Consulting & External Reviews

For more than three decades, Prof. Ahmed Al Kuwaiti has provided expert consulting and external review services to universities, healthcare organizations, accreditation agencies, and government institutions. His work supports academic excellence, healthcare quality, institutional accreditation, strategic planning, and sustainable organizational improvement through internationally recognized quality standards.
Consulting Services

Supporting Institutions Through Expert Guidance and Quality Leadership

Prof. Ahmed Al Kuwaiti has served as a consultant, advisor, assessor, and external reviewer for leading national organizations and higher education institutions, helping them achieve excellence through accreditation, governance, quality assurance, patient safety, and performance improvement.

Consultant & External Reviewer
National Commission for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA)

Position: Consultant & External Reviewer

Duration: 2009 – Present

Provides external review and consulting services for higher education institutions across Saudi Arabia, supporting institutional accreditation, program accreditation, academic quality assurance, governance, curriculum evaluation, learning outcomes assessment, and continuous quality improvement.

Consultant & Healthcare Institutions Assessor
Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI)

Position: Consultant & Healthcare Institutions Assessor

Duration: 2007 – Present

Conducts healthcare accreditation assessments, evaluates compliance with national healthcare quality standards, and supports hospitals in patient safety, governance, performance improvement, and continuous quality enhancement.

Leader, University Accreditation Teams
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Position: Leader, University Accreditation Teams

Duration: 2015 – Present

Leads university-wide institutional and program accreditation initiatives across multiple colleges, guiding accreditation planning, self-study preparation, documentation, external review readiness, and compliance with national and international accreditation frameworks.

Chairman & CEO
Quality Expert House

Institution: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Position: Chairman & CEO

Duration: 2020 – Present

Leads consultancy services focused on institutional quality, accreditation readiness, organizational excellence, strategic planning, leadership development, and performance improvement for higher education and healthcare institutions.

National Advisory Services

Advisor – Saudi Universities Ranking Committee

Organization: ETEC – NCAAA

Duration: 1 February 2020 – 30 June 2020

Provided strategic guidance for the development of the Saudi Universities Ranking framework, supporting institutional benchmarking and higher education excellence.

Advisor – Saudi Journal for Quality & Accreditation

Organization: NCAAA

Project Duration: 1 June 2018 – 1 May 2019

Contributed to the establishment and development of the Saudi Journal for Quality & Accreditation through expert consultation and academic quality leadership.

Part-time Consultant

Organization: NCAAA

Duration: From 1 April 2018

Supported institutional quality assurance, accreditation reviews, external evaluations, and higher education quality initiatives.

Senior Ambassador for Quality

Organization: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO)

Appointment: 19/12/1442 AH

Promotes national quality culture and supports initiatives aligned with Saudi Arabia’s quality and excellence objectives.

External Review Projects

Leading and Participating in National Accreditation Reviews

As an NCAAA Consultant & External Reviewer, Prof. Ahmed Al Kuwaiti has served as Chair and Member on external review panels, conducting comprehensive evaluations of academic programs at universities across Saudi Arabia.

University
Academic Program
Designation
Review Dates
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
BS in Occupational Therapy
Member
14–17 May 2023
Umm Al-Qura University
Health Information Management & Technology
Chair
6–8 November 2022
University of Hail
Physiotherapy
Member
30 October – 1 November 2022
Jazan University
Epidemiology
Chair
22–24 May 2022
Bisha University
Nursing (Hybrid Review)
Chair
27–29 March 2022
King Khalid University
Physical Therapy
Member
10–12 October 2021
Jazan University
Medical Laboratory Technology
Chair
29 November – 2 December 2020