International Team

Assist. Prof. Dr. İlker Özçelik is currently working in the English Language and Literature Department at Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he is the regional editor of the open-access Global Shakespeares Video and Performance Archive. At the University of Leicester’s School of English, he is a visiting fellow. His research splits into two distinct but nonetheless related strands: textual studies, especially digital text and digital humanities, and contemporary Shakespearean performance. His research has been funded by the European Commission, the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, The Turkish Council of Higher Education, the Association for Logic, Language and Information (FoLLI), the International Shakespeare Association, and other agencies. He is co-general editor of Suleyman Demirel University’s Journal of Social Sciences and has guest-edited a number of journal issues. He chaired the first and second Shakespeare festivals in Turkey, and the International Conference on English Language, Literature, and Linguistics (ICELLL) with Noam Chomsky as keynote speaker. He has appeared on the BBC Radio Leicester programme ‘Mid-morning show”. He has also been interviewed on TRT World, TRT Radio, and Anadolu Agency.

Assoc. Professor Adriana Iulia Waniek is Dean of Foreign Languages faculty at Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University in Bucharest. She graduated English-Japanese studies from the University of Bucharest, has a PhD in Theatre History, with a thesis on Noh theatre. Research Interests: Medieval Japanese literature, Comparative Literature, translation theory with a contrastive approach to Romanian-Japanese/Japanese-Romanian translation. Currently teaches History of Japanese literature, Concepts for understanding contemporary Japanese society, Translation Theory and Practice, Typological Characteristics of the Japanese language. Author of 5 books: Nō, the Classical Japanese Theatre (2006), Introduction to Japanese Literature – the Ancient Period (2008), Modern Japanese Literature – the Meiji and Taisho Eras (with Alexandra Gheorghe and Irina Holca, 2013), Introduction to Classical Japanese Literature (2017), Japanese Language. Translation Theory and Specialized Terminologies (2017), and translations of Japanese poetry, editor and translator of Japanese Comic Stories (2017).

A graduate of Philosophy, Linguistics and English Literature from the University of Malta, Professor Dr Clare Vassallo pursued her interest in the interface of these three areas at the University of Bologna, Italy where she was awarded a scholarship to obtain her Ph.D in Semiotics under the tutorship of Prof. Umberto Eco in 1996. The emphasis of her research was in the field of Semiotics as literary and cultural theory and as theory of knowledge, She is Full Professor of Semiotics and Translation Studies in the Department of Translation Studies at the University of Malta.

She works as a Professor assistant in the Spatial Management Unit at Faculty of Geosciences, University of Szczecin (Poland) where she has been a faculty member since 2004. She received an MSc. in geography from University of Gdańsk (Poland) in 2002, and an MSc. in GIS from Jagiellonian University (Poland) and University of Salzburg (Austria) in 2008. She received her Ph.D. in Geosciences in the discipline of geography from the University of Szczecin (Poland)  in 2013. Her research interests are environmental criminology, geography of crime, GIS and crime mapping. She is a member of the International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA).

She is a fully qualified teacher registered with the education workforce council and a specialist in Special Education Needs and autism. Donna is currently the Managing Director Autside Education Ltd. Autside is an autism specialist training and consultancy company providing diagnostic assessments for autism and ADHD, specialist consultancy and training and family support. Donna also works internationally and has relationships with organisations in France, Sweden, Greece, Spain and Malta. Donna is also the trustee of  Autism Life Centres a non-profit organisation which provide specialist day services for adults and young people with autism that have complex health needs.

He is an associate professor, joint Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU) Kuala Lumpur -Malaysia in Sept.2012, as a lecturer of faculty of computer and Information Technology. He has obtained M.Sc. from North Staffordshire University in the UK and worked in a computer centre in Iraq for more than 15 years as a Software Manager. When he awarded a PhD, he starts working in private University in Iraq and have over 15 years’ experience as a senior lecturer, also as a Dean of Private University College, in addition to the Head of Computer Department for more than 5 Years.
In MEDIU, Al-Sammarraie had many responsibilities and academic positions such as a Dean of Library Deanship, Dean of ICT Faculty. Taught many Bachelor and Master subjects, and he still teaching each semester in the area of E-Services, furthermore, supervising many Master and PhD students. Issues many Scopus research papers and join many international conferences.

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She is an associate professor at MUBS for the Faculty of education and social work. The head of English and Pedagogy department at Irfan School. A specialist in the sciences of teaching EFL/ESL, teacher training, & curriculum design.

Holder of M. Ed in teaching English, a master degree in law and dispute settlement, and a PhD candidate for sustainable development in education. Intissar has a number of several research papers and analytical articles.

She holds a master’s degree in international training, and a master’s degree in social studies curriculum and teaching methods. She currently works as a lecturer in the same specialty at Sultan Qaboos University in the College of Education, and a member of the curriculum writing committee in social studies at the Ministry of Education.

She founded and led the Educational Innovations Team for seven years for teachers in the Sultanate of Oman, that is, until 2022, after which she moved on to establish the Zaman Program in 2023, which is concerned with training participants in open nature education inside and outside the Sultanate in the areas of self- and social development.

An author in the literature of education, travel, biography, and journalistic training, specializing in the comprehensive educational, literary, and functional fields.

She is the winner of the Educational Initiatives Award in first place in the Governorate of Al Dakhiliyah and second place in the Sultanate of Oman in 2017.She also received the Educational Media Award from the Ministry of Education during the period 2014-2018.

She participated in many international and local conferences in the fields of education and sociology.

Dr. Bana Ahmad Ibrahim, a PhD holder in Political Sociology from Damascus University and a faculty member at Damascus University. she is the winner of the second best scientific research award from Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq in 2018. She has two publications issued in Jordan in the academic specialization and has published many scientific papers in academic journals inside and outside of Syria. Moreover she  participated in Arab conferences in Iraq and Lebanon through presenting specialized research papers. She has been the Head of the board of a civil organization in Syria for six years and established a variety of charitable projects in the  humanitarian section.

He is a university professor. He completed a bachelor’s degree in technical engineering (B.E.Tech.) between Malta and Britain, and obtained a master’s degree in electrical-power engineering from Concordia University-Canada 1986/87, and a PhD in high voltage engineering from the University of New South Wales- Australia1997/98. He has held many scientific and administrative positions during his work at the Faculty of Engineering-Hoon, the University of Sirte, and the University of Zawia. He is now the General Director of the Libyan Center for Tamazight Studies, which is affiliated with the Libyan Authority for Scientific Research, in addition to an honorary affiliation to the University of Nalut.
He has approximately ninety (90) scientific papers, including about sixty (60) papers in Arabic and thirty (30) papers in English. He has more than two hundred (200) articles published in many national and international magazines and newspapers.

He has many participations in civil society activities. He is a founding member and researcher at the Libya Center for Strategic and Future Studies, and a member of the Constitutional Equality Movement.
Last year, 2022, he published a book entitled: The Experience of Teaching the Tamazight Language in Libya.
Dar Al-Rowad will soon issue a book by him entitled: Reform and conciliation with interests to achieve reconciliation.

She is an expert in early child education. She holds a Ph.D. in a thesis related to child’s literature and language. She is a teaching member at the Faculty of Education, Tanta University, Egypt. Her exact specialization at the university is child’s literature. She has been leading a considerable experience in the teaching field at the university since 2011.
Besides, she is an international trainer accredited by local and international institutions in each of Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia in cooperation with UNESCO); She holds a Training of Trainers (TOT) certificate. As well as she is a certified trainer in various fields, including: (Distance Learning from an international center in Jordan. She is also a certified trainer in Debono Curricula, Developing Dialogue Skills in Early Childhood, as well as a certified trainer in Media Dialogue Skills, etc).
She has presented many workshops and training courses inside and outside Egypt for governmental, private and civil society institutions, both physically and virtually to various prestigious audiences including: (university professors, media professionals, early childhood teachers, teachers in various fields of education) from different countries, including: (Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, India, Britain, Thailand and the Philippines).
Moreover, she has participated in multiple international and local conferences, research, and scientific working papers published in refereed journals, as well as many scientific articles in the field of technology and education in the Journal of the Language of the Age in Egypt.
She also has participated as a guest of honor in many radio and television programs.
In conclusion, it is worth noting that she received some honorary awards as one of the best-emerging lecturers from an institution in India in June 2021, as well as award of honor by the Union of Arab Academics and Scientists in the Kingdom of Morocco’s office on “International Women’s Day” corresponding to March 8 in appreciation of her scientific efforts and contributions in 2021.

She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics with special interest in Syntax from the Abia State University, Nigeria. She has over fifteen years experience in second and foreign language teaching. She has taught Syntax, Applied Linguistics, and semantics in Caritas University, Amorji Nike Enugu, Nigeria and Clifford University, Owerrinta, Nigeria. Gift holds a Masters in English language from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. She is currently, the State coordinator, English Language Teachers’ Association of Nigeria (ELTAN), Abia State chapter. Gift is also a member of International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign language (IATEFL) and West African Languages Society (WALS). She served as a Head of Department of English in Caritas University for two years and the pioneer head, Department of English, Clifford University. She led the Department of English to earn a full accreditation of the Nigerian University Commission (NUC). Gift has actively participated in many international research conferences and published widely in reputable and referred journals.

Curriculum and Educational Supervision Specialist at the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Bahrain, she holds a PhD in sustainable environmental sciences from Ain Shams University, and a master’s degree in geographical and environmental sciences from Beirut Arab University – and a higher diploma in geographical sciences and a higher diploma in teaching from the University of Bahrain

she is certified in sustainable development goals, the basics of quality and professional leadership in management, the integrated program in international occupational health and safety (OSH), ToT.

Certified Coaching Skills in the areas of career counseling, dealing skills and the art of smart communication, and Office 365, she is a writer for local newspapers “issues and opinions, she is a member of the Seif Club for Public Speaking, member of the educational studies and research team,, she is a professional researcher in sustainable educational, tourism and environmental studies. -an active participant in volunteering committees

Dr. Himanshu D. Tiwari has completed his M.B.A. & Ph. D and has 14 years of work experience. He has many research papers to his credit published in National & International journals. He has also presented papers in various International conferences including Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Raipur, National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), UMM College of Business, Universities Utara, Malaysia, Emergenetics International, Thailand etc. He has been awarded Copyright (registration number L-62583/2015) by Government of India on the literary work titled “Overview of Cost Accounting”.

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Mohamed Saddik is a Syrian scholar, Manager of public relation center at Afaq Syria for research. He obtained his PhD in Islamic Economics from West Paris University. His Master degree in economics from west Paris University. Dr Sdeek is an international expert in financial sustainability applications and consultant in sustainable development.

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Dr. Seham Alqabandi is a Professor of sociology and civil service. Alqabandi has authored more than 10 articles and books, as an academician Seham has contributed to more than 30 conferences and workshops. She has conducted various training courses to both the private and public Seham is also a regular contributor in local newspapers, radio and television stations discussing diverse social issues and their impacts on society. Throughout her career, Seham has been nominated and awarded various prizes for her work on improving the standards on human rights, family welfare, the elderly society, supporting the social ecosystem and more. Seham is ambitious in applying her expertise to keep on improving the social and civil ecosystem in Kuwait and the MENA region to ensure a positive impact for the future generations to come.

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Dr. Wilson Cordova has been in the academy for more than 20 years teaching in both graduate and undergraduate levels. He earned both his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with specialization in Computer Application (1997) and Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics (2000) from De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines. He is currently pursuing his Doctor of Philosophy in Business from the same institution. He received an Honorary Doctorate degree (2016) from Commonwealth Vocational University, Kingdom of Tonga. He has published more than 20 textbooks from different publishing houses as author, co-author, editor, consultant, and co-consultant for basic education up to tertiary levels.

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A Faculty member of Al-Balqa Applied University, College of Financial and Administrative Sciences. She holds a doctorate in business administration, specialist in crisis management and environmental management. She has been vacated several positions: Assistant Dean of Scientific Research, Director in the Unit Planning, development and quality, in addition to the Director of the Development and Community Service unit at the university. Throughout her career participated in several scientific conferences, and published several articles. She is a certified trainer in managerial and life skills. Also, she is the author of a book entitled Crisis Management, Disasters and Risks, “An Approach to Prevention, Treatment and Recovery”.

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An adjunct faculty member at Al-Quds Open University, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Dania holds a master’s degree in Special Education from Palestine. She has held various positions, including Special Education Specialist at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. Dania has participated in scientific and international conferences and published several research papers in international peer-reviewed journals. She has engaged in numerous volunteer activities benefiting individuals with special needs, particularly children with autism and Down syndrome. Dania has completed several courses, including sign language, Braille language, speech and language therapy, and speech therapy specialist preparation. She has been awarded the title of Global Women’s Empowerment Ambassador through participation in the Women’s Empowerment Program sponsored by Amideast Ramallah, the US Consulate General in Jerusalem, Legis International, and the Best Women’s Empowerment Project Proposal Award in Palestine. Her project focuses on empowering women in politics and preparing them for presidency. Dania is highly interested in the development of the field of Special Education.

Establishing corporate goals, short term and long term budgets developing business plans for the achievement of these goals.

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Pirnazarov Nurnazar Rashid uli- assistant professor from Karakalpak state university at Department of Social science – Uzbekistan, Was born on January 23th 1993 in Nukus. In 2019, he got a master’s degree in the specialty of Philosophy at Karakalpak State University, Since 2017, he has worked at Karakalpak State University. From 2018 to 2019, he acted as the chairman of the Karakalpak State University Youth Union. In 2019 ,he received PHD degree in which the theme of his doctoral dissertation (PhD) was “Philosophical aspects of the analysis of the spiritual existence of man”, He published more than 30 scientific articles. Recently, he acts as an assistant professor in department of Social sciences

A holder of PhD In ancient History at the University of Dongola Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Department of history, an associate professor at University of Dongola faculty of education and the secretary of academic affairs at the faculty of Al Sayed Noor Al Dayiem Alejami of science and technology, participated in many scientific events including many seminars and conferences whether as presenter; or a participant within the field of scientific researches development, a lecturer and also an active participate in national or local and regional scientific conferences and seminars, received membership of the history of Sudan association, member of Nubian scientific studies association, and member of Arab archeologists Union.
A Member of historians’ international federation, an author of three books and ten scientific papers with correlation with different international arbitrated magazines.
Chef of Al Taseel magazine at the university of Dongola which is published by science and Knowledge center at the university of Dongola.
An arbitrator in various scientific fields, certified human resource development trainer at the pyramids institute and also a broadcaster and TV presenter for the land of civilization program which is sponsored by Alshamalia TV channel

She is currently working at University Muhammadiyah Bangka Belitung, Indonesia since 2012. She served as the Vice Rector for Academic, Students, Quality Insurance, and Cooperation Affairs. She completed her Doctoral degree in Postgraduate Program of University Negeri Semarang, Indonesia with concentration on English Language Education. Her research interests lie in English Language Teaching, TPACK, Multimodality, and Teacher Training. Most of her research has been funded by Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of Indonesia. She is certified by Quantum HRM International as auditor for higher education quality insurance. She is also a member of ASIA TEFL, an international professional organization in Asia. Amelia has actively participated in many volunteering activities, international research conferences and published widely in reputable and referred journals. In the Year of 2023, she published a book entitled: “Creating a Technology-Rich Language Learning Environment” and a book chapter entitled: “ASEAN Epicentrum Pertumbuhan Dunia: Gagasan Konstruktif Masyarakat Indonesia”.