Mawaheb Al-Khayyat is a lecturer in the Department of Interior Design and Furniture at King Abdulaziz University. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in interior design with first-class honors from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah and earned a master's degree in interior architecture from Drexel University in the USA. With over 10 years of experience, she teaches undergraduate courses, mainly foundation courses for the first year in the department such as Interior Design Studio 1, Architectural Drawing, and Principles and Basics of Interior Design 1 and 2. Teaching foundation courses has been a valuable opportunity for her as it has developed her educational skills, and has contributed to her professional and personal growth. She has also assisted in teaching the Master's degree course in Spatial Design Studio.