Nabila Maarouf Younes is Deputy Manager at the Private Education Directorate of the Ministry of Higher Education in Syria. She oversees private universities, which is an emerging and rapidly growing sector in Syria. Having attained a Law Degree from the Damascus University in 2002, Nabila has pursued a degree in Political Science, majoring in Diplomacy and International Relations at the same University. Nabila is a member of the General Federation of Women in Syria and is currently pursuing an EMBA degree in English while at the Ministry of Higher Education.