Prof. Dr. Refaat Aly Mohamed
Senior Academic Board Member
Governance
The board of the institute
The President and the distinguished board members who govern IRIP. Editorial independence is guaranteed for every journal: the board sets policy, and never decides what gets published.
President
Dr. Muhammad Azam
President of International Research Institute Pakistan (IRIP)
Leading IRIP's vision for advancing international research standards, fostering academic collaboration, and promoting ethical scholarship across global academic communities. With over 5 years of academic leadership experience, Dr. Azam has pioneered numerous international research initiatives and partnerships.
The board
Distinguished board members
Esteemed academic leaders from prestigious institutions worldwide.
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Salman
Research Excellence Board Member
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Jalali
Academic Affairs Board Member
Prof. Dr. Ashraf Abdelrafea
International Relations Board Member
Dr. Hafiz Ahmed Saeed Rana
Academic Development Board Member
Dr. Akram Hureri
Research & Innovation Board Member
Prof. Dr. Zafarullah Baig
Quality Assurance Board Member
Prof. Dr. Arshad Munir
Academic Research Board Member
Standing committees
Where decisions are actually made
The board delegates to four standing committees, each with a published remit and a scholar from outside the institute among its members.
Research Ethics Committee
Reviews every study involving human participants before fieldwork begins, and can halt work already under way.
Editorial Board
Sets standards across all six journals, appoints reviewers, and rules on appeals against desk rejection. Operates independently of the governing board.
Programmes Committee
Designs the training curriculum, approves admissions criteria, and reviews teaching quality at the end of every cohort.
Partnerships Committee
Assesses proposed memoranda of understanding and reviews existing partnerships every two years against what they have actually produced.
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