Marwan Tarazi is the director of the Center for Continuing Education at Birzeit University. His work focuses on the design of developmental models, specific to the local context, for transforming the way people learn, work, and interact within the society in a rapidly transforming world. Marwan has dedicated his career to redesigning and creating development models that emphasize the true meaning of learning: knowledge creation, innovation, and development of skills in meaningful contexts relevant to the needs of learners and society.