Feridun hamdullahpur biography examples

Waterloo University prides itself on innovation, in every area from student support to its groundbreaking research ambitions. Here Waterloo president Feridun Hamdullahpur tells Martin Ince about its central role in the Silicon Valley of Canada.

Feridun Hamdullahpur, president of the University of Waterloo in Canada, begins our discussion with a strongly held belief. “In this life, nothing is ever stable.” An enthusiast for futures thinking, he is fascinated by the rapid rate of change in modern societies and organisations. As an example, he points to Waterloo itself. “In we had 74 students. Now have 37, We build the whole time, but it is hard to keep our infrastructure adequate. The only constant is that the number of people who want to be here keeps increasing.”

While Waterloo is one of Canada’s most research-intensive institutions, Hamdullahpur is well aware that students are its lifeblood. One reason it has continued to grow is that the best people keep applying. Waterloo has Canada’s top scores for student entrance qualifications and as he says, “You can’t just turn away top applicants. We planned to grow by 1% last year, but ended up at eight.”

The academic brilliance of its faculty is one reason for Waterloo’s appeal to students. Hamdullahpur tries to hire top researchers, but always on the understanding that they will spend some time in front of students. This is not always an easy pitch to potential recruits.

But in addition, he points out that two-thirds of his students take part in “Co-op” working, a uniquely Canadian institution that allows students to do paid work for academic credit. While many Canadian undergraduates do this, Waterloo students often do five co-op placements. This is good for their careers, but also helps them financially. Participation is % in some areas such as engineering.

Hamdullahpur adds too that Waterloo’s appeal to international students is an important part of its growth

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Leal Filho, W., Wall, T., Rui Mucova, S.A., Nagy, G.J., Balogun, A-L, Luetz, J.M., Ng, Artie, Kovaleva, M., Azam, F.M.S., Alves, F., Guevara, Z., Matandirotya, N.R., Skouloudis, A., Tzachor, A., Malakar, K. and Gandhi, O. (). “Deploying artificial intelligence for climate change adaptation”, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, ,
Ng, Artie (). “Green investing and financial services: ESG investing for a sustainable world”. In: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Sustainability. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.

Ng, Artie, Nathwani, J., Fu, J. and Zhou, H. (). “Green financing for global energy sustainability: prospecting transformational adaptation beyond Industry ”, Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, , , DOI: /

Wu, Y. A., Ng, Artie, Yu, Z., Huang, J., Meng, K. and Dong, Z.Y. (). “A review of evolutionary policy incentives for sustainable development of electric vehicles in China: strategic implications”, Energy Policy, , Part B, ,

Ng, Artie, Fong, B. and Lo, M.F. (). “Dynamic knowledge management in response to the pandemic outbreak: an interinstitutional risk-based approach to sustainability”, Knowledge Management Research & Practice, DOI: /

Shen, H., Ng, Artie, Zhang, J., Wang, L. () “Sustainability accounting, management and policy in China: Recent developments and future avenues”, Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal, .

Leal , W., Brandli, L., Salvia, A., do Paco, A., Anholon, R., Quelhas, O., Rampasso, I., Ng, Artie, Balogun, A., and Kondev, B. (). “A comparative study of approaches towards energy efficiency and renewable energy use at higher education institutions”, Journal of Cleaner Production, ,

Nathwani, J. and Ng, Artie (). “A ‘cap and invest’ strategy for managing the intergenerational burdens of financing energy transitions”, In Sachs, J., Thye, W.W., Yoshino, N. and Taghizadeh-Hesary, F. ed. Handbook of Green Finance, Asian Development Bank Institute

Feridun Hamdullahpur was appointed president and vice-chancellor of the University of Waterloo on March 11,

A professor of mechanical engineering, Dr. Hamdullahpur earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Istanbul, Turkey and his Ph.D. in chemical engineering at the Technical University of Nova Scotia.

Throughout his career spanning over 35 years, Dr. Hamdullahpur has been an active researcher in thermo-fluids and energy engineering, a passionate teacher and an academic administrator. He has authored hundreds of scientific and academic publications and supervised over 50 graduate students. He was named a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering in June,

President Hamdullahpur’s central motivation is ensuring that the impact of university education, research and scholarship on our broader society is maximized through constant reform and innovation in the higher education sector. He is a leading advocate for the value of basic research and its relevance to educational excellence and economic prosperity.

His current focus at the University of Waterloo is expanding its lead in innovation, building on Waterloo’s long-standing and emerging strengths in co-operative education, research, entrepreneurship, and equity. The University of Waterloo has dominated Canadian university innovation rankings for 26 consecutive years. Its goal is to be recognized as one of the top innovation universities in the world.

In President Hamdullahpur was appointed chair of the new Leadership Council for Digital Infrastructure, an ambitious initiative to build a world leading digital infrastructure ecosystem for Canada. He is also proud to have been one of ten global university presidents appointed to the United Nation’s HeforShe Impact 10x10x10 campaign to engage boys and men in the cause of gender equity. In acknowledgement of President Hamdullahpur’s leadership in education and innovation, he was awarded the Queen