Professor Alaa Garad, SFHEA, FRSA, PhD in

Professor Alaa Garad, SFHEA, FRSA, PhD

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Advisory Board Chair at Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation
📍 Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

As Pro Vice-Chancellor at Alm College Dundee, Alaa Garad is an award-winning academic and leading authority on organisational learning and business excellence. With over 20 years of global experience, he develops and enhances academic programmes and authors influential books and articles. Colleagues describe him as an exceptional thinker, true professional, and a great coach.

Alaa is passionate about empowering others through education and has founded several initiatives to promote a culture of learning and quality, including the Organisational Learning Conference MENA. He serves as a trustee for charities in the UK, UAE, and Egypt, demonstrating a strong commitment to social impact and community development.

He received the "Trainer of the Year" award from H. H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and a Headline UK Excellence Award from HRH Princess Anne.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Advisory Board Chair
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Strategic Learning
This is central to his title, publications, and advisory roles. He created 'The Learning-Driven Organisation' model and believes learning is the engine of strategy and innovation.
Business Excellence
His professorship and the prestigious Headline UK Excellence Award highlight his deep expertise and commitment to advancing quality management and business excellence frameworks globally.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Advisory Board Chair
Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation
12-2024
Pro Vice-Chancellor & Professor of Strategic Learning and Business Excellence
ALM College
1-2024
Member Board of Trustees
Lisbon Business & Government School
10-2023 - 12-2024
Pro Vice-Chancellor | Academic
ALM College
9-2022 - 10-2023
Director of Academic Programmes | Reader in Organisational Learning & Business Excellence
ALM College
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Education
2006 - 2011
PhD
The University of Salford
2001 - 2003
Master of Quality Management
University of Wollongong in Dubai
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