English Version - ALHOSN University

Issue 9 | December 2010
Academic News
► as reflected in its Vision 2030 Plan. Our Planning
Day is aimed at supporting the critical role of urban
planning in local, national and regional development
and providing access to resources and expertise on
this field to our students and educators,” said Dr
Adnan Husnéin, Chair of Urban Planning Department,
ALHOSN University.
ALHOSN’s Bachelor of Urban Planning degree is
the first and only program of its kind in the Emirates. ■
New Appointments
Dr Saif Zahir
Associate Professor/ Software Engineering Department/
Faculty of Engineering & Applied Sciences
PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1994)
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Thesis: Image Processing: Predictive Coding
Dr Ahmad Al-Mahmoud
Associate Professor/ Faculty of Engineering & Applied Sciences
Director of Institutional Research Office (IRO)
PhD in Mathematical Sciences/Statistics (1999)
Mississippi State University, USA
Thesis: Prediction Intervals and Regions for Some Measures of Location
Dr Saleh Al Nusairat
Assistant Professor/ Education Department/ Faculty of Arts
and Social Sciences
PhD in Curriculum and Instruction (1999)
Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Virginia, USA
Thesis: Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies Used by Learners of Arabic
Dr Hazem A. Marashdeh
Assistant Professor/ Business Administration Department/
Faculty of Business
PhD in Financial Economics (2006)
Wollongong University, Australia
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Thesis: Financial Intergration in The MENA Stock Market