Dr. Omran, a Senior Associate Professor of Accounting at the International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, is a highly qualified professional. He earned his PhD in Accounting from La Trobe University in 2008 and is a Fellow of the Certified Practicing Accountants (FCPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). With over 30 years of international experience, he has taught at various universities in China, Australia, Kuwait, and Egypt. Before joining XJTLU, Dr. Omran served as a Senior Lecturer at Central Queensland University and as an Associate Professor at Gulf University for Sciences and Technology. His teaching areas include financial accounting, management accounting, and auditing. His research interests focus on corporate financial reporting, corporate social responsibility, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria, corporate governance, and auditing. Additionally, Dr. Omran serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Accounting Research and is a member of the advisory boards for the Journal of Accounting Organizational Change and the Journal of Sustainable Finance and Accounting.

Accounting disclosure practices in emerging economies

Auditing issues (audit fees, audit quality, etc.)

Corporate financial reporting and disclosures (IR, GRI, CSR, ESG, etc.)

Corporate governance issues

Senior Associate Professor in Accounting at IBSS, XJTLU - January 2019 - Present

Course Semiar Leader, La Trobe University - 2017 - 2018

Associat Professor of Accounting, Gulf University for Science Technology - 2013 - 2017

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Central Queensland University - 2009 - 2013

Lecturer in Accounting, La Trobe University - 2007 - 2008

Lecturer in Accounting, University of Ballarat - 2005 - 2006

Lecturer in Accounting, South Valley University - 1990 - 2004

ACC411 - Integrated Case Study

ACC304 - Accounting Final Year Project

ACC304 - Accounting Final Year Project (FYP) for UG Accounting Students

ACF431/ACC411 - Integrated Case Study (for MSc. Professional Accounting)

ACF405/ACC401 - Managing Financial Resources (for IMBA Students)

Certificate of Basic Computer Skills, Faculty of Commerce, South Valley University, Egypt (Dec. 1995)

Certificate of Professional Teaching, Faculty of Education, South Valley University, Egypt (Jun. 1992)

Certificate of Statistics Skills, Egyptian National Institution for Research and Statistics, Egypt (Jul. 1994) •

PhD Scholarship from Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Egypt, 2000)

Careers Queensland Award (2010)

Achievement Award (Office of Teaching and Learning, Central Queensland University, 2011 2012)

Book Fair Award from Gulf University for Science Technology in Kuwait (2015)

Big Data Analytics Badge from CPA Australia (2021)

ACAEW -ACA Train the Trainer Program (July 2021).

Carbon Literacy Certification – from PRME (January 2022)