Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is constituted of five members: The chair, the secretary, the treasurer and an advisory member.
According to the bylaws the Executive Committee administers Shamaa such as to assure the attainment of its set goals, the proper application of its rules and regulations and the carrying on of its activities. The Executive Committee meets at least once a month, and supervises the administrative staff and the implementation of the decisions of the Board of Trustees.
Members of the Executive Committee and their function:
Dr. Rima Karami
Chair of the Executive Committee
Dr. Maud Stephan – Hachem
Secretary
Dr. Adnan El Amine
Treasurer
Basma Chebani
Advisory member
Dr. Yara Yasser Hilal
Advisory member
Friends of Shamaa
The Friends of Shamaa are prominent specialists in the field of education in the Arab World who believe in the mission and goals of Shamaa and provide it with moral support; as such they function as consultants and cooperate with Shamaa on various levels. They participate, or may participate in its development through the comments on the Shamaa database, its subject areas and the totality of its contents. They also seek to promote Shamaa among those who work in the educational field. They are consulted with regard to all the activities organized by Shamaa, and their experience in the field of scholarly educational research is drawn upon with a view to further developing Shamaa.
Dr. Ahmed Ouzzi
Dr. Ahmed Ouzzi is professor of higher education and scientific research at the Mohammed V University in Rabat, and professor of psychology and educational sciences and unit director of training and research in developmental educational psychology. As a researcher he is concerned with issues dealing with childhood, adolescence and youth. He has been a visiting professor at many Arab universities and an expert consultant to several international organizations working in the field of education.
Dr. Kamal Abouchedid
Dr. Abouchedid holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom (1997). He was Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Applied Sciences at Amity University-Dubai (2022-2023) and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) (2014-2022). Currently, he is Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Applied Research in Education at NDU. He is the President of the Lebanese Association for Educational Studies (LAES).
Dr. Khaled Al-Sarairah
Dr. Khaled Al-Sarairah works since 2010 as Assistant professor in the Department of Administration and Leadership in Education in the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the Middle East University and as Director of its accreditation department. He holds a doctorate in Educational sciences which he received in 2005 from the Amman Arab University.
Dr. Ramzi Salamé
Dr. Ramzi Salamé is currently in charge of quality assurance operations at St. Joseph University in Beirut. He worked for UNESCO as senior specialist in higher education and training of educators, regional advisor for the reform of educational systems in the Arab states, and acting director of the Regional Bureau for Education in Beirut.
Dr. Sadiq Midraj
Dr. Sadiq Midraj began his career in education as a grade 6-12 teacher in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States before earning his Ph.D. in language education (Curriculum & Instruction) from Indiana State University, USA. He functioned as the Director for the College of Education Center for Professional Development at Zayed University, United Arab Emirates. Currently, he is the ELL Program Lead Faculty and teachers in the undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Education.
Dr. Saouma BouJaoude
Dr. Saouma BouJaoudeh has since 2009, been Director of the Center of Teaching and Learning and Director of the Science and Mathematics Education Center (SMEC) at the American University of Beirut. He holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with emphasis on science education from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. He taught at Syracuse University, New York, U.S.A, then joined the American University of Beirut in 1993 and now holds the rank of full professor.
Dr. Fadia Hoteit
Dr. Hoteit is a researcher and professor at the Lebanese University, with a doctorate in psychology from the Sorbonne University – Paris V, France. She teaches courses in early childhood education and children’s literature in the Faculty of Education at the Lebanese University. Dr. Hoteit has several studies and research papers dealing with educational, social and psychological aspects relating to children, family and women.
Dr. Fadi El-Hage
Born in Aley (Lebanon), on September 3rd 1968, Fadi El-Hage is the Dean of the Faculty of educational sciences at the Université Saint-Joseph (Saint Joseph University) since September 2012. He is also the director of the Research Unit of the faculty since 2007. He was, up until 2012, consecutively Director of Studies since 2006 then Vice-Dean since 2010.
Dr. Fatima Abass Nathar
Dr. Nathar is the assistant dean of the College of Education at Kuwait University for research, consulting and training. She is also a certified trainer at Awan International Group, Kuwait. She holds a doctorate in the philosophy and essentials of early education from the University of Miami, Florida. She also completed 13 specialty credits at Harvard University Medical School, Boston, on the post-traumatic stress disorder and how to deal with children in the midst of violent conflicts.
Dr. Nada Moghaizel Nasr
Dr. Nada Moghaizel Nasr is an honorary Dean and professor at the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the St. Joseph University in Beirut; she is also the President’s Delegate for university education. She holds a bachelor degree in sociology from the American University of Beirut, and a master’s degree, a postgraduate diploma and a doctorate in Educational Sciences from the René Descartes University – Paris V. Professionally she has worked as a researcher at the Center for Linguistic and Educational Studies and as a professor in the Institute of Social Sciences at the Lebanese University.
Dr. Haytham Kotob
Dr. Kotob is a professor at the Lebanese university, faculty of education and at the Doctoral School of Literature, Humanities & Social Sciences. He previously served as the director of faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and of the “Higher Institute for Languages and Translation” at the Islamic University of Lebanon.
Dr. Ahmed Ouzzi
Dr. Ahmed Ouzzi is professor of higher education and scientific research at the Mohammed V University in Rabat, and professor of psychology and educational sciences and unit director of training and research in developmental educational psychology. As a researcher he is concerned with issues dealing with childhood, adolescence and youth. He has been a visiting professor at many Arab universities and an expert consultant to several international organizations working in the field of education.
He organizes and supervises many training courses to prepare teachers and trainers in the Arab World and Africa and has published numerous scientific works in psychology and the educational sciences. He is the director and founder of the Journal of Educational Sciences, a specialized quarterly, as well as the president of the Moroccan Association for Studies on Children. Currently he is working on an encyclopedic dictionary of education and training and research for the Council of Higher Education. He is also a member of the central team of the Arab Knowledge Report for 2010-2011.
Dr. Kamal Abouchedid
Dr. Abouchedid holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom (1997). He was Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, and Applied Sciences at Amity University-Dubai (2022-2023) and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities at Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) (2014-2022). Currently, he is Professor of Education and Director of the Center for Applied Research in Education at NDU. He is the President of the Lebanese Association for Educational Studies (LAES).
Dr. Khaled Al-Sarairah
Dr. Khaled Al-Sarairah works since 2010 as Assistant professor in the Department of Administration and Leadership in Education in the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the Middle East University and as Director of its accreditation department. He holds a doctorate in Educational sciences which he received in 2005 from the Amman Arab University.
He previously worked as Assistant professor in the classroom teacher department at Isra University, and as assistant professor and consultant at the Arab Group for Education. He was also Director of Mu’tah Journal for Research and Studies and a member of the editorial Board of several scientific and cultural journals.
He has several published research works in the educational sciences in general and educational administration in particular. He has also published many articles in cultural journals. His research interests include academic accreditation, quality assurance, administrative behavior and management information systems.
Dr. Ramzi Salamé
Dr. Ramzi Salamé is currently in charge of quality assurance operations at St. Joseph University in Beirut. He worked for UNESCO as senior specialist in higher education and training of educators, regional advisor for the reform of educational systems in the Arab states, and acting director of the Regional Bureau for Education in Beirut.
He undertook consultancy missions to most of the Arab states, and organized the greater part of the ministerial conferences called for by UNESCO in the Arab region between 1994 and 2008. Dr. Salamé is a graduate of the Lebanese University and the University of Montreal in Canada where he received his doctorate in the educational psychology. He held various university positions in Lebanon and Canada, ultimately attaining professorial rank. He has numerous publications on various issues of higher and general education.
Dr. Sadiq Midraj
Dr. Sadiq Midraj began his career in education as a grade 6-12 teacher in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United States before earning his Ph.D. in language education (Curriculum & Instruction) from Indiana State University, USA. He functioned as the Director for the College of Education Center for Professional Development at Zayed University, United Arab Emirates. Currently, he is the ELL Program Lead Faculty and teachers in the undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Education.
He provided consultation to the UNESCO Office on quality assurance standards for teacher-education units in Arab countries. He has published in the areas of the affective factors and Arabic-English bilingual reading competences, and he has given numerous presentations at international conferences. His research interests include quality assurance standards, curriculum reform, and bilingual and multicultural teacher education.
Dr. Saouma BouJaoude
Dr. Saouma BouJaoudeh has since 2009, been Director of the Center of Teaching and Learning and Director of the Science and Mathematics Education Center (SMEC) at the American University of Beirut. He holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with emphasis on science education from the University of Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. He taught at Syracuse University, New York, U.S.A, then joined the American University of Beirut in 1993 and now holds the rank of full professor.
He served as Director of SMEC from 1994 to 2003 and as chair of the Department of Education from 2003-2009. Dr. BouJaoude has published numerous research articles and educational studies in local, regional and international refereed scholarly journals, as well as in books in English and Arabic. He has spoken at a large number of regional and international scientific conferences. He also serves on the editorial Boards of a number of science education and education journals. He is presently a member of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Education Council of the State of Qatar, and fellow of the Third World Academy of Science.
Dr. Fadia Hoteit
Dr. Hoteit is a researcher and professor at the Lebanese University, with a doctorate in psychology from the Sorbonne University – Paris V, France. She teaches courses in early childhood education and children’s literature in the Faculty of Education at the Lebanese University. Dr. Hoteit has several studies and research papers dealing with educational, social and psychological aspects relating to children, family and women.
She also co-edited several books bringing together research work by Lebanese women, and participated in several collective books such as: Preschool Education in Lebanon (in Arabic), 2002; and Books and Publishing in Lebanon: Reality and Politics (in Arabic), 2003. She has published three books: The Experience of Reggio Emilia in Early Childhood (in Arabic), 2012; Children’s Literature in Lebanon (in Arabic), 2001; and Play in Early Childhood (in Arabic), 2006. She has also published two stories for children in Arabic: Houloumi (My Dream) and Sabi Kabir (A Big Boy).
Dr. Fadi El-Hage
Born in Aley (Lebanon), on September 3rd 1968, Fadi El-Hage is the Dean of the Faculty of educational sciences at the Université Saint-Joseph (Saint Joseph University) since September 2012. He is also the director of the Research Unit of the faculty since 2007. He was, up until 2012, consecutively Director of Studies since 2006 then Vice-Dean since 2010.
Fadi El-Hage holds a Ph.D. in educational sciences from the Université de Montpellier II. He is also a lecturer, university professor, teacher trainer, director of theses and researches in educational sciences and a member of several scientific associations.
His areas of expertise are didactic of science, health education, teacher training and education consulting.
Dr. Fatima Abass Nathar
Dr. Nathar is the assistant dean of the College of Education at Kuwait University for research, consulting and training. She is also a certified trainer at Awan International Group, Kuwait. She holds a doctorate in the philosophy and essentials of early education from the University of Miami, Florida. She also completed 13 specialty credits at Harvard University Medical School, Boston, on the post-traumatic stress disorder and how to deal with children in the midst of violent conflicts.
Dr. Nathar was cultural attaché in Washington, D.C., from 2002 till 2009. She also held the post of acting chairman and assistant professor of the Education Principles Department in the College of Education at Kuwait University. She was awarded the prize for extraordinary teaching for 2002 from Kuwait University. She has numerous publications in the field of education, and has lectured in the field of education in Kuwait and in the U.S.A. Her educational interests focus on: family education, the impact of social and cultural factors on teaching and education, research in early education and studies on women, and the outstandingly gifted.
Dr. Nada Moghaizel Nasr
Dr. Nada Moghaizel Nasr is an honorary Dean and professor at the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the St. Joseph University in Beirut; she is also the President’s Delegate for university education. She holds a bachelor degree in sociology from the American University of Beirut, and a master’s degree, a postgraduate diploma and a doctorate in Educational Sciences from the René Descartes University – Paris V. Professionally she has worked as a researcher at the Center for Linguistic and Educational Studies and as a professor in the Institute of Social Sciences at the Lebanese University.
She has also participated in the formulation of the civic educational booklets with the Center for Educational Research and Development and was in charge of teacher training at the primary level at the Lebanese Institute of Educators. She has participated in non-governmental organizations as Vice-President, member, founding member, expert and honorary member. She has also authored several books, both individually and collectively, in addition to participating and coordinating in a number of conferences and seminars.
Dr. Haytham Kotob
Dr. Kotob is a professor at the Lebanese university, faculty of education and at the Doctoral School of Literature, Humanities & Social Sciences. He previously served as the director of faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and of the “Higher Institute for Languages and Translation” at the Islamic University of Lebanon.
Dr. Kotob received his doctorate degree in Linguistics from the University of Franche-Comté in Paris where he previously earned his post-graduate diploma in Computerized Bibliography. Dr. Kotob is a visiting professor at a number of universities, including the University of Lyon II in France and the University of Aleppo in Syria, and, in 2010, he prepared a workshop for Public school principals in Lebanon.