François Therin

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François Therin

Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Elearning Higher Education

BIOGRAPHY

Professor François Thérin has 25 years of progressive leadership experience in higher education in 6 dierent countries, including Dean’s and Director’s positions in Europe, South- East Asia and the Middle East, giving him direct exposure to the higher education landscape in these regions. François has worked in small and large universities and business schools. His areas of expertise are in strategic change, revenues generation, internationalisation (onshore and oshore), research optimisation, new programs development, and accreditations (national and international). He has consulting experience with business schools and UN agencies. François holds a Doctorate in Business Administration from Newcastle University (UK), an MPhil from IAE Aix-en-Provence (France) and a Master’s in Management from Toulouse Business School (France).

BUSINESS EXPERIENCES IN SIMILAR PROGRAMS

• Taught, developed and managed programs and courses in strategic management,
technology and innovation management and entrepreneurship at under- and
post-graduate levels, face- to-face and online.
• Teaching experience in France, Australia, Poland, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore.
• Creation of a Center for Techno-entrepreneurship.
• Mentoring of start-up and SMEs founders.
• Founder of a start-up.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

• Dierent high-tech start-ups in IT, Health, Services • UN agencies, Ministries and National Agencies.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lived in France, Canada, Australia, Oman, Malaysia and the UAE.

FILIATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS

NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS