The Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre

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ASU is committed to global education not only in Bahrain, for this reason it developed the initiative called “The Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre” with the purpose of making education in ASU accessible and host events for the general public. This unit is in charge of opening the doors of the university facilities to the general public in order to give them the opportunity to access different events in the field of education.

This Unit was established with a solid knowledge in learning solutions & bespoke trainings, to be delivered to individuals and corporate professionals. The training centre has successfully positioned itself with a progressive strategic approach to meeting market needs in the Kingdom of Bahrain by providing the most competitive learning content through theory based and practical learning sessions. Simply, we deliver learning through experience. We have developed our training framework and delivery style to make sure that all the attendees of our programs leave inspired to become a better person in all aspects of life. Individuals and organizations have access to a wide range of training programs. We take pride in delivering a meaningful training service through utilizing our existing experience and knowledge, as well as continuously developing ourselves in order to address the needs of clients. Our purpose is the essence of what we do, what we are looking to achieve and underlines why we are in business. This unit conducts the executive education program, short rapid learning courses.

The “Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre ” unit has the best professionals for the development of all activities throughout the year in academic sessions, in addition to a great human quality and their vocation for educational work.

The Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre (TDCEC) Training Events

The Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre (TDCEC) at ASU was established with a solid knowledge in learning solutions & bespoke trainings, to be delivered to individuals and corporate professionals and the wider public.

The center hosted many training events, some of these events are:

ASU Training Centre

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To development and selection of this short courses to deliver, the University also takes into consideration feedback gathered from stakeholders (including students, employers, community, and other organizations) meetings with the various colleges “Head of Internship Unit”, monthly training meetings, market needs (identified through market surveys, currently there are two conducted market surveys, in addition, reports issued from relevant bodies could also be a source of information), see next image 4. A good example of that the training offered is in line with the university strategy is the “entrepreneurship course”. ASU aims to make sure that the short courses it offers through its Training, Development, and Continuing Education Centre are effective and continue to meet the needs of actual and potential attendees. Some of the training topics delivered are shown in image 5. Also, ASU is advertising and supports students that would like to participate in courses held by external providers that are beneficial to their experience. Courses in topics such as IT, General English Course, CIPS, among others.  The University’s short courses program is the responsibility of the Training, Development, and Continuing Education Centre, whose Director reports to the Vice President for Administration, Finance & Community Engagement.

Vocational Training Events – The Training Development & Continuing Education Centre (TDCEC)

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Applied Science University (ASU), Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre was established with a solid knowledge in learning solutions & bespoke trainings, to be delivered to individuals and corporate professionals and the wider public. The centre hosted many training events, some of these events are:

Delivering a Lecture Titled “Credit Cards Standards” to the Local Community

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Dr Bishr Muhammad, Associate Professor in Department of Accounting and Finance at the College of Administrative Sciences, delivered an online lecture titled “Credit Cards Standards” on December 10th, 2020, to the local community within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and ASU Community Engagement Office. The lecturer discussed a number of topics during the lecture, including the idea of the bank card, the idea of the credit card, the terms and method of issuance of these cards, the services provided by some banks to the holder of these cards, the way to deal with the credit card in travel, and economic tips to rationalise the use of credit cards. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

Delivering a Lecture Titled “The Art of Decision-Making and Solving Administrative Problems” to the Local Community

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Dr Atheelah Alazawi, Assistant Professor in Department of Business Administration at the College of Administrative Sciences, delivered an online lecture titled “The Art of DecisionMaking and Solving Administrative Problems” to the local community on January 6th, 2021, within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and the ASU Community Engagement Office. The lecture discussed a number of topics, including the concept of administrative decisionmaking, stages of decisionmaking, the manager’s role and data in decision-making, types of decisions according to the degree of data assurance, the role of computers in decision-making, and the role of quantitative decisionmaking methods. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

Delivering a Lecture Titled “3ds Max” to the Local Community

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Dr Wael Abdelhafeez, Associate Professor in Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the College of Engineering, delivered an online lecture titled “3ds Max” on January 28th, 2021, to the local community within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and ASU Community Engagement Office. The lecture discussed various topics, including the concept of administrative decision-making, stages of decision-making, the manager’s role and data in decision-making, types of decisions according to the degree of data assurance, the role of computers in decision-making, and the role of quantitative decision-making methods. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

Delivering a Lecture Titled “Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the Kingdom of Bahrain” to the Local Community

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Dr Mohanad Alsenori, Associate Professor in Department of Private Law at the College of Law, delivered an online lecture titled “Implementation of Foreign Judgments in the Kingdom of Bahrain” on February 2nd, 2021, to the local community within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and ASU Community Engagement. The lecturer discussed a number of topics during the lecture, including an introduction to the lecture topic, regulations for the enforcement of foreign judgments, conditions for enforcing foreign judgments in Bahraini law, and conclusions and recommendations. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

Delivering a Lecture Titled “Basics of Strategic Planning” to the Local Community

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Professor Hatem Dammak, Head of the Audit and Compliance Unit at Applied Science University, delivered an online lecture titled “The Basics of Strategic Planning” on February 23rd, 2021, to the local community within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and ASU Community Engagement Office. The lecture addressed various topics, including an introduction to strategic planning, the benefits of strategic planning, the strategic planning process, the analyses required before writing the strategic plan, its vision, mission, values, priorities, goals, performance indicators, and operational plans, publishing and updating. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

Delivering a Lecture Titled “How to Determine the Price of a Commodity in the Market” to the Local Community

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Dr Ragab Ebrahim, Assistant Professor in Department of Accounting and Finance at the College of Administrative Sciences, delivered an online lecture titled “How to Determine the Price of a Commodity in the Market” on March 7th, 2021, to the local community within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and ASU Community Engagement Office. The lecture addressed various topics, including the difference between the competitive market and the monopoly market, the demand curve for a commodity the supply curve for a commodity. He also clarified the equilibrium price definition. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

Delivering a Lecture Titled “Arabic Calligraphy and Its Reflections on our Contemporary Lives” to the Local Community

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Dr Muhammad Al-Abbar, Assistant Professor in Department of Design and Arts at the College of Arts and Science, delivered an online lecture titled “Arabic Calligraphy and Its Reflections on our Contemporary Lives” on April 15th, 2021, to the local community within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and ASU Community Engagement Office. The lecturer shed light on a number of topics during the lecture, including the history and development of Arabic calligraphy, Kufic fonts and their various aesthetic styles, soft and attributed calligraphy, types of Arabic calligraphy, the art of Arabic calligraphy and its lovers, Arabic calligraphy in printing, and modern Arabic fonts as communication arts. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

Delivering a Lecture Titled “How to Calculate Tax” to the Local Community

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Dr Talal Al Alkawi, Associate Professor in Department of Accounting and Finance at the College of Administrative Sciences, delivered an online lecture titled “How to Calculate Tax” on April 28th, 2021, to the local community within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and ASU Community Engagement Office. During the lecture, the lecturer clarified a number of topics, including the tax definition, its characteristics and objectives, the difference between “tax”, “fee”, and “fine”, types of taxes, standards of a good tax system, tax estimation methods, tax rates and methods of collection, classifications of taxpayers, determining taxable income, sales taxes and ValueAdded Tax (VAT), the application of VAT in Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC), tax rates and how to handle them, VAT registration, the mechanism for calculating VAT, an application case for VAT and preparation of tax return form. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

Delivering a Lecture Titled “Hygiene in the Concept of Islamic Civilisation” to the Local Community

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Prof Murad Aljanabi, Professor in Department of Public Law at the College of Law, delivered an online lecture titled “Hygiene in the Concept of Islamic Civilisation” on May 25th, 2021, to the local community within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and ASU Community Engagement Office. The lecturer clarified the significance of hygiene in building the Islamic civilisation, the civilisation of faith, science and charity. The lecturer discussed a number of topics during the lecture, including personal hygiene, hygiene at work, how to have a clean and pure heart, and a summary that includes the correlation of the equation in the three main themes and the emergence of the most beautiful and best-civilised models in the history of Islam. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

Delivering a Lecture Titled “E-Learning – Concept and Strategies” to the Local Community

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Dr Ali El-Dada, Head of the Political Science Department at the College of Administrative Sciences, delivered an online lecture titled “E-Learning – Concept and Strategies” on May 27th, 2021, to the local community within ASU community engagement activities, the Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre and ASU Community Engagement Office. The lecture addressed various topics, including the e-learning concept, features, tools, and challenges, and face-to-face learning. In addition to the local community, the lecture attendance included a number of academic and administrative staff, ASU students and alumni.

ASU Hosted a Public Debate Titled “Allocation of Seats for Youth in the House of Representatives”

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Within the initiatives and activities of the Community Engagement Office and Training, Development and Continuing Education Center at Applied Science University; the University hosted a public debate titled “Allocation of seats for youth in the House of Representatives”. The event was organized by Bahrain Talent and Creativity Society and CE Office at Applied Science University. The event was held at Dome Hall in the University campus on Wednesday, 7 November 2018. Public figures, media personalities, local community, University Academic and Administrative Staff and Students attend the event.

CIOB CPD Event Hosted by ASU

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On 24 September, the University hosted the inaugural CPD event of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In this event, Prof Ghassan Aouad, the President of the University and past President of the CIOB delivered a CPD workshop titled “The Art and Science of Leadership in Construction”. The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University and many dignitaries including HE the British Ambassador to Bahrain and his wife, the Korean Ambassador, the new Director of the British Council Bahrain and over fifty participants from various construction organizations and Government departments and our university attended the workshop. The President started by presenting an overview of the University and the establishment of the College of Engineering with LSBU. He then gave an overview of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), which was founded in 1834 with over 45,000 members who are passionate about the development and progress of the construction sector and built environment. The workshop addressed topics like leadership styles, the differences between leadership and management, top priorities for the construction sector over the next five years, and what the CIOB could deliver to its members. The President gave an overview of the theory of leadership and whether leaders are born or made. He then presented some facts about various leaders in construction and how they have transformed this industry through the inspirational leadership style adopted. Their abilities to make a difference and to influence people around them have contributed to their successes. The President highlighted that the right path for the successful leader is to think, plan, do and then evaluate. This event had the participation of the local community.

He then referred to some examples of global, Arab and local leading figures that have made a difference in all aspects of life, whether it is in engineering, IT, politics and other fields. He also pointed out that success lies in five key components: Leadership, Innovation, Passion, Technical Competence and Quality stating that leaders are not born, but they are made according to the context of the work they are doing. Speaking about the future of construction, the President concluded that green and smart buildings are currently the main trend in regional construction circles. This trend will raise the ceiling for the use of modern technology and integrated ICT, particularly Building Information Modelling (BIM), automated technologies like robotics, and the use of virtual reality and simulation to look at the impact of energy usage. Mrs Tania Kashou, Director of the President’s Office, has successfully organized the workshop, and very positive feedback was received from the participants. Mrs Eileen Hill, CIOB Manager of MENA region, introduced the event and was a significant contributor in publicizing it and attracting a good number of participants. This type of events helps us in raising the profile of the University and in attracting students to our new Engineering Programmes [4].

The International Conference on Innovation, Technology, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (ICITEE) 2019

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The International Conference on Innovation, Technology, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship (ICITEE) 2019 was held at the Grove Hotel and Conference Center, under the patronage of HE the Minister of Education and Chairman of the Higher Education Council in Bahrain, Dr Majid bin Ali A1 Nuaimi. The conference was organized by the University in association with London South Bank University (LSBU) with great partnership support from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the Association of Arab Universities (AArU) and sponsored by the media body’s Akhbar A1 Khaleeji; A1 Ayam; A1 Watan; A1 Bilad; The Daily Tribune; Daily News, BEnterpreneur Magazine in addition to the Palace Enterprise, The Grove Hotel and JD Ads & Events. The conference was attended by distinguished guests, scholars, researchers and practitioners who came all the way to Kingdome of Bahrain from 16 different nations.

This highly informative conference covered important subjects and themes related to innovation, technology and entrepreneurship including the future directions of Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Virtual and Augmented Reality and Building Information Modelling (BIM) amongst many other important areas. 69 papers from 130 researchers from 16 countries (Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Turkey, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kuwait, Kazakhstan and Lebanon) were included in the peer refereed proceedings, and around 29 papers produced by colleagues from ASU, some are jointly with other institutions. Furthermore, 200 participants attended the opening ceremony, where the conference was chaired by an opening speech from Professor Ghassan Aouad, The University President and Professor Paul Ivey, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Chief Business Officer, London South Bank University, United Kingdom. Followed with a speech delivered by HE Dr Abdul Ghani Alshuwaikh, Secretary General of Higher Education Council, representing the patron of the conference, HE Dr Majid bin Ali A1 Nuaimi, the Minister of Education. This continued with a welcoming speech by the conference honorary chairs Professor Waheeb A1 Khaja, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Professor David Phoenix, Vice Chancellor of London South Bank University And the honorary guest HE Professor Ezzat Salama, the Secretary General of Association of Arab Universities. The conference also included the key note speakers Professor David Phoenix who explained about future directions of research and Professor Paul Ivey who highlighted on the topic of entrepreneurship. This was concluded with the Gala Dinner Speaker Professor Charles Egbu who emphasized on innovation. The second day of the conference was attended by HE Mr Sameer Nass, Chairman of the Board of Directors, where the best 4 papers of the conference was announced at the final ceremony and certificates been given to the members of the Scientific, Organizing Committees and students who supported the conference. This conference demonstrates our ability to attract researchers from across the globe and to run conferences of the highest quality. We should all be proud of what we have achieved in this truly international conference.

Seminar “Why”

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Prof Saad Darwish attended a workshop entitled “WHY” on Business and personal life. The purpose of finding your right “Why” was to motivate you to keep moving toward your dreams and to get the right tools to make it happen, through setting plans, finding the right people to end up with producing your values. Mr. Jaafar Hamza, the Founder and CEO of BOXOBIA and the Design Communication House highlighted in the seminar the Butterfly Effect Formula, which focuses on creating an impact with little changes by time, to leave a trace and create a value for personal life and Business as well. Always start with your “why”, your objective, your purpose and what motivates you to do your business or move, before any other questions, like what you do or how to do it, in this event participated students, staff, and general public who at the end of the seminar shared opinions and comments.

ASU is committed to serving the Bahrain community and worldwide, throughout the years the university has contributed to the people of the community, below some of the activities carried out by ASU for the benefit of people are show:

ASU and the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Residence

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Applied Science University holds a series of workshops hosted by the Community Engagement Officer for a number of employees of the Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Residence. These workshops come within the framework of the vision and mission of the university, which is keen on serving the Bahrain community as a leading Bahraini institution. An agreement has been signed between ASU and the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports, and Residence to explore future collaboration between the two parties.

Tamkeen Consultation Forum

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ASU and Prof. Saad Darwish Advisor to the President for Special Projects at Tamkeen Consultation Forum They organized this event which was given the name of “Tamkeen”. Tamkeen announced its new strategy for 2018-2020, which focuses on diversification of offerings, acceleration of delivery, and sustainability of impact. The strategy aims at assessing the status of the labour market and ways to address its specific needs and gaps. The strategy follows some research analysis and studies aimed at assessing the status of the labour market and ways to address its specific needs. Tamkeen is keen on introducing new products and services to better cater to evolving market needs. Tamkeen served more than 165 thousand individuals and enterprises and launched more than 210 initiatives in different fields, of which 145 serving individuals and 65 serving enterprises.

Social Media Basics

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As part of the CE Office Initiatives at ASU, Dr Mohammad Alaa Al-Hamami, Associate Professor in Management Information Systems and Manager of Community Engagement Office and Training, Development and Continuing Education Centre has delivered a Lecture titled “Social Media Basics” that was organized by “Al Eker Charitable Society” in cooperation with the CE Office on Saturday, 29 June 2019 at Al Eker Charitable Society Premises where students, staff and the general public attended. The Lecture addressed several topics, such as the importance of using the social media platforms intelligently and wisely, the role of accounts on such platforms in defining their owners whether individuals or institutions, and how to use such platforms as tools for marketing and promotion of ideas, goods and services, if used professionally. The Lecturer also explained that cyberspace reflects the real world, including good and evil, and must be handled with great caution, especially noncommunicating with anonymous accounts. He also stressed on the need to resort to the competent security authorities when exposed to an electronic crime such as piracy, extortion or others.

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