Associate Professor Mahsood Shah

Mahsood Shah is an Associate Professor and Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching) with School of Business and Law at CQUniversity, Australia. At CQUniversity, he provides leadership in national and international accreditation of academic programs. Mahsood is also an active researcher. His area of research strength includes: quality in higher education, measurement and enhancement of student experience, student retention and attrition, student engagement in quality assurance, international higher education, widening participation and private higher education. Prior to joining CQUniversity, Mahsood has led research at school level at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Mahsood has also led strategic planning and quality assurance in three other Australian universities.

Apart from working in universities, Mahsood have worked closely with more than 15 private for-profit higher education providers on projects related to quality assurance, compliance, accreditation and enhancement of learning and teaching. Mahsood has significant experience in external quality assurance. He is a Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) expert and also an auditor with various international External Quality Agencies.

Mahsood is the founding editor of the journal International Studies in Widening Participation.