Dr. James Stuart Pounder
Deputy Vice President for Global Engagement
Academic Qualifications:
- B.Sc (Economics) – London School of Economics and Political Science
- Master of Business Administration – Henley Business School, UK
- Doctor of Philosophy (Management) – Henley Business School, UK
- Doctor of Education – University of Leicester, UK
- Principal Fellow – Advance HE/ Higher Education Academy
Academic Background (Recent):
- President/Rector – De Montfort University, Kazakhstan, 2021-2022
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching), Fiji National University, 2018-2021
- Director of Learning and Teaching, Lingnan University, Hong Kong. 2012-2018
- Associate Provost, Graduate Programs and Research, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE, 2011-2012
- Associate Provost, Academic Affairs, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE, 2009- 2011
- Interim Provost, Abu Dhabi University, 2007- 2009
About Me:
Jim is married with five daughters. He spent 10 years in British Industry before entering academia in Hong Kong. In addition to Hong Kong, his career has encompassed various senior roles in universities that have taken him to the United Arab Emirates, Fiji, Kazakhstan and currently Baghdad in Iraq. Jim is a qualified fitness instructor.
Research:
My Google Scholar H-Index is 21 and I have 3088 citations of my work.