
Mohamed Afshan Ashfag is a Lecturer at the Maldives National University Business School (MNUBS), with academic and industry experience spanning marketing, business, hospitality, and tourism. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of the West of England, a Bachelor of Commerce from Lincoln University, New Zealand, with majors in Marketing and Business Management, and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Professional Hospitality and Tourism Management from University College Birmingham, United Kingdom.
He has extensive experience in higher education, having taught across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and contributed to academic coordination, curriculum development, and academic quality assurance. At MNUBS, his teaching primarily focuses on marketing and business-related subjects.
His professional background also includes academic management, entrepreneurship, hospitality operations, training, and consultancy. He is a registered National Assessor with the Maldives National Skills Development Authority (MNSDA) across several hospitality-related occupational areas.
Master of Business Administration, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom, 2024
Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Business Management), Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand, 2015
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Professional Hospitality and Tourism Management, University College Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2011
BTEC National Diploma in Hotel Catering and Institutional Operations, Maldives College of Higher Education, Malé, Maldives, 2008
Consumer Behaviour; Digital Marketing; Marketing Ethics; Services Marketing; E-commerce and Online Consumer Behaviour; Marketing Communications
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Marketing Management, Services Marketing, Business Ethics, Digital Marketing, Human Resource Management
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Registered National Assessor, Maldives National Skills Development Authority (MNSDA), since 2022
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National Assessor and Trainer, Maldives National Skills Development Authority (MNSDA) – Conducts competency-based assessments in hospitality-related National Certificate programmes and has delivered TVET training in Front Office Operations.
Hospitality and Food & Beverage Training – Developed and delivered industry training programmes covering food safety and hygiene, customer service, and operational excellence for hospitality and F&B personnel.
Hospitality Consultancy – Provided consultancy in hospitality operations, including staff training, menu development, food and beverage operations, and management practices.
Community Skills Training – Designed and delivered a cookery training programme for 35 participants across two islands, culminating in a community food festival.