Alumni Network
A Growing Network of Excellence
Active membership in AGYA lasts for five years, but the professional and personal connections forged through intercultural exchange and research cooperation within the Academy’s extensive scholarly network in the Arab world and Germany continue long after. Lifetime membership in AGYA’s Alumni Network enables former members to contribute to the sustainable strengthening and stability of the AGYA network of excellence. AGYA alumni/ae are experienced scientists, holding a wide variety of senior positions in science, research, and innovation in their respective countries, also contributing to members' research projects as advisory experts.
AGYA alumni/alumnae continue to conduct interdisciplinary research projects within the framework of the academy and are invited to attend the AGYA Annual Conference in autumn each year. This provides an opportunity to connect with fellow alumni/alumnae as well as current AGYA members to exchange and benefit from each other’s ideas, experiences, and networks.
The first cohort of AGYA members became alumni/alumnae in 2018. View all AGYA alumni/alumnae profiles here.
Co-Speakers of the Alumni Network
One Arab and one German Co-Speaker coordinate the activities of the alumni/alumnae. They represent the Alumni Network at international conferences, where they engage in exchange with leading academic institutions in the Arab world and Germany, and act as contact person for AGYA alumni/alumnae.
German Co-Speaker
Mahmoud Abdel-Hafiez
Physics, Materials Science
Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Arab Co-Speaker
Ahmad Amro
Epidemiology, Pharmacy, Molecular Microbiology
Al-Quds University, Palestine
Alumni Ambassadors
Alumni Ambassadors have been selected to represent AGYA Alumni in their respective countries and scientific communities. They are particularly dedicated to support strategic activities, represent the academy, and implement outreach strategies for the continuous expansion of the AGYA network. Furthermore, they have the opportunity to organise local Alumni Club Meetings.
Algeria
Lilia Makhloufi | Architecture
Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme, Algeria
Egypt
Lobna Said | Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering
Nile University, Egypt
Germany
Sonja Buxbaum-Conradi | Economic Geography, Mechanical Engineering
Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg, Germany
Luise Fischer | Human & Historical Geography
Leipzig University, Germany
Kalman Graffi | Computer Sciences
Fachhochschule Wiesbaden, Germany
Jordan
Tareq Osaili | Biology
University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Mohammed Alkatan | Medical & Health Sciences
The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait
Lebanon
Barbara Winckler | Arabic Studies
University of Münster, Germany
Libya
Ali Elgayar | Engineering
University of Benghazi, Libya
Morocco
Amro Ali | Philosophy, Sociology
The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Oman
Majid Al-Busafi | Sport Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Palestine
Mohammad Adm | Mathematics
Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine
Qatar
Lena-Maria Möller | Law, Middle East Studies
Qatar University, Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Amro Babiker Hassan Eltayeb | Environmental Studies
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Tilal Sayed Abdelhalim | Plant Breeding & Physiology
Biotechnology and Biosafety Research Center, Sudan & University of Tübingen, Germany
Tunisia
Anis Ben Amor | Literature & Cultural Studies
University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Henda Mahmoudi | Plant Biology, Ecophysiology
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), United Arab Emirates
Alumni Activities
Selection of Alumni Projects
AGYA alumni/alumnae continue to conduct interdisciplinary research projects and collaborative initiatives within the Alumni Network and in collaboration with AGYA members.
