Biographical Details

Associate Professor Harold Culala is the Director of Learning and Teaching at Excelsia University College, with over 20 years of higher education leadership across Australia and Asia. His previous roles include Vice President for Academic Services, Dean of the Institute of Education, and Senior Lecturer in Academic Development, spanning academic development, teaching and learning, assessment, and governance. He holds a PhD in Education (Curriculum Studies) from Taylor's University, Malaysia, and an MA in Education (Curriculum and Instruction).

His publications span curriculum reform, academic development, and higher education practice, and he has supervised and examined PhD and Master's theses. He is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA, UK), Associate Editor of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, Founding Editor of the Asian Journal of Perspectives in Education, Editor-in-Chief of COLLEGIA: Journal of Higher Education Quality and Innovation, and former Board Secretary of the Open Access Publishing Association.

Honors

Senior Fellow
Advance HE (United Kingdom, York), 2025
Gold Award, 4th Language Invention, Innovation, and Design
Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia, Shah Alam) - UiTM, 2021
Education Leadership Award
7th Asia's Education Excellence Award, 08/2016
Outstanding Contribution in Education
World Education Congress, 11/2014
Bayer Young Environmental Envoy
Bayer and United Nations Environment Programme, 2006
Young Men's Christian Association Academic Excellence Award
Young Men's Christian Association (Philippines), 2006
Young Men's Christian Association Leadership Excellence Award
Young Men's Christian Association (Philippines), 2006

Organizational Affiliations

Office of Learning and Teaching, Excelsia University College

Past Affiliations

Senior Lecturer (Academic Development), Australian Catholic University (Melbourne)

Lecturer (Academic Development), James Cook University (Australia, Townsville) - JCU

Associate Professor of Education, Far Eastern University (Philippines, Manila) - FEU

Director, Office of Education Technology, Far Eastern University (Philippines, Manila) - FEU

Education

Curriculum Studies
2016–2019, Doctor of Philosophy, Taylor's University (Malaysia, Subang Jaya)
Curriculum and Instruction
2014–2016, Doctor of Education, Far Eastern University (Philippines, Manila) - FEU

Finished coursework

Online Education in University
2021, Certificate, Universidad de Deusto (Spain, Bilbao)

Setting up Online Education in the University Programme

Curriculum and Instruction
2006–2009, Master of Arts in Education, Far Eastern University (Philippines, Manila) - FEU
Mathematics
2002–2006, Bachelor of Secondary Education , Far Eastern University (Philippines, Manila) - FEU