MS Education Consultants
Dubai, , UAE
Ms. Mariam Shaikh has dedicated 35 years to the
Gulf Region as an educationist and her contribution is nothing short of par
excellence, and reads like a Saga given the landmark goals she has achieved in
the GCC and Internationally keeping consistently upbeat from the time Dubai
decided that it is going be the Educational Hub of the Region. The most recent
position she held was as Vice President of AMITY University for their Dubai
Campus. She started small in the early 80’s with her own Nursery School and has
not looked back since. She went on to head many schools as their Principal and
when big changes were happening in UAE in the field of Higher Education, she
quickly moved on to target the International market. Subsequently, she
sponsored a Foreign Campus for The University of New Brunswick at Knowledge
Village, which was a pioneering move to encourage foreign Universities to set
up their campuses in Dubai. She moved fast and up securing important key
positions with various other renowned educational institutes like The Canadian University of Dubai, The Heriot-Watt University from Scotland and contributed actively
towards the successful development of these institutions foreign campuses, that
saw the transformation in Dubai right from the initial launch of the Knowledge
Village to the present Academic City.
She has spoken at several Conferences and News channels, foreign & local, to offer the world-class educational facilities that have been established at the Academic City. She has traveled extensively in the region as a Brand Ambassador, individually, as well as in a delegation, with various education agendas, and has contributed relentlessly to establishing Dubai as the educational hub that dispenses world-class education from this region, through various world-renowned international institutions.
She is very passionate about her work and socially active. She has held the position of President of the Indian Ladies Association and is an active member of the Canadian Business Council. She strongly believes in the development of society through education, its value system, to leave a profound legacy for the future generation. She is of the opinion that international exposure and amalgamation of various cultures will help to create a tolerant and peaceful global society that will be progressive and will establish a future.
Recently in March 2019, she was awarded the GCC Woman of the Year Award for Leadership and she continues to strive forward for the students globally assisting them to achieve their dreams and aspirations.
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