College of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board
- Provide networking support with industry in the community allowing the College to develop strong industry partnerships.
- Provide input and recommendations to the College from an industry perspective as well as supporting the College’s strategic directions in terms of academic programs and partnerships.
- Review the program educational objectives to ensure that they meet the industrial needs.
- Evaluate strengths, merits, and weaknesses of the current curriculum in the context of the College of Engineering mission and program educational objectives.
- Provide recommendations to the College of Engineering on all matters related to the curriculum to improve the relationship between academic and professional practices.
- Review student performances relative to the program outcomes from an industrial point of view and propose strategies for continuous improvement of the program.
- Help in identifying opportunities for student’s involvement in research and capstone projects.
- Review the College of Engineering activities and plans related to research, consultancy, and short courses and make recommendations.
- Help in identifying opportunities for faculty research and development.
- Facilitate sponsorship of academic and student activities.
- Provide assistance to support and enhance engineering student internships and help in placing students through the working experience program.
- Enhance the visibility of the College of Engineering in the engineering community.
Academic Year 2019/2020
Academic Year 2018/2019
Members
Internal Members
External Members
Dr. Ayman Al-Qattan
Renewable Energy Programme Manager
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR)
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Dr. Khaled Albana
Chief Executive Officer
IHS Kuwait Limited
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Dr. Zafer Sakka
Associate Research Scientist
Program of Sustainability and Reliability of Infrastructure – KISR
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Eng. Haitham Al-Refaei
Chief Executive Officer
Inshaa Holding Company
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Mr. Ahmad Al Otaibi
President and Chief Executive Officer
Petroleum Dynamics Oil & Gas
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Mr. Tareq Khalil
Power Grids, Digital Lead and Industries Segment Manager
Hitachi ABB Power Grids
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Mr. Ahmad Saleh AlJemaz
Private Consultant
Kuwait Oil Sector
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Eng. Mohamed Shehata
General Manager – Kuwait Branch
Mohamed Abdulrahman Al-Bahar CO. W.L.L
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Mr. Ali Mohammad Al-Ajmi
Manager – Technical Services
Al-Zour Refinery
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Hebah Abbas
Chief Specialist Electrical Engineer
Ministry of Education
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