About Us
Eduvate’s team has a proven track record with professional development and training projects to bridge the gap between theory and practice.
Vision
Mission
- Empowering educators, professionals, and corporate teams through research-based practices that inspire innovative solutions and drive business outcomes.
- Cultivating a data-driven environment to measure areas for development and to facilitate impactful, sustainable changes within educational and corporate settings.
- Promoting transformative learning to foster an effective working environment where growth, continuous improvement, and strategic alignment are prioritized.
- Providing high-quality mentoring, coaching, and leadership development services to support educators, professionals, and corporate leaders in their journey toward excellence and organizational success.
Why Eduvate ?
For Educational Institutions
- Future-Ready Training: We recognize the fast pace of change in education and the need to prepare students for a world that demands creativity, critical thinking, and resilience. Eduvate bridges the gap between theory and practice by offering research-based training, coaching, and consultation services tailored to the unique needs of educators and schools.
- Experiential Learning: Our hands-on approaches ensure that educators not only understand new concepts but can effectively implement and apply them within their classrooms, fostering a learning environment where students can excel.
For Corporate Institutions
- Strategic Growth: In today’s competitive business environment, Eduvate provides corporate training solutions that empower teams to drive innovation and achieve strategic goals. We help organizations cultivate leadership, enhance employee engagement, and build a culture of continuous improvement.
- Customized Solutions: Our research-based methodologies are designed to address the specific challenges faced by your organization. Through experiential learning and practical activities, we ensure that knowledge is accurately implemented, leading to tangible business outcomes and sustainable success.
Eduvate’s holistic approach, grounded in both theory and practice, ensures that we meet the unique needs of each institution—whether in education or the corporate world—by delivering training and coaching services that foster growth, innovation, and excellence
Purpose
- Eduvate offers research-based, certified training courses that are taught by bilingual experts who are passionate about education. These experts understand the local context and deliver the highest standards of professional development programs in the region.
- Eduvate provides data-driven consultation and coaching services to ensure accurate and complete implementation of knowledge and skills gained through the trainings.
- Eduvate assigns the right coach to work closely with participants to guide, consult, monitor, and measure the impact of the newly acquired and implemented practices to ensure desired outcomes.
- Eduvate research services aim at developing educators’ and professionals’ innovative and problem-solving skills. By exposing them to experimental practices and strategies, Eduvate helps individuals enhance their abilities in tackling complex issues.
- Eduvate assists leaders and staff in proactively identifying solutions to challenges and concerns, while also training them in action research projects.
- Eduvate offers both individual and group coaching services, catering to the needs of participants both remotely and in-person.
Organizational Goals
- Inspiring educators and professionals to create innovative environments using skillset and best practices.
- Enhancing educators’ and professionals’ technological skills by cultivating their digital literacy.
- Preparing educators and professionals to solve problems using research and data-driven approaches.
- Promoting transformative and experiential learning to foster educators’ and professionals’ transferable skills.
- Providing high-quality consultation and coaching to support educators and professionals reach excellence.
Our Core Values
Excellence
Sustainability
Empowerment
Innovation
Solution-oriented
Meet the Team
As educators and academics, we strive to improve the quality of education and professional development programs by elevating educators’ and professionals’ practices for a sustainable and first-class learning.
Has a PhD in leadership and management in education and is a widely published researcher. She is an assistant professor at Zayed university and has an extensive experience in training and coaching school leaders and in-service and pre-service teachers. She is a reviewer for international academic journals, member of the Research Ethics Committee at Zayed university and a member of the Curriculum Review Committee at the college of Interdisciplinary Studies.
Dr. Sandra Baroudi
Is an expert in Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM), curriculum design and development, teaching and learning, assessment, and schools accreditation. She has a PhD in Educational Management, Leadership and Policy and is an approved accreditation lead inspector from New England Association of School and Colleges NEASC & Council of International School CIS.
Dr. Areej El Sayary
Yara Rouhana holds a psychology degree from McGill University in Canada and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in clinical psychology at USEK, Lebanon. Yara also holds a diploma in professional teaching and is a certified theta healer. With more than 8 years of experience in the field, Yara acquired a set of unique skills that helped shape her identity as an educator and mental health advocate. Her patience, empathy, open-mindedness, and genuine philanthropic personality helped her reach hundreds of people from all ages and walks of life. She is a ‘holistic’ educator who focuses on all aspects of students’ learning, especially their wellbeing. Her main purpose, both professionally and personally, is to raise awareness about the role of mental health and its impact in the Arab world, especially in the educational context.
Yara Rouhana
Samar Barakeh is an educator with over 15 years of experience in the field. Holds a dual Master’s degree in Education and in Education Management and Policy from Deakin University, Australia, Throughout her career, Samar has focused on analysis and triangulation of school’s internal and external assessment data and by linking the student’s performance to specific learning standards and skills. She has conducted workshops for teachers and school leaders in assessment design, questioning techniques and data-driven planning which has improved the school’s performance ratings by the educational authorities in the UAE.
Samar Barakeh
Samer Abou Daher graduated from the Lebanese American University and completed his Executive MBA from Hult International Business School. Living in Dubai for the last 20 years, Samer has worked with diverse teams. He led several businesses in the food and beverage industry, like HORECA Trade, Fonterra Brand, Kraft Heinz, and Arla Foods. Currently, he is the Director of People & Culture at Bidfood Middle East. He is driving a cultural transformation for his organization through building future leaders who will be able to achieve their company’s commercial goals. Samer is a professional salesperson and a qualified negotiator, trained & certified by the Academy for Sales Excellence in Dubai and the Schranner Negotiation Institute in Zurich. He is an expert in high stake conflict negotiations, helping people and organizations to be comfortable with being uncomfortable. He uses the FBI Hostage Negotiations techniques to build emotional & professional connections in business to win more deals, sustainably and more profitably.
Samer Abou Daher
Is a senior instructor at the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Zayed University and has received her MA in Education (TESOL) and is currently doing her PhD in Special Education and Inclusion at the British University in Dubai. Suha is also the coordinator of Ta’alouf, a project led by Al Jalila Foundation and Zayed University with the aim of training teachers in UAE schools on inclusion and special education.
Dr. Suha Karaki
Nour Kassir is a passionate Science teacher with a BS in Chemistry and Master’s in Education. She has seven years of teaching experience with a keen interest in sustainability and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). She believes that teachers can play a vital role in achieving a more sustainable future and embed sustainability into their lessons whenever possible. She is in the process of receiving certification as a google trainer and another certificate in sustainability in education.
Nour Kassir
Elie El Khoury is a Business Instructor and Academic Assessment Leader at the University of the People, sharing his knowledge and expertise in the business field. Holds a Master in Business Administration from UoPeople and is pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Swiss School of Management, with a proven track record of success in healthcare and education. He has extensive experience in the healthcare industry, as an Operations Manager at MEDevice – Lebanon.
Elie El Khoury
Meet Dr. Heba Chaya, an inspiring educator dedicated to instilling a lifelong passion for learning in students at Eduvate. With a Ph.D. in Education and a wealth of teaching experience, Dr. Chaya specializes in crafting dynamic STEM programs designed to foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills. As a certified public speaker, Dr. Chaya’s infectious enthusiasm captivates audiences, inspiring both students and fellow educators alike. Her commitment to excellence is evident in her published work, which spans esteemed academic journals and reflects a deep dedication to teaching and learning. Join Dr. Heba Chaya on a transformative journey to unlock your potential and the potential of every student at Eduvate.
Dr. Heba Chaya
Rola Karanouh is the Head of the English department and Director of the BFI program at Lycée Français International in Dubai and Lycée Montaigne in Lebanon. With a background in Science Education and a Master’s degree in educational management and policy, she integrates her scientific knowledge into English and Science education. Leading the English department in Dubai since 2009 and in Lebanon since 2017, Rola has also served as the director for the BFI program since 2021. She demonstrates exceptional leadership, inspiring both students and faculty members towards academic and professional success. Rola is known for her innovative teaching methods and effective use of technology to create engaging and relevant learning experiences, preparing students for success in a constantly evolving global landscape.
Rola Karanouh
Has been in the video games industry for 10 years, whereby he worked with one of the largest AAA publishers in the world, Ubisoft, and released three games worldwide. He has mentored students at higher education institutions such as AUB and SAE Dubai, and is currently a lecturer at SAE in their game design undergraduate program.
Nassib Azar
Is an undergraduate student at New York University Abu Dhabi. She studies Social Research and Public Policy, and is particularly interested in education policy. She is currently writing her thesis on the Challenges and Opportunities of Integrating Technology Across Charity Schools in the UAE.
Budoor Alrahmah
Is an educator with a Master’s Degree in Education and over 20 years of experience in and out of the classroom. Throughout her career, she has delved into different aspects of education such as curriculum development, teaching practices, differentiation, and teacher training to meet the needs of the 21st century learners and to implement the NGSS engineering practices in STEM instruction.
Karma Al Naccache
Is a self-directed educational expert with over twelve years of experience and noticeable success in school improvement. She has a Master degree of Education in Management and Educational Leadership. She is proficient in empowering teachers to raise students’ engagement and achievement in Mathematics. She can effectively develop and implement innovative methods to analyze and interpret assessment data to improve teaching and learning.
Joumana Abdo