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Heba Nassar
Fax (202) 38507984-
Nationality: Egyptian.
Languages: Arabic, German, English, and French.
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Karma 1, Sheikh Zayed, Villa D4,6th
,Egypt
Adress:
1-ACADEMIC RECORD .
1983 Ph.d. in Economics, joint supervision between University of Cologne, Germany and the Faculty of
Economics and Political Science, Cairo University: "A Study in Health Economics, Review of
Health Policies in Egypt, 1960-1980".
1979 M.S in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University: "Problems of
Labor Absorption in Developing Countries, Case Study, Egypt”.
1974 B.Sc. Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University,1975
2-PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1994-current Professor of Economics and Political Science-Faculty of Economics and Political Science-Cairo
University
2008 Vice President –Cairo Univeristy
2007-2008
Chair of the Economic Department-Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo
University
2004-2007 2004-2007 Vice Dean Faculty of Economics and Political Science-Cairo University
1998-2005
Director Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies-Faculty for Economics and
Political Science –Cairo University
1992-present Part Time Research Professor –Social Research Center-American University in Cairo
1999-2000 National Coordinator for JOBS FOR Africa-ILO-Cairo
1996-1998
Vice Director-Center for Economic and Financial Studies and Research-Faculty of Economics
and Political Studies-Cairo University
1989-1993 Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science and part Associate
Professor at the American university in Cairo
1985-1991 Lecturer at the UN Demographic Center-Cairo
1983-1989 Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science Cairo University
1979-1983 Assistant Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science Cairo University
1974-1979 Demonstrator at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science Cairo University
3-Membership and Affiliations:
2012
Member in the Advisory Board of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) , European University
Institute, Florence, Italy
2012 Policy Affiliate, Economic Research Forum
2010-2011 Peer Reviewer-UK Government Office for Science Peer Review
2010-2011 Peer Reviewer, Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF)
2008-current Member of the Talloires ( an international association of institutions committed to strengthening
the civic roles and social responsibilities of higher education.)
2008-current Member of the Permanent Committee for Promoting Economic Professors-EL Azhar
University
2010-current Member of the UN Working Group on Global Compact in Higher Education
2008-current Founding Member the MENA Health Policy Forum
2010-current Member of the Regulatory Organization of the Electricity in Egypt
2009-2010 Member of the Citizenship Committee at the Higher Council for Culture-Ministry of Culture
2008-2010 Member of the Population Executive Committee at the Ministry of Health
2008-current Member of the Committee of the Sector of Economics and Politics Studies for Egyptian
Universities-Higher Council for Universities
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2008-current Member of the Egyptian National Competitiveness Council, Human Resource Subcommittee
2002-2010 Member of the Consortium for Applied Research on Migration CARIM, Robert Schuman Center
and Medittaranean University, Florence
2002-2012 Research Fellow, Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
2005-2009
Member of the Consultative Group of the Committee for Skills Upgrading at the National
Council for Women
2000-current Member of the Academy for Scientific Research-Economic Committee
2004-2009 Member of the Steering Committee, Alliance for Development (RAD), World Bank, Paris.
2001-2008 Mmmmmmmm MemMember of the Permanent Scientific Committee for Promotion of Associate Professors Higher
Council for Universities, Egypt
2001-2006 Member of the National Committee for Energy, the International Energy Council
2001-2008 Member of the Board for the Holding Company for Electricity in Egypt
2004-2010 Jury in the Essay Competition of the World Bank(ABCDE Conferences)
2005 Referee for CAWTHAR Competition, Tunis
2003 Participant in the European Academic Action Network for Development (E2AND, World Bank,
Paris
1995
Ford Foundation, Referee in the MERC Progra
1997-2007 Member of the Arab Women Alliance
2002-2008 Member of the Economic Committee-National Council for Women
1994-2012 Member of the Health Committee of the National Specialized Councils
4- Current Activities:
2010 - Principal Investigator for the Project “Economic Empowerment of Women in Salheya”, Social
Research Center –American University in Cairo-and Ministry of Manpower supported by UNIFEM.
2009 - -Principal Investigator for the Project on Research and Awareness for the Millennium
Development Goals in Cairo University-UNDP
5-Publications :
2010 Co author-Benefit Incidence Analysis on” Government Spending on Ministry of Health
Outpatient Services, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal., Vol 16 No5 2010
2009 Migration and Financial Flows, the Egyptian Case, Consortium for Applied Research on
International Migration, CARIM Analytical and Synthetic Notes, RSCAS Research Project
Reports
2009 Voluntary Health in Egypt, in Alexander Preker in Peter Zweifel and Omno Schellekens (eds),
Global Market place for Private Health Insurance Strength in Numbers,2009, World Bank
Publications
2008 Temporary and Circular Migration in Egypt, CARIM Analytical and Synthetic Notes, RSCAS
Research Project Reports
2008 Irregular Migration in Egypt, The Social Integration of Immigrants, Migration, and the Movement
of Persons, Euro-Mediterranean Consortium for Applied Research on International Migration
Florence, July, CARIM Synthetic and Analytic Notes under ESCAS Research Project Reports
2007 “Population Dividend and its Implications for the Labor Market in Egypt”, Second Population
Report, UNFPA, Deanship for Community Services,(Faculty of Economics and Political Science,
Information and Decision Support Center for the Cabinet, Cairo.
2007 “The Economic Aspects of Job Creation in Egypt” in “Proceedings of the Forum on Job Creation
in Egypt” ed. By Heba Nassar and Nahed Ez El Din, Deanship for Community Services, Faculty
of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.
2007 Skills Requirement in the Egyptian Labor Market-American University -Social Research
Center, American University in Cairo, Working Paper 6.
2006
A perspective from the Arab Region on Migration and Development, in ,Kristos Tama and
Joakim Palme ,eds. How Migration can benefit Development, Publication of the Institute for
Future Studies, Stockholm.
2006 Arab League, Population Division, Background Paper on Eastern Migration for the Report on
Arab Labor Migration published in 2006
2006 “Impact of Liberalization Policies on Women” in Gender and Trade, Mediterranean
Development Forum, Cawthar, Beirut.
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2006 The Institutional Framework for Microfinance Development in Egypt in “Microfinance” Third
Arab Economic Reform Conference, Library of Alexandria.
2005 “Impact of Globalization on Women”, National Council for Women
2005 Editor, “Egypt’s Competitiveness Revisited”, Proceedings of the third USAID/CEFRS conference
Center for Economic &Financial Research and Studies, Cairo University.
2005 “Human Resource Competitiveness: Regional Perspective”, in Nassar,H, ed. "Revisiting
Egypt’s Competitiveness: Road Ahead for Building Leading Sectors”, Center for Economic and
Financial Research and Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political Science and USAID, Cairo
2004 Study on “Response to Globalization: Directions, challenges, special policies on migration of
labor, and dynamics of the population, ESCWA Publications(Arabic)
2004 Co-editor for the Book: “Rising to the Challenge: Regional Crisis and Economic Management in
Egypt”, Proceedings of the second Conference, Center for Economic and Financial Research and
Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University and USAID.
2004 “Social Risk Management in Egypt, in: Rising to the Challenge: Regional Crisis and Economic
Management in Egypt”, eds. H.Nassar and H.El Said, Center for Economic and Financial Research
and Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University and USAID.
2003 The Economics of Tobacco, a new analysis, HNP Discussion Paper Series, Economics of Tobacco
Control Paper No.8
2003 “Summary of Existing Knowledge on Micro and Small Enterprises”, Center for Economic and
Financial Research, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
2003 “Institutional and Policy Challenges facing Human Resource Development in Egypt” in
“Institutional and Policy Challenges facing the Egyptian Economy”, edited by Heba Nassar and
Ahmed Ghoneim, Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies, Faculty of Economics
and Political Science, Cairo University and USAID.
2003 “Structural Adjustment and Women’s Employment in Egypt”, in “Women and Globalization in
the Arab Middle East: Gender Dynamics in Transition, ed. by Eleanor Abdella Dounato and Marsha
Pripstein Posusney, Lynne Rieder Publishers, Inc.
2002-3 Co author ”Trade and Migration :are they Substitutes” in ERF Working Papers(No200207) and presented
in the Third Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting, Montecatini Terme, Florence, 20-24 March
2002 and presented as well in the Annual Bank Conference for Economics- Europe, Oslo. 2002
2003 “Evaluating the Impact of Tobacco Control Policies on Employment in Egypt”, co author, in
Economic Social and Health Issues in Tobacco Control, publication of Kobe Institute Kobe, Japan 3-
4 December 2001, World Health Organization
2003 Co-editor for the Book: “Institutional and Policy Challenges facing the Egyptian Economy”,
Proceedings of the Conference on “Institutional and Policy Challenges facing the Egyptian
Economy”, Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies, Faculty of Economics and
Political Science, Cairo University and USAID.
2002 “Small credits and their impact on the Live Style of the Youth”, National Population Council
and Business and Economic Research Group
2002 “Reassessment of the Economic Impact of Labor Movement in Selected Arab Countries”, in
“Labor Movement in Arab Region” ,ESCWA, Beirut,2002
2001 “Overview of the Labor Market Documentation”. Occasional Papers, Center for Economic and
Financial Research and Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political Science- Cairo University.
2001 “Urban Poverty, Labor Market and Propoor Employment Policies” in Nassar,et al ” Socioeconomic
Policies and Poverty Alleviation Programs in Egypt” Proceedings of the Conference on
Socioeconomic Policies and Poverty Alleviation Programs in Egypt’, the Center for Economic
and Financial Research and Studies, the United Nation and the Social Fund in cooperation with the
Social Research Center and published inERF Working paper N0.200036
2001 Co-Editor for ” Socioeconomic Policies and Poverty Alleviation Programs in Egypt” Proceedings
of the Conference on Socioeconomic Policies and Poverty Alleviation Programs in Egypt’, organized
by the Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies, Social Fund for Development,
United Nations, and Social Research Center, American University in Cairo.
Co-Editor for “Exports and the Challenges of the 21st Century” , Proceedings of the Conference 2000
which was organized by the Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies, Faculty
of Economics and Political Science in cooperation with Expo Link and Konrad Adenauer
Stiftung-Cairo University.
,Pilot Survey on "Social Responsibility of the Business Sector in Egypt”, Occasional Papers "0020
Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political
Science, Cairo University
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1999 Coauthor for “ Sustainability and Growth for Micro borrowers through Integration of SME’s”
Research Papers, UNICEF and the Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies,
Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
1998 “Social Spending on Health in Egypt” UNDP and INP-Research Papers Series, Egypt Human
Development Report.
1997 Conditions of Poor Women in Egypt: Women’s Vulnerability” UNDP and INP-Research Papers
Series, Egypt Human Development Report.
1996 “Human Resource Development and Structural Adjustment in Egypt” in “Sustainable
Development in Egypt, Current Emerging Challenges” Proceedings of the Third Annual American
University Research Conference, AUC.
1995 “Health and Human Development” UNDP and INP-Research Papers Series, Egyp Human
Development Report.
1995 “ Socio Economic Factors affecting Education and Employment of Women”
Published in Biegel R. and R. Zghal (eds.)“Education Formation Professionelle des femmes dans le
Monde Arabe et en Europe” (Euro Arab Dialogue Program) Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Tunis.
1995 “ Economic Aspects of Vulnerability of Children in Egypt” in “Research Projects”, Center for
Economic and Financial Research and Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political
Science(Research conducted for UNICEF)
1995 “Review of Trends, Policies and Programs affecting Health and Nutrition in Egypt (1970-
1990)”, A report for the UN ACC/ Sub Committee on Nutrition (ACC/SCN) WHO, Geneva and the
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Published by UNICEF, Cairo.
1994 “Is Population a Burden on Development” in Soliman S. et al “Population and Development in
Egypt”, Cairo Demographic Center, Series on Population and Development, 1994.
1994 "Economic Consequences of Labor Migration" in Abdel Hakim, S.(ed)"Labor Movement in the
Arab World”, Center for Arab Studies League.
1994 "Impact of Adjustment Policies on Nutrition in Egypt" in Heidhues, F. and Beatrice Knerr (eds.)
“Food and Agricultural Policies under Structural Adjustment”, Peter Lang GMBH, Frankfurt am
Main, Germany.
1993 "Egyptian German Economic Relations" in Le Monde Arabe, CEDEJ,1994.
1993 "The Impact of Europe 1992 on the Arab Economic Relations", Center for Political and Strategic
Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.
1993 " “The Economic, Health and Nutrition Aspects of Children in the Arab World" in the Statistical
Yearbook on the Arab Child, 1993, The Arab Council for Children, Cairo.
1993 « Ajustement Policies in Egypt" published in the Egypte/ Monde Arabe no.12-13- 4etrim,1992,
1ertrim.1993, Centre d'Etudes et de Documentation Economique Juridique et Sociale. CEDEJ.
1992 “Bilharzia and Productivity” in Soliman, S. (ed) “Productivity in Egypt” Proceedings of the second
conference of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo
University.
1991 “A Comparative Study of External Debt in African and Latin American Countries” in
“Strategic Arab Thought”, Center for Arab Unity, No.37, Beirut.
1991 “Field Study on Health Indicators in the Rural and Urban Areas in A.R.E.” in "Social
Indicators in Egypt", Arab Regional Center for Social Research, Academy for Scientific Research
and Technology.
1990 “The Economic and Political Dimensions of Egyptian External Debt, Economic Review of
Literature”, Working Paper Series, Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies,
Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.
1990 “Arab Surplus and Arab Foreign Debt” Published in “Arab Studies” Center for Arab Studies,
Arab League, Cairo.
1989 “Population Policies and Inequality” Proceedings of the 21st International Population Conference
of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population IUSSP, New Delhi.
1989 “Investment Policies and Unemployment” in “ Unemployment in Egypt”, Proceeding of the first
conference of the Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo
University.
1989 “Privatization and Public Services, the Case of Health Services” in Kandil A. (ed) “Public
Policies and the Role of the Private Sector”, Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Faculty of
Economics and Political Sciences, Cairo University.
1988 “Critical Literature Review of Health Policies in Egypt”, in Dessouki, A (ed.).“ Analysis of
Public Policies”, Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political
Studies, Cairo University, El Nahda Library..
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1988 “Evaluation of Public Policies, Issues for Discussion” in Dessouki, A. (ed) “Analysis of Public
Policies and Methodological Issues” Faculty of Economics and Political Studies, Center for Political
&Strategic Studies, Cairo University, El Nahda Library,
1988 “External and Internal Determinants of Employment Policies in Egypt” Proceedings of the
International Conference on the “World Economic Crisis and its Impact on the National Employment
Policies”, National Institute for Work, Alger.
1988 “The Public Sector in a Challenge” in the Proceedings of the International
Symposium on Public Sector, CENEAP/MERCOOP, ALGER .
1983 “Population Explosion and Urbanization Policies”, published in the Proceedings of the conference
on “Economic Development and Urbanization Policies”, The National Center for Social and
Criminological Researches, Cairo.
6-PAPERS PRESENTED IN SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES: 2012 Anti-corruption measures in education, a paper presented in the conference on” Towards a more
transparent economy, organized by the Sector for Community Service and Environmental
Improvement and the Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies in cooperation with
the UN , OECD and Siemens, Cairo University
2011
“Education for Life “ Conference on “Youth Unemployment and Joblessness: causes, consequences
and responses", ADAPT &UNAM , Mexico City
2011 Civic engagement of universities”, Talloires Meeting , Conference"Building the Engaged
University, Moving beyond the Ivory Tower" Madrid, Spain
2010
Gender and Migration, Euro-Mediterranean Consortium for Applied Research on International
Migration (CARIM-EU Project) Florence, December
2008
Impact of Population Growth on Economic Variables, National Conference for Population,
Ministry of Health, Cairo
2007
"Demographic Dividend in the Arab Countries and Its implication on Labor Markets". A paper
presented to the Mediterranean Population Forum, Barcelona
2007
Demographic Window and its Relationship to Development, ESCWA Expert Meting, EL EIN
University, Emirates.
2007
"Demographic Dividend in the Arab Countries and Its implication on Labor Markets". A
paper presented to the Mediterranean Population Forum (Barcelona 11-12 December, 2007).
2007
Report on “Youth Employment and Education: The Millennium Development Goals in the
Arab Region 2007: A Youth Lens?” For the ESCWA Meeting on Expert Group Meeting on the
preparation for the MDGs 2007, Amman February
2007 Paper on “Macro and Micro Effects of Remittances in Egypt” CARIM Meeting on Remittances,
Florence,2007
2006 A working paper on “Overview of Population, Labor Market Projection in Egypt and
Migration, Seminar on “Forecasting Economic International Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean
Area, 2005-202,CARIM, Koc University Founders’ Hall, Istanbul, Turkey.
2006
“Demographic Change, Employment and Labor Migration in Arab Eastern Countries,
presented in Expert Group Meeting on International Migration, United Nations Economic &Social
Committee for Western Asia, (UNESWA)
2006 Review of Role of State & Socioeconomic Development, Workshop of the Lebanese Policy Center
in Fifth Annual UNESCO Conference, Buenos Airos
2005 “Egyptian Migration”, Joint EU-WB-LBF workshop on The Future of Demography, Labor
Markets and the Formation of Skills in Europe and the Mediterranean Neighborhood, Brussels.
2004 “Increasing the ratio of paid women workers to total workers in non agricultural activities”,
the 4th
National Council for Women Conference on the Millennium Development Goals.
2004 “Macroeconomic and Labor Market Policies to foster Employment Creation for Young People
in Arab Countries”. ILO Tripartite Meeting of Experts on “Youth Employment in the Arab
States”Jordan(Amman)
2004 “Arab Migration Revisited”,Fifth Medittaranean Social and Political Reseaech Meeting,
Florence, Montecatini
2002 “Women in high ranking administrative positions”, Arab Academy for Administrative Sciences”,
Qatar
2002 Working Paper on “Competition Policy and Law in Egypt”Chamber for Commerce and
Trade,Abu Dhabi, ESCWA, World Bank, UNIDO,Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, Jordan,Abu Dhabi
2000 “Women in Business” A Paper presented in the ILO Conference on Gender and Employment during
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Reform.
1999 ILO: Issue Paper for the Program Jobs for Africa
1999 “Socioeconomic Conditions of Work in Greater Cairo: Gender Differentials and Formal/
Informal comparisons, Social Research Center, American University in Cairo.
,”Human Resource Development” in the “Middle East Economic Association Session“ 1999
Conference of Social Science Alliance, January, New York.
1998 “Social Protection of the Poor” presented in Conference on “Sustainable Livelihood” Inter
University Consortium for International Social Development, Ohio State University & Social Fund
in Egypt, and conference on “Facing Social Consequences of Structural Adjustment in Arab World
& Latin America”,Center for Developing Countries Studies & Social Fund of Egypt, Cairo.
1998-1999 Report on “Economic Aspects of Southern Valley Project”, UNDP and the General
Organization for Physical Planning(GOPP),
1994-2000 UNDP and INP , Background Papers on Health for the Human Development Reports (Egypt)
1997 The Alliance for Arab Women: “Research on Documentation and Periodicals dealing with
Women’s Rights”
1997 Nour Foundation and SRC: “Paying Capacity of the Egyptian Society on Health Services”
1996 , "Social Vulnerability and Health Reform”.Abt Associates, University Research
Cooperation/Human Research Center for AID
1997 “The Employment Status of Females in Egypt" presented in the Conference on “Enhancing the
Socioeconomic Status of Females in Egypt”, Social Research Center, American University in Cairo.
1996 “Survey on Main Interventions enhancing Socioeconomic Status of Women in Egypt”, Social
Research Center, American University
1996 “A Bibliographic Guide on the Studies of Women”, Social Research Center, American University
in Cairo.
1996 “Inter Arab Economic Relations : the Record" A paper presented in the Conference on "Towards
the Euro- Mediterranean Free Trade Area”, organized by the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, Brussels.
1996 “Structural Adjustment and its Implications for Women in Egypt” presented in the conference
on “Egypt Today, State, Society and Regional Role”, Manchester University, Social Fund for
Development and Center for Development Research, Copenhagen, Manchester.
1995 “Demand Analysis for Contraceptive Methods in Egypt”, USAID
1994 “The Reintegration of Arab Returnee Families and Women in their Societies of Origin”
Conference of the “Arab Family in a Changing World”, ESCWA, Abu Dhabi, December.
1991 “The Impact of Liberalization Policies on Health in Egypt”, Symposium on Liberalization
Policies in Egypt, Center for Economic and Financial Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political
Sciences.
1991
“Some Aspects of Return Migration in Egypt.” presented in the fifth meeting of the European
Society for Population Economics, Italy.
1984 “Health Policies in Underdeveloped Countries” Conference on Public Policy Analysis, Faculty of
Economics and Political Science in cooperation with the School of Public & Environment Affairs,
Indiana University, Cairo, November.
7-GOVERNMENT, COUNTRY & REGIONAL REPORTS FOR NATIONAL, REGIONAL & UN
ORGANIZATION:
2012 Reviewing Migration data sources-Migration Policy Center
2012 Background Paper on Social Security schemes for MDGs in ESCWA Region, ESCWA
2011 COMESSA, Senegal, Review of the Implementation of Protocol and Council Decision ,COMESSA
Heads on Immigration and Ministerial Meetings
2011 Save the children in Egypt, Cost Benefit Analysis of Ishraq Project (Eradication of Illiteracy)
2010
UNDP Cairo ,Contributor to the Progress Report of the Millennium Development Goals in
Egypt( Goal 8)-
2009 UN Economic and Social Committee for Western Asia, Contributor to the Arab Human
Development Report, Goal 3 and Goal 6.
2009 ILO, Geneva ,PI for the Report on Growth, Economic Policies and employment linkages: The
case of Egypt,
2009 UNDP Cairo , Editor of “Education for Life “ for the Human Development Report of Egypt,
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2009 IOM, Geneva ,Principal Investigator for the Paper on Arab Migration
2009 UNDP, New York, Principal Investigator for the Background paper on Migration to the Gulf
2009 Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, American University in Cairo , Egyptian Migration
Background Paper.
2007 African Women's Development andCommunications Network ,(FEMNET), UNDP,Impact of
Poverty Reduction Strategies on Women,.
2007 UNDP,2003-2007,“Background Evaluation Report on Job Creation Theme for the Evaluation
report of UNDP 2003-2007
2006 UNIFEM ,Report on “Trade Liberalization, Human Right and Gender in the Arab Countries.
July- 2006 National Council for Women and World Bank-National Strategy for Women Economic
Empowerment
April 2006 National Council for Women, Engendering Macroeconomic Policies of the NCW
2006-under
publication
World Bank, Cairo Office, Impact of Trade Agreement on Women Economic Participation
Sep 2005-2006 UNDP, Beirut, Reviewer of the Report on “Macroeconomic Policies for Poverty Reduction: the
Case of Yemen” and published in 2006
December 2005 National Council for Women and UNIFEM, Evaluation of gender sensitization of Statistics
(GEMS)
April 2005 ILO, Ministry of Manpower. Concept Note on a Strategy for Youth Employment in Egypt, Cairo
March 2005 Euro Arab School of Management, Principal Investigator, Status of SME in Egypt Granada,
Spain.
2004- 2005 Arab Women Organization, Principal Investigator for the Survey on Projects enhancing the
Economic participation of Women in Egypt, Cairo.
2004 National Council for Women and UNIFEM, Policies to enhance the economic participation of
women in Egypt.
2004 UN ESCWA , Coordinator for Arab Millennium Development Report, Beirut
2003-2005 UN Economic Commission for Africa , Principal Investigator for National Field Survey
“Governance in Egypt” background paper for Report Governance in Africa 2005
2003 Ministry of Planning and World Bank ,Understanding Regional Poverty: The Employment
Paradox, Background Paper for Egypt Poverty Strategy.
2002 Mubarak Kohl Initiative and Social Research Center, American University in Cairo, Principal
Investigator for a Report on “Market Potential Capacity for Female Graduates of Technical
Education” Ministry of Education, Cairo
2002 UNDP, Cairo Office, Final Evaluation of the Project of the Government of the Arab Republic of
Egypt on National Employment Policy.
2002
UNDP, Cairo Office Evaluation of the Project of the Government of Egypt-EGY/96/001 – National
Capacity Building for Enhancement of International Negotiations.
2001 National Council for Women, the National Strategy for Economic Participation of Women in
Egypt.
2001 WHO Regional Office WHO, World Bank, Cairo Office, Principal Investigator for the Country
Paper on” Economics of Tobacco in Egypt”
2002 & 1997 Japan International Cooperation (JICA): Country Report on “Women and Development in Egypt.”
1998 Central Organization for Physical Planning, Economic Aspects for Southern Valley, Background
Paper for Southern Valley Project.
1995 Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, “The Economic Aspects of the Status of Women in the Labor Market
in Egypt”
1995 National Commit Nongovernmental Organizations: Country Paper on Vulnerability of Women to Poverty and
Unemployment”.
1995 Economic Research Forum and Government of Japan, Ministry of International Trade and Industry,
"Human Resource Development in the Frontier Countries"
1995 National Committee for NGOs, “Vulnerability of Women to Unemployment and Poverty in
Egypt”.A discussion paper prepared for the Social Summit in Copenhagen.
1994 WHO Alexandria, “Manual on Human Resource Development for Health”
1993 UNFPA: “Cost Recovery in the Family Planning Services”. Country case study for the UNFPA
Technical Report on Family Planning Program Sustainability.
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1992 Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics: “Return Migration”, Field Study in Labor
Information Systems Project.
1992 WHO/Geneva: “Country Paper for the Second Report on the World Nutrition Situation”,
United Nations, Administrative Committee on Coordination, Volume II Country Trends,1993
1992-1994 Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, “Characteristics of Egyptian
Return Migrants” Linkage Project on Return Migration.
1990 UNCTAD, “Stabilization &Structural Adjustment & State Owned Enterprises in Egypt”.
Working paper prepared within a research project on Public Sector
1990 Arab Center for Future Research, “Implicit & Explicit Population Spatial Distribution Policies”,
Country paper for (ESCWA) Economic &Social Commission for Western Asia.
1987-1991 Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics and IDRC:PI for the Module “Return
Migration” in the Project “Labor Information System Analysis”.
1986-1988 Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University and University of Southern California,
USA, Participated in the Project on “Direct and Indirect Effects of Industrial Concentration in
Greater Cairo Region”.
1985-1988 National Center for Sociological Research, Cairo, Participated in the Project: Social Indicators for
the Egyptian Society.
1984 National Council for Population, “The Public Health Sector Capacity”
1985/86
Ministry of Health “Community Cost Sharing in the Health Sector in Rural Areas” Field Study
of Strengthening Health Services in the Rural Areas.
8-Other National and International Activities:
2010 “Reviewer Migration Report, UN-ESCWA,, Beirut
2010 National consultant for the World Food Program for the Project on Economic Benefits of Flour
Fortification in Egypt: Applying Global Evidence to the National Environment
2008
International Consultant, European Training Foundation, Torino, a regional project on Women
and Work
2008 Principal Investigator for the Research Program on Youth Jobs Opportunities, Faculty of
Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
2008 Adviser - Ministry of Investment for the Project on Gender Equality Seal, UNIFEM Project
2007-2009 Principal Investigator for the Project “Women and Work”, Social Research Center
2007
Principal Investigator for a paper on Entrepreneurship in Education, European Training
Foundation
2007
Principal Investigator for the Follow up Report on Governance in Egypt as a background report
for the Report on Governance in Africa,, Economic Commission for Africa and Faculty of
Economics and Political Science, Cairo University
2007 Principal Investigator for the Evaluation of the National Employment Program in Egypt,
UNDP
2006 Team Leader for Export Strategy for the Engineering Council-EU Project
2005
National Consultant for the World Bank Paper on “The Economic Cost of Environmental
Degradation, World Bank, Ministry of Environment
2000-current Principal Investigator for the Warehouse on “ Economic Participation of Women” Social Research
Center- AUC, UNDP, ILO,UNICEF,GTZ.
September-2005 UNDP, Technical Overview for the Report” Macroeconomic Policies & Practical Steps and
Procedures for Poverty Reduction: case of Yemen, Frame to follow.
2003
European Council ,Consultant for the Committee of Experts on the Implementation of the
Migration Management Strategy (mg-fl), 5th Meeting, Strasbourg Researcher, Migration Project,
Robert Shuman Institute
2003 CUTS ,Consultant to the INCSOC capacity building working group, Geneva
2002 IOM ,Head of the Advisory Committee for the Conference on International Migration in a
Globalized Economy”
2001-2002 World Bank, National Consultant for the Project “Economic Cost for Environmental
Degradation Egypt
2001 ILO-Geneva-Consultant of the Private Sector for the Meeting on” Impact of ecentralization and
Privatization of the Municipal Services on Employment
2001 GTZ ,Member in the Consultancy Group on” Small Enterprises Organization and Participation in
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Planning”
1999 UNIDO, Panelist in the Arab Regional Forum, “Enhancing competitiveness of the Industrial
Sector to meet the challenges of Globalization.”
1997 Social Research Center-AUC and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Principal Investigator of a Field Project
on "Socio Economic Conditions of Work in Greater Cairo, Formal Informal Comparisons:
Gender Differentials"
1998 EQI-UNP, Member in the Regional Committee for “Gender in Urban Development”, Cairo.
1997 IDRC, External Expert in the Workshop on “Education and the Participation of Women in
African Economies”, Dakkar.
1996-1998 Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Social Research Center-Principal Investigator for the Project on
“Enhancing the Socio Economic Conditions of Women in Egypt”.
1995-1998 Netherlands Development Program, Participant in the Egyptian Advisory Group of Experts for
Netherlands’s Development Program.
1995 ESCWA ,Participating in the “Experts Meeting of the Arab Regional Preparatory Meeting for the
Women Conference in Beijing”, Amman, Jordan.
1995 Ministry of Health Consultant for the “ Cost Recovery Program” MOH –Cairo
1992-1996 SRC, American University in Cairo: Coordinator for the project on “Poverty in Egypt”.
9-TRAINING:
2011 Principal Trainer for a Course in Health Economics, Qanat el Suez University and JAICA,
Ismailia
2007-2012 Trainer on “Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals” in the Regional Training Course
on Research Methodology ,Social Research Center American University in Cairo
2009
Principal Trainer in the Workshop on Population Strategy” the Higher Council of Population ,
Jordan
2009 Principal Trainer of the Course Workshop on Inter-linkage of population and socio-economic
variables , Ministry of Planning and UNFPA, Syria, June 2009
2008 Principal Investigator in a training course on “The integration of Population Issues in
Economic Studies, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, UNFPA
2006-2007 Coordinator for the World Bank Training Course on “Global Issues in Development” Video-
conference”(Cairo University)
2006 Trainer , World Bank and National Council for Women training course on “National Strategy
for Women Economic Empowerment”, Cairo
2006 Trainer in the course ” Flagship course in Health Economics”, Ministry of Health, Cairo, World
Bank, Egypt
2005 Social Fund for Development and FEPS, Coordinator for the training on Promoting the Culture of
Private Business
2005 GTZ and FEPS, Principal Investigator for the Summer-school on Development Projects
2004-2012 Trainer in the Summer school on “ Migration “, CARIM, Mediterranean University, Robert
Shuman Institute, Florence, Italy
2004 Faculty of Economics and World Bank Paris, Coordinator for the compact seminar on Challenges
facing the MENA Region and the Role of International Institutions in Development
2003 World Bank, UNESWA and CEFRS, Coordinator for the Regional Training on Trade Policy,
Syria and Yemen
2002 World Bank and CEFRS, Coordinator for the Regional Training on Monitoring and Evaluation for
Poverty Programs, Cairo
2002 CEFRS, Coordinator for the Training on the Economic Role of the State, Cairo.
2000 World Bank Institute, Participant in the training course on ”Protecting the Vulnerable, the Role of
the Safety Nets, Washington.
2000 Social Fund for Development and the Center for Developing Countries, Trainer in the training
course on” Gender and Development, Cairo
2000 Social Fund for Development and Center for Developing Countries,
Trainer in the training course on “Poverty and Unemployment”.
2000 National Council for Childhood and Motherhood: Trainer in the training course on ”Poverty and
Unemployment of Women” Governorates’ Social Workers, Cairo
1998-1997 Institute of Nutrition & WHO, Lecturer - regional training course on “Economic & Social Aspects
affecting Nutrition” and “Cost Benefit Analysis” Cairo
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1998 UNICEF, : Participant in a training course on “Capacity Building”, New York
1995-1996
ARD and Faculty of Economics and Political Science: Participated in the design and
implementation of a course on “Public Policies” in a training Project on “Curriculum Design for
a Comprehensive Training Program for the Staff of the Peoples Assembly and the Shura
Assembly of the Republic of Egypt”.
1994/95 Ministry of Health. Bahrain and American University in Beirut: Trainer training course on
“Health Economics”.
1990 Ministry of Health –Kuwait: Lecturer in a training course on “Health Economics”
System Research.”
10-SELECTED PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS such as.
2012 Participation in PRME , Rio +20 Conference
2012 Participation in the MENA Health Policy Conference and Member Meeting, Tunis
2012 Main speaker, Conference on Migration and Development, Bilbao, Spain
2012 Representative of CU in the meeting on cooperation between Japanese Universities and North
African Universities-Tsukuba- Japan
2011 Participant in the Mal and Ikissad meeting in Beirut on “Arab Spring and the Lebanese Economy”
2011
Representative of CU in the meeting of mutual cooperation between Chinese Universities and
African Universities ,UNESCO, Paris
2011 Participant in the Regional Conference on Migration Policies in Western and Southern Asia,
ESCWA, Beirut
2011 Speaker in the COMESA Meeting, Senegal
2010 UN Preparatory Meeting for the MDGs in New York
2010,2009,2008 Participant in the Global Development Network Conferences
2009 Higher Meeting for Employment, ILO, Beirut
2009 Regional Conference on Governance in Higher Education, World Bank, Marseille
2009 Regional Meeting for Youth and Environment, Arab League, Beirut
2009 Regional Meeting on the Economic Crisis, Beirut
2008 Higher Meeting for Employment Ministers, Beirut, ILO and ALO,
2000-2011 Participating in several Expert Group meetings at ESCWA on population, poverty, women,
economic adjustment policies, environment and migration
2007 Expert group" Meeting on Migration and Development in North Africa” UNECA for Northern
Africa, Rabat, Morocco.
1995-98-99-2000-02-
03-04-05-06-07-08-
09-10-11-12
ERF Conferences Participant, discussant and Fellow in the Economic Research Forum Annual
Conferences
2005,2006,2007,2008
.2010
Speaker and Evaluator in the ABCDE World Bank Conference , in Oslo, Belgium, Amsterdam ,
Tokyo, Slovenia and Stockholm
2005 Consultant in the meetings for the preparation for the MDF, Cawthar, Tunis
2004 Workshop Organizer in the World Congress on Human Movement and Immigration (HMI),
Barcelona
2004
Speaker in the Catalane Conference, Migration and Cooperation for Development in the
Mediterranean Area, Barcelona, 2004
2004 Panelist in the Workshop of Migration and Development, Council of Europe and North South
Center, Lisbon
2004-2006 Co-director of the Workshop on Migration a positive sum game, 5th Mediterranean Social and
Political Research Meeting, Florence, Mediterranean Institute , Montecatini
2004 Expert in the Meeting on the International Report on Competition (INSCOC) Geneva, CUTS-
UNCTAD
2003 Consultant, International Technical Consultation on Mainstreaming Child Labor Concerns in
Development and Poverty Reduction Strategies, Geneva.
2003 Participant in the regional conference “Interregional partnership and policies on Migration” Italy
Bari,.
2003 Regional Workshop on the Integration of Population in Economic Development, ESCWA, Sharm
EL Sheich.
2003 International Conference on “Poverty in the Mediterranean Countries, CROPS, Komitini, Greece
2003 Speaker in Conference on “Migration in the Mediterranean: Prospects for the future”, Malta
2003 Discussant in the Middle East Association Meetings, Allied Social Science Associations Annual
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Meeting, Washington
2002 Head of the Research team of the Arab Industrial Policy in the Inter-ministerial Meeting for
Industrial Ministries, Amman
2002 Discussant in the Third Mediterranean Forum, Amman, Jordan
2002 Co Chair of the Workshop 14”New Generations and the Future of International Migration
South of the Mediterranean”, Third Mediterranean Social and Political Research Meeting,
Montecatini Terme, 20-24 March
2002 Discussant in the 7th
Annual Conference of the Arab Research Forum, Cairo
2001 Speaker in the International Meeting on “Tobacco Control Measures and Employment, WHO
Kobe Center, Japan
2001 Participant in the International Arab Forum for Health and Social Science, University, Zahla,
Lebanon
2001 Speaker in the International Conference on Economics of Tobacco, WHO and World Bank, Malta
2001 Organizer and Speaker in the International Conference on “Sustainable Development,” Center for
Economic and Financial Research and Studies, George Washington University and the Egyptian
Bureau for Cultural Affairs- Washington.
2000 International Meeting on Employment and Growth in the MENA Region, GTZ, Kassel, Germany.
2000 Panelist in “Women 2000, Gender Equality, Development and Peace For the Twenty- First
Century”, (Beijing+5) UN-New York,
2000 AIM (Actions in the Mediterranean” Conference on EURO- Mediterranean -Conference on the
Promotion of Women in Economic Development, Brussels
2000 Participant, World Bank, Third Mediterranean Forum. Cairo
1999 ILO Regional Meeting for the National Coordinators for the Program of Jobs for Africa, Abidjan.
1999 Discussant in the conference on “Economic Integration in the Mediterranean Region”, ERF and
OECD, Cairo-February.
1998 Discussant in the Conference on “Population Challenges in the Middle East and Egypt and
North Africa towards 21st Century”-Arab Fund for Economic
and Social Development and ERF-Cairo.
1997 Speaker in Seminar on “Health and Social Science”, University of Amman.
1996 “Economic Summit”, Government of Egypt, Cairo.
1996 “Seventh International AWID Forum”, Washington.
1995 "World Conference on Women", Beijing.
1995 “Preparatory NGO Forum for the Women Conference”
1994 Conference on “Migration &Development” European Science Foundation, Crete, Greece.
1994 Country Representative in the International Meeting for Cost Recovery in Family Planning,
UNFPA, New York.
1993 Speaker in the“15th IUNS International Conference on Nutrition”, Adelaide, Australia.
1993 Speaker in 2nd Meeting on “The Mediterranean Network on Technological Innovation &
Cooperation” Consiglio Nazionale dell Economiae dellavaro Rome.
1992 “Workshop on Health for the Seminar on Economic Cooperation in the Middle East”, John F
Kennedy School of Government, Institute of Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East,
Harvard University.
1992 Speaker in the Conference on “Migration and Development” European Science Foundation, Davos,
Switzerland.
1992
International Workshop for Editors of Country Papers on Policies and Programs affecting
Health and Nutrition 1970- 1990” WHO, UN ACC/SCN Subcommittee on Nutrition, Geneva.
1986 “Salzburg Seminar on Non profit Organizations” Fulbright Foundation
11-AWARDS AND STUDY TOURS:
2012 Study Tour –Utrecht University-Netherlands
2012 Study Tour –Tsukuba University-Japan
2007
Study Tour to Bilkent University, Turkey
2005 Award from Cawthar Organization for a paper on ”Liberalization Policies and Women Economic
Participation”
1999 Study Tour to the University of Hannover
1997 Study Tour to University of Berlin (DAAD).
1996 Study Tour to research institutions in Germany (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung).
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1992 Documentation Journey in Brussels and Germany (Ford Foundation).
1991 Study Fellowship in Bonn University, (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung).
1989-1993 MERC Award, (Ford Foundation).
1986 Study Tour to Southern California University, USA (Linkage Project).
1985-1986 MEAWARD (Population Council).