Dr. Najwa bint Hussein Samarqandi
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Development and Technology Consultant to the Umm Al-Qura Vice President for female student affairs.
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Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the College of Computer and Information Systems.
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Vice Dean of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute at Umm Al-Qura University.
- Deputy General Supervisor of the Intellectual Property Office at Umm Al-Qura University.
Key Advisory Expertise:
- Received a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
- Won the Women Inventor of the Year Award from the Invention and New Product Education X-Perience (INPEX) /USA.
- Founder of the volunteer "Innovative & Technical Minds" Program to train children at Makkah region on the concepts of (technology - creativity and innovation - entrepreneurship).
- Head of Techno Expertise Office for Creativity & Innovation, the Institute of Consulting Research and Studies, Umm Al-Qura University.
- Certified trainer from the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, and the Vice-Deanship of Professional Accreditation Support which is supervised by the Institute of Consulting Research and Studies, Umm Al-Qura University.
- Trainer and Presenter of workshops in the fields of Creativity, Leadership Skills, Entrepreneurship, Scientific Research, Innovation and Technology, in addition to participating in several scientific forums.
- Judge and Mentor at the Hajj Hackathon organized by the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity and Drones, 2018 AD.
- Mentor at Makkah Medical Research Hackathon of 2019 AD, Umm Al-Qura University in cooperation with Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
- Reviewer and Coordinator of several scientific sessions in the fields of Innovations, Entrepreneurship, and Innovative Projects.
- Published several scientific research papers in the fields of Technology and Innovation in the era of sustainable development and open resources.
- Member of the UQU Permanent Higher Advisory Committee.
- Former Deputy Head of the Department of Creativity and Innovation.
- Former Supervisor of the Summer Training Program at Wadi Makkah Technology Company, Umm Al-Qura University, 2017 AD.