Yara Nashawaty teaches cinema and audiovisual at the Institute of Theater, Audiovisual and Cinema Studies (IESAV) of the Saint-Joseph University (Beirut, Lebanon), where she has been a lecturer since 2009, full-time faculty member since 2014 and head of Program of Undergraduate Studies between 2014 and 2021. She is currently responsible of the Continuous Learning Department that she initiated in 2022. Her courses include practical and theoretical approaches in both Audiovisual B.A. and M.A. curriculums. She also taught at ALBA – University of Balamand as well as in Finland and Spain as a visiting teacher. Aside from receiving a B.A. and M.A. in Cinema and Audiovisual Studies, she also holds a University Diploma in Educational Practices from the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the Saint-Joseph University. She is also a board member of IESAV and a co-founder of TAABIR Workshops.