Tim Gore

Current

Director, The Centre for Indian Business at The University of Greenwich

Past

Director Education, India at The British Council
Director Jordan at British Council
Director Dubai at British Council

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Education

University of Bath
University of Durham
University of Surrey

University of Bradford

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Tim Gore’s Summary

Tim Gore is the founding Director of the Centre for Indian Business, the University of Greenwich. His role is to engage the University of Greenwich's intellectual capital with India and to create sustainable and mutually beneficial partnerships.

Tim has worked closely with educationalists, institutions, companies and governments to improve bilateral and multilateral educational links in Hong Kong, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Jordan and India over a 23 year career. He has led the development of programmes on creativity for professionals with the Singapore Government (CREST); established e-learning and blended learning programmes for Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai; led the establishment of the British University in Dubai; and helped Jordan establish an evaluation framework for its ICT led Jordan Education Initiative. His most recent role was Director, Education at the British Council in India where he was responsible for growing the knowledge partnership between India and UK. In addition, Tim led the establishment of the UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) which has ₤26 million funding from the UK and Indian governments and sponsors over a 5 year period and has already established over 200 educational partnerships.

Tim is pursuing a doctorate in business administration (DBAHEM) at the University of Bath focussing on higher education. His research concerns the positioning of universities as knowledge producers in a globalising world. He first qualified as an archaeologist with a specialisation in non-destructive testing, and also holds two masters as an applied linguist and in business administration. He is also a Chartered Marketer. He speaks Arabic and French. He was awarded an OBE for services to education in June 2008.

Tim Gore’s Specialties:

Concept development; brand building; strategic alliances; public policy

Tim Gore’s Experience

Director, The Centre for Indian Business

The University of Greenwich

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

September 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)

Building the engagement between the University of Greenwich and India
Director Education, India

The British Council

(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

July 2005 — July 2008 (3 years 1 month)

Responsible for growing the India-UK knowledge partnership
Director Jordan

British Council

(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)

August 2002 — July 2005 (3 years )

Country Director for the British Council operations in Jordan
Director Dubai

British Council

(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)

1998 — 2002 (4 years )

Tim Gore’s Education

University of Bath

DBA HEM , Globalisation and Knowledge Production , 2007 — 2010 (expected)
University of Durham

MBA , 1996 — 2001
University of Surrey

MA , Applied Linguistics , 1993 — 1996
University of Bradford

BTech , Archaeological Sciences , 1976 — 1980

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Tim Gore’s Interests:

Globalisation and Knowledge Production Knowledge Creation and Sharing Strategic Alliances and Partnerships International Strategy for HE Wood Sculpture Jazz Saxophone