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Denise Buttigieg Fiteni is currently living in AI Ain and is working with AI Ain Academy that forms part of the ALDAR ACADEMIES where she is employed as Head of Faculty for Creativity and Enterprise. She has been in the UAE for the past four years and has contributed in journals, articles and on the ‘academia.edu’ with first-hand research related to Food, Nutrition and Health. She has also been a key speaker on the importance of Home Economics in the 11 th World Education Summit in Dubai. Denise has completed an MA in Design and Technology Education, MBA in Educational Management, MSc in Food, Nutrition and Health and is currently studying for an M.Ed in Home Economics while completing her Doctorate of Education. She has also received the DATA award 2005 Outstanding Teacher in D & amp; T. Led the Practitioner Coordinator 2009 -14 and also led the Practitioner group for 3 years with the SSAT design and technology team (separate group to license to cook lead practitioners). She also formed part of the Healthy Schools Coordinator in the London Borough of Hillingdon UK 2010 - 2012. Denise is currently an active member of The Nutrition Society UK as a registered Public Nutritionist and is also an active member of the International Federation for Home Economics in Germany.