Hiba Ekhlassi

Head of Robotics and STEM

Hiba Ekhlassi is Head of Robotics and STEM Education at Al-Faris International School in Riyadh, leading innovation labs and STEM initiatives across IB and national programs. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical robotics engineering and a master’s degree in advanced computer science and artificial intelligence, specializing in emerging educational technologies aligned with Vision 2030. She is a certified trainer in robotics, AI, cybersecurity, programming and e-sports and has judged several global VEX robotics competitions. She has coached students to top results in national and international competitions including VEX, the World Robot Olympiad, the Ibdaa Olympiad, ELO and iCode, with several teams winning first place and qualifying for global finals. She has presented at education and technology conferences including the Saudi STEM Conference, EduTech Saudi 2025 and EduTech Asia 2025, on robotics education, AI in classrooms, cybersecurity awareness, game-based learning and teacher upskilling, and she designs teacher development programs for practical STEM integration across core subjects.