S13 Ep 15 CLICKS MENA-HELF Professor Ghassan Aouad

Professor Ghassan Aouad, Chancellor, Abu Dhabi University, has been
a supporter of the MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum for many
years and so it was with great pleasure, Józefa Fawcett was able to
catch him in between his speaking and role on various panels to
talk about the work being done at Abu Dhabi University (ADU) with a
focus on engagement with stakeholders and students to continually
work towards HE standards of excellence, and the subsequent
multiple awards they have earned. ADU have actively embraced
technology, digitial transformation, and sustainability - which is
one of their core pillars. Professor Ghassan explains that we need
to create custodians for the future and whereas we might not
predict what this future might look like, Universities have a role
in helping cuture citizen be best prepared.