Dr. Safa is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Education, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, where he serves as Head of the Scientific Committee and teaches courses at the graduate level (MA). He also conducts seminars at the postgraduate level (PhD) and supervises PhD theses.
Prof. Safa has been appointed by the European Training Foundation (ETF) as an international expert and a Creating New Learning (CNL) facilitator in innovation, teaching, and learning. In this capacity, he supports, shares, and validates innovative educational practices across the South and East Mediterranean regions.
He has also been designated by the ETF as the Ambassador of the Community of Innovative Educators in Lebanon. Prof. Safa is the recipient of an award for developing solutions in the field of extended reality (XR) applications for skills development and lifelong learning, within the framework of “Assessment and Certification.” This award was presented during the Skills Experts’ Meeting on the Future of Skills: Extended Lifelong Learning Realities, hosted by the European Training Foundation. He has also been recognized by the ETF as a Community Innovator.
Prof. Safa is the author of several articles published in refereed international journals, a speaker at national and international conferences, and a reviewer for books and articles published by Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer, and Frontiers.