Candidate · Civic Youth Forum 2026 · Copenhagen

Tarek
Tahhan

طارق طحان

Ranked first in Kuwait among ~34,000 students, and founder of a Digital Skills & Applied AI community — teaching between Kuwait City and Sweden's Öresund region.

Tarek Tahhan at the waterfront with the Kuwait City skyline behind him at sunset
KWT · Öresund · SWE
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#1 National rank · Kuwait 2024–25 150+ Learners taught 1M+ Cumulative views INJAZ Kuwait · JA Worldwide British Council English Proficiency 2 Continents · Kuwait & Sweden
01 / About

A quiet case, made
in evidence.

Tarek Tahhan studying at home with an open notebook of handwritten notes and a stack of books

I build bridges — between disciplines, between languages, and between the two worlds I live in.

I'm a Syrian–Dominican student living between Kuwait City and Halmstad, Sweden, in the Öresund region that connects Sweden and Denmark. In the 2024–2025 school year I finished ranked first in Kuwait's General Secondary Education — one result among roughly 34,000 students nationwide.

Alongside school, I founded and lead a Digital Skills & Applied AI community that has taught more than 150 non-technical learners to use modern AI tools with confidence. My reading in philosophy, political history and psychology shapes how I mentor and how I hold a civic conversation.

Tarek TahhanKuwait City · Öresund · 2026
02 / Record

Achievements, documented.

A/01

Academic Excellence

Ranked #1 nationally in Kuwait among roughly 34,000 students in General Secondary Education, 2024–2025. Achieved a 100% average in Grade 10 and 98.9% in Grade 11.

#1
A/02

Leadership & Teaching

Founder and lead trainer of a Digital Skills & Applied AI community. Designed simple, repeatable teaching frameworks that take 150+ non-technical learners from first steps to independent work with modern AI tools.

150+
A/03

Content & Digital Reach

Built and runs an educational media platform used as the community's main teaching channel — 1,000,000+ cumulative views and 6,000+ followers.

1M+
A/04

Debate & Discourse

Competed in 2 local debate competitions in Kuwait on contested social topics — won defending the theory of evolution with scientific evidence.

Debate · Kuwait · verifiable
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Cross-Cultural Engagement

An active civic and cultural life across 2 communities on 2 continents — Kuwait and Sweden's Öresund region, near Copenhagen. Sharing Arabic language, food and culture; building real friendships between Arab and Scandinavian communities.

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04 / Teaching

Teaching the tools, plainly.

Tarek Tahhan presenting a lesson on Prompt Engineering, titled in Arabic هندسة الأوامر
Lesson — Prompt Engineering · هندسة الأوامر

The Digital Skills & Applied AI community

An independent, self-built platform that makes modern AI tools understandable for people with no technical background — clear frameworks, real examples, in Arabic and English.

1M+
Views
6,000+
Followers
150+
Trained
Get in touch
05 / Approach

How I do the work.

Three principles run through everything on this page — the same ones I'd bring to a civic table.

01

Lead with evidence

Every claim is backed by a record, a certificate, or a link. Nothing is added that can't be verified.

02

Teach it plainly

Complex tools become simple, repeatable frameworks — so a beginner can reach independent work without jargon.

03

Bridge two cultures

I move between Arab and Scandinavian communities and translate — languages, ideas, and the people behind them.

No achievement is added to this page that isn't documented.
Integrity note · Tarek Tahhan
06 / Credentials

Credentials & evidence.

INJAZ Kuwait certificate of achievement
Enterprise · 2024

“It's My Business”

Certificate of Achievement — INJAZ Kuwait, member of JA Worldwide.

British Council report of completion
Language · British Council

English Proficiency

Report of Completion — British Council, Kuwait Teaching Centre. 94% attendance.

National · 2024–2025

#1 in Kuwait

Ministry-issued ranking as top student in General Secondary Education — evidenced by full Grade 10 (100%) and Grade 11 records.

Grade records linked in §02
Tarek Tahhan — curriculum vitae preview
07 · Curriculum Vitae

The full record,
on one page.

Every number on this site is drawn directly from my CV — academics, leadership, content, debate and cross-cultural work, each with supporting evidence.

Download CV
Integrity note — no achievement is added that isn't documented.
Get in touch

Let's talk about civic work.

Open to conversations with evaluation committees, civic and youth forums, and educational institutions — in Kuwait, the Öresund region, and beyond.