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Alaa Abd-El-Aziz

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Alaa Abd-El-Aziz is a Canadian academic and former President of the University of Prince Edward Island.[1]

Early life

Abd-El-Aziz completed his bachelor's and master's at the Ain Shams University in 1985 and 1989 respectively.[2] He completed a PhD at the University of Saskatchewan in 1989.[2]

Career

Abd-El-Aziz joined the University of Toronto as a lecturer in 1989.[2] In 1990, he joined the University of Winnipeg as an assistant professor and became a full professor in 1997 and worked there till 2006.[2]

From 1991 to 2008, Abd-El-Aziz was an adjunct professor at the University of Manitoba.[2] He was also an adjunct at the Université de Sherbrooke and the University of Winnipeg.[2]

Abd-El-Aziz was the former Provost of University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus).[citation needed] From 2006 to 2011, he was the professor of chemistry at University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus).[2]

Abd-El-Aziz's contract was renewed in 2015.[3] Atlantic Business Magazine declared him innovator of the year in 2020.[4]


References

  1. ^ "President of University of Prince Edward Island resigns amid misconduct allegations". thestar.com. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). University of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  3. ^ Chang, Arturo (8 December 2021). "UPEI board of governors launches third-party review of new allegations involving ex-president". CBC news. Retrieved 5 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Dr. Alaa Abd-El-Aziz is our 2020 Innovator of the Year". Atlantic Business Magazine. Retrieved 2022-09-05.