Nahla Gahwaji

Dr. Nahla Gahwaji, Country Lead for Saudi Arabia, is a professor in the Early Childhood Department at King Abdulaziz University. Among other duties, she supervises masters and PhD students and teaches courses in educational leadership, professional development, and quality control management. She has a doctorate in Early Childhood Education from the University of Exeter (UK) and is a published researcher with interests in the study of assessment of learning environments, ICT utilization, and educational leadership.

Nahla is also Head of the Expert House for Studies and Consultations in Early Childhood and a Member of the Board of Trustees with the Arab Council for Childhood and Development (ACCD). She has won several prizes, including a distinguished medal of social responsibility from the rector of her university