Karim RagabKarim Ragab, earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Alexandria University in 2001 and later received his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Sharjah in 2016. In addition, Karim is currenty pursuing his PhD in education and is a PhD student at the University of Cordoba in Spain. Karim began his career in 2004 as a technical instructor at the Technical Studies Institute. In 2006, he joined the Institute of Applied Technology as an Applied Engineering teacher, where he served for three years before being promoted to Curriculum Developer-Mechanical. In this role, he led the development of the Applied Technology-Mechanical course materials for Grades 9-12 at the Applied Technology Schools. From 2012 to 2017, Karim served as the chief expert for the CNC turning category at the Emirates Skills National Competition and represented the UAE as the CNC turning expert at the WorldSkills competitions in Leipzig (2013) and Sao Paulo (2015). In October 2014, Karim was promoted to Academic Vice Principal at the UAQ campus and, in 2019, became the Principal of the same campus. Currently, he is the Principal of Applied Technology Schools-Dubai campus. Read More Read Less