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Adi Arida

Prof. Adi Arida

Academic Rank/Date: Professor
Email: a.arida@aum.edu.jo
Ext. Number: +962 (5) 3294444 – Ext. 1502

Degrees with fields, institution, and date:

Degree Discipline/Field Institution Country Year
PhD Pharmaceutical Technology Cardiff University United Kingdom 1997
BSc Pharmacy University of Jordan Jordan 1994

Other Related Experience-Teaching, Industrial, etc.:

Period Position Institution Country Year
October 2024 – To Date President Assistant for Academic Affairs, and Dean of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies American University of Madaba Jordan 2024
March 2024 - October 2024 President Assistant for Academic Affairs American University of Madaba Jordan 2024
April 2022 – July 2022 (Contract Based) Senior University Consultant, and Member of UOF’s Executive Committee University of Al Fujairah (UOF) UAE 2022
Aug 2020 – March 2022 President of Al Falah University Al Falah University (AFU) Dubai - UAE 2020-2022
Oct 2014 - June 2020 Dean of e-School of Health and Environmental Studies Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University Dubai, UAE 2014-2020
Sep 2011 – Oct 2014 Inaugural and Founding Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Science American University of Madaba (AUM) Jordan 2011 - 2014
Aug 2011 – Sep 2012 Member / Commissioner Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) Jordan 2011 - 2012
Sep 2003 – Aug 2009 Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy Philadelphia University Jordan 2003 - 2009
Sep 2006 - Aug 2007 Dean of Avicenna Centre for e-learning Philadelphia University Jordan 2006 – 2007

Principal Publications of the Last Five Years:


Publication Year
Arida, A.I. (2023). Transnational Education and E-Learning. In: Badran, A., Baydoun, E., Hillman, S., Mesmar, J. (eds) Higher Education in the Arab World. Springer, Cham. 2023
Wlla Wail Al-Halbouni, Moawia M Altabakha, Akram A Ashames, Adi I Arida, Muaed J Alomar. Osteosarcoma Occurrence in Preclinical and Clinical Experiments with Teriparatide: A Qualitative Review. Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, (TJPS) TJPS 2022, 46 (2): 120-126. 2022
The University of the Future: Responding to Covid-19 -2nd edition. ISBN-13: 978-1912764655 ISBN-10: 1912764652 Publisher: ACPIL; 2nd edition (August 6, 2020). 2020
Smart Learning and Smart University Campuses: Benefits and Potentials. A Chapter in the Book “The University of the Future” ISBN: 978-1-912764-51-8; Academic Conferences and Publishing International and Academic Bookshop (January 2020). 2020
Moawia M. Al-Tabakha, Adi Issam Arida, Khairi M. S. Fahelelbom, Bassem Sadek, Dima Ahmed Saeed. Rami A. Abu Jarad, and Jeevani Jawadi. Influence of capsule shell composition on the performance indicators of hypromellose capsule in comparison to hard gelatin capsules. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, Early Online: 2015 Jan 14:1-12 (2015). 2015 Information, Healthcare USA, Inc. DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2014.1002409 2015

Scientific and Professional Societies (Previous membership):

Societies Year
Member of the Higher Executive Committee of University of Fujairah (UOF), April 2022 - August 2022. 2022
Member in Board of Editors for DIRASAT Pharmaceutical Journal, issued by the Deanship of Scientific Research at University of Jordan 2013-2014. 2013-2014
Head of Joint Committee of Academic Accreditation and Pharmacy Teaching at the scientific Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in Arab World, 2012-2013. 2012-2013
Member of BPharm Committee, Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) – Jordan, Aug 2012. 2012
Member Preparatory Committee - Higher Council for Science and Technology (HCST), Jordan, preparing for the International Conference of Jordanian Scientists and Technologists Abroad (JoSTA), Amman, Aug 2012. 2012
Member of Pharm.D. Committee appointed by Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) to build criteria for accreditation of Pharm.D. and B.Pharm. Program in Jordan, June 2011. 2011
Council of Quality Assurance and Accreditation at the Association of Arab Universities. Amman Jordan, Jan 2012. 2012
Member of the University Council Board of American University of Madaba (AUM) Council Board, 2011-2014. 2011-2014
Member of Jordanian Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) team inspected GMP of Qilu Pharmaceutical Co, China, July 2011. 2011
Member of Pharm.D. Committee, Higher Education Accreditation Commission (HEAC) to build criteria for accreditation of Pharm.D., and B.Pharm. Program in Jordan, June 2011. 2011
Member of Higher Education Accreditation Committees, 2011. 2011
Member of the UNDP committees, 2009. 2009
Matriculation Committee Member Jordan, Pharma Association, 1999 / 2004 / 2006 / 2009 1999 - 2009
Member of Institutional Review Board (IRB) of PharmaQuest Bioequivalence Centre. 2007 to 2014. 2007 - 2014
Member of the Institutional Review Board (I.R.B.) of Pharmaquestjo Drug Evaluation and Research Centre, Bioequivalence Study Protocols. Amman, Jordan 2007 to 2014. 2007 - 2014
Member of Board of Directors of Jordanian Co. of Anti Bodies. Monitoring Profit & Loss accountability to budget, Maintaining compliance to the Interim Medical Devices Regulations, Expenditure and Profit, Customer Satisfaction. 2005 – 2008 Optimal capacity to deliver in and outside Jordan 2005 – 2008
Member of Arab Pharmaceutical Standards Org. (APSO), May 2007. 2004 - 2007
Member Special Accreditation Committee of Medical Colleges at Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education, 2004-2005. 2004 – 2005
Member - Executive Board of Arab Healthy Water Association (AHWA). 2005
Co-founder - British Universities Alumni Association (BUAA), Jordan 2005. 2005
Honorary Member in the Egyptian Pharmaceutical Association. 2004
Member - Executive Committee of the Middle East Studies Centre, 2003-2007. 2003 – 2007
Member - Joint Scientific Research Committee and Pharmaceutical Industry Committee, Scientific Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in Arab World, 2003-2004. 2003 – 2004
Free-lancer in the Jordan Times Newspaper 2003-2009. 2003 – 2009
Member Hard Gelatin Capsules committee of Jordan Institution for standards and Metrology (JISM), 2003. 2003
Member Philadelphia University Council Board 2002 – 2009. 2002 – 2009
Assistant Editor for the Jordan Journal of Applied Science 2001 – 2002. 2001 - 2002
Member of Ministry of Health Official team to India for inspection on Indian Pharmaceutical manufacturers (cGMP) after signing of Government of Jordan on WTO agreement, to license importation of drugs of Indian companies to Jordan, 2001. 2001
Member Jordan Pharmaceutical Association (JPA), 1994 – Present. 1994 - 2024

Scholarships, Honors, Prizes, Awards & Juries:

Scholarships, Honors, Prizes, Awards & Juries By Year
My Biography is included in the 2000 edition of the International Directory of Distinguished Leadership. International Directory of Distinguished Leadership. 2000

Institutional and Professional Services in the Last Five Years:

Period Position Institution Country Year
April 2022 – July 2022 (Contract Based) Senior University Consultant, and Member of UOF’s Executive Committee University of Al Fujairah (UOF) UAE 2022

Professional Development Activities in the Last five Years:

Program Institutional Year
Successful Negotiation: Essential Strategies and Skills University of Michigan Oct 2023
How to Research and Write Using Generative AI Tools LinkedIn Aug 2023
Managing Employee Performance University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management July 2023
Introduction to Blockchain Technologies INSEAD Executive Education June 2023
Recruiting, Hiring, and Onboarding University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management June 2023
Create a Balanced Scorecard to Align Priorities in Miro Coursera Course Certificate May 2023
Preparing to Manage Human Resources University of Minnesota - Carlson School of Management May 2023
Leading Change in Health Informatics Johns Hopkins University 2023
Social Media Management Meta 2023
trategic Planning and Execution University of Virginia, 2023
Hypothesis Testing in Public Health Johns Hopkins University 2023
ChatGPT in Smart Learning HBMSU, 2023
Course in Executive Leadership Project Management Institute, 2022
Six Sigma: Black Belt Certificate - Course Completion 2022
Work Smarter Not Harder Time Management Coursera 2022
Building High-Performing Teams University of Pennsylvania, 2022
Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making University of California, Irvine, 2022
Use SurveyMonkey to Create a Survey and Analyze Results Coursera Dec 2022
Course in Problem Solving Techniques. Project Management Institute Aug 2022
IELTS Academic. Test Report Form (TRF) Number: 22AE010885ARIA001A British Council Aug 2022
Course in Social Media Marketing: Strategy and Optimization Project Management Institute Aug 2022
Course in Quality Management for Operational Excellence Project Management Institute Jul 2022
Course in Project Management Skills for Leaders Project Management Institute Jul 2022
Course in Lean Six Sigma: Analyze, Improve, and Control Tool Project Management Institute Aug 2022
Course in Developing a Competitive Strategy Project Management Institute Jul 2022
Course in Public Speaking Foundation NASBA Jul 2022
Course in Leadership Mindsets LinkedIn Jul 2022
Course in Communication Foundations LinkedIn Jul 2022
Course in Statistics NASBA Jul 2022
Be an Inclusive Organization People Won't Leave LinkedIn June 2022
Course in Social Media Marketing Foundation LinkedIn June 2022
Webinar: How to Build Invincible Companies Harvard Business Review, Oct 2020
Webinar Course: COVID-19 in the US: Pharmacy's Response - Focus on Clinical Pharmacist – Dubai Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) une 2020
How the UAE Infrastructure helped UAE to Smooth Life during Covid 19 The International Family Medicine Conference IFM Waterfalls June 2020
Find Your Light: Compassion and Connectedness in Time of COVID19 Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai June 2020
Let's Break the Chain of COVID-19 Infection Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai March 2020
Quality vs Crisis Webinar May 2020
Hospital Emergency Preparedness for COVID-19 Pandemic Webinar May 2020
Remote working and Productivity LinkedIn April 2020
Design an Online Course in 24 Hours Course HBMSU Mar 2020
Be an Online Tutor in 24 Hours Course HBMSU Mar 2020
First Aid Workshop Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services Dec 2019
Certificate in instruction and e-Learning (CIEL) HBMSU 2015
Google Apps Skills Training Certificate Google 2015
Web based Training Course “Protecting Human Research Participants” National Institute of Health 2011
Clinical Investigation Training Program (CITP) JFDA 2010
Intellectual Property (IP) Right Certificate Jordan Intellectual Property Association, 2004
ICDL Certificate issued by International Computer Driving License. Certificate Number: UN 04 02 2777 UNESCO 2004