Management Team
Dr. Ayoub Kazim
Executive Director
Dubai Knowledge Village and Dubai International Academic City
Dr. Ayoub Kazim is the Executive Director of Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV) and Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), both part of TECOM Investments, a subsidiary of Dubai Holding. He is responsible for strategically steering the education clusters and further consolidating their status as leading centres of learning excellence in the region.
Heading a proficient team of top-tier academic professionals, Dr Kazim has successfully ensured a consistent growth in the number of business partners at both the clusters.
Under his guidance, Dubai Knowledge Village has channelled its focus on human resource development, human resource management and business consultancy. During 2007, nearly 98 human resource development companies and consultancies made Dubai Knowledge Village their location of choice, bringing its total number of business partners to nearly 460.
Dr Kazim’s persistent endeavour has also paid rich dividends at Dubai International Academic City, the world’s only free zone dedicated to international higher education. Over 21 international universities of higher learning from Australia, India, Pakistan, Iran, Russia, Belgium, UK, France and USA have established their campuses at DIAC, serving more than 10,000 students.
With approximately 20 years of experience gained from working with Dubai Municipality and the UAE University in Al Ain, Dr. Kazim has an in-depth understanding of the technical, administrative and academic work environments.
In addition, he is actively involved in research studies and has published numerous articles and technical papers on renewable energy, hydrogen energy, fuel cells, energy policy and economics.
Dr. Ayoub Kazim holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama and a Master’s from the Polytechnic University in New York. He received a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Miami in 1998.
Layla Al Khudairy
E.A to Executive Director
Tel: + 971 4 360 2060
Direct: + 971 4 361 2701
Fax: + 971 4 360 4886
Email: Layla.Alkhudairy@tecom.ae
Taner Topcu
Senior Account Manager / Partner Support Services
Tel: + 971 4 360 2060
Direct: + 971 4 375 6770
Fax: + 971 4 360 4886
Email: topcu@kv.ae
