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The meeting included detailed discussions on&nbsp;<strong>governance, strategic planning, teaching &amp; learning, and leadership in higher education<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">Dr. Hadj-Hamou is a distinguished leader in higher education development in the region. She previously served as&nbsp;<strong>Assistant Chancellor for Learning and Academic Development (Provost)<\/strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<strong>Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University<\/strong>, where she played a major role in establishing and leading the academic, research, and e-learning vision of the&nbsp;<strong>first fully online university accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">She serves as a consultant to several&nbsp;<strong>UNESCO regional offices<\/strong>, and the founder of several prominent regional initiatives, including the&nbsp;<strong>Middle East eLearning Association (MEeA)<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>MENA Association of University Presidents<\/strong>, and the&nbsp;<strong>MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">In recognition of her outstanding contributions to education, Dr. Hadj-Hamou was listed by&nbsp;<strong>Forbes Magazine in 2015 among the 200 Most Powerful Arab Women<\/strong>, received the&nbsp;<strong>Arab Women Award for Education in 2016<\/strong>, and was honored with the&nbsp;<strong>Influential Educational Leader Award<\/strong>&nbsp;at the&nbsp;<strong>University of Cambridge<\/strong>&nbsp;in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p align=\"justify\">DMU values such strategic engagements with regional and international leaders and looks forward to translating the discussions into impactful collaborations that support innovation, quality, and excellence in higher education.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai Medical University (DMU)\u00a0was pleased to welcome\u00a0Dr. Narimane Hadj-Hamou, Founder and CEO of the\u00a0Center for Learning Innovations and Customized Knowledge Solutions (CLICKS), on\u00a0Wednesday, 23 December 2025. 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