PRME Chapter Middle East

The PRME Middle East and North Africa, or PRME Chapter MENA, was initially discussed at the 1^st PRME MENA Regional Forum in 2011, hosted by the American University in Cairo School of Business (Egypt). In 2012, it was officially endorsed by participants at the 2nd PRME MENA Regional Forum, organised by USEK (Lebanon). The goals of the PRME MENA Chapter included offering a faculty development programme as part of the 3rd PRME MENA Regional Forum, which took place November 2013 at the University of Dubai (UAE).

The PRME Chapter MENA became formally established following the 4th PRME MENA Regional Forum, ”Regional and Local Challenges for Responsible Management Education,” which took place at ESCA School of Management, in Casablanca, Morocco in November 2014.

The 5th PRME MENA Regional Forum was hosted by Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Graduate School of Business, German Jordan University, in 2015.

The 6th PRME MENA Regional Forum was hosted by School of Business, the American University in Cairo, in 2016.

The 7th PRME MENA Regional Forum took place at The American University of Beirut in 2017.

The 8th PRME MENA Regional Forum took place at Zayed University in 2018 under the theme of "Social Enterprise in Support of the UN SDGs".

A Provisional Committee has been formed in September 2021 to revitalize the PRME Middle East and North Africa - MENA Chapter.

The 9th PRME Chapter MENA Regional Forum: Partnership for Change is on De Montfort University Dubai.

In 2023, PRME Chapter MENA was renamed PRME Chapter Middle East. PRME Chapter Africa officially serves the North African community of PRME, but cross-Chapter engagement remains highly encouraged.

The 10th PRME Chapter Middle East Regional Forum took place at the University of Dubai on the 4th and 5th of December 2023, under the theme of Climate Leadership and Societal Impact. The forum brought together educators, business leaders, and policymakers to explore strategies for addressing climate change through responsible management education and leadership.

Looking ahead, the 11th PRME Chapter Middle East Regional Forum will take place on 5 December 2024, focusing on Advancing Sustainability Literacy. This forum will bring together educators, business leaders, and policymakers to explore innovative practices aimed at transforming business and management education to boost sustainability literacy and address the challenges of climate change.

Register for 11th PRME Chapter Middle East Regional Forum now.

CHAPTER STEERING COMMITTEE

Chair of PRME Chapter Middle East Dr. Jeremy B Williams

Chapter Vice Chair Dr. Sharif As-Saber

Chapter Secretary Nada Naufal

• Head of Research: Dr. Sandra Baroudi
• Head of Curriculum: Dr. Hany Kamel
• UNGC Network Liaison: Dr. John Katsos
• Head of Student Engagement / PGS liaison: Dr. Miroslav Mateev
• Climate Task Force Leader: Dr. Nisa Vinodkumar
• Ethics, Human Rights and Governance Task Force Leader: Dr. Audil Rashid Khaki
• Anti-corruption Task Force leader: Dr. Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch
• Anti-poverty Task Force Leader: Dr. Christina Koutra
• Country head Oman Network Development: Aisha Alkharusi
• Country head Lebanon Network Development: Nada Naufal
• Country head Kuwait Network Development: Shihanah Al Mutairi

Official Chapter Email: prmemena@gmail.com

Chair: Dr. Jeremy Williams, Zayed University (jeremy.williams@zu.ac.ae)

Secretary: Nada Naufal, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut, Lebanon (nn94@aub.edu.lb)