Speakers

Hassan Selim is the Dean of the College of Business Administration at the University of Kalba, located in Sharjah, UAE. With over 40 years of academic experience, he has held various leadership roles, including College Dean, Department Chair, and Director, as well as chairing several committees at department, college, and university levels. As a Professor of Management Information Systems and Business Analytics, he has taught a wide range of courses in these fields at both graduate and undergraduate levels, utilizing various teaching modalities such as face-to-face, blended, hyflex, and online.

Professor Selim's research interests include the diffusion of technology, acceptance and adoption of technology and innovation, hybrid learning acceptance, and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL). He has been instrumental in several strategic digital transformation initiatives and has managed numerous e-Learning transformation projects, transforming tens of courses from traditional to blended or online formats.

In addition to his role at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), Professor Selim has been the Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning (CETL) at the United Arab Emirates University from fall 2014 to spring 2022. Under his leadership, CETL has spearheaded significant digital learning transformation initiatives at UAEU.