Ahmad Samarji

Ahmad Samarji

Expert & Advisor of Policy & Research at CDA

TED Attendee
TEDx Organizer
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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About Ahmad

Bio

Ahmad Samarji is an Australian citizen proud of his Arab (Lebanese) descent and rich international and intercultural skills and knowledge. He enjoys over 18 years of teaching experience in academia, out of which nine years have been in educational leadership positions in Australia and Lebanon. Dr. Samarji started his academic career in the STEM education field, soon to delve into literacy education, ESL, and EFL education models and support systems. Hence, he can proudly add the letter "A" to his specialization to become STEAM education, orchestrating the arts, humanities, and sociology dimensions to his science, math, and ICT education background. Dr. Samarji has recently embarked on a new professional growth journey, which is to serve as an Expert and Advisor of Policy & Research at the Community Development Authority (CDA), Government of Dubai, mapping educational experiences and practices to civic engagement and community development in a strategic, innovative, creative, and sustainable manner.

Areas of expertise

Community Development, Educational Sociology, Higher Education Curriculum, ICT in Education, Mathematics Education, STEM Education