Biography

Dr. Nada Elbarkouky is a Lecturer in Logistics and Transport at Muscat University with over 18 years of academic and industry experience. She holds dual PhDs, a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE), and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA, UK).

She has served as advisor to five Egyptian Ministers of Transport, contributing to national logistics and digital transformation strategies. Internationally, she sits on the UTSG committee, where she led Equality, Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and reviewed research for the 2024 conference, held in the UK. At the University of Huddersfield (UK), she was recognised for outstanding performance in connecting academia with practice in MSc Supply Chain and Logistics programmes. She also co-founded the Business Information Systems specialization and acted as BIS programme director at the British University in Egypt. Her research explores supply chain disruption, digital transformation technologies, and innovation in logistics, with a particular interest in resilience and sustainable systems.

Education

• PhD in Business Administration, University of Huddersfield, UK, expected 2025
• PhD in Business Administration, Ain Shams University, 2021
• PGCert in Higher Education, University of Huddersfield, UK, 2024
• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK, 2024
• SAP S/4HANA Certification, 2024
• MSc, Computer Science, specialised in Supply Chain Information Systems, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (AAST), 2013
• FIATA Diploma in Freight Forwarding, Geneva’ 2010
• BSc in Business Administration, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (AAST), 2007

Professional Experience

• Lecturer in Logistics and Transport, Muscat University
• Lecturer of Supply Chain and Business and Business Analytics, University of Huddersfield, UK
• Programme Director & Co-Founder, Business Information Systems, British University in Egypt
• Advisor to the Egyptian Ministers of Transport (five successive ministers) – involved in national policy formulation, logistics masterplan design, and digital transformation initiatives
• Member, Universities’ Transport Studies Group (UTSG), 2024 – led Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives and peer review for conference articles
• Part-time lecturer, The American University in Cairo (AUC) – teaching in professional and academic programmes
• Instructor for the Industrial Research and Assessment Studies (IRAS) / Pearson programme (Egypt) – delivering modules in business / management / supply chain subjects under a Pearson-accredited framework
• Contributor / Author, McGraw-Hill – educational content, case studies in business domain.
• Elected Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT), UK – MiLT
• Board Member, WiLAT (Women in Logistics & Transport) Council – promoting women’s leadership in transport and logistics sectors
• Director, Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation Network (EBIN) – overseeing initiatives that connect industry, academia, and startups / business innovation, The British University
• Senior Participant, Design & Development of the National Logistics Masterplan for major National Logistics Projects, Egypt

Publications / Achievements 

1. “To use or not use a case study of conditional value-driven adoption of Blockchain”, Drafting a journal article paper for submission to information system Journal. Conference paper, EurOMA, 2024
2. “Decision Support Frameworks in Sustainable Freight Transport: A Systematic Literature Review in the Era of Artificial Intelligence.” Conference paper, UTSG conference, Huddersfield, UK, 2024
3. “An E-government procurement Decision Support System Model for Public Private Partnership projects in Egypt” [May 2020] Book Chapter, IDCSST Conference, Zaragoza
4. “The Impact of Big data analytics on Procurement in Egypt” 2020, Zaragoza University, Spain 2020, ICDSST conference proceedings Zaragoza
5. “A Proposed Model for Enhancing CRM operations for a shipping line company.”

Conference Paper, American Society for competitiveness, Washington DC, USA