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June 15, 2026 Twins, Tables and a Taste of the UAE: How Two Emirati Students Are Building a Homegrown Hospitality Brand

Professor Nicholas Thomas, Assistant Dean – Academic Programs, Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy – Les Roches United Arab Emirates (UAE) & Chef Leonardo Roman, Practical Arts & Events Manager, Abu Dhabi Hospitality Academy – Les Roches United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Walk into the right pop-up in Abu Dhabi on the right weekend, and you might find a Neapolitan pizza coming out of the oven that tastes faintly of the desert. A queue out the door. Behind the counter, two young Emirati chefs who happen to be twins, and who also happen to be university students, are plating the next order.

April 15, 2026 Coherence and Competence in the Age of AI

Michael Pazinas , SFHEA Acting Director Center for Educational Innovation Zayed University, UAE

Who is going to argue that mobility is not important? AI short courses and nanodegrees need to connect learning to earning. The rhetoric is simple: we need a credentialing system that makes the transition from education to employment easier.

April 15, 2026 From Chatbot to Ecosystem: Rethinking What AI Can Actually Do for Universities

Professor Mohammed Ahmed Hassanien, SFHEA Advisor to the Vice President for Educational Affairs Professor of Clinical Biochemistry King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia

When students can generate plausible content in seconds, the traditional essay loses its evidentiary value. The response must be redesign, not just detection—assessments that require genuine reasoning and contextualized application are far more resistant to AI substitution. That is an opportunity, if educators are willing to take it.

April 15, 2026 Speaking the Same Language: How Networks Are Transforming Teaching Across the Gulf

Dr. Mahinour Ezzat, SFHEA Founder, Advance HE Gulf Fellowship Network Director Teaching and Learning, Ajman University, United Arab Emirates (UAE)

What began as a vision to connect educators across the Gulf has now evolved into a regional platform for influence, collaboration and recognition. The Advance HE Gulf Fellowship Network was founded on a simple conviction: excellence must be visible, shared and collectively strengthened.

April 15, 2026 Catalysts of Change: Navigating Transformation in Higher Education Through Teaching Excellence and Professional Growth

Mostafa Youssef, FHEA Senior Advisor for Academics, Learning and Development Office of the Provost The British University in Egypt, Egypt

Universities are no longer simply places that confer credentials; they are dynamic engines of societal transformation, shaping identities, economies and global futures.

April 15, 2026 Transforming Higher Education Through Student Success: Systemic Change Cannot Wait

Stuart Norton, PFHEA Head of Educational Excellence Advance HE

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