The Center for Learning Innovations and Customized Knowledge Solutions (CLICKS) has been established in response to the significant growth of higher education within the region and the increasing focus of educational institutions to drive academic excellence while remaining competitive through offering creative, customized and on-demand knowledge solutions. CLICKS develops unique expertise in supporting individuals’ academic learning life-cycle from the outset to the post-graduate development phase relying on the latest developments in higher education.
The philosophy of CLICKS is to provide sustainable education through innovative thinking, knowledge customized solutions, effective transfer mechanisms, mentorship and guidance on a continuous basis through partnership and relationship building. CLICKS also places strong emphasis on supporting institutions with internal capability building and with supporting the long term sustainable means for delivering high quality education and offering customized and suitable learning opportunities.
2. Vision & Mission
VISION
To become the trusted
partner in shaping the
future of Higher
Education for the
MENA region and
beyond.
MISSION
To provide innovative
and customized
knowledge solutions
that build institutions’
internal capabilities
and facilitate their
transformation to
achieve sustainable
results in their journey
towards academic
excellence.
3. Our Strategic Values
Credibility and
International Reputation
Quality and
Excellence
Customized Knowledge
Solutions
Innovations and
Pioneering Thinking
Research
Orientation
Focus on Human Capital
Development
4. Our Areas of Expertise
We specialize in leadership development and
governance, teaching and learning including aspect of
technology integration in Higher Education, strategy
development, quality assurance and accreditation,
and research.
In providing our various services, we draw upon the
experience we have gained working with more than
90 institutions of learning across the region, our
dedicated internal team capabilities, our vast network
of experienced associates, and our various
established international partnerships.
13. Some of our International Associates
Prof. Mohamed Zairi
Chairman of the European
Center for Best Practice
Management (ECBPM).
Prof. Carmel McNaught
Chinese University of Hong
Kong, China
Prof. Grainine Conole
Leicester University, UK
Prof. Nita Temmerman
Australia
Prof. Martin Henson
Managing Director of
Khozama Academic
Consulting
Ms. Tina Melcher
The University of Texas at
Austin, USA
Prof. Chrissie Boughey
Former Deputy Vice
Chancellor, Academic &
Student Affairs, Rhodes
University Grahamstown
Dr. Steven G. Olswang
City University of Seattle,
USA
Prof. Alan Tait
Former Pro-Vice
Chancellor (Academic) at
the Open University, UK
Prof. Jaideep Motawani
Grand Valley State
University, USA
Dr. Lejla Vrazalic
CLICKS’s International
Associate & Higher
Education Consultant, UAE
Prof. Mark H. Rossman
Capella University, USA
Dr. Ayman H. Metwally
Arab Academy for Science
& Technology and Maritime
Transport AASTMT, Egypt
Dr Tess Goodliffe
Former Deputy CEO
Technical Affairs of the Oman
Academic Accreditation
Authority (OAAA)
Dr. James Edward Groccia
Professor Emeritus of Higher
Education at Auburn University
in Alabama, USA
16. We Establish Networking Opportunities
to Encourage the Transfer of ‘know-how’
& The Sharing of Experiences
17. In Conversation with CLICKS: Panel Discussions
In a matter of weeks, the COVID-19 Pandemic has changed how students around the globe are
educated. More than 1,576,021,818 learners representing 91.3% of the student population in over 188
countries were affected. The pandemic crisis has forced educational institutions at all levels as well as
regulatory bodies to re-assess and revise long-standing assumptions and practices about education. The
changes that have occurred in the past couple of months gave us a us a glimpse of how the educational
system could be disrupted forever.
Institutions of learning worldwide have been finding ways to deliver remote teaching and ensure learning
continuity during the past three months while still planning for both the short- and long-term future. A
range of strategies and scenarios to ensure business continuity, student safety and the challenging
quality learning have been developed at both national and institutional levels ranging from continuing next
academic year fully online, to adopting a hybrid model and re-opening campuses for face to face
learning.
The aim of this series of panel discussions “In Conversation with CLICKS” is to provide in-depth
discussions and insights about planning the future of higher education while capitalizing on lessons learnt
from the Covid-19 Pandemic.