Zahira Mohamed is a Senior Lecturer and Science Education Specialist based in
Kulhudhuffushi City, Maldives, with over 11 years of dedicated experience in higher
education. She currently works within the Faculty of Education at The Maldives National
University (MNU). Her extensive background in academia spans multiple instructional
tiers, including significant leadership roles such as the Biology Head of Department at
Jalaluddin School and a current position on the Management Committee for the MNU
Kulhudhuffushi Campus. Beyond teaching, she frequently serves as a lead facilitator for
professional development and community workshops, and has been recognized as a
Chief Guest at prominent school award ceremonies and institutional events.

Master of Education (M.Ed.) | Open University Malaysia (2014)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) | The Maldives National University
(2012)
• Bachelor of Teaching Secondary (Biology & Chemistry) | Maldives College of Higher
Education (2006)
• GCE Higher Secondary Education (HSE) | Centre for Higher Secondary Education
(2003)
• GCE Ordinary Level (O’Level) | Jalaluddin School (2001)

• Educational Leadership & Management
  Pedagogy & Technology Integration
  Science & Inclusive education

• Science Education & Pedagogy
• Educational Psychology & Foundation Frameworks
• Inclusive Teaching Practices

• Current & Active Projects: Primary Investigator: Currently conducting active

qualitative research titled ‘Challenges Faced by Lower Secondary Science Teachers

in a Rural Community.’

• Dissertations & Academic Output: Master’s Project Author: ‘To find the relationship

between teachers’ personality and students’ performance’ (Open University

Malaysia, 2014).

• Research Supervisor: Mentored and supervised over 30 Master’s degree projects

evaluating institutional metrics, teaching strategies, and performance indicators. This

includes directing independent student dissertations, such as ‘Identifying the

rationales for problem behaviors of Students in a Secondary School: Teachers’

perspectives’ (2016).