Dr. Afaf Mubarak Bugawa

Dr. Afaf is an Associate professor in the Technology Management and Innovation Program at the Arabian Gulf University (AGU).  She holds a doctorate in Information and Communications Technology from Brunel University - United Kingdom in 2015. She holds Master's degree in Technology Management from AGU in 2004 and a BSc. in Computer Science from the University of Bahrain in 1995. She also holds an accredited degree in Teaching and Learning from Brunel Centre for academic Excellence. Dr. Afaf's extensive experience extends to 25 years in the field of education and scientific research, where she worked as a lecturer at the University of Bahrain and in the College of Health Sciences before she joined AGU in 2008. She has several positions in the academic and administrative field and presided over a number of administrative committees in College of Health Sciences. Dr. Afaf is the coordinator with the Quality Excellence center in AGU and with the industrial and government sector. Member of the Committee of the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf for Community Service and Continuing Education. Member of the Scientific Council of AGU. She is a member of the College Council, and a member of the Theses Audit Committee, as well as the Scientific Research and Ethics Committee at the College of Graduate Studies. She supervised many diplomas, master's and doctoral theses in the Department of Innovation and Technology Management. She was appointed SEP 2021 as the director of the AGU center for Community services, training, consultancies and continual education.  Dr. Afaf has attended several specialized workshops on leadership skills, RefWork, Nvivo program, Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). She organized a series of workshops and seminars on topics related to methods of scientific research, quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis, as well as Science, Technology and Innovation. She participated in organizing a number of events including the 'e-Learning 2.0' conference at Brunel University - United Kingdom.