American University of Business and Social Sciences

  The American University of Business and Social Sciences (AUBSS) offers formal academic recognition to professionals and leaders whose contributions extend beyond traditional teaching roles. Through its honorary doctorate and honorary professorship awards, developed in collaboration with the International Association for Quality Assurance in Pre-Tertiary & Higher Education (QAHE), AUBSS acknowledges individuals who have advanced their fields through professional practice, research, innovation, leadership, or sustained public service. An honorary doctorate (Honoris Causa) is conferred in recognition of exceptional achievement rather than through completion of a conventional research programme. AUBSS has awarded such degrees across a range of disciplines, including Doctor of Science in Maritime Safety and Leadership, Doctor of Engineering in Manufacturing Engineering and Technology Innovation, Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainability, ESG and Impact Investing, and Doctor of Healt...

  The American University of Business and Social Sciences (AUBSS) and the International Association for Quality Assurance in Pre-Tertiary and Higher Education (QAHE) have jointly awarded the Doctor of Public Administration (honoris causa) to Mr. Hassan Omar Abdillahi, in recognition of his record of public service, institutional leadership, community organisation and media work in Somalia and Canada. Mr. Abdillahi has served as Secretary-General of the Jubaland Land Authority since 2014. In that capacity he has led the planning, administration and management of lands in the Federal Member State of Jubaland, implemented Kismayo’s digital masterplan and zoning regulations, overseen the mapping of urban lands into GPS systems, and addressed land disputes through adjudication processes conducted in accordance with applicable laws. He has conducted regular public presentations on the digital masterplan. In Canada he founded and continues to lead AGA Media and Ogaal Radio, 88.9FM Toronto...

  The International Association for Quality Assurance in Pre-Tertiary and Higher Education (QAHE) and the American University of Business and Social Sciences (AUBSS) are pleased to announce that Dr. Shamsul bin Mohd Nor has been awarded the Honorary Professorship of Practice (HPoP) in Islamic Education and Qur’anic Pedagogy. The title is conferred jointly by QAHE and AUBSS in recognition of his work as a Qur’anic educator, institutional founder and public teacher of Islamic studies. Dr. Shamsul holds a Doctor of Philosophy (2015–2019) from the Department of Usuluddin and Philosophy, Faculty of Islamic Studies, National University of Malaysia (UKM), and a Master in Al-Quran and Al-Sunnah (2010–2014) from the same faculty. He completed a Bachelor’s degree in Shariah Islamiah at the University of Al-Aqidah, Jakarta, and earlier Islamic studies at Ismail Aga Camii Medresesi in Fatih, Istanbul. His practice sits at the meeting point of tahfiz schooling, adult Qur’an literacy and public ...