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Dr. Ahmad Qarout
Member of the Scientific Council
- Ph.D. in Education, Second Language Acquisition, and Literature, EAIU.
- Professor and Academic Coordinator for the Arabic Flagship Program at Brigham Young University, USA.
- Director of the Arabic Language Program in Arabic House Dormitory at BYU, USA.
- Member of Qatar Foundation – Qatar Debates Center, President of the Qatar-BYU Debate Club and Team.
- Leader of award-winning teams of non-native speakers from 107 universities around the world in Qatar and the U.S…
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Dr. Dima Barakat
Chief Executive Officer – Chairwoman of the Board
- Director and owner of Midmak International Academy.
- Regional Director of the American Board in Syria.
- Quality Assurance and Accreditation Director at Al-Jazeera Private University.
- University Requirements Unit Director at Syrian Private University.
- Board Member at the Syrian Trainers Foundation.
- Member of the American Council for Teaching Foreign Languages.
- Member of the International Arabic Language Association, Beirut…
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Mr. Iyad Fayez Murshid
Secretary of the Scientific Council
- Diploma in Management Specialization from the Higher Institute of Administrative Development.
- Postgraduate Diploma – Literary Section, Damascus University.
- Graduate of the National Defense College, Military Academy.
- Graduate of the First Leadership Competence Course from the Ministry of Administrative Development.
- Former General Director of the Assad National Library.
- Director of Cultural Centers at the Ministry of Culture.
- Director of the Syrian Cultural Center in Brazil.
- Member of the Arab Writers Union – Criticism Association.
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Mr. Mohammad Barakat
Board Member – Executive Director
- Honorary Doctorate in Law and International Relations.
- Master’s in Business Administration and Public Relations.
- Chairman of the Board – General Manager of Hindara Company.
- Public Relations Manager at Al-Mouaid Economic Group.
- Public Relations Manager at the Arabic Language Teaching Council for Non-Native Speakers (Kafil).
- Administrative Director at the General Sports Federation.
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Mr. Mohammed Akkad
Consultant
- MBA from the Syrian Virtual University.
- Advanced Diploma in Public Administration from the National Institute of Administration (I.N.A), Syria, in partnership with E.N.A (France).
- Bachelor’s in Law from the University of Aleppo.
- Professional Diploma in International Arbitration from the International Arbitration Center, Cairo, Egypt.
- Director of Syrian Arab Red Crescent Affairs Office at the Prime Minister’s Office (2017-present).
- Head of the Minister of Administrative Development’s Office (2014-2016).
- Legal Affairs Officer for the Syrian Cabinet (2010-2013)…
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Mr. Robert Tawil
Vice Chairman of the Board – General Manager of Midmak International Academy – Australia
- President of the Syrian Arab Association (Melbourne, Victoria).
- Director and owner of Nu Concept Solutions Group Pty Ltd, Australia.
- Certificate in Social Human Behavior Royal Melbourne institute of Technology.
- Certificate Business administration Melbourne University.
- Certified business consultant for several economic entities in Australia and abroad.
- Deputy Consul at the Syrian Consulate in Australia.
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Ms. Reem Dib
Consultant
- Specialist in multicultural community leadership, Melbourne.
- Expert in security operations and advanced technical training in Australia.
- Diploma in Educational Support as an Assistant Teacher from an Australian university.
- Trainer in communication skills for pre-university age groups in Australia.
- Trainer in assessing training needs for the qualification of Arabic language teachers and Arab learners in diaspora communities…
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Prof. Dr. Kristen Brustad
Member of the Scientific Council
- Retired Professor, Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages from Harvard University.
- Taught at Harvard, Emory, and Texas Universities.
- Author of “A Grammar of Spoken Arabic Dialects” and co-author of the “Al-Kitaab” Arabic learning series…