CURRENT ACADEMIC FUNCTIONS

• Dean
  Antonine University – Faculty of Business Administration
  
  
• Academic Consultant
  WTO (OMC) - World Trade Organization – Geneva, Switzerland
  Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation (ITTC)
  
  
• Research Member
  Institut de Recherche sur l’Education (IREDU)
  Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
  
  
• Visiting Professor
  European University, Geneva, Switzerland
  
  
• Visiting Professor
  International School of Business Management, ME
  
  
• WTO - Lecturer
  Trade Policy Program
  AMEC - Arab and Middle East Countries
  
  
• Member of the inter-university cooperation committee
  Universities Association of Lebanon
  
  
• Member of the scientific committee for quality assurance in higher education
  Universities Association of Lebanon
  
  
• Member of the University Council
  Antonine University
  
  
• President of the Faculty Council
  Antonine University, Faculty of Business Administration
  
  
• Workshop Director
  The 13^th Mediterranean Research Meeting (MRM) of the European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, Florence, Italy
  
  

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC FONCTIONS

• Director
  Antonine University – Faculty of Business Administration
  
  
• Business Program Director
  The Open University
  Arab Branch of the United Kingdom Open University UKOU

• Member of the Faculty Council
  The Open University, Faculty of Business Studies, Kuwait, Headquarters
  Arab Branch of the United Kingdom Open University UKOU

• General Course Chair
  The Open University, Kuwait, Headquarters
  Arab Branch of the United Kingdom Open University UKOU
  

• Course Coordinator
  The Open University
  Arab Branch of the United Kingdom Open University UKOU
  

• Course Coordinator
  Antonine University, Lebanon

EDUCATION

• Doctoral Studies
  Double Ph.D. diplomas in Economic Sciences and Education at Université de Bourgogne, France and the Lebanese University, Lebanon
  Fully supported by a scholarship from the French government
  (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie)
  
  
• Master and BS Degree
  DEA in Money, Finance and Banking at Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II – France
  Master of Science in Economics, Lebanese University
  Bachelor of Science in Economics, Lebanese University
  
  

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Lectured different modules in Business, Economics, Finance and Education at:

• Antonine University
  
  
• Saint Joseph University
  
  
• The Open University, Lebanon
  
  
• The Open University, Kuwait
  
  
• Lebanese University
  
  
• Université de Bourgogne, France
  
  
• The World Trade Organization, Geneva

• European University

• International School of Business Management

PUBLICATIONS

• Trade and Development: National and International issues, the Lebanese context: The World Trade Organization (WTO) AMEC annual conference ITTC unit, July 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
  
  
• Enseigner les Sciences Economiques au supérieur: Quels liens entre objectifs de formation et stratégies d'apprentissage? Colloque international TICEMED VII et Didactique et TICE IV – Université Antonine, May 2010, Baabda, Lebanon
  
  
• Ensuring effectiveness of monetary policy through considering economic schools of thought: Lebanon 1990-2010:  ATINER, The 5^th international symposium on economic sciences, Athens Institute of Education and Research in Economic Sciences, July 2010, Athens, Greece
  
  
• Lebanese membership in GAFTA and EUROMED: Essential lessons for WTO accession: The World Trade Organization (WTO) AMEC annual conference ITTC unit, July 2010, Geneva, Switzerland
  
  
• Prescriptions libérales et/ou éthiques? Analyse du rôle des institutions financières internationales : Pertinence, Revue scientifique de l’Université Antonine, 4ème numéro
  
  
• Impact de l’utilisation des TIC en Education ; Apprentissage et multi-culturalité : Le cas de la société libanaise : Colloque international TICEMED VIII, Université de Barcelone, Juin 2011, Barcelone, Espagne
  

• Towards structural reforms of the water management system in Lebanon: mechanisms and models: The 13th Mediterranean Research Meeting (MRM), the European University Institute, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, Florence, Italy (In Progress)

• Lebanese labor market and higher education: analyzing complementarities and discrepancies: Lebanese University research centre (In Progress)

NEWSPAPERS ARTICLES and QUOTATIONS

• Deposit growth fuels profits for Lebanese banks: The Daily Star, August 4, 2011

• Fresh debate over fate of Lebanon’s PEG: The Daily Star, August 13, 2011

• Lebanese united in rejecting sale of state’s gold: The Daily Star, August 22, 2011
  
  
• Economists differ over 2012 “reform” budget: The Daily Star, September 23, 2011
  
  
• Lagging Lebanese economy still beats peers: The Daily Star, October 8, 2011
  
  
• Economists criticize Lebanon’s draft budget: The Daily Star, November 11, 2011
  
  
• The promises and perils of Public Private Partnerships: The Daily Star, November 21, 2011
  
  
• Lebanon’s bank deposit growth outpaces UAE: The Daily Star, November 23, 2011

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS

• President of the International Symposium on “Reinforcing Lebanese productive sectors and free trade agreements” organized by the Antonine University and the World trade Organization in collaboration with the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade, May 2011
  
  
• Coordinator of the students exchange program with the South China Normal University SCNU, Guangzhou, China
  
  
• Coordinator of the joint Master degree programs in Banking and Finance, and Marketing with Université de Franche-Comté, France
  
  
• Main speaker in the International Symposium “Towards a Comprehensive System for Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Lebanon” organized by the Lebanese Universities Association in partnership with CHEA, QAA, AERES, INQAAHE
  
  
• Education and academic auditor for Lebanese higher education institutions, Lebanese ministry of education
  
  
• Held different conferences and workshops on analyzing Lebanese budget, monetary policies, fiscal deficit, trade deficit and balance of payments
  
  
• Lectured in the WTO – Trade Policy course for responsibles and executives from Arab Ministries of Trade and Finance, Arab and Middle East countries AMEC, Cairo, Egypt, November 2009
  
  
• Session Chair on “Agricultural and Nature Resource Economics: Environment and Ecological Economics – Agricultural Economics », The 5^th international symposium on economic sciences, Athens Institute of Education and Research, Athens, Greece, July 2010
  
  
• Academic and professional evaluator of joint Entrepreneurial Small Business projects: banking sector, financial institutions and higher education institutions
  
  
• Lectured in the Teaching Diploma of the Lebanese University for the ministry of education school teachers recruiting session, 2005-2006
  
  
• Lectured in the Teaching Diploma of the Lebanese University for the ministry of education school teachers recruiting session, 2006-2007
  
  
• Senior teaching trainer for new recruited school teachers in economic sciences in different Lebanese public and private institutions
  
  
• Senior expert in quality assurance, external examination and program validation services: international contribution, Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt
  
  
• Open-Learning expert, main experience with the OUVS United-Kingdom (Open University Validation Services)
  
  
• Member in ABUF « Association des Boursiers Universitaires Francophones », Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Middle-East regional desk