An exclusive conversation on the vision for the American University of Bahrain with Dr Wafa Almansoori. American writer Alvin Toffler once said: “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be the one who cannot read and write, but the one who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” During our recent conversation, Dr Wafa Almansoori, the American University of Bahrain’s Interim President and Provost, she made it a point to reiterate Toffler’s words. According to Dr Almansoori, opportunities unfold for every graduate when they’re more willing to learn, unlearn, and relearn. Dr Almansoori has spent a lifetime working in the Kingdom’s higher education sector. Her contributions are wide-ranging. She helped establish Bahrain’s Quality Assurance Authority whilst building her academic career in Electrical Engineering. As a founding member of AUBH’s leadership team, she shaped the university’s academic programs, secured international accreditation, and worked closely with the Higher Education Council. In our chat with Dr Almansoori, we discussed what’s changed in the higher education space, what students in Bahrain want from their education today, and how her perspective to education has changed as she now leads the university. What’s the most significant shift you’re seeing in higher education in Bahrain right now? The […]