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Administrative Faculty

Dr. Adel Zairi

Dr. Adel Zairi is an Administrative Faculty member in the School of e-Education with more than 15 years of experience in higher and executive education. 

School of e-Education

Academic Biography

  • Quality Management
  • Quality Culture
  • Leadership
  • Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Sustainability
  1. PhD in Quality Culture – University of Salford – United Kingdom – 2013  
  2. Postgraduate Diploma – University of Central Florida – United States - 2008
  3. BA (Hons) – University of Nottingham – United Kingdom - 2007

Dr. Adel Zairi is an Administrative Faculty member in the School of e-Education with more than 15 years of experience in higher and executive education. He holds a PhD in Quality Culture from the University of Salford, United Kingdom.

He has held several leadership positions and focuses on Quality Management, Excellence, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Strategic Leadership. His career spans the UK, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates, where he has led measurable change and organizational transformation.

Before joining HBMSU, he served as Dean of Academic Operations, managing cross-functional teams and developing strategies that advanced academic quality standards. He has also taught courses in Total Quality Management, Leadership, Excellence, Quality Standards, Business Ethics, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Dr. Zairi has extensive experience in training and leadership development for both public and private sector organizations. He also mentors startups and was invited to present a collaboration with a student-led startup at COP28.