Hawwa Wajdha
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, Faculty of Arts
Biography
Hawwa Wajudha is a Lecturer and Course Coordinator at the Faculty of Arts, teaching Media & Public Relations, Communication, and Journalism. She holds a Master of Arts in Journalism and Media Communications and a BA (Hons) in Professional Communication, majoring in Public Relations, from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia. With over 15 years of experience in government, academia, and human rights sectors, her background includes national media campaigns, crisis communication response. Her interests include strategic communications, development communication, and digital storytelling.
Area of Interest
Strategic communications and public relations
Development communication
Crisis and emergency risk communication
Human rights and advocacy communication
Science Communication
Digital communications and storytelling
Teaching Interests
Media and Public Relations
Crisis Communication
Journalism
Development communication
Ethical journalism
Strategic media engagement
Professional Experience
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, Maldives National University — 2020–Present
Campus Manager, Laamu Gan Campus, Maldives National University — 2020–2023
Assistant Director – Head of Communications & PR, Ministry of Gender, Family & Social Services — 2020
Communications Director, Ministry of Health — 2019–2020
Public Relations Officer & Information Officer, Human Rights Commission of the Maldives — 2013–2019
Focal Point of HRCM, Asia Pacific Forum for National Human Rights Institution — 2013–2019
Program Producer, Television Maldives (TVM) — 2007–2009
Communication Assistant, The President’s Office, Maldives — 2012
Education
Master of Arts in Journalism and Media Communications — Islamic University of Maldives (IUM)
BA (Hons) in Professional Communication, Major in Public Relations — Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Malaysia
Thesis: “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Good Communications Policy for the Functioning of a Democratic System in the Republic of Maldives”
