Professor Sufian Forawi

Sufian A. Forawi is currently a Professor of Science Education in the Faculty of Education at the British University in Dubai. Prof. Sufian obtained an Ed.D. in Science Education from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. He obtained a bachelor degree in Biology from the University of Alexandria, Egypt and a master’s degree in Education from Omdurman Islamic University, Sudan. His area of expertise is in the Nature of Science, STEM, School Improvement, Assessment & Evaluation, and Critical and Creative Thinking. He was awarded the distinguished US Fulbright Scholar exchange at the UAE University. Prof. Sufian has many years of teaching and administrative higher education and high school experience. He has been supervising many mater’s and doctoral students. He is a member of several science education organizations such as the National Association of Research on Science Teaching (NARST) and the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA). He is the editor of the International Journal of Excellence in eLearning. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and participated in book publications. He has a strong external grant record, e.g. NSF and Ohio State Department of Education and the Emirates Foundation.

Degrees/Professional Qualifications

1. EdD in Science Education, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.
2. MEd in Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Education, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan.
3. Higher Diploma in Education, Department of Education, Omdurman Islamic University, Khartoum, Sudan.
4. BSc in Biology and Education, College of Education, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt