Public Evening Event: Navigating the Future

About the Event

The evening event „Navigating the Future“ brings together distinguished experts from Germany and the Arab world to explore innovative models of scientific collaboration. Through key discussion themes, the speakers will examine how shifting global research dynamics necessitate new cooperation frameworks, approaches to enhance societal impact, and the comparative advantages of inter- and transdisciplinary models. Particular attention will be given to the challenges of transferability of research results, academic-industrial knowledge production, and changing funding landscapes. Together, the experts will chart pathways toward more effective, impactful, and sustainable Arab-German research cooperation capable of addressing complex global challenges.

Programm

18:00 Words of Welcome
Prof. Dr. Claus-Peter Haase
Former Director of the Museum of Islamic Art, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin,
Professor of Islamic Art and Archeology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
Representative of the AGYA Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Faouzia Zeraoulia
AGYA-Co-President,
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Mohamed Seddik ben
Yahia University, Jijel, Algeria

Dr. Dawud Ansari
AGYA Co-President,
President of the Majan Council for Foresight, Strategic Affairs, and Energy,
Muscat, Oman,
Visiting Scholar, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) Berlin,
Germany

18:30 Keynote Lecture
University of Sharjah: A Hub for International Cooperation in Research, Science, and Innovation
Prof. Dr. Hamid M. K. Al Naimiy
Advisor to the President, University of Sharjah,
Member of the Board of Trustees, University of Sharjah,
Director, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology,
United Arab Emirates

19:00 Panel Discussion
Navigating the Future through Research Cooperation

Prof. Dr. Hamid M. K. Al Naimiy
Advisor to the President, University of Sharjah,
Member of the Board of Trustees, University of Sharjah,
Director, Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology,
United Arab Emirates

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Klingeler
Professor of Experimental Physics at the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics,
University of Heidelberg, Germany

Prof. Dr. Maha Nasr
AGYA Alumna,
Head of Program, Faculty of Healthcare Technology, Saxony Egypt University,
Executive Director of the International Relations and Academic Cooperation
Sector, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Reichelt
Deputy CEO, Director of Education Affairs, and Head of the Jusoor Internship
Program at the German-Emirati Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen,
Germany

Moderation by AGYA Co-Presidents
Prof. Dr. Faouzia Zeraoulia & Dr. Dawud Ansari

20:00 Networking Dinner Reception

This is a public event. No prior registration is required. We kindly invite you to bring your friends and colleagues.