Workshop: Knowledge Transfer between Arts, Science and Society

This 3-day workshop is setting the focus on knowledge transfer through artistic approaches and methods, comparing case studies from Egypt, Tunisia, the Gulf countries and Pakistan with findings from Germany. The event builds on research conducted by the AGYA Working Group Dynamics of Transformation on knowledge production in Arab countries and explores innovative methods and formats of knowledge transfer that transcend disciplinary and social boundaries. Examples include artistic interventions in urban spaces, participatory theatre, art festivals or exhibitions, science slams, and concerts. The three-day working group meeting is organized in conjunction with the German Film Week at the Goethe-Institut Cairo.

Public Events

21.09.2024, 11:30 – 13:00
Public Panel Discussion

Knowledge Transfer with Artistic Approaches

Ahmed El Attar, Founder and director, Orient for Film and Theatre Productions

Adel Abdelwahab, Founder and director, Hewar for Independent Theater and Performing Arts

Heba El-Cheikh, Co-founder of Mahatat for Contemporary Art & Assistant to the Cultural Attaché, Institut Français d'Égypte au Caire

Moderation

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Meike Lettau, AGYA member, Zeppelin University Friedrichshafen, Germany

Dr. Özlem Canyürek, Independent Researcher

22.09.2024, 09:30 − 11:00
Public Roundtable

The Role of International Mediator Organisations in Transnational Knowledge Transfer: Strategies, Case Studies and History of Engagement

Frederike Berje, Head of MENA Arts, Goethe-Institut Cairo, Egypt

Dalia Dawoud, Head of Pro Helvetia Cairo, Egypt

22.09.2024, 11:30 – 13:00 
Public Panel Discussion

Cultural Diplomacy as Soft Power in the Middle East

Summar Rao, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan

Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan

Amira Saber, Secretary General of the Foreign Relations Committee, Member of the Egyptian House of Representatives, Egypt

Moderation

Prof. Dr. Mujtaba Isani, AGYA member, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan & University of Mannheim, Germany.

If you are interested in joining the public events, please register by 18 September 2024 here: https://tinyurl.com/2946syco