Dr. Emad Ahmed


Associate Professor – College of Business Administration
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Dr. Emad is a distinguished academic leader with over twenty years of expertise in Business Management and Business Intelligence. He is serving now at the American University in the Emirates (AUE) as the Director of Doctorate Program in Business Administration. He served as Associate Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Business at Aqaba University of Technology (AUT), while concurrently holding the position of Director of International Relations. In these roles, he drove strategic initiatives to enhance academic excellence, foster institutional collaborations, and expand the university’s global engagement through meaningful international partnerships.

Prior to AUT, Dr. Emad held senior leadership positions at the Arab Open University – Jordan as Assistant Director for Academic Affairs and Administrative and Financial Affairs, where he led academic planning, quality assurance, accreditation processes, and financial governance. His earlier teaching experience in the United States at Argosy University, the University of Phoenix, and the DeVry School of Management enriched his pedagogical approach with valuable international perspectives.

Dr. Emad’s scholarly contributions include extensive curriculum development at the MBA, Master’s, and Doctoral levels, with expertise in Business Intelligence, Research Methodology, Human Resource Management, and Strategic Management. His research portfolio comprises over thirty peer-reviewed publications in international journals, focusing on Business Intelligence, artificial intelligence in higher education, and organizational performance. Through his supervision of graduate research and leadership of scholarly initiatives, he significantly enhanced academic discourse and institutional standing, elevating reputation and advancing graduate education quality in an increasingly competitive global landscape.

COBA Faculty

Prof. Abhilasha Singh

Professor / Dean

Dr. Ilija Stojanovic

Associate Professor / Department Chair of the Bachelor of Business Administration

Dr. Emad Ahmed

Associate Professor / Program Director of Doctorate in Business Administration

Dr. Ahmad Salman

Associate Professor / Acting Program Director of Master of Science in Business Intelligence

Dr. Riad Al Chami

Assistant Professor / Program Director - MBA & Acting Program Director of MSM

Dr. Abdulkarim Dahan

Associate Professor

Dr. Yasser Eltayeb

Associate Professor

Dr. Rami Mhanna

Associate Professor

Dr. Mohammed Eldahamsheh

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mohammad Al Nasar

Assistant Professor

Dr. Edyta Skibińska

Assistant Professor

Dr. Monia Antar

Assistant Professor

Dr.Sharafat Hussain low res

Dr. Sharafat Hussain

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mariem Aloulou Ep Ayadi low res

Dr. Mariem Aloulou

Assistant Professor

Dr. Esraa Zayed

Assistant Professor

Dr. Saloome Showkat Shah

Assistant Professor

Dr. Dalia Hemdan

Assistant Professor