- The Undergraduate Awards

In 2023, 488 judges representing 192 institutions from 40 countries took part in the Judging Process. The Global Undergraduate Awards would like to extend our most sincere thank you to the academics, alumni and industry representatives listed below.

Architecture & Design

Professor Goffredo (chair) Puccetti | NYU Abu Dhabi
Professor Aram Yeretzian | American University of Beruit
Mr Camilo Cerro | American University of Sharjah
Professor George Katodrytis | American University of Sharjah
Ms. Hala Al-Ani | American University of Sharjah
Dr Igor Peraza | American University of Sharjah
Ms. Maria Isabel Oliver | American University of Sharjah
Dr Michael Hughes | American University of Sharjah
Professor Panch Suntharalingam | Birmingham City University
Professor Kate O'Connor | Ferris State University
Mr Sergio Gallardo | ITESM
Dr Isabella Trindade | Rochester Institute of Technology
Professor Simon Twose | Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University of Wellington
Dr Viviana Barquero | Tecnologico de Monterrey
Professor Emanuel Giorgi | Tecnológico de Monterrey
Dr Martijn De Geus | Tsinghua University
Dr Lucia Santa Ana | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Ms. Ka Wing Ho | University of Hong Kong

Art History & Theory

Dr. Pilar(chair) Irala | Universidad San Jorge
Dr. Andrea Bubenik | University of Queensland
Professor Barbara McCloskey | University of Pittsburgh
Ms. Brandi Goddard | University of Alberta
Dr. Johannes Wieninger | University of Vienna
Ms. Parisa Zandbaf | University of Amsterdam
Mrs. Penny Ferguson | The Open University
Ms. Razieh Alba | Univerisity of Calgary
Professor Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe | University of British Columbia
Dr. Xavier Dectot| Qatar Museums

Business

Dr. Shirley-Ann Hazlett (Chair) | Queen's University Belfast
Dr. Milena Bobeva | Bournemouth University
Ms. Lindsay Karchin | DonorsChoose
Mark Crowder | Manchester Met
Dr. Zinan Zhu | Nanyang Technological University
Mr Ng Yi Ming | Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
Professor Chrystal Zhang | RMIT University
Ms. Fardus Sultan | Technological University Dublin
Dr. Oralia De la Peña-Aguirre | Tecnologico de Monterrey
Dr. Sidney Ornelas | Tecnologico de Monterrey
Dr. Yazkhiruni Yahya | Universiti Malaya
Professor Cindy Milliman | University for the Creative Arts
Dr. Sotiris Lalaounis | University of Bristol
Dr. Lisa Grover | University of Exeter
Dr. Azlina Abdul Jalil | University of Malaya
Dr. Suria Zainuddin | University of Malaya
Professor Yusniza Kamarulzaman | University of Malaya
Dr. Andreea Avramescu | University of Manchester
Suzanne Taylor | Queensland University of Technology
Zalfa Laili Hamzah | University of Malaya

Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Assoc. Prof. Astrid Sasse (Chair) | Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
Professor Md. Iqbal Hossain | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Professor Brooke Van Horn | College of Charleston
Dr. Otome Elisha Okoromoba | Malvern Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Mohammad Chaudhry | Merck Research Labs
Dr. Chencheng Le | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Mukta Bansal | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Kunn Hadinoto Ong | Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Dr. Andrea Del Campo | Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Dr. Florence Mc Carthy | University College Cork
Dr. Jesus Tejero | University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Jason McNulty | University of St Andrews
Dr. Poornima Ramburrun | University of the Witwatersrand
Professor Pradeep Kumar | University of the Witwatersrand
Ms Shivani Ramburrun | University of the Witwatersrand

Classical Studies & Archaeology

Dr. Giustina Monti (Chair) | University of Lincoln
Ms. Danielle Silverman | University of Illinois
Mr. Edward Foster| Galway University
Mr. Joe Thompson | Freelance
Dr. Katja Winger | Heinrich Schliemann-Gedenkstätte
Ms. Maggie Tighe | Trinity College Dublin
Mrs. Maiken Mosleth King | University of Bristol
Mr. Merlijn Veltman | Leiden University
Mr. Tejas Aralere | University of California Santa Barbra
Dr. Wei Chu | Leiden University

Computer Science

Professor Tahar Kechadi (Chair) | University College Dublin
Mr. Sunil Kamarajugadda | Freelance
Mr. Harry She | LeoLabs
Mr. Amirhossein Ahmadian | Linköping University
Mr. Ameya Shastri Pothukuchi | Microsoft
Professor Jun Zhao | Nanyang Technological University
Asst Prof. Siqiang Luo | Nanyang Technological University
Vidya Sudarshan | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Zhiqi Shen | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Jorge Ramirez Uresti | Tecnologico de Monterrey
Associate Prof. Azah Anir Norman | Universiti Malaya
Dr. Shier Nee Saw | Universiti Malaya
Dr. Shyamala Doraisamy | Universiti Putra Malaysia
Dr. Azizul Azizan | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr. John O'Donoghue | University College Cork
Professor Michael Beyeler | University of California
Dr. Floriana Grasso | University of Liverpool
Mr. Bryan Raj | University of Malaya
Dr. Kasturi Dewi Varathan | University of Malaya
Professor Ljiljana Brankovic | University of New England
Professor Wonsun Ahn | University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Joao Batista Neto | University of Sao Paulo
Ms. Nagini Reddy | Western Governors university

Earth & Environmental Sciences

Dr. Rossana Henriques (Chair) | University College Cork
Ms. Ana Amaral Wasielesky | Cà Foscari University of Venice
Ms. Heloisa Fonseca | Cà Foscari University of Venice
Mr. Asrat Tekle Asresu | Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Dr. Hung Vuong Pham | Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Dr. Jilian Pearse | California State University
Dr. Andre Nakhavali | IIASA
Associate Professor Chui Wei Bong | Institute of Biological Sciences
Professor Jingyu Wang | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Nayeem Mullungal | Qatar University
Ms. Eleonora Cusinato | Università Ca' Foscari Venezia
Dr Choon Weng Lee | Universiti Malaya
Thuy Ha | University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City
Professor Paul Glover | University of Leeds
Dr. James Orr | University of Oxford
Dr. Anna de Jager | University of South Africa
Dr. Mary Evans | University of the Witwatersrand
Professor Akhtar Ali | University of Tusla
Dr. Marie Vaganay Miller | University of Ulster
Dr John Abubakar| Villanova University

Economics

Dr. Noluntu Dyubhele (Chair) | Nelson Mandela University
Dr. Mohamad Hussein Mansour | American University of Beirut
Mr. Victor Sosanya | Credit Suisse
Mrs. Ariana Costa | Escola de Relações Internacionais - Fundação Getulio Vargas
Prof. B Suresh Lal | Kakatiya University
Mr. Eugene Or | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Swati Sharma | Nanyang Technological University
Mr Shakhzod Yakhshiev | Tashkent State Transport University
Prof. Carlos Cortinhas | The University of Exeter
Dr. Elya Nabila Abdul Bahri | Universiti Malaya
Dr. Rashmi Arora | University of Bradford
Dr. Eric Amoo Bondzie | University of Cape Coast
Dr. Arpita Ghosh | University of Exeter
Mr. Stefan Pricopie | University of Manchester
Dr. Mary Kelly | Villanova University
Dr. Pavlos Gkasis | Yorkville University

Education

Prof. Sana Sayed (Chair) | American University of Sharjah
Professor Randa Bou Mehdi | American University of Sharjah
Mr. Matthew Gover | Elevate Education
Mr. Haitham Ahmed | Freelance
Ms. Pascalia Pamba | JFK Special School
Mr. Emmanuel Tan | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Irda Nalls | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Preman Rajalingam | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Qianqian Pan | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Yun Wen | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Melvin Chan | National Institute of Education
Ms. Sylvia Lee | National Institute of Education, Singapore
Dr. Hock Huan Goh | OER, NIE, NTU
Professor Abdel-Salam G | Qatar University
Dr. Rabab Almuqahwi | RCSI-Bahrain
Dr. Kathryn McSweeney | St Angela's College
Dr. Jose Carlos Vázquez-Parra | Tecnologico de Monterrey
Dr. Sandra Gudino Paredes | Tecnologico de Monterrey
Dr. Thi Phuong Lan Nguyen | The University of Newcastle
Mr. Wing Wu | Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School
Ms. Chang Liu | University of Cambridge
Dr. Stuart Perrin | Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University
Dr. Anisa Vahed | Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University

Engineering

Professor Vijayavenkataraman Sanjairaj (Chair) | New York University Abu Dhabi
Ms. Jennifer Bruton | Dublin City University
Mr. Medad Monu | Dublin City University
Dr. Brian Hand | Munster Technological University
Dr. Vesna Jaksic | Munster Technological University
Prof. Ming Xie | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Poernomo Gunawan | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Tze Sian Pui | Nanyang Technological University
Ms. Febby Krisnadi | NC State University
Dr. Nkosinathi Gule | Stellenbosch University
Dr. Leonardo Farfan Cabrera | Tecnologico de Monterrey
Professor Nima Gorji | TU Dublin
Assoc. Prof. Ts Dr Kah Hon Leong | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Ms. Shahrzad Sajjadivand | University College Dublin
Dr. Kazi Fattah | University of Kansas
Dr. Ahmad Saifizul Abdullah | University of Malaya
Dr. Chee-Onn Chow | University of Malaya
Dr. Binti Tuan Zahari | University of Malaya
Assoc. Prof. Yern Chee Ching | University of Malaya
Mr. Youssef Maharem | University of Sheffield
Mr. Junwei Zhang | Yale University
Phani Barla | Freelance

History

Andreas Leutzsch (Chair) | DAAD at Babeș-Bolyai University
Dr. George Njung | Baylor University
Ms. Hannah Kern-Cheng | Dalhousie University
Ms. Paige Gulley | Independent
Dr. Rinata Kazak | Linköping University
Mr. Keith Ó Riain | Mary Immaculate College, UL
Mr. Miguel Martinez | Northwest Early College High School
Ms. Kunyan Zheng | Trinity College Dublin
Ms. Sophia Chapple | Trinity College Dublin
Mx. Maija Absetz | University of Helsinki
Mr. Risto Marjomaa | University of Helsinki
Professor Donal McCracken | University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dr. Sean Brennan | University of Scranton
Ms. Emelia Lehmann | University of Virginia
Dr. Joseph Ryan | Villanova University
Jessica Cammarert | Toronto Metropolitan University

Law

Associate Professor. Alan Brener (Chair) | University College London
Dr. Andrew Ray | Australian National University
Dr. Hanin Abou Salem | Cardiff University
Mr. Ivan Mugabi | Kabale University
Dr. Ilias Kapis | University of Bradford
Miss. Amrita Deshmukh | Queen Mary University of London
Dr. John Taggart | Queen's University, Belfast
Dr. Liam Sunner | Queens University Belfast
Mr. Ben Chester Cheong | Singapore University of Social Sciences
Mr. Paul Cheong | Singapore University of Social Sciences
Ms. Kona Keast-O'Donovan | Trinity College Dublin
Dr. Sheila Ramalingam | Universiti Malaya
Dr. Pedi Obani | University of Bradford
Professor Peter Whelan | University of Leeds
Dr. Andra le Roux-Kemp | University of Lincoln
Ms. Rebecca Meharchand - York University
Dr. Richard Lang | University of Brighton

Life Sciences

Dr. Craig Murphy (Chair) | Munster Technological University
Professor Mandeep Kaur | University of the Witwatersrand
Dr. Jennifer Ann Harikrishna | University of Malaya
Dr. Jogeswar Purohit | Delhi University
Professor Maurice van Steensel | Nanyang Technological University
Asst. Prof. Navin Kumar Verma | Nanyang Technological University
Professor Nazia Abdul Majid | Universiti Malaya
Dr. Tin Yan Emily Tong | Hong Kong Hospital
Dr Yan Hong | Nanyang Technological University
Ms. Bronwyn Berkeley | The University of Edinburgh
Dr. Gemma Wattret | University of Liverpool
Dr. Orla O'Donovan | SETU/WIT
Sean Goodman | University of Liverpool
Ms. Daina Yesuraj | University of Dubai
Dr. Jiangang Chen | The University of Tennessee
Dr. Joseph Flaherty | Coker University
Mr. Alex Qin | Australian National University
Professor Andre Ng | University of Leicester

Linguistics

Dr. Francesco Perono Cacciafoco (Chair) | Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Dr. Adnan Ajsic | American University of Sharjah
Ms. Masuda Khan | Brac University
Professor Brian Strong | Carleton University
Dr. Duoduo Xu | Independent
Ms. Nadine Nasef | Misr International University
Ms. Elaine Mok | Nanyang Technological University
Mr. Jean Ghesquiere | Nanyang Technological University
Professor Luke Kang Kwong | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Qizhong Chang | National Institute of Education Singapore
Dr. Ng Chiew Hong | National Institute of Education, Singapore
Dr. Suryani Atan | National Institute of Education/NTU
Ms Chau Yi Cheung Allison | Oxford University Press
Professor Jose Manuel Pagan Rodriguez | The University of Tulsa
Professor Wendy Anderson | University of Glasgow
Dr. Connie Mitchell | Prince Sultan University

Literature

Prof. Jan Jedrzejewski (Chair) | Ulster University
Ms. Shaden Khoury | Columbia University
Professor Tom Ue | Dalhousie University
Dr. Alyson Miller | Deakin University
Ms. Sarah Upton | Freelance
Dr. Martin Rosenstock | Gulf University for Science and Technology
Professor Noriyuki Harada | Keio University
Dr. Gül Bilge Han | Mälardalen University
Dr. Claudine van Hensbergen | Northumbria Universit
Dr. Jana Fedtke | Northwestern University in Qatar
Dr. Kevin De Ornellas | Ulster University
Dr. Swetha Antony | University of Delhi
Dr. Karl Simms | University of Liverpool
Dr. Debadrita Chakraborty | University of Petroleum & Energy Studies
Professor Michael West | University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Emily Rendek | University of Rochester
Dr. Dominic O'Key | University of Sheffield

Mathematics & Physics

Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (Chair) | Nelson Mandela University
Dr. Issam Louhichi | American University of Sharjah
Dr. James Griffin | American University of Sharjah
Dr. Luis Neri | Tecnologico de Monterrey
Dr. Micholas Smith | The University of Tennessee
Associate Professor Azzuliani Supangat | Universiti Malaya
Dr. Sanjeeva Balasuriya | University of Adelaide
Dr. Nhyira Adom-Konadu | University of Cape Coast
Professor Wan Haliza Abd Majid | University of Malaya
Professor Thomas Koberda | University of Virginia
Dr Nnditshedzeni Eric Maluta | University of Venda

Medical Sciences

Prof. Ursula Fearon (Chair) | Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
Dr. Mode Al Ojaimi | American University of Sharjah
Dr. V K Sashindran | K S Hegde Medical Academy
Ms Delia-Denisa Dunca | Karolinska Institutet
Dr. Chee Peng Hor | Kepala Batas Hospital, Ministry of Health
Dr. Angela Kim | McGill University
Dr. Chee Yuen Yin Joyce | Nanyang Technological University
Assoc Prof Joanne Ngeow| Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Linda Zhong | Nanyang Technological University
Professor Marie Loh | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Siew Keah Lee | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Dr. Joanne O'Dwyer | University of Galway
Dr. Declan McKernan | University of Galway
Dr. Rex Wan-Hin Hui | University of Hong Kong
Dr. Michelle Keown | University of Manchester
Mr. Jeremy Flanagan | University of Melbourne
Dr. Lori Delaney | University of Queensland
Dr. Tamiraa Naidoo | University of the Witwatersrand
Paula Carvalho | University of Washington
Dr. Dana Vackova | University of Hong Kong
Professor Youssef Mohamed Salem | Zagazig University

Music, Film & Theatre

Prof. Pavlo Bosyy (Chair) | Toronto Metropolitan University
Dr. Sreya Mitra | American University of Sharjah
Ms. Filicia Cucuta | Harvard University
Dr. Anna Varadi | Higher Education Consultant
Mr. Brian Manker | McGill University
Professor Jacqueline Leclair | McGill University
Mr Christopher James | McGill University
Mr. Benjamin Slater | Nanyang Technological University
Ms Faezah Zulkifli | Nanyang Technological University
Asst. Prof. Marcus Tan | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Peggy Shannon | NSCAD University
Mr. Adam Weizer | The University of Melbourne
Professor Wolfgang Marx | University College Dublin
Dr. Vitus Nanbigne | University of Cape Coast
Dr. Priyanka Singh | University of Leeds
Miss Laura Turner | University of Lincoln
Dr. Sophie Louise Chantal Roland | Western University

Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Healthcare

Dr. Kelly Massey (Chair) | Georgia College & State University
Dr. Maggie Wood | Atlantic Technological University
Ms. Catherine Mui Hua Toh | James Cook University
Dr. Fiona McCullough | Nottingham University
Dr. Nicole Adams | Purdue University
Dr. Karen Theobald | Queensland University of Technology
Professor Declan Patton | RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr. Deborah Mansell | St. Francis Xavier University
Ms. Mari Mc Peake | Ulster University
Dr. Wendy Cousins | Ulster University
Dr. Lai Kuan Lee | Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Ciara O'Toole | University College Cork
Dr. John Goodwin | University College Cork
Ms. Melissa Arnold-Ujvari | University of Adelaide
Professor Ian Kenny | University of Limerick
Dr. Ntombifikile Klaas | University of the Witwatersrand
Professor Earle Abrehamson | University of Hertfordshire
Dr. Tamara Page | University of Adelaide

Philosophy

Professor Kirstie Miller (Chair) | University of Sydney
Dr. Francis Caponi | Villanova University
Ms. Harriet Yates | Radboud University
Mr. Koray Akçagüner | University of Calgary
Associate Professor Lilith Lee | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Politics & International Relations

Dr. Boyka Stefanova (Chair) | University of Texas
Dr. Edmund Handby | Australian National University
Dr. Marco Marsili | Cà Foscari University of Venice
Dr. June Wang | City University of Hong Kong
Ms. Janet McParland | Government of Canada
Ms. Laura Trad | Maison Dulac Cinéma
Dr. Abraham Jatto | The University of Lincoln
Mr. Michael Ncube | The University of London
Ms. Bao-Chau Pham | The University of Vienna
Ms. Dearbhail O'Callaghan | University College Cork
Professor David Peter Dolowitz | University of Liverpool
Miss Kailey Taplin | University of Ottawa
Ms. Lohana Capanema Queiroz | University of Toronto
Dr. Ariel Reichard | Tel-Aviv University
Sophia Rommel | University of Cambridge
Yolanda Sadie | University of Johannesburg

Psychology

Associate Professor Mei-Hua Lin (Chair) | Sunway University
Ms. Mitali Kothari | James Cook University
Dr. Juana Park | American University of Sharjah
Professor Fay Short | Bangor University
Dr. Cecilia Ma | Independent
Professor Michael Hast | IU International University of Applied Sciences
Ms. Maleeha Khan | Mc Gill University
Dr Darlina Fadil Azim | Perdana University
Nur Arfah Zaini | Perdana University Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (PURCSI
Elaine Yong | Sunway University
Dr. Koong Foo | The School of Positive Psychology
Ms. Anna Wen Huey Ong | Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology
Ms. Prisca Hsu | University of Toronto

Social Sciences: Anthropology & Cultural Studies

Dr. Stan Frankland (Chair) | St Andrews University
Mr. Israr Hasan | BRAC University
Ms. Alejandra Sonja de Bárcena Myrsep | Independant
Dr. Josephine Gitome | Kenyatta University
Dr. Ana Ivasiuc | Maynooth University
Dr. J.J Zhang | Nanyang Technological University
Miss. Lu Qiao | SOAS, University of London
Mr. Gerardo Rodriguez Solis | University of California Santa Barbara
Dr. Rachael Root | University of Central Florida
Dr. Jessica Chandras | University of North Florida
Ms. Sonia Chinn | University of Texas
Dr. Catherine Namono | University of the Witwatersrand
Professor Marco Sonzogni | Victoria University of Wellington

Social Sciences: Sociology & Social Policy

Prof. Nicola Yeates (Chair) | The Open University
Ahmad Salehin Mohamad Saleh | Public Service
Professor Medani Bhandari | Akamai University USA / Sumy State University
Mr. Domenico Bovienzo | Ca’ Foscari University
Dr. Siu Ming | City University of Hong Kong
Ms. Julia Martini | Government of Canada
Dr. Ava Lau | Hong Kong Baptist University
Ms. Malaika Mikaelsson | Linköping University
Ms. Maya Bian | Population Services International
Dr Lee Gregory | University of Nottingham
Mrs. Libby Steel | University of Nottingham
Dr. Leah Fox | University of Portsmouth
Dr. Elizabeth Erlank | University of South Africa
Professor Marili Williams | University of South Africa
Prof. Melanie White | UNSW Sydney
Mr. Riley Fisher | Western University
Dr. Cynthia Meersohn | York University
Dr. Rachael Burns | York University

Visual Arts

Ms. Danne Ojeda (Chair) | Nanyang Technological University
Leila Musfy | American University of Beirut
N. Toros Mutlu | American University of Sharjah
Professor Phil Sheil | American University of Sharjah
Dr. Zinka Bejtic | American University of Sharjah
Dr. Galina Mihaleva | Arizona State University
Ms. Susanne Wawra | Atelier
Ms. Afnan Albladi | Creative Agency
Ms. Emily Copeland | Artist
Ms. Elizabeth Grace Magyar | Freelance/Independent
Mr. Morgan Wong | Lingnan University
Mr. Desmond Pang | Nanyang Technological University
Assistant Professor Lisa Winstanley | Nanyang Technological University
Dr. Helen Mc Allister | NCAD
Dr. Louis Netter | University of Portsmouth
Professor Kenneth Feinstein | Sunway University
Ms . Dana Leslie | University of Dundee
Mr. Holger Kalberg | University of Manitoba