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Dr. Rasha S. Sharafال

Biography

Dr. Rasha Saad Sharaf is an associate Professor of International and Comparative

Education and Education Administration at Helwan University and formerly the

Egyptian Educational and cultural Attaché in London for two years. For the previous six

years she worked as the director of the Strategic Planning Unit at the Ministry of Higher

Education in Egypt combining both academic and practical sides of higher education

reform in Egypt. She led planning activities at the national, regional and institutional

levels of higher education sector. She has provided technical assistance, consultations

and training in topics related to international education and education administration

among which strategic planning, internationalization, programming and projects, quality

assurance, gender issues and teacher education. She has also worked on projects

with World Bank, CIDA, SIDA, USAID, DAAD and Save the Children (USA & UK). Her

research interest is in comparative and international education and education

administration, higher education planning, policy studies, higher education reform and

quality assurance in Education. She is the founder of the Virtual Graduate Diploma in

Education administration at Helwan University. She is a certified trainer from European

Institute for Public Administration (EIPA). She has been a member of official missions

and study tours for Sweden, France, China, Belarus, Portugal, Morocco, USA and

Germany. She has been a member of the OECD teams for Reviews of National

Policies for Education in Egypt in 2009 and Abu Dhabi in 2011. Sharaf holds a PhD in

strategic planning for higher education through a channel program between Helwan

University and the University of Pittsburgh, a master’s degree in comparative education

and education administration from Helwan University, a graduate diploma in

foundations of education and a Bachelor degree in TEFL from Helwan University.

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Dr. Rasha S. Sharafال

Resume

Name: Rasha Saad Sharaf Address: Villa 181 Yasmin Greenland Compound- 6 October City – Cairo -Egypt Telephones: +201149400294 UK Mobile: +447500705076 Cell Emails: rsharaf@knowledgewings.co.uk / rsharaf@egyptculture.org.uk

Nationality: Egyptian. Date of Birth: March, 5th 1972. Marital Status: Married Profession: Associate Professor/ Chairperson of the Academic Department Specialization: International and Comparative Education / Educational Policies,

Administration & Strategic Planning. Affiliation: Department of International & Comparative Education &

Education Administration - Faculty of Education – Helwan University – Cairo – Egypt.

Objective Areas of expertise:

Strategic Planning & Management. Higher Education Quality assurance, Accreditation & Control in Education (Six

Sigma – ISO in services – Process maps – TQM – performance appraisal - Balanced Score cards…).

Self- assessment and review of Educational institutions. Needs assessment and analysis for educational institutions. International & Comparative Education Policy formulation & reform Leadership Project Management and proposal writing. Fund raising and costing out. Professional development and life-long learning at workplace. Research Planning & management. Online and virtual training (simulation, learning management

systems) Professional Learning Communities. Gender issues in education and students with special needs.

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Experience Oct. 2014 – Present Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Chairperson, Department of International Education & Education Administration

Job entails the following:

Setting policies and strategies on departmental level. Development of research and graduate studies mapping

process. Holding academic conferences and seminars in the field of

International & Comparative education, strategic planning, education administration and other related fields of research.

Managing department staff recruitment, promotion, capacity development and training.

Representing the academic department in the faculty and university levels boards and meetings.

Oct. 2007 – Present Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Associate Professor, International Education & Education Administration

Job entails the following: Teaching for undergraduate & graduate students. Supervision of Masters & PhD dissertations. Managing Bilateral and international projects

Aug-2012 to July 2014 ECEB London, UK

Educational and Cultural Attache – Embassy of A.R.E Job entails the following: Managing Joint, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agreements

between Egyptian higher education institutions and UK counterparts in Education and scientific research.

Management of Egyptian Teacher in-service training in the UK.

Placement of Egyptian sponsored students at UK universities based on universities ranking and areas of specialization.

Supervising Egyptian Students’ unions. Holding various cultural events that are meant to introduce

Egyptian Culture to the UK community. Managing of Egyptian students in the UK academic and

financial portfolios (progress reports, publications, conference participation, study tours and training, tuition fees, thesis submission and examination follow-up…)

Giving talks and presentations at various UK universities on internationalization of higher education.

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Sept. 2006 – June 2012 SPU, MoHE Cairo, Egypt

Director, Strategic Planning Unit - Ministry of Higher Education

Job entails the following: Establishment of the Unit and developing its capacity

through recruiting competent and qualified human resources,

Securing of planning infra-structure through establishment of Database department and a GIS department,

Evaluation of the higher education sector in Egypt through performance and outcome based indicators,

Developing the National Master Plan for Higher Education Sector in Egypt.

Developing regional plans at regional and local authorities’ levels.

Reporting to the Minister about planning activities. Conducting academic studies relevant to strategic

planning in higher education. Managing Strategic Planning activities within the higher

education sector in Egypt at all levels. Development of tools bank for different sorts of

questionnaires and surveys for education or development related issues.

http://mhe-spu.org/site/staff.php

Projects & Achievements:

Development of a GIS for Higher Education (Geographical Information System).

Development of a database and MIS for higher education sector in Egypt.

Development of the National Master Plan for higher education in Egypt.

Development of Regional higher education at local level (3 regions out of 7).

Development of higher education sector analysis in Egypt (engineering, tourism and commercial studies academic sectors)

Publication of a number of technical studies and reports.

Conducting the country review report in collaboration with OECD.

Field surveys and labor market analysis studies.

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Feb. 2011- Dec. 2011 OECD Abu Dhabi, UAE

Participated in the review site visits for the review of education Policy of Abu Dhabi on 18-24 February 2011 and development of the report on the Reviews of National Policies for Education to be finalized end of 2011

July 2010 – Present MoHE/OECD Cairo, Egypt

Member of the Egyptian National Steering Committee for the Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes Project (AHELO) and responsible for Strand A: Generic Skills assessment.

January 2012 to Present TEMPUS Cairo, Egypt

Member of the TEMPUS Higher Education Research and Education Group (HERE): a group of experts that devise national policies for compatibility with the EU/Bologna progress.

2011 INEMA/ Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Co-founder of “International Education Management (INEMA) - a German-Arab Master's Program”. It is a joint program of the Institute for Educational Leadership of the University of Education Ludwigsburg and the Helwan University Egypt.

Funding partners are the Federal Ministry for Economic

Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the German

Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ). The program is

offered by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and

supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and

Development (BMZ)

June – Septembre 2010 MoFP Cairo, Egypt

Developed the Egyptian National Action plan for the Right to Identity Registration within the Poverty Alleviation Project funded by the World Bank and the Italian Development Agency.

Oct. 2008 – Apr. 2010 OECD/ World Bank Cairo, Egypt

Participated in the development of Reviews of National Policies for Education: Higher Education in Egypt 2010 as well as Egypt’s national report. http://www.oecd.org/document/33/0,3343,en_2649_39263238_44820321_1_1_1_1,00.html

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Dec 08 – Dec 2010 ETF/MOHE Cairo, Egypt Member of the National Taskforce for the development of the Egyptian National Qualifications Framework (NQF) representing the Ministry of Higher Education and working on the Higher Education sector at large. A policy framework was developed and handed to National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Education for implementation.

26 Apr. – 2 May 09 ETF Istanbul, Turkey

Peer reviewer Participated in a High-Officials peer learning and review in Turkey for applying career guidance in pre-university and higher education levels. Peer review activity included visits to the Ministry of National Education, basic education schools, general and vocational secondary schools, public and private universities, labor office (Ishkur) and career guidance research centers.

16 Nov. – 5 Dec 08 DAAD/ FUB Berlin, Germany

Technical Expert

Collaborated in a DAAD sponsored project for “Development of an international & interdisciplinary e-learning environment for proposal writing” in the framework of a DAAD program “Dialogue on Innovative higher education strategies (DIES)”.

13-16 Jan. 2008 SPU/UNESCO Cairo, Egypt

Co-Trainer

The Strategic Planning for Higher education at the Regional level workshop conducted jointly with UNESCO/ IIEP

11-15 Nov. 2007 DAAD/MoHESSR Alexandria, Egypt

Co-trainer

The Regional DIES workshop on Writing Research Project Proposals

27July – 10 Aug. 2008 GoE Republic of China

Consultant for educational affairs in the Egyptian delegation from the Government of Egypt (GoE) conducting a diplomatic visit to the country of China for education, development and technology.

March 2006 – Dec. 2006 STEPS 2 Cairo, Egypt

Local Consultant for Education Leadership Support to Egyptian Primary Schooling Project 2 (STEPS II) is

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funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Consultancy targeted training and technical support for leaderships of 60 schools at Assuit, Sohag and Qena governorates in Egypt. This required integration of Gender, equity, community participation and active learning as basic themes of the project. http://www.agriteam.ca/projects.html

Aug. 2005 - June 2006 TEMPUS Cairo, Egypt

Assistant National TEMPUS office Coordinator National Tempus office manages the EU projects in Higher Education. Job included:

- Training of potential applicants. - Consultation and planning for promotion activities. - Monitoring projects and reporting to the coordinator.

www.tempus-egypt.com

Jan. 2004- June 2006 HEEPF Cairo, Egypt

Management Consultant for a twelve million dollars project for enhancing higher education sector in Egypt through the Higher Education Enhancement Project Fund (HEEPF), at Supreme Council of Universities, Ministry of Higher Education. Job entails launching calls for proposals, management of submitted proposals' evaluation process and management of the contracting process with projects approved for funding and reporting to the national steering committee about the project performance against set KPIs. www.heepf.org.eg

2004-2006 VGSE/ Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Director, Virtual Graduate Studies in Education Project

The Virtual Graduate Studies in Education Project (VGSEP) is funded through a grant from the Higher Education Enhancement Fund (HEEPF) that funds enhancement projects on a competitive basis. VGSEP is a project that aims at developing a virtual program for professionals in the field of Educational Administration through distance means of delivery, specifically online environment. VGSEP is considered one of the leading e-learning projects in Egypt. www.vgse.helwan.edu.eg http://www.heepf.org.eg/projects/Cycle%20A/A-110-K0.htm

February 14th 2005 HEEPF Cairo, Egypt

- Trainer in the field of social sciences at the "TOT Project Management Workshop" provided by HEEPF for trainers at

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local universities sites.

Nov. 2004 NCEE Minsk, Belarus

Participated in the Training of Trainers Program for economics teachers from 17 countries. Program was provided by the National Council on Economic Education, USA and delivered in Minsk, Belarus. Participation was to for consultation on transferring NCEE training programs to Egypt and the region.

Sept.03-Feb. 2004 National Standards project Egypt

- Worked as a trainer for leadership sector at the ministry of Education on the new National Standards Handbook that is to be applied at the Egyptian pre-university education sector. Training involved school managers, superintendents, head teachers and training units personnel from the governorates of Kafr el Sheik, Beni-seuf, Qena, Red sea, North Sinai, New Valley, Cairo and Giza.

Aug-Sep. 2003 EDC/NSP Fayoum/Menia, Egypt.

- Worked as a consultant and trainer for the workshop on Instructional Supervision developed by Education Development Center, Inc. and implemented in conjunction with the Ministry of Education in Egypt through the Egypt New Schools Program. Training targeted 160 supervisors at the Menia, Beniseuf and Fayoum.

April-June 2003 SIDA / BECRA Project Egypt

- Worked as a consultant/reviewer for the mid-term evaluation process carried out for the Better Education for Children of our Remote Areas (BECRA) project supported by the Swiss fund. As a team member carried out the evaluation of the specific components of classroom management, teaching techniques and activities application process. The evaluation process included selected schools throughout the seven upper Egypt governorates.

2002-2007 Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Assistant Professor (Faculty with PhD degree)

Teaches the course entitled "Introduction to educational topics" for the first year English, French, German, physics and chemistry and mathematic English teaching medium Sections, Faculty of Education.

Teaches the course entitled "Comparative education" to the fourth year for English, French, German and commercial sections, faculty

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of education.

Teaches the graduate course entitled "Comparative educational management" to the higher diploma, educational administration specialization, faculty of education.

Teaches the course entitled "Education system in Egypt" to the third year, faculty of physical education for girls, Helwan University.

2001- 2003 Technical Support office Cairo, Egypt

- Educational consultant at the technical support office for Education committee at the people’s assembly (Congress), helping through voluntary work in the development of education in Egypt as well as preparing the research background for different legislative acts that addresses the field of education. Contributed in the organization of Intellectual property rights conferences and the International Volunteers day under the sponsorship of the office.

- Participated in April 2002 in the Upper Egypt Schools Evaluations done by the Education committee at the People's assembly including field visits to some schools at Qena and Luxor, formulating reports, and drawing out conclusions and results for the visits.

22-29 October 2002 Training Center Alexandria, Egypt

- Trained a group of special education advisors from eight different governorates in two workshops about “Planning and follow up” and “The roles of Special education advisors”. The workshop was divided into two sections: the first was about a briefing of the theoretical aspects of the training themes, and the second was about applying what they have learned on real life situations at their schools.

June -Dec. 1998 SIDA / BECRA Project Egypt

- Worked as a consultant for the base line data collection for the Better Education for Children of our Remote Areas (BECRA) project supported by the Swiss fund. As a team member carried out the data collection for baseline data of the specific components of classroom management, teaching techniques and activities application process. The project scope was for schools throughout the seven upper Egypt governorates (Fayoum to Aswan).

1998–2002 Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Assistant Lecturer (Faculty with masters degree)

Helped in teaching (Foundations of Education, Educational administration, and Comparative education courses) and research practices taking place at the Department of Foundations of

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Education, School of Education, Helwan University.

Supervised student teachers during their practical training in Egyptian preparatory and secondary schools, observing and evaluating their teaching skills, use the multi-media, classroom management and control, and time management.

1998–2000 Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Supervised graduate students (Adult and Continuing Education and Educational Administration fields of specialization) during their practical training in adult education centers (illiteracy eradication centers) or at the administrative boards of schools. Task included establishing training objectives, selecting training sites and facilitating training process as well as observing and evaluating their skills and performance.

1996- 1998 Fulbright Commission Cairo, Egypt

Worked as a focal point for the implementation of curricula and instructional material developed for the as an outcome of the Fulbright Summer Enrichment Program at Fairfield University, Connecticut, USA at the faculty of Education – Helwan University. This included facilitation, capacity development & training and reporting about the progress of project implementation to Fulbright commission.

1994–2000 Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Assisted in the organization of the School of Education annual conference that dealt with different educational issues in Arab countries. Tasks involved organizing promotional activities for the conference as well as receiving media personnel and providing them with needed materials.

1994–1998 Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Demonstrator (TA with bachelor degree)

Helped in teaching practices of Foundations of Education and micro-teaching courses at the Department of Foundations of Edcation, School of Education, Helwan University.

Education 2002 Helwan University/ University of Pittsburgh

Ph.D. degree in education, department of Foundations of Education. Thesis topic is “A Suggested Strategy for Reforming Higher Education in Egypt: A Futurist Study" Analyzing Experiences/ Reforms in China and the United States through a mission as a visiting scholar at the institute of International Studies

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in Education, University of Pittsburgh, supported through the Channel System Joint Supervision Program.

1998 Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Master Degree in Education, Department of Foundations of Education. Thesis topic: “A Comparative Study of University Performance Evaluation Systems in United Kingdom, United States of America and the possibility of benefiting from them in Egypt”. (A study of the UK QQA & US accreditation associations)

1995 Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Special Higher Diploma in Foundations of Education, School of Education, with a general estimate of “Very Good”.

1993 Helwan University Cairo, Egypt

Bachelor Degree in Literature and Education, English Language Department, School of Education, with the general estimate of “Very Good” with honors.

Short Term Training

17-21 May 2009

Learning event for Developing Knowledge Economy Strategies to Improve Competitiveness in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Participated in the development of an action plan for applying knowledge economy (KE) in Egypt.

Strategic Planning for Higher education at the regional level

Nov. – Dec 2006

Planning Cycles Course at IIEP/UNESCO Paris.

www.unesco.org/iiep

Nov. 20-24th 2006

Study Visit to Sweden for the National Agency for Higher Education

Mar. 13th - 17th 2006

TOT workshop in public administration, European Institute for Public Administration, Lisbon, Portugal.

http://www.eipa.nl/modules/EuroMed/Conferences_Past/21_TrainersLisbon_13Mar06/13Mar06_Programme_Eng.pdf

Feb. 28th – March 3rd 2004

TOT workshop which was offered by the Faculty and Leadership

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Development National project for faculty members at the Egyptian Universities.

1999

English for Occupational Purposes teacher training program (12-16 December) funded by the United States Agency for International Development and administered by the Integrated English Language Program.

Civic Education Seminar on “Integrating Global Awareness into the Language Classroom” (Part II) which was organized by United States Information Service and Longman Publishing Company, 6-9 June in Cairo.

1998

Civic Education Seminar on “Integrating Global Awareness into the Language Classroom”. (Part I) which was organized by United States Information Service and Longman Publishing Company, 27-30 September in Cairo.

1996 Fairfield University Fairfield, CT

Fulbright Summer Enrichment Program at Fairfield University, Connecticut, USA, focused on developing of curricula and instructional materials for courses in English language departments in both the Schools of Education and Faculties of Arts.

Publications, Conference Participation & Presentations

Capacity Development in the Field of Research Management: The case of Egypt. Paper presented at the DIES-Conference: Strengthening Universities, Enhancing Capacities- Higher Education Management for Development, Bonn, Germany, 28-29 November 2011

A Strategic Plan for Identifying and Educating Gifted and talented Students in Egypt, Lessons Learned from International Experiences Paper published in the 8th Arab Conference for Gifted & talented Care, Arab Council for Giftedness and Talents 15-16 October 2011 http://www.arab-cgt.org/?id=53

European Commission Seminar on "The Social Dimension of Higher Education - Building Excellence & Equity", Nicosia, Cyprus, 22-24 November 2010 Participated as a member of the Egyptian Delegation and a

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National Bologna Expert. UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education Paris, July 5

– 8 2009. Participated as a member of the Egyptian Delegation

UNESCO Higher Education Regional Conference (10+), Cairo – May 31st – June 2nd 2009 Participated in drafting committee for the Cairo declaration as well as being a rapporteur for the session on quality of higher education.

Gender Equality at the Tertiary Levels in Egypt Paper presented at GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM: Education: A Critical Path to Gender Equality and Empowerment, World Bank, Washington DC, October 2-3, 2007

http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTEDUCATION/0,,contentMDK:21460135~isCURL:Y~menuPK:617572~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:282386,00.html

The Barcelona process and its impact on the training of public administration in the Euro-Mediterranean area. Presentation at the Third Regional Conference EuroMed Training of Public Administrations Programme, May 22-23 2006, Malta http://www.eipa.nl/modules/EuroMed/Conferences_Past/24_RegioConf_Malta_22

May06/24_Programme_Eng.pdf

Internet Talks Arabic: “Satisfying the needs of Arab E-learners” Paper presented at the 4th Annual conference: E-learning Applications in Egypt, at the American University in Cairo, January 3-4 2006. http://develop.aucegypt.edu/mmc/4th_conf/4th_agenda_2.pdf

Public and Private Higher Education in Egypt A report presented at International Association of Universities (IAU) Alexandria Conference, November 14-16, 2005: Sharing Quality Higher Education across Borders: Role of Associations and Institutions http://www.unesco.org/iau/conferences/alexandria/presentations_alex.html http://www.iau-aiu.net/conferences/alexandria/presentations_alex.html

Recommendations and Elements for Action at Institutional Level Rapporteur for the closing Plenary: report group A, at International Association of Universities (IAU) Alexandria Conference, November 14-16, 2005: Sharing Quality Higher

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Education across Borders: Role of Associations and Institutions http://www.unesco.org/iau/conferences/alexandria/ic_papers/report_WG_A.rtf

E-learners with Special Needs (Same Technology, Different Design)

Paper presented at the 3rd Annual conference: E-learning Applications in Egypt, at the American University in Cairo, January 10-11 2005 and The 5th Annual Education Conference – The ADVANCE Society March 10-12, 2005 - Cairo, Egypt http://develop.aucegypt.edu/mmc/3rd_conf/3rd_agenda_2.pdf

Challenges of E-learning in the Arab region

A Paper presentation given at the Annual Arab Youth Forum, Cairo International Conference Center, February 2nd 2005.

E-learning in an Arab Context

Paper presentation at the 2nd Annual conference about E-learning Applications in Egypt, at the American University in Cairo, January 10-11 2004

Reforming Teacher Education System in Egypt based on contemporary foreign experiences.

A Research paper that deals with recent development trends in teacher education systems in each of Saudi Arabia and Oman (representing the Arab region), New Zealand (representing Australia), Austria, UK and Denmark (representing European countries) and some states of the United States. The paper was presented at the annual conference held by the Faculty of Education – Helwan University, 22-23, April 2003.

The Quality Dilemma in Higher Education: The Prospects for University Institutional Review in Egypt in comparison with the Experiences in the UK and the USA

Paper presented in the Comparative and International Education Society northeast regional conference, Whose Globe? What Learning? Re-imagining education from an International Perspective, Center for International Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Oct., 26-27 2001(for further information, check with the web-site

http://www.umass.edu/cie/cies2001/ .

Higher Education Reform and Globalization in China, Egypt

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Teaching Skills

and the U.S.A.: A Comparative Study

Paper presented in the Comparative and International Education Society, CIES 2002—The Social Construction of Marginality: Globalization's Impact on the Disenfranchised March 6-9, 2002, Orlando, Florida, Hosted by University of Central Florida (for further information, check the web-site

http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~cies2002/home.html

The Role of International Women in Education Presentation given at the Women’s History Month, March 14, 2002. Holy Family Institute, Education Center, Pittsburgh, PA.

Understanding the Middle East Four Presentations given at the Woodland Hills High School at a program that encompassed 4 different high schools at the Allegany County School District to let American Students understand the Middle East after the September 11th attack, May 1st, 2002, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. (for further information check the website www.worldaffairspittsburgh.org or contact sarahm@worldaffairspittsburgh.org

Egypt: Country and Culture Two Presentations given at the “Geography Expo 2002” Elementary and Middle Schools program organized by teachers from various elementary and middle schools in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh. The theme for the year's Expo is "Take Action for Rivers" through which the presentation about Egypt was focusing on the River Nile, Egyptian Culture and prominent features of the country, May 14th, 2002, Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), South Campus. World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. (for further information check the website www.worldaffairspittsburgh.org or contact

sarahm@worldaffairspittsburgh.org

Women’s Education in Islam A presentation given at the Ellis High School through a mini-course on Islamic Women. The presentation helped to change tragic misconceptions about the status of Women’s rights in education in Islam, May 30th, 2002. World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. (for further information check the website www.worldaffairspittsburgh.org or contact sarahm@worldaffairspittsburgh.org

Applies the varied teaching methods including the following:

- E-courses management and teaching

- Certified Trainer for TEFL/EOP

- Group/ Team work in small and medium size groups.

- Project implementations in groups of different sizes.

- Using multimedia for brainstorming and lecturing purposes

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Language Proficiency

Computer Skills

(PowerPoint, Videos, pictures…)

- Problem solving techniques for different aspects of the field of social sciences in general and educational issues and problems in particular as an effective approach in dealing with different educational situations.

- Guiding students in research work at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels.

Arabic Language (Native Language)

English Language- Excellent (Second Language)

French Language- Good (Foreign Language)

- Primavera Project Planner - Microsoft Project - Course Management Systems (Moodle – WebCT – A tutor..) - ICDL/ECDL - Internet and Emails - HTML and web-page design - Microsoft Word - Microsoft PowerPoint - Microsoft Excel - Photo, Video, DV production by software

- GIS management and usage (GeoMedia Software)

Social Activities Participated in Many community service activities and social networking as could be exemplified in the following:

Development of social networks, e-groups and forums for reformers of education, Helwan university students’ network for Green community, helping people with special needs.

Conducted a serious of workshops and seminars for NGOs and social associations as: “world affairs council of Pittsburgh”, “I-earn Egypt”, “Advance Society”, “Plan Egypt, UK and US” and others.

Volunteered in some community planned activities for mobilizing resources and preparation for Ramadan Month family packages.

Political Activities

Preparation and Negotiation of five-years and annual budget plans for Higher Education Sector.

Development of different policy papers for higher education sector.

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Academic Supervision

2011 to Present Second Supervisor for Mohamed El sayed towards PhD, Project topic is: “Higher Education Planning in Upper Egypt, A population Geography study” registered at Ain Shams University. 2009 to 2011 Co-advisor for master's dissertation for Heba Mohamed Bahaa, entitled: “a strategic plan for higher education provision at Menia Governorate” registered at Sadat Academy for Modern Sciences. 2006 to 2008 Main Supervisor for master's dissertation for Abeer Ahmed Aly, entitled: “An Evaluative Study of the Ministry of Education’s Efforts in Applying E-learning System” registered at Helwan University”. Awarded with grade of honor. 2004 to 2005 Main Supervisor for master’s dissertation for Mervat Ragab Ahmed, entitled: “The Educational Policy for integrating technology in Egyptian Pre-university Education: An Analytical Study”. Awarded with grade of honor.

Membership in Professional organizations

- Member of the European Comparative and International Education Society since January 2014.

- Member of the national committee for UNESCO, ISESCO, ALESCO since March 2006 to present.

- Member of the Partner and Ownership Initiative for young scholars affiliated to the Ministry of Higher Education’s mission service.

- Member of the Egyptian Society for Technology and Development since 2003

- Member at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) since 2001.

- Member of the Egyptesol since 1998. - Member at the Egyptian Society of Comparative

education and Education Administration since 1995.

List of Publications (international and local) are available upon request (Some of the publications could be found at: http://mhe-spu.org/site/resources.php?c=21 )

References are available upon request