness in Yunbu, Saudi Arabia. May 5–7, 2015. International Innovation and Co-operation in Higher Education The 5th QS MAPLE”, Doha, Qatar. February 14, 2015. Saudi Women As Engineers: Unlocking Saudi Women's Potential, Devices And Systems For A Sustainable Future, NSF Research Conference On Electronic Materials, King Abdullah University for Science
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