Sadha Ahmed is a Lecturer at the Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies, The Maldives National University, with over a decade of experience in higher education and the tourism and hospitality field. She holds an MSc in Global Marketing Management and a Bachelor’s (Hons) degree in Tourism Management and Engineering and is currently pursuing a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education.
Since beginning her higher education teaching career in 2012, Sadha has been involved in teaching, curriculum development, assessment design, student supervision, academic administration, and programme development across different levels of tourism and hospitality education. Her teaching areas include tourism and hospitality marketing, sustainable tourism development, contemporary tourism issues, leadership, technology and innovation, and destination management.
Her research interests include sustainable and community-based tourism, tourism development, tourism marketing, Small Island Developing States, and leadership in higher education. She is particularly interested in connecting academic learning with the realities of the Maldivian tourism industry and developing practical, student-centred approaches to teaching and assessment.
