Dr. Noha Abdelrahman
Lecturer of Accounting and Sustainability Reporting Global Certified Sustainability Professional
Office 114 - Building G
Ext. 1547
noha.abdelrahman@bue.edu.eg

Dr. Noha is an assistant professor of Accounting and Sustainability Reporting in the department of Business Administration at the British University in Egypt (BUE). She was awarded her PhD; “with No Corrections” required, from London South Bank University (LSBU) in Accounting and Finance major of the School of Business. She is providing an academic teaching, supervision and assessment to undergraduate and postgraduate students. She has been teaching several Accounting and Finance modules. Beside her job as a lecturer in the Business Administration department, Dr. Noha is the Research Officer of the department. In addition, she is a member of the Scientific Committee of the Faculty. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Noha has been a member in several academic committees, such as Business Programme committee, Community Service committee, Teaching & Learning committee, Assessment committee, and Subject Specialism committee. Moreover, she was the coordinator of the Student Innovation Research Committee (SIRC) of the Centre of Innovation, Governance and Green Economy (CIGGE). Her academic experience has been enhanced with intensive applied experience in several industrial sectors. Where, Dr. Noha is a Global Certified Sustainability Professional and Trainer, from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Organization.

Education

Academic

PhD in Accounting “Awarded with No Corrections”– November 2019

Division of Accounting, Finance & Economics

School of Business, London South Bank University – London, United Kingdom

Thesis: “Features Affecting The Quality Of Sustainability Reporting: A Theoretically-Informed Insights and Empirical Evidence From The Global Fortune 100 (2011-2015)”.

MSc. in Accounting – September 2013

Grade: Highest Honors

Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University – Cairo, Egypt

Thesis: “The Effect of Process Infrastructure on the Success of Activity Based Costing (ABC) Implementation: an Empirical Study”.

BSc. in Accounting – September 2007

Grade: Very Good with Honors (82.92%)

Faculty of Commerce, Suez Canal University – Ismailia, Egypt

Professional

Global Certified Sustainability Professional – March 2022

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Organization

Score: 92.5%

Other Certifications

Learning to Teach Online - 2020

The University of New South Wales, and offered through Coursera

Career History: 

November 2019 – till present 

Lecturer /Assistant Professor

Business Administration Department

Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science

The British University in Egypt (BUE)

September 2013 – October 2019

Assistant Lecturer

Business Administration Department

Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science

The British University in Egypt (BUE)

March 2009 – August 2013

Demonstrator

Business Administration Department

Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science

The British University in Egypt (BUE)

 
Journal Articles

Refereed Articles

The Assurance of Sustainability Reporting: An Extra Fee or a Guarantee | SpringerLink

 

 
Conference Papers

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  • Abdelrahman, N. D’Silva, K. and Rashwan, M. (2022). The Quality of Sustainability Reporting within a Global Listings Context: A Legitimacy Theory evaluation of relevant empirical evidence. Proceedings of EBES 40th Conference, Istanbul, Turkey (in process).
  • Abd El-Rahman, Noha. 2020. "The Assurance of Sustainability Reporting: An Extra Fee or A Guarantee." Proceedings of the 2nd American University in the Emirates International Research Conference, AUEIRC’18.
  • Abdelrahman, N. (2018). Features Affecting the Quality of Sustainability Reporting: an Empirical Study and Evaluation. Proceedings of ISER 116th International Conference, (pp. 1-12). Venice, Italy.
  • Abd El-Rahman, N. (2016). Features Affecting the Quality of Sustainability Reporting winthin an Egyptian Context: An Empirical Study and Evaluation. 2nd Academic International Conference on Business, Marketing and Management (AICBMM) Conference Proceedings (pp. 104-114). Boston, USA: FLE Learning Ltd. ISBN : 978-1-911185-05-5. http://worldresearchlibrary.org/proceeding.php?pid=1440
Chapters in Books

 
Awards

Awards:  

  • Best Postgraduate Thesis Award, 2021, for her PhD thesis titled “Features Affecting the Quality of Sustainability Reporting: A Theoretically-Informed Insights and Empirical Evidence from the Global Fortune 100 (2011-2015)”, the British University in Egypt.
  • Best Paper and Best Student Presentation Award, 2018, 2nd International Research Conference of the American University in Emirates (AUEIRC) for “Sustainable Development & Social Responsibility”. Dubai, UAE, Springer.
  • Teaching Excellence Awards from the British University in Egypt (BUE) AY 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Extra Curricula Activities:

  • Golden Medal Holder, Gymnastics Championship, Egypt, 1997.
University Groups
Fields of Interest:
• Sustainability Reporting • Sustainable and Economic Development • Corporate Governance • Financial Accounting
Modules Taught:
Preparatory Level • Financial Accounting Fundamentals 1 Certificate Level (Grade 4) • Financial Accounting Fundamentals 2 • Introduction to Management Accounting • Mathematics of Finance • Research Methods Intermediate Level (Grade 5) • Intermediate Financial Accounting • Management Accounting Honors Level (Grade 6) • Sustainable Development and Sustainability Reporting • Management Accounting and Control • Advanced Financial Accounting • Tax Accounting • Auditing • International Accounting • Financial Statement Analysis Master of Business Administration (MBA) • Academic Supervision
Responsibilities
Academic Tasks: • Research Officer of the Business Administration department (2022- present). • Assessment Officer of the Business Administration department (2021- 2022). • Community Service Officer of the Business Administration department (2019- 2020). • Member in the Scientific Committee of the Faculty (2019- present). A Chair of the Business Track in the Academic Conference 2020 of the Faculty of BAEPS. • Coordinator of the Students Innovation Research Committee (SIRC) and member of the Center for Innovation, Governance and Green Economy (CIGGE) of the British University in Egypt (BUE), (2017-2018). • Organizing member for the 2nd and 3rd Research Seminars (2017 & 2018) for the Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science under the theme of “Promotion of Leading Age Research”. • Organizing member for the Forum Discussion titled “Public Sector’s Role In Economic Development”, (26 November, 2017). The keynote speech was delivered by H.E. Prof. Ashraf El-Sharkawy, the Minister of Public Business Sector, who addressed the role of the sector in Egyptian economic development. Two panel discussions, a Public Sector panel and a Private Sector panel, followed, which provided insights on Egypt’s Investment Climate and Opportunities. • Guest speaker in the Green Heritage Conference -BUE, as a mutual collaboration between the CIGGE and Farouk El Baz Center for Sustainability and Future Studies, (6-8 March 2018), under the titled of “The Assurance of Sustainability Reporting: An Extra Fee or A Guarantee”. • Main speaker in the seminar of “Sustainable Development: Trends and Challenges-BUE”, as a mutual collaboration between the BUE and Cairo University, (17 February 2019). Professional Membership/Association: • Global Certified Sustainability Professional, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). • Academic member, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Other Professional Tasks: • Trainer for the Port Training Institute for Development and Maritime Management, the Arab Academy of Science, Technology and Maritime Services (AASTMT) in Alexandria, Egypt, (2018), to raise Sustainability and Sustainability Reporting Awareness, under the theme of “Global Trends To Achieve Sustainable Development in Ports”. • Consultant for Wadi Food Company, Cairo, Egypt, (2016-2017), regarding financial and cost accounting corporate systems and constructing accounting training programs.