Dr. Ummasalma, DBA
Professor of Business Management
Dr. UmmeSalma is an Educational Development Officer with Heriot Watt University within the School of Management & Languages, Dubai campus. She has gained extensive experience as a lecturer and active researcher at international conferences. She has sat on the advisory committee of Online Education at Berlin in 2006 where she chaired paper presentation for CEMED as well as at a host of other international conferences. She has worked largely in developing and understanding requirements at creating bridge programs for life-long learners (both Arab and non-Arab students) at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels.
Academic Positions Held
- Professor of Business Management, UGSM-Monarch Business School
- Educational Development Officer, Herriot Watt University
- Associate Professor, Cambridge College International
- Associate Professor, Emirates College of Management and I.T.
- Regional Assignment Supervicor, University of Cambridge
- Lecturer, SZABIST-Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology
- Lecturer, IITM-London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Programs
Academic Credentials
- Doctor of Business Administration, SMC University
- M. Phil. in Management Science, SZABIST-Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Management, University of Cambridge
- B. Sc. (Honours) Information Systems, London Guildhall University
Awards And Honors
- Distinction-International Advanced Diploma in Computer Studies
Memberships
- Member, ACBSP-Accreditation Council For Business Schools & Programs, USA
- Member, ECBE-European Council For Business Education, Switzerland
Languages
- English
- Arabic
- Urdu
Research Topics Presented at Conferences
- Significance of Local inputs in curriculum development at Transnational Education, Educational Development Unit presented at the Heriot Watt Edinburgh – James Watt Center “The Curriculum Puzzle – Fitting the Pieces Together”14th March 2008
- Part-time faculty- Training and development: Middle East Forum for Academic Research and Reflection, GETEX Dubai UAE 11th – 14th April 2007
- Academic writing and life-long learners – First International iPed Conference 2006: Pedagogic Research and Academic Identities Coventry University TechnoCentre (UK) 11-12th September 2006
- Business and Education Leadership – The right mix for the region – Inspiring Leadership: Experiential Learning and Leadership Development-The 10th International Conference on Experiential Learning 10 – 14 July 2006 hosted by the Brathay Academy (Lancaster, England)
- Leadership qualities for diverse cultured workforce in UAE: Research Symposium at University of Wollongong in Dubai (UAE) : 27th February 2006
- Postgraduate education in UAE : Quality in teaching and Learning : Aga-Khan University Karachi (Pakistan) : 22nd February 2006
- Employee Training Practices and Challenges – Institute of Business Administration IBA – Karachi 21st Feb 2006
- Online education- Opportunities and threats in the GULF region : Online Educa Berlin (Germany) November 2005
- Marketing of Higher education institutes in Dubai. The USP
