Dr. Aziza Abdallah AlQamashoui, a prolific, dedicated and resourceful educator is the Head of the Department of Business Studies, University of Technology and Applied Sciences-Al Mussanah (UTAS-A), formerly Al Musanna College of Technology, Oman. She, along with her team was instrumental in establishing the Technology Transfer Office in the University by winning the 1st Fund Award to establish Technology Transfer Office (TTO) in Higher Education Institutions in Oman during the year 2018 by The Research Council-TRC (MOHERI -Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation), Oman. She was honoured for her proficiency and enthusiasm by the Plymouth Doctoral Colloquium UKPDC,Plymouth University in the year 2016. Dr. Aziza, the graduate of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Muscat, Oman received her doctorate in Management from the University of Plymouth, UK and Masters in International Accounting and Financial Management from Glasgow University, UK. She joined UTAS-A as a lecturer in accounting and finance in 2018. She teaches a set of curricula related to management, finance, and research methodologies. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Higher Education in the United Kingdom, Research Fellow in Humanities Research Center in SQU and the deputy of the Research Committee at the UTAS-A. She oversees many research-related activities such as preparing research policy, technology transfer strategies and intellectual property policy. Her areas of research and practice relates to the areas of accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, IP, etc. Dr. Aziza has presented papers in national and international conferences and symposiums organized by the reputed universities in UK, Ireland, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and Oman. Since 2018, she has been constantly working as a researcher on a variety of projects funded by TRC (MOHERI), Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) and Oman LNG in the fields of entrepreneurship, education, innovation and economic development. Her areas of interest include research, innovation, IP and technology transfer. Dr. Aziza began her career as a financial analyst at Schlumberger, Oman and after completing her masters, she held many administrative positions which include Head of Finance Department, Quality Assurance Coordinator in the UTAS - Shinas.