Nada Tawfik

Jordanian tech entrepreneur revolutionizing education access through AI-driven platforms in the Arab world.

Nada Tawfik is the CEO of Edujord, an AI-powered edtech platform that has delivered over 15 million free educational hours to underserved communities in the Middle East since 2020. A computer engineering graduate from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Tawfik's platform uses adaptive learning algorithms tailored to Arabic-speaking students, achieving 34% improvement in STEM exam scores in pilot schools.

In 2022, she launched SmartClass, a solar-powered mobile learning unit deployed in refugee camps across Syria and Yemen. These units, equipped with satellite internet and AR/VR tools, have provided education to 80,000 displaced children. Her partnership with UNICEF's EMENA office expanded this model to Iraqi internally displaced persons camps.

Tawfik's 2023 innovation, MentorAI, pairs students with virtual mentors using NLP technology. This system has facilitated 500,000 mentorship hours, connecting Syrian refugees with engineers in Silicon Valley through real-time translation. Her TEDxAmman talk "Education Without Borders" has been translated into 20 languages.

In 2024, she co-founded ArabEdTech Alliance, a regional network of 120 startups creating culturally relevant educational tools. This initiative secured $12 million in grants from the Qatar Foundation and European Union. Tawfik's AI curriculum development framework was adopted by the UAE's Ministry of Education in 2025, impacting 500,000 students.

Her 2025 book Building Bridges, Not Walls: EdTech Strategies for Inclusive Education (co-authored with UNESCO experts) outlines scalable models for technology-driven education. Tawfik's work has earned her the World Economic Forum's Young Global Leader title and inspired the UNESCO SDG4 Acceleration Fund's new AI investment track. With 70% of her platform's users in rural areas, Tawfik's innovations exemplify how technology can bridge educational divides in post-conflict regions while preserving cultural identity.