ORYX UNI - Key Persons
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- President and Trustee - Oryx Universal College
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- Programme Leader of Cyber Security Programme School of Computing and Data Science Read
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- Programme Leader of Quantity Surveying Programme
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- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor School of Computing and Data Science
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- Associate Professor - Civil Engineering Programme
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- Associate Professor & Acting Head of School of Business & Leadership / Leader of Project Management Programme
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- Associate Professor & Associate Dean for Success & Wellbeing / Acting Head of School Foundation Studies & Mathematics
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- Acting Head of School of Engineering and Construction
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- Associate Professor
- Associate Professor - Civil Engineering Programme
Dr. Reem Digna has over 20 years of international experience in engineering design, university teaching, research, and consultancy. Dr. Reem received her bachelor's degree in civil engineering with First Class Honor and MSc in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Khartoum (UofK) in Sudan. She completed her PhD in Technical University of Delft and IHE in Netherlands. Her research work focuses on mathematical models for decision making in support of water resources planning and management, urban flood analysis, and water distribution systems simulation and optimization. Her research papers have been published in national and international journals and conference proceedings. She has teaching experience in different regions including Africa and North America. Along with an academic professional career, Dr. Reem has vast experience in engineering design and consultancy working with several engineering entities in Africa and North America.
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- Assistant Professor - Computer Science Programme
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Member of the Board of Trustees
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- Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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- Associate Professor
- Senior Lecturer ( Associate Professor
Dr. Taleb Alkurdi is currently a senior lecturer (associate professor) at Oryx Universal College (OUC) in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University. He joined the team in July 2023. Dr. Alkurdi has more than ten years of academic experience. He served as an assistant professor of mathematics for eight years in Saudi Arabia; Seven years at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) and one year at Taibah University in Al-Madinah Al-Munawara. Before that he served as a lecture for one and a half year; One year at the Community College of Qatar (CCQ) and one semester at Yarmouk University in Jordan.
Research Interests
Fixed Point Theory, Attrctive Points. Mathematical Biology Modelling
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- Coordinator of Teaching, Learning & Assessment
Mohammad, Malek, Eyad Masad, and Sami G. AlGhamdi. "3D concrete printing sustainability: a comparative life cycle assessment of four construction method scenarios." Buildings 10, no. 12 (2020): 245
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- Assistant Professor
- Lecturer
Richmond Michelo is a Lecturer in the BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying program at Oryx Universal College/Liverpool John Moores university. He possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Zambia, an MSc in Finance from Strathclyde Business School, and an MSc in Quantity Surveying, with distinction, from Glasgow Caledonian University. Richmond has also obtained several other professional postgraduate qualifications, including ACCA (Accounting and Finance), CIM (Marketing), and CIAB-SA (Banking). Richmond has many years of academic, technical, and management industry experience in the finance and construction sectors. Prior to his teaching experience, he worked in Zambia's banking sector and Lonrho, a multinational conglomerate. He has more than eight years of teaching experience in tertiary and university institutions in Namibia and the United Kingdom. His taught modules include economics, quantitative studies, accounting, finance, and marketing, among others. Richmond has contributed to the development and evaluation of modules in terms of content, delivery, and assessment. He played a pivotal role in increasing student numbers and promoting the college across all regions, leading to the establishment of the first private university in Namibia - The International University of Management (IUM). Additionally, he provided capacity building in business and financial management to various SMEs through the external engagement department. Prior to joining OUC/Liverpool John Moores University, he worked as a Consultant Professional Quantity Surveyor for Jacobs UK limited, an engineering and construction services company. Richmond's market sector experience includes commercial, defense, marine, highway projects, schools, Ministry of Justice, and other high-value construction schemes, among others. Richmond is seeking to obtain chartership from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) to solidify his extensive expertise and abilities. His research interests include financing models for renewable energy infrastructure in developing and emerging markets, as well as procurement and corporate finance. He aims to pursue a Ph.D. in this field of study.
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Renewable Energy Infrastructure Financing in Southern Africa
Irwin,D., Gill, A., Knowles, L.R., Krygier, D., Kwong, C.F., Pike, M., Towey, D. and Walker, J. (2021), "Evaluating Expectations and Engagement with Emergency Remote Teaching: A Crossfaculty Case Study of a Sino-British University" in Proceedings of the International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE 2021), pp. 101-113
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- Professor & Acting Dean School of Computing and Data Science Read
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- Professor & Program Leader, Co - Ordinator of the Office of Research and Knowledge Transfer School of Computing and Data Science
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- Professor & Vice President of Academic Affairs / Chief Academic Officer