Three leading academics associated with e-TQM College, the Dubai-based electronic educational institution that has pioneered e-learning in the Middle East region, have been recently honoured by global TQM organizations for their distinguished service to the cause of spreading awareness of the quality movement.
Prof. Mohamed Zairi, Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs, eTQM College, and head of the European Centre for Total Quality Management at the University of Bradford’s School of Management, has been awarded the 2005 Harrington/Ishikawa Medal for “exceptional adherence to quality principles and leadership in the quality movement throughout the Asia-Pacific region.”
“I am delighted to receive this prestigious medal. It will inspire me to continue my work in integrating the values of TQM in everyday business, especially in the Arab world where much work remains to be done,” said Prof. Zairi. “As I am strongly associated with eTQM College, I hope this honour will help raise the profile of this pioneering college at the regional and international levels and inspire more professionals and corporates to benefit from its many online courses.”
Prof. Zairi will receive the medal at the Asia Pacific Quality Organisations annual conference at Hanoi, Vietnam, in October. Earlier winners of the medal include Armand V. Fiegenbaum from the USA, Yuanzhang Liu from China and Yoshio Kondo from Japan.
Prof. Yoshio Kondo, member of e-TQM College Advisory Board, has been named 23rd Honorary Member of the prestigious American Society for Quality (ASQ), in recognition of “his exceptional contribution to the global quality community as a thought-leader in the fields of human motivation and total quality management and his exemplary personal dedication to the promotion of quality throughout the world.”
Kondo is the global quality emissary for the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers (JUSE), the position formerly held by quality guru Karou Ishikawa. Kondo is Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. Prior to his retirement in 1987, he was professor and dean of the faculty of Engineering at Kyoto University. He also taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology during a two-year sabbatical.
Prof. Jens J. Dahlgaard, Member, e-TQM College Advisory Board, has been awarded the Lancaster Medal in recognition of his "dedication and outstanding contribution to the international fraternity of quality professionals." A former professor in Quality Technology and Management at the Linkoping University, Dahlgaard has also imparted lessons in Quality Management to students of the Aarhus School of Business.
“The three international recognitions are a testimony to the high standards that e-TQM College follows in providing world-class TQM education to candidates in the region,” said Prof. Zairi. “In the eyes of the international TQM community, eTQM College has gained greater prestige as a result of these honours.”
About e-TQM College:
e-TQM College is a Dubai-based institution that has pioneered e-learning in the Middle East by launching world-class online courses in Total Quality Management. Launched in September 2002, the college is the first of its kind in the world. It has been recognized by EFQM, a leading European body for quality management, and has been accepted as a key member of the British Quality Foundation. It aims to be the college of choice for Total Quality Management in the Arab world.
e-TQM College provides e-learning programs to private and public sector employees as well as members of the public. Courses include Foundation Diploma in TQM, Excellence Best Practice Series and Certificate in Quality in Policing.
