
Dr. David Santandreu Calonge
Head of Educational Program Development, Center for Teaching and Learning, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence
Dr. David Santandreu Calonge is Head of Educational Program Development, Center for Teaching and Learning, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), the world’s first graduate research university dedicated to advancing AI as a global force for humanity. He is an award-winning academic (Officer in the Order of the Academic Palms, [France], City University of Hong Kong Teaching Excellence Award, [Hong Kong], Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology [USA], Australia Open Universities Nova Award for Quality and Innovation in Instructional Design, and has previously worked in Hong Kong (HKU, CityU, Lingnan U, HKBU), South Korea (Sungkyunkwan U, Visiting Professor), Australia (RMIT University, The University of Adelaide), and Dubai (Canadian University Dubai, Dean and Associate Professor). He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA, Advance HE) and has written in the areas of education policy, Generative AI in Learning and Teaching, MOOCs, innovative curriculum design, and disruptive technologies in education.