Expertise in Education Quality, Academic Governance and Institutional Performance Development

Samia Hassan

Education Quality, Academic Governance and Institutional Performance Consultant

Experience combining international standards verification for Pearson, leadership of an accredited educational institution, academic governance, quality assurance, university partnerships, human performance improvement and leadership development.

Samia Hassan is a consultant specializing in education quality, academic governance and performance development. She combines nearly ten years of academic leadership at a Pearson-accredited institution with extensive consultancy experience in capacity building, leadership development and organizational performance improvement. She translates academic standards into everyday systems, policies and practices that support assessment integrity, sustainable quality and effective educational institutions.

≈10Years of Academic Leadership

Leadership experience at Excel International Academy in Istanbul since 2016, from establishment and accreditation to program and assessment management.

40+Academic Units Managed
PearsonInternational Standards Verification
2026ATD Performance Consulting Credential
2007Start of Consulting Management
🎓Education Quality and Accreditation

Verifying international standards, safeguarding assessment integrity and consistency, and preparing institutions for accreditation and external reviews.

🏛️Academic Governance

Developing policies, procedures, internal verification systems, assessment controls, reporting, resources and accountability.

📈Institutional Performance Improvement

Diagnosing performance gaps, analyzing root causes and designing development interventions that link capability building to operational results.

🤝University Partnerships and Pathways

Creating academic progression routes with British universities and overseeing program quality and learner outcomes.

Professional Profile

Experience linking international quality standards with academic leadership, performance improvement and capacity building.

Samia Hassan is an education quality and academic governance consultant who serves as an independent International Standards Verifier for Pearson Education in the United Kingdom. Since 2016, she has led academic affairs and examinations at Excel International Academy in Istanbul as co-founder, Director of Education and Examinations Officer.

She combines the perspective of an awarding and standards body with firsthand experience managing an accredited educational institution, aligning policies, assessment, internal verification, resources and teams with quality requirements while advising on performance and leadership development through organizational needs analysis.

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Education quality is not measured merely by the number of documents or passing an accreditation visit, but by an institution's ability to embed standards in program management, assessment and decision-making.
The Heart of Her Professional Vision
Academic and Professional Qualifications

Educational and professional preparation combining education, business and life coaching, advanced performance consulting and academic standards verification.

She holds a bachelor's degree in Education from Alexandria University and a diploma in Business and Life Coaching from the College of Personal Development in the United Kingdom. She also holds the 2026 ATD Master Performance Consultant credential and Pearson International Standards Verifier accreditation, bringing together education, performance improvement and quality assurance.

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Bachelor's Degree in Education

Bachelor's degree in Education from Alexandria University, providing a foundation for understanding teaching, learning and academic practice.

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Business and Life Coaching

Diploma in Business and Life Coaching from the College of Personal Development in the United Kingdom, supporting individual and leadership development.

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Advanced Performance Consulting

2026 ATD Master Performance Consultant credential in diagnosing performance gaps and designing development interventions.

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International Standards Verification

Pearson accreditation in international standards verification, assessment integrity and alignment with British academic benchmarks.

Leadership and Consulting Career

Experience spanning leadership of an accredited institution, international verification and institutional consulting across several countries.

From Accredited Academic Leadership to International Verification and Human Performance Improvement

A career combining academic and examinations leadership, university partnerships, capacity-building consulting and leadership development.

Since 2016, she has served as co-founder, Director of Education and Examinations Officer at Excel International Academy in Istanbul, helping secure Pearson accreditation and manage BTEC Higher National programs. She is also an independent International Standards Verifier with Pearson Education and has been a director of Perficio Limited in the United Kingdom since 2007.

Academic Leadership

Leading the institution from its founding through Pearson center accreditation, establishing academic policies and managing assessment and examination processes.

Verification and Standards

Reviewing the application of standards, academic equivalence and assessment integrity across international learning environments.

Human Performance Improvement

Diagnosing performance gaps and designing learning and development interventions using the ATD methodology for clients in the United Kingdom, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

University Partnerships

Establishing university progression pathways with the Universities of Derby, Coventry and Portsmouth, enabling students to complete bachelor's degrees.

Professional Credentials and Capabilities

Capabilities combining Pearson standards, assessment quality, academic governance, the ATD methodology and leadership performance improvement.

Her capabilities include academic quality assurance, international standards verification, internal verification, accreditation readiness, program and examination management, policy and procedure design, BTEC Higher National pathways, performance diagnosis and improvement, leadership development, and bilingual capacity building in Arabic and English.

Education Quality

Pearson Standards

International standards verification, ensuring assessment consistency and integrity and aligning programs with British benchmarks.

Performance Consulting

ATD Master Performance Consultant

A 2026 credential supporting analysis of performance gaps, selection of interventions and the alignment of development with institutional results.

Academic Programs

BTEC Higher National

Experience managing qualifications and academic units, controlling assessment and internal verification and meeting program delivery standards.

Individual Development

Business and Life Coaching

Coaching qualifications that support individual and leadership growth, change and performance improvement.

Areas of Expertise

Interconnected specializations that increase the reliability of educational programs, accreditation readiness and the effectiveness of leaders and processes.

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Education Quality and Accreditation

Developing quality systems and ensuring program delivery and assessment meet academic and regulatory standards.

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International Standards Verification

Reviewing assessment integrity, standards equivalence and consistency of practice in international education environments.

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Internal Verification and Assessment

Designing internal verification systems, preparing audit records, following up assessment procedures and documenting decisions.

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Academic Governance

Developing policies, procedures, responsibilities and oversight while linking program quality to resources, reports and decisions.

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Organizational Performance Improvement

Diagnosing performance gaps through the ATD methodology, selecting effective interventions and measuring their impact on work.

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Leadership and Capacity Building

Developing assessors and internal verifiers and leading multinational and multidisciplinary teams.

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University Partnerships and Pathways

Building relationships with British universities and providing routes to continue studies toward bachelor's degrees.

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International Education and Communication

Working with learners and teams from diverse regions and providing consulting and services in Arabic and English.

Practical Experience + Partnerships

From Pearson center accreditation and academic-unit management to verification, reporting, international partnerships and consulting.

Samia Hassan combines founding and accrediting an academic institution, managing multidisciplinary programs, international standards verification and organizational performance consulting, emphasizing systems that sustain quality rather than merely completing documentation.

Excel International Academy

Co-founding and directing education and examinations since 2016 at a Pearson-accredited center in Istanbul offering BTEC Higher National qualifications.

Programs and Academic Units

Ensuring program continuity across more than 40 academic units in multiple departments while maintaining alignment with British standards.

British University Partnerships

Helping create progression routes with the Universities of Derby, Coventry and Portsmouth for completion of bachelor's degrees.

Pearson and External Verification

Reviewing international standards and assessment integrity and preparing audit documents and reports on quality and learner outcomes for partners.

Perficio and ATD

Managing consulting activities since 2007 to diagnose performance gaps and develop leadership and performance interventions for clients in Britain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

Governance and Teams

Overseeing program budgets and governance, leading multinational academic and operational teams and developing assessors and verifiers.

Quality Assurance and Development Methodology

From understanding benchmarks and assessing current practice to developing systems, verifying implementation and continuously improving.

01Define Standards and Diagnose Current Practice

Understand academic benchmarks and institutional requirements and evaluate alignment, gaps and risks to assessment and performance.

02Design Policies and Verification Systems

Develop procedures, responsibilities, assessment and internal verification mechanisms and documentation linked to programs and resources.

03Implement and Build Capabilities

Prepare teams, assessors and verifiers and consistently apply academic and consulting practices.

04Review and Improve Outcomes

Analyze assessment, verification and performance results, prepare reports and implement ongoing corrective and developmental actions.

Institutional and Educational Impact

Building reliable educational systems that ensure assessment integrity, sustainable accreditation and improvement in academic and organizational performance.

Samia Hassan's vision is that education quality is not an event tied to an accreditation visit, but a daily operating system connecting standards with policies, assessment, governance and the development of resources and capabilities.

The impact of this approach is reflected in her role in building and managing an accredited education center, developing university partnerships and pathways, verifying standards internationally and providing performance consulting that helps institutions demonstrate, sustain and continually improve the quality of their provision.