Nitesh Sughnani

Nitesh Sughnani is the Senior Quality Assurance Manager for the University Quality Assurance International Board at the Higher Education Department for the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) in Dubai, UAE. Nitesh Sughnani is currently pursuing a DBA – Higher Education Management – at the University of Bath, UK, and has completed his MBA with Murdoch University. Nitesh, has been with the KHDA for over 7 years and is responsible for managing the quality assurance activities of UQAIB and works closely with the International Branch Campuses in Dubai for the purpose of their UQAIB reviews. The University Quality Assurance International Board (UQAIB) is a board of leading international higher education quality assurance experts established by the authority of KHDA. It has responsibility for reviewing HEP Branches using an Equivalency Validation Model and making recommendations to KHDA accordingly. UQAIB also validates the academic programmes of HEP Branches for the purpose of Program Registration. UQAIB is a member of INQAAHE and has several international partnerships with quality assurance agencies.