Wajih Abbassi

Dr. Wajih Abbassi is an Assistant professor at Muscat University (Oman). He holds two PhD, one in

Management (Major in Finance) from the Université de Paris-Est-Créteil, France (2022), and one in

Finance from the University of Carthage, Tunisia (2011). He taught at Mahdia University (Tunisia),

Kairouan University (Tunisia), and Qassim University (Saudi Arabia) before joining Muscat University

(Oman). Dr. Abbassi's research interests cover corporate governance, capital structure, debt

choice, sustainability, and derivatives. Dr. Abbassi is also the MSc Finance programme

coordinator at Muscat University, after having been the director of the under-graduate finance

programme, member of the AASCB accreditation committee, and member of the AoL

committee at Qassim University (KSA). He has an interdisciplinary scope with publications in 2* and

3* journals.

Sep 2022 - Present Muscat University, Muscat, Oman

Assistant Professor in Finance

Key Responsibilities

• As the MSc Finance programme's coordinator, collaborate in designing courses syllabi,

and participate to the assessment and the regular update of the programme.

Sep 2015 - Aug 2022 Qassim University, Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Assistant Professor

Key Responsibilities

• As the director of the finance undergraduate programme, work with faculty, chairs,

and other program directors to create the measuring instruments, collect assessment

data, meet with faculty to discuss the data, and suggest actions to improve students'

learning.

• Member of the AACSB Accreditation Committee

• Member of the Assurance of Learning (AoL) Committee

• Member of the Curriculum Committee

PhD in Management (Major in Finance) | University of Paris-Est-Créteil , Paris, France |2018 - 2022 • 

PhD in Finance | University of Carthage, Tunisia | 2006 - 2011 

• MSc in Finance | University of Carthage, Tunisia | 2002 - 2004 

• BSc in Finance | University of Carthage, Tunisia |1997 - 2001