Professor Hesham Metwalli is a globally recognised leader in higher education innovation and prosperity studies. As the President of the University Rankings International Leadership Council with UNIRANKS, he has pioneered transformative initiatives including the world’s first university rankings leadership program (UR-LEAD), the HELIX global Higher Education Leadership and Innovation Exchange, and the HERO certification for Higher Education Regulatory Sandboxes. He also founded Africa’s and the world’s first Higher Education Centre of Excellence for Prosperity Studies and Research.

As a global leader for higher education, his scholarship programs include the doctoral scholarship in Prosperity Research with the University of Newcastle, Australia, and the first scholarship for higher education leadership development in Least Developed Countries, in partnership with the International Association of Universities (IAU). Additionally, he established five scholarships for leadership in university rankings.

Professor Metwalli has numerous prestigious affiliations including membership on the Dean’s Leadership Council at Harvard University HMS, Middle East advisor and ambassador with the Academic Council for the United Nations, and Global Ambassador for the Clinton Foundation. He is also a Certified Lead Auditor with PwC, Certified University Reviewer with the UK Quality Assurance Agency (QAA), Efficacy Reviewer with Pearson Education, and Leadership Facilitator certified by the UK National College for Leadership. He also completed the Doctoral Supervision Program with the University of Oxford. With this extensive background, Professor Metwalli provides strategic advice to governments, NGOs, and international institutions, advancing governance, education, prosperity, and sustainable development worldwide.

Additional topics: United Nations and SDGS – Higher Education Leadership – University Rankings – Regulatory Sandboxes – Education Innovation – Prosperity Centres of Excellence – Prosperity Facility – Business Management, Entrepreneurship and Accelerators – Enterprising Companies for Higher Education – Quality Assurance and Excellence Models for Education -Note: (Professor Metwalli’s speaking engagements are not for personal profit; rather, all proceeds directly support his ongoing and future scholarships, prosperity research, and community development centres worldwide including the Prosperity Facility in Tanzania)