Bahrain Polytechnic appoints new Dean

Manama : Bahrain Polytechnic’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Jeff Zabudsky, has named Dr. Haitham Al Qahtani as the Polytechnic’s Dean of Applied Research & Enterprise.

Dr. Al Qahtani’s role will be to set up the Deanship of Applied Research from concept to business plan based on market needs of applied research, align students’ projects with entrepreneurship programs, developing faculty research expertise into consultancy skills which caters to the public and private sector needs, and building internal research resources and infrastructure.

Dr Al Qahtani brings a wealth of academic and professional experience, having previously worked as a project leader when setting up the British College of Bahrain, Group Strategic Planning & Project Developer at the Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group of Companies, and Vice President for knowledge based services at the Economic Development Board. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tufts in Boston, a Masters of Energy Engineering from the University of Leeds in the UK, and a Bachelors of Petroleum Engineering from the University Southern California in the USA.

On this occasion, Dr Al Qahtani stated: “Research is an important factor in any institution, as it can contribute to creating new knowledge and opportunities which can result in economic development. Bahrain Polytechnic is rich with its experienced international faculty members who can contribute to the development of research.