CURRICULUM VITAE

PROF. DR. THABET ABDEL RAHMAN EDREES

                      PERSONAL DATA :

- Date of Birth                             August 6,1950

- Nationality                                Egyptian

- Marital Status                           Married with two children

- Language                                Arabic (Native Language)

                                        English (Second Language)

- Permanent Address               12 Tala Street, Flat # 10,   Salah El-Din, Heliopolis,Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt.

-  Tel.                                          (20)-(2)-4181014- 15, Fax  4181015.

                    -  Mobile                                    0127496358

                   -  E-mail                                   thabet _ edrees@hotmail.com
                                                      HVPresident@menofia.edu.eg          

PRESENT JOB :

Professor of Management & Marketing, and Vice President for post Graduate &  Research Menoufiya University, Shibeen El-Koom , Egypt.

EDUCATION :

·        B.A. (in Business Administration), Assuit University, Egypt - May 1971.

·        M.B.A., Zagazig University, Egypt - March 1981.

·     Ph.D. in Business Administration, Sheffield University, England- July 1989.

ACADEMIC MISSIONS AND GRANTS :

·        An exchange visitor to Illinois State University, USA, 1983.

·        A Royal grant for the best Ph.D. Thesis in Art, Royal Scientific Research Institute, England, 1987, 1988, and 1989.

·        A delegate of the Higher Education Ministry in the official visit to the Quality Assurance & Accreditation Agency, and some leading Universities,   UK, 2003. 

PROGRAMS AND TRAINING COURSES IN MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION :

·        University Management Program, Fulbright Association in Cooperation with Pennsylvania University , Cairo , (2003).

·        Establishment of a Quality System in Three Selected Universities in Egypt (Menoufia, Tanta, and Helowan) with the European Partnership - TEMPUS,  Vaxjo University and Swedish Quality Agency, Sweden, (21-25 March, 2005).

·        Establishment of a Quality System in three Selected Universities in Egypt (Menoufia, Tanta, and Helowan) with the European Partnership - TEMPUS, Bolton and Leeds Universities, UK, (11-15 April, 2005).

· Leadership and Management Program in Education (MLE), Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA , (17 – 29 June, 2006).

LEADERSHIP POSTS :

·       Consultant of the Minister of Planning and Administrative Development, the State of Kuwait, (1996-1997).

·       Consultant of the General Coordinator for Restructuring the Governmental Agencies, the State of Kuwait, (1995 – 1998).

·        Director of the University Research & Services Center, Menoufia University, Egypt, (1999 - 2001).

·        Vice Dean for postgraduate studies & research, Faculty of Commerce, Menoufia University, Egypt,  (October 2000 – October 2002).

·        Member of the Selection Committee of the University top leaders, Menoufia University, Egypt,  (2000 till now).

·        Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and its Branch in Al-Sadat City,  Menoufia University, Egypt, (October 2002 – 2006).

·        Dean of the Faculty of Commerce in Shebin El-Koom, Menoufia University, Egypt, (October 2002 – 2008).

·        Executive Director of the Projects Management Unit, Menoufia University, Egypt, (2003 – till now).

·        Board Member of the Small Business Center, Menoufia Governorate, Egypt, (2004 till now).

·          Member of the Education & Academic Research Committee, Policies Committee, the National Democratic Party, Egypt, (October 2006 – till now).

·          Member of the Strategic Planning Unit, Higher Education Ministry, Egypt, (January 2006 – till now).

·          Consultant of the Board Director of the National Authority of Quality Assurance & Accreditation, Egypt, (Feb. 2008 – till now).

INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

(1) PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS :

·        He published 25 papers in international, regional , and local journals in the areas of management, marketing, services marketing, and service quality.

·        One of his published research (in English) has been used as a reference in the most popular textbook throughout the world in the field of Consumer Behavior :

Engle, F. J., Blackwell, D.R., and Miniard, W.P., Consumer Behavior, Eighth Edition, the Dryden Press, Harcourt Brace College Publishers, (1995), New York, pp. 449, 452, and 466.

·        He conducted 50 unpublished research studies for educational institutions in Egypt and other Arab countries.

 (2) CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS & GENERAL PUBLICATIONS :

·        Psychographic Analysis and Applications in Marketing Practice, paper presented in the Annual Conference of Marketing Education Group, England, (1988).

·        The Behavior of Nutrition Label Usage in the UK, paper presented in the Annual European Conference of Food Choice and Opportunity, England, (1989).

·         Identification of Service Quality Problems in Kuwaiti Banks, paper presented in the Banking Services Quality Conference, Institute of Banking Studies, Kuwait, (1993).

·        Consumer Protection in Practice, paper presented in the Consumer Protection Conference, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Kuwait, (1993).

·        Job Frustration in the Governmental Institutions and Agencies, Al-Kabas Newspaper, (18 and 19 Oct.1993).

·        Total Quality Management in the University Hospitals, paper presented in the Quality of the Health care Conference, Menoufia University, Egypt, (October 1998).

·        Coordinator of the First Conferences Conducted by the Permanent Academic  Committee for Business Administration, Cairo, Egypt, (April 1999, and May, 2000).

·        Techniques for Measuring the Quality of Health Care, paper presented in the Second International Conference in Health Care Quality, Tanta, Egypt, (July, 1999).

·        Quality of Health Care Services, paper presented in the Annual Medic Conference, Faculty of Medicine-Zagazig University – Banha Branch, Egypt, (May, 2000).

·        Managing Customers’ Expectations, New Trends in Management, paper presented in the Second Conference of the Permanent Academic Committee for Business Administration, ( April 2000), Cairo, Egypt.

·        Participant in the International Conference in Accreditation of the Higher Education Institutions (CHIA), Phoenix, Arizona, USA (January, 2003).

·        Member of the University Management Program, Fulbright Association in Cooperation with Pennsylvania University, Cairo, Egypt, (2003).

·        Participant in Designing the Internal Quality System Model, and the Organizational Structure of the Suggested Agency for Quality Assurance & Accreditation in Egypt, A 10-days Workshop with the Participation of the British Experts, Cairo University, Egypt,  (December 2003). 

·        Member of the Third International Conference on Education & Training (Academia), Conference on Quality Management and Accreditation of Higher Education in the Arab World, Cairo, Egypt, (24 – 26 November,  2004).

·        Establishment of a Quality System in Three Selected Universities in Egypt (Menoufia, Tanta, and Helowan) with two European Partners ( Bolton University -UK, and Vaxjo University-Sweden), a 4-day workshop at Vaxjo University and Swedish Quality Agency, (21-25 March, 2005).

·        Establishment of a Quality System in three Selected Universities in Egypt (Menoufia, Tanta, and Helowan) with two European Partners ( Bolton University -UK, and Vaxjo University-Sweden), a 5-day workshop at Bolton and Leeds Universities- UK, (11-15 April, 2005).

·        The Internal System for Managing Quality Assurance & Accreditation: A Case Study of Faculty of Commerce – Menoufia University, paper presented in the Conference of Development of Faculties of Commerce in Egypt, Supreme Council of Universities, Committee of Commercial Studies and Statistics Sector, Al-Ismaalia Egypt (June, 2005).

·        How to Establish An Internal System for Quality Management, paper presented in the Quality and Accreditation Systems for Higher Education Institutions, Arab Organization of Management, Cairo,  Egypt, (September, 2005).

·        Member of the Leadership and Management Program in Education (MLE), Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, (17-29 June, 2006).

·        Quality and Excellence in Higher Education, paper presented in the Quality Assurance & Accreditation Conference, Faculty of Commerce, Ain Shams University, Egypt, (September, 2006).

·        Director of the Workshop of University Leaders: Developing the Student Evaluation Systems as a Key Requirement  for Accreditation with the Participation of 8 Egyptian Universities: Alexenderia, Tanta, Al-Mansora, Al-Zagazig, Al-Menoufia, Banha, Al-Fayoum, and Kafr Al-Sheik, Menoufia University, Egypt, (October, 2006).

·        Member of the Brainstorming Workshop of Planning the Areas and Mechanisms of the Higher Education Development in Egypt at the Second Stage, Higher Education Ministry, Projects Management Unit, Cairo University, Egypt, (November and December, 2006).

·        Chairman of the 2ed Session: Successful Practices of Quality Assurance & Accreditation in the Egyptian Universities, Quality Assurance & Accreditation Conference, National Committee for QAAP, Higher Education Ministry, Cairo University, Egypt, (January 2007).

·        Member of the Strategic Planning and Budgeting Workshop, Strategic Planning Unit, Higher Education Ministry, Academy of Scientific Research & Technology, Egypt, (March 2007). 

  (3) BOOKS (in Arabic) :

·        Marketing Principles and Practices, (1990).

·        Public Administration, (1992).

·        Management Information Systems in Modern Organizations, (1990).

·        Advertising and Public Relations, (1990).

·        Manager and the Contemporary Challenges, (1991 and 1992).

·        Attitude Research in Management, (1991).

·        Organizational Behavior, (1992, and 2000).

·        Marketing Institutions, (1993).

·        Marketing Management: Strategies and Applications, (Joined, 1994).

·        Banking Management, Institute of Banking Studies, Kuwait, (1995).

·        The Modern Approach for Public Administration, (2000).

·        Negotiation: Strategies and Skills, (2001).

·        Purchasing and Supplying Management, (2000, and 2003).

·        Strategic Management: Models and Applications, (2001).

·        Business Logistics Management, (2002).

·        Management Information Systems (2002).

·        Marketing Research: Measurement, Data Analysis, and Testing Hypotheses, (2002).

·        Principles of Marketing (2004).

·        Principles of Management (2004).

·        Efficiency and Quality of the Logistics Services (2005).

CAREER & EXPERIENCE

(1) CAREER :

·        Managerial Researcher, (during the military service), the Central Foundation for Accountings, Cairo, Egypt, (1971- 1976).

·        Officer in the Military Forces (Participated in the Great 1973 War), Egypt, (1971 – 1976).

·        A Demonstrator, Faculty of Commerce, Zagazig University, Egypt, (1976 – 1980). 

·        Assistant Teacher, Faculty of Commerce, Zagazig University,  (1980 - 1982), and Menoufia University, Egypt, (1982 – 1985).

·        Ph.D. Student, School of Management and Economics, Sheffield University, UK, (1985 – 1989). 

·        Assistant Professor of Management, Menoufia University, Egypt, (1989 – 1993).

·        Assistant Professor of Marketing, Kuwait University, Kuwait, (1992 – 1998).

·        Associate Professor of Management, Menoufia University, Egypt, (1994 – 1999).

·        Acedemic Coordinator of the English Studies Section, Faculty of Commerce, Menoufia University, Egypt, (1998 – 2002).

·        Professor of Management and Marketing, Menoufia University, Egypt, (1999- till  now).

·        Dean of Faculty of Commerce and its Branch in Al-Sadat City, Menoufia University, Egypt, (2002 – 2006).

·        Dean of Faculty of Commerce  in Shebeen El-Koom , Menoufia University, Egypt, (2002 – till now).

(2) TEACHING :

  Twenty years in teaching various courses in both Arabic and English inside and outside Egypt (Menoufia Univ., Helowan Univ., Zagazig Univ., El-Mansoura Univ., Kuwait Univ., Advanced Management Institute – Arab Academy for Business Administration, Arab Academy for International Transportation and Technology, the National Institute for Quality). These courses are mainly related to Management,  Management Information Systems, Public Administration, Organizational Behavior, Marketing, Negotiation, and Logistics.

(3) CONSULTANCIES :

  He conducted, as a team-head or team member, tens of consultations related to strategic planning, organization structures , marketing , customer care , and others. These consultations were undertaken in England , Egypt , Oman , Kuwait , The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , and Yemen .

(4) TRAINING :

Twenty years experience in training in different areas in management and marketing.  He has designed, and carried out so many training programs in developing the managerial, marketing, selling, and logistics skills inside and outside Egypt (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Arab Emirate, Oman, Jordan, Yemen, Qatar, Sudan, Libya, and Turkey). These training programs have been executed in various pubic and private sectors, including commercial, specialized and Islamic banks, Airways corporations, oil companies, civil service foundations, governmental agencies, charity associations, cooperative associations, chambers of commerce and industry, Al-Ahram (MARK), universities & educational institutions, and commercial and industrial companies. In addition, he has contributed significantly in designing and carrying out the required managerial programs for IPMA in Egypt for Management and Engineering Development Co. (EMEND). Finally, he has contributed to a large extent in the managerial training programs of both the Faculty and Leadership Development Project (FLDP), and Quality Assurance & Accreditation Project (QAAP) in Egypt. 

MEMBERSHIP of ACADEMIC ASSOCIATIONS :

·        British Academy of  Management, UK.

·        The International Editorial Board, Middle East Business Review, UK.

·        Literati Club, MCB University Press Limited, London.

·        Arab Association of Management, Cairo, Egypt.