The Faculty 360° 2025 Summit

Beyond the AI Hype

Faculty Futures in a Changing World

Friday, November 21, 2025 | 0900-1630 Gulf Standard Time (GST)

Hosted online by Zayed University.
All colleagues from Higher Education welcome!

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One Certificate to Bind Them All

To gain your digital Faculty 360° 2025 Summit Certificate of Professional Learning you will need to:

1

Attend at least four sessions from the Faculty 360° 2025 Summit

2

Receive a password at the end of the each of the four sessions. Make a note of it!

3

Complete a very short reflection on what you have learned (and enter the four passwords)

4

Submit your task before Friday 5th December 2025

The certificate will bear the stamp and authorisation signatures from the five collborating universities for this year's summit:

  • Zayed University
  • New York University Abu Dhabi
  • Khalifa University
  • Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
  • Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence


The Premier Professional Learning Event for HE Practitioners

Join us at the Faculty 360° Summit 2025, a transformative online event that will empower Higher Education Practitioners to thrive in the evolving tertiary education landscape. Organised by the Center of Educational Innovation (CEI) and the Library & Learning Commons at Zayed University together with collegues from New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), Khalifa University, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi and Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), this forward-thinking summit brings together faculty members, academic leaders, policymakers, and industry experts.

Esteemed Keynote Speakers

From Compliance to Conscience: Embedding AI Ethics in University Governance

Dr. Grace S. Thomson

AI Policy Clinic Director
Center for AI and Digital Policy

Dr. Grace S. Thomson is a Policy Advisor and Strategist in AI, Education, and Public Innovation with over 30 years of international experience across the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, and the United States. She advises governments and institutions on governance, AI ethics, and strategic growth. As Director of the AI Policy Clinics, she leads global research on human rights-based AI policy. Her work focuses on empowering people and advancing inclusive, ethical, and sustainable innovation for societal good.

Humans Plus Technology: Global Youth Insights

Prof. Nancy W. Gleason

Director of Undergraduate Academic Excellence Professor of Practice of Political Science
Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

Nancy W. Gleason, PhD is Professor of Political Science at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence in the United Arab Emirates. She is also Director of Undergraduate Academic Excellence where she works on AI-integration in pedagogy, student success, and workflows. Dr. Gleason is globally recognized for her expertise in guiding institutions and industries in adopting AI-enabled technology responsibly to advance teaching, learning, and workforce transformation. Her research focuses on the Fourth Industrial Revolution’s impact on the future of work. Her most recent book is titled Humans PLUS Technology: Global Youth Insights on the Future of Work (Ethics International Press, 2025). Dr. Gleason holds a PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; MSc from London School of Economics; and a BA from George Washington University.

Just some of our curated speakers…

An eclectic group of esteemed faculty members, academic leaders, and industry experts contribute to the summit by leading knowledge sharing sessions fostering sustainable collaboration and innovation, enabling participants to leave with actionable strategies applicable to their institutions.

Dr. Tina Mistry
Welcome Health Ventures, UAE

Wellbeing & Institutional Culture

Prof. Laura Galloway
Heriot-Watt University, UK

Faculty Leadership & Career Advancement

Loratu Osu
L2O Coaching Ltd, UK

Wellbeing & Institutional Culture

Prof. George Mikros
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar

Academic Integrity,
Scholarship and Research

Dr. Xavier Fresquet
Sorbonne University, France

Learning & Teaching

Kamran R. Kardan
Knowledge E, UAE

Academic Integrity,
Scholarship and Research

Prof. Lokman I. Meho
American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Academic Integrity,
Scholarship and Research

Dr. Abdulhadi Shoufan
Khalifa University, UAE

Learning & Teaching

Danny Bielik
Digital Education Council, Worldwide

Learning & Teaching

Dr. David Santandreu
Mohamed Bin Zayed University of
Artificial Intelligence, UAE

Faculty Leadership & Career Advancement

Dr. Charles Knight
Advance HE, UK

Faculty Leadership & Career Advancement

Dr. Rachael Brooks
Quality Matters, USA

Learning & Teaching

Some of the Session Titles:

Why does this summit matter?

This summit goes beyond the AI hype to deliver actionable strategies focused on Five Core Pillars of Faculty Success:

  • Future-Ready Learning: Equip yourself with hands-on support to navigate the AI readiness gap, fostering Learning & Teaching innovations that make education transformative and AI-resilient.
  • Skill Advancement: Adapt to disruptive skill shifts and align teaching with evolving workforce demands by investing in Faculty Leadership & Career Advancement strategies, including mentorship and growth.
  • Technological Integration: Drive education forward by supporting the ethical integration of Technology, Innovation, & AI through pedagogically-led practices and future-ready faculty roles.
  • Ethical Integrity: Safeguard academic standards by championing Academic Integrity, Scholarship & Research, focusing on ethical publishing, transparency, and responsible AI usage.
  • Institutional Culture: Enhance your Wellbeing & Institutional Culture by promoting resilience, inclusion, and professional growth strategies necessary for navigating the changes brought by AI.

Faculty Agency a Priority

The summit will focus on five key strands, ensuring that faculty across disciplines can engage in meaningful discussions and contribute to shaping the future of education

Learning & Teaching

Exploring transformative educational strategies and AI-resillient innovations for the future of learning.

Faculty Leadership &
Career Advancement

Empowering faculty with mentorship, leadership, and career growth strategies.

Technology, Innovation & AI

Driving education through pedagogically-led practices, EdTech, and future-ready faculty roles.

Academic Integrity, Scholarship & Research

Championing ethical publishing through transparency, integrity, and responsible practices.

Wellbeing &
Institutional Culture

Enhancing faculty well-being through inclusive culture, resilience, and professional growth strategies.

Partners



Insight #1: The AI Literacy Gap

93%


Faculty and Admin expect to expand AI use in their work over the next two years

40%


Faculty who feel they’ve started their
AI literacy journey

17%


Faculty who consider themselves advanced or expert in AI literacy


Source: AI in Higher Education: A Meta Summary of Recent Surveys of Students and Faculty

Insight #2: The Future of Jobs

39%

of core job skills will change by 2030

Over the next five years, 39% of existing workplace skills are projected to become outdated or require significant transformation due to emerging technologies and AI

50%

of the global workforce underwent upskilling in 2024

Half of all workers globally have completed some form of trainings, reskilling, or upskilling as part of long-term learning—and that’s up from 41% in 2023

85%

of employers plan to use upskilling as a strategic response

A remarkable 85% of global employers intend to rely on upskilling current staff as their main workforce strategy from 2025 to 2030

Source: World Economic Forum

Insight #3: AI-fueled academic dishonesty causes moral distress

In the UK, rampant AI-enabled cheating (e.g., ChatGPT-generated essays) has led to significant faculty burnout and erosion of trust, forcing universities into reactive posture with minimal detection tools and growing frustration.

Source: The Times

Insight #4: The Need to Elevate Human Values

“By putting human‑centered values in AI, we can bring about a new renaissance of thinking and learning.”

-Fei-Fei Li
Co-director of Stanford’s Human‑Centered AI initiative


Source: thegradient.pub

Informed, Empowered, Inspired…

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The Faculty 360° 2025 Summit is a virtual event and will be conducted on Zoom Webinars. Register and we will send you details of our dedicated app which will feature all the event details.


Reach out to us at cei@zu.ac.ae for any questions or queries