14 New Members from 10 Different Disciplines Inaugurated

In the framework of the AGYA Annual Conference in Beirut in October 2019, fourteen new AGYA members, 7 members from the Arab world and 7 members from Germany, were inaugurated to the Academy. For the first time, a scientist from Libya was selected to become AGYA member. Ali Elgayar explains his motivation to become an Academy member: ‘In Libya, it is not a common practice to work in interdisciplinary projects. I will be happy to share the knowledge and skills that I gain as AGYA member with my colleagues from my research institution as well as other universities in Libya.’

For the outstanding young researchers, the inauguration marks the beginning of their five-year membership in AGYA, in which they have the possibility to develop projects through research cooperation across nations and disciplines.
Meet the new AGYA Members 2019:

New Arab Members

Prof. Dr. Amro Ali
Country of work: Egypt
Research Institution: American University of Cairo
Area of research: Humanities
Subject: Sociology and Philosophy

Dr. Ali Elgayar
Country of work: Libya
Research Institution: College of Electrical and Electronics Technology - Benghazi
Area of research: Technical Sciences
Subject: Engineering

Dr. Ikram Hili
Country of work: Tunisia
Research Institution: University of Monastir
Area of research: Humanities
Subject: English Literature

Prof. Dr. Enass Khansa
Country of work: Lebanon
Research Institution: American University of Beirut
Area of research: Humanities
Subject: Arabic and Islamic Studies               

Dr. Lilia Makhloufi
Country of work: Algeria
Research Institution: Ecole Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme
Area of research: Technical Sciences
Subject: Architecture and Urban Planning

Prof. Dr. Lilia Romdhane
Country of work: Tunisia
Research Institution: Carthage University
Area of research: Life Sciences
Subject: Bioinformatics-Genetics

Prof. Dr. Suhair Sunoqrot
Country of work: Jordan
Research Institution: Al-Zaytoonah University
Area of research: Life Sciences
Subject: Pharmacy

New German Members

Dr. Mohamed Saiel Saeed
Country of work: Germany
Research Institution: German Cancer Research Center
Area of research: Natural Sciences
Subject: Molecular Biology

Dr. Stefan Maneval
Country of work: Germany
Research Institution: Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
Area of research: Humanities
Subject: Arabic and Islamic Studies

Dr. Matthias Pasdzierny
Country of work: Germany
Research Institution: Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW)
Area of research: Humanities
Subject: Musicology

Prof. Dr. Amr Rizk
Country of work: Germany
Research Institution: Technical University Darmstadt
Area of research: Technical Sciences
Subject: Engineering

Dr. Nahed Samour
Country of work: Germany
Research Institution: Humboldt University Berlin
Area of research: Humanities
Subject: Law

Prof. Dr. Eleanor Scerri
Country of work: Germany
Research Institution: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Area of research: Humanities
Subject: Archaeology

Dr. Irene Weipert-Fenner
Country of work: Germany
Research Institution: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
Area of research: Social Sciences
Subject: Political Sciences