Experts Network

MEKEI, in conjunction with WASD, has built a strong network of researchers, policy makers, educators, consultants and employers from all parts of the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current developments and challenges. This directory can be used to help find, support and collaborate with experts from the network. Interested in joining the expert directory? Complete the application form. Please check your details in our directory after 48 hrs and if you can not find your name, please contact the directory coordinator at admin@wasd.org.uk. You can also join the expert directories of our sister organisation: World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD) and Sudan Knowledge (SK).

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Victoria Richards

Senior Lecturer

Vicky Richards is a senior lecturer in organisational behaviour and human resource management and is course leader for the MSc Human Resource Management. As previous course leader for the MA in Personnel and Development, Vicky has extensive experience in teaching students working in professional HR roles and has subject expertise in employee relations, employee reward and strategic and international HRM.…

Ali S.A. Alyafie

Researcher

Ali S.A. Alyafie is graduated fromAhlia University. He is an active researcher who holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the University of Bahrain. He has research interests in globalisation and SMEs.…

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Indah Kuswardani

Researcher

Indah Kuswardani is Researcher of Microbiology Laboratory, Food Technology, Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University. She is also Head of Center for Community Education and Development, Widya Mandala Surabaya Catholic University. She focuses on food processing and microbiology researchers.…

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H. E. Dr. Fawzan AlFares

Head of Office

Dr. Fawzan AlFares is a PhD graduate from Brunel University. He completed his thesis on ‘Optimisation Algorithms on Quantum Computing Principles’ in 2004 and is currently working at the Embassy of the State of Kuwait as the Head of the Kuwait Cultural Office, based in London.…

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Suaad Al Hammadi

Camp Ambassoder

Suaad Al-Hammadi, a young professional working at Ministry of Presidential Affairs H.H the President Initiatives Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH) in the United Arab Emirates. She is a graduate of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), B.A Applied Science majoring in Security and Forensics.…

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Dr. Kamaralzaman Aziz

Director

Dr. Kamaralzaman Aziz is a Director of Entrepreneurship Development Center in the Multimedia University, Malaysia.

Abutalib Balla Guma Mohammed

Researcher

Abutalib Balla Guma Mohammed is a researcher of soil science in the Department of Environmental Pollution, Environment and Natural Resources Institute (ENRRI), National Center For Research, Ministry of Science and Technology in Khartoum-Sudan, he graduated from the faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, majoring in soil science.…

Prof. May Fouad Nassar

Pediatrics Professor

May Fouad Nassar is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University. In the field of community service and development, she played a central role in many governmental projects aiming at the welfare of Egyptian children.…

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Prof. Wafaa A. Kandeel

Professor

Wafaa A. Kandeel is a Professor in the Department of Biological Anthropology, Division of Medical Research, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt. She received her MSc in Pediatrics from the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, and her PhD in Environmental Science from the Department of Medical Sciences; The Institute of Environmental Studies, AinShams University, Egypt.…

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Prof. Robert Raeside

Professor of Applied Statistics

Professor Robert Raeside is a Chartered Statistician of the Royal Statistical Society (CStat), Member of the Operational research Society and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He received his BSC Hons from Napier College under the auspices of the Council for Academic Awards (CNAA, his MSc from the University of Strathclyde and PhD in demographic forecasting from the CNAA in collaboration with the University of Oxford.…

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Dr. Reham Rizk

Lecturer

Reham Rizk is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the British University in Egypt. She is a member of the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA) and regularly contributes to debates and workshops in the MENA region on Governance and inequality.…

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Sami A. Al-Khursani

Chief Operation Officer

Sami A. Khursani is currently the Chief Operation Officer of Wa’ed, the Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center. He has more than 25 years of experience in Oil & Gas and Engineering related fields.…

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Dr. Salwa Reda El-Batrawy

Assistant Professor

Dr. Salwa Reda El-Batrawy is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Anthropology, National Institute of Research, Cairo, Egypt. She is interested in under and malnutrition diseases based on her desire to contribute to the efforts done nowadays by many governmental and non-governmental agents to prevent and treat these diseases among children.…

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Tasneem Nagi

Architect

Tasneem Nagi is a MSc student at the Development Planning Unit, University College London. She is also an architect, research associate and co-founder of several youth-led grassroots movements operating around issues of climate change and post-disaster reconstruction.…

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Dr. Yasser Bentahar

Deputy Head

Dr. Yasser Bentahar obtained his Bachelor and Master’s in Marketing and PhD in Intelligent Management from University of Salento, Italy. In addition to these qualifications, Dr. Yasser  obtained an International Masters in e-Business Management.…

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Dr. Said Taan EL Hajjar

Assistant Professor

Said Taan EL Hajjar is an assistant professor of mathematics and statistics at Ahlia University (Associate Professor in progress), and a General Director for Ahlia School in the Kingdom of Bahrain.…

Dr. Nafisa Hussein Baldo

Associate Professor

Nafisa Hussein Baldo is currently working as Associate Professor of Plant Pathology in the Agricultural Research Corporation in Sudan. She was awarded her BSc from the University of Khartoum, her MSc from Wageningen Agricultural University and her PhD from the University of Khartoum.…

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Dr. Abdelhaleem Bella

Director

Graduate of University of Khartoum 1993- have always been a clinical teacher and clinician.CCST in Pulmonary and General Medicine from the RCPI. Masters in Healthcare Management. Fellow of the RCP(FRCP).
Academic : Associate Professor in RCSI Bahrain since August2015 ( Assistant Professor from 2011-2015 Dammam University)
Director of the clinical simulation Center in RCSI-Bahrain
Interest in management , medical education , simulation and technology enhanced learning ,  respiratory medicine and general non-fiction reading.…

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Peter Stock

Assistant Head

Peter joined Brighton Business School in 2000 after a career in public service. Peter’s own journey of personal development being in 1985 when he enrolled as a part-time mature student on a business studies degree course.…

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