Mohamed Loutfi

Mohamed Loutfi MBE
President and Vice-Chancellor of the British University in Egypt
Incumbent
Assumed office September 2021
Preceded by	Interim appointment
Personal details
Born	1967 (age 58–59) Alexandria, Egypt
Alma mater	Alexandria University (BSc, MSc) University of Bergen University of Sunderland (PhD)
Profession	Academic
Awards	Member of the Order of the British Empire (2025) Honorary Doctorate of Education, University of Sunderland (2023)

Mohamed Loutfi MBE (born 1967) is an Egyptian British academic who has served as the President and Vice-Chancellor of the British University in Egypt since September 2021.

Loutfi was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours for services to education in the United Kingdom and Egypt.

In October 2025, Loutfi was appointed to the Senate of Egypt by the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Early life and education

Mohamed Loutfi was born in 1967 in Alexandria, Egypt. He earned his Bachelor of Science in economics and political science and Master of Science in information technology from Alexandria University. He continued studies in system dynamics at the University of Bergen, Norway, before completing his PhD in systems thinking at the University of Sunderland in 2000. In recognition of his contributions to education, Loutfi was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (Hon. Doctorate) of Education by the University of Sunderland in 2023.

Career

Loutfi began his career at the University of Sunderland as a senior lecturer and later became the Head of Transnational Education.

Prior to joining BUE, Loutfi held the post of Vice-Chancellor's Special Envoy at Coventry University. He also served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff Metropolitan University and at the University of Sunderland.

In September 2021, Loutfi became the fifth President and Vice-Chancellor of the British University in Egypt (BUE), succeeding interim leadership.

Loutfi is the founder and Vice‑President of the Arab–European Leadership Network in Higher Education (ARELEN) and has served as a council member of the Magna Charta Observatory, becoming the first British‑Egyptian to hold this role.

Bibliography

Selected publications

• Al Hallak, Louna; Ayoubi, Rami M.; Moscardini, Alfredo; Loutfi, Mohamed (3 April 2019). "A system dynamic model of student enrolment at the private higher education sector in Syria". Studies in Higher Education. 44 (4): 663–682. doi:10.1080/03075079.2017.1393061.
• Loutfi, M.; Moscardini, A. O.; Lawler, K. (2000). Using system dynamics to analyse the economic impact of tourism multipliers (PDF). 18th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society. Albany, NY: System Dynamics Society. pp. 132–232.
• Moscardini, Alfredo; Loutfi, Mohamed; Al-Qirem, Raed (17–21 July 2005). The use of system dynamics models to evaluate the credit worthiness of firms (PDF). 23rd International Conference of the System Dynamics Society. Boston: System Dynamics Society.
• El-Abasy, Mohammed M.; Ashour, Elwy A.; Bassiony, Samar S.; Youssef, Islam M.; Loutfi, Mohamed; Salem, Salem S.; Mahgoub, Samir A.; Abou-Kassem, Diaa E.; Althubyani, Sarah A.; Zouidi, Ferjeni; Abd El-Hack, Mohamed E. (24 July 2025). "Effects of dietary levels of bay laurel leaf extract conjugated with zinc nanoparticles on growth performance, carcass traits, and blood parameters in broilers". Annals of Animal Science. 25 (3): 1065–1074. doi:10.2478/aoas-2025-0016.

Books

• "A Comprehensive Structure to Understand Outward Mobility: Reflections for University International Offices." Handbook of Internationalisation of Higher Education (2016). Co‑authored with Rami M. Ayoub.
• "A System Dynamic Model of Student Enrolment at the Private Higher Education Sector in Syria." Studies in Higher Education, vol. 44, no. 4 (2019): 663–682. Co‑authored with Louna Al Hallak, Rami M. Ayoubi, and Alfredo Moscardini.