Research & Professional Activities

Research & Professional Activities

International training, regional projects, and consulting in quality assurance and education development.

  • Trainer, External Reviewers Preparation Program for higher-ed & pre-university institutions — NAQAAE (2008–2023).
  • Accreditation team leader & external reviewer for pre-university institutions — NAQAAE (2008–2009).
  • Trainer, Faculty Capacity Development Program (incl. promotion-to-professor courses) — Al-Azhar Quality Assurance Center (2014–2024).
  • مدرّب ببرنامج تنمية قدرات أعضاء هيئة التدريس مركز ضمان الجودة والتدريب بجامعة عين (2025–2026).
  • Trainer, UNESCO “Kodrat” platform — UNESCO Regional Bureau for Education in the Arab States, Beirut (2021–2022).
  • Trainer, Digital-Content-Creation Skills Program for experts & teachers in social studies — UNESCO Regional Bureau, Cairo (2023).
  • Head, team preparing the Social-Emotional Learning digital course — UNESCO Regional Bureau, Cairo (2024).
  • Head, team preparing the Conscious Global Citizenship digital course — UNESCO Regional Bureau, Cairo (2024).
  • Assistant trainer, World Bank teacher-training project — Beni Suef (1999–2000).

  • Research-team member, “Foresight Plan for Developing & Improving Education in the Arab World 2026–2035” — Arab League / ALECSO.
  • Research-team member, “Developing Digital Content for Curricula & Educational Resources in Member States” — ABEGS (2024).
  • Research-team member, “Educational Loss During COVID-19 in Arab Countries” — UNESCO Regional Center for Quality & Excellence, Saudi Arabia (2024); and King Abdulaziz Center, Saudi Arabia (2023).
  • Evaluator, “Review of School-Accreditation Systems in Arab Countries” — UNESCO Regional Center, Riyadh (2021).
  • Promotion-research evaluator — Taibah University, Saudi Arabia (2020); Damietta University excellence award (2021–2022).

  • خبير تربوي في مجال إعداد وتقييم المشروعات البحثية الدولية بالتعاون مع مركز اليونسكو الإقليمي للجودة والتميز في التعليم بالمملكة العربية السعودية. والمنظمة العربية للتربية والثقافة والعلوم - الألكسو) تونس. والمركز العربي للبحوث التربوية لدول الخليج، الكويت. ومكتب اليونسكو الإقليمي، جمهورية مصر العربية. ومكتب اليونسكو الإقليمي للتربية، لبنان.
  • Educational consultant, Consultative Center for Supporting & Developing Education Quality, Maadi, Cairo (2007–2014).
  • Environment expert, Strategic Master Plan for New Damietta City (2007).

  • Session rapporteur, 11th International Conference “AI & the Education System: Ambitions & Risks” — Al-Azhar, Dec 2024.
  • Speaker, World Conference on Health, Population & Sustainable Human Development (PHCD’24) — New Administrative Capital, Egypt, Oct 2024.
  • Speaker, Regional Symposium “Effective Teaching Techniques in the Digital Age & Sustainable Professional Development” — UNESCO Beirut + ABEGS, Nov 2020.
  • Session rapporteur, International Conference “Community Partnership & Education Development” — Al-Azhar, Aug 2020.
  • Participant, Regional Forum on Citizenship Education & Shared Human Values — UNESCO Beirut + King Abdulaziz Center, Riyadh, Jan 2020.
  • Participant, Regional Forum on Integrating Shared Human Values in Teacher-Preparation Programs — UNESCO Beirut, Oman, Oct 2018.
  • Regional meeting on the Global Action Programme for Sustainable Development — UNESCO Beirut, Cairo, May 2016.
  • 1st Annual Teachers Conference for Education Development in the Arab World — UNESCO Beirut + Arab League + AUC Middle East Institute, Jan 2016.
  • Article: “Conscious Global Citizenship: A Roadmap to the Future” — Al-Azhar Magazine, May 2023.

  • Co-author, geography curricula (1st/2nd/3rd secondary) for international students — Al-Azhar research institutes (2019–2022).
  • Member, committee drafting academic-standards document & curriculum matrices for international students (social studies) — Al-Azhar, Oct 2018.

  • Computer use in designing geographic maps — Cartography Lab, François-Rabelais University (Tours, France), 2001
  • Internet & scientific communication (21h) — François-Rabelais University (Tours, France), Nov 2002
  • Document analysis in the humanities (21h) — François-Rabelais University, Mar 2002
  • The text–image relationship (9h) — François-Rabelais University, May 2002
  • Historical information places (25h) — Dept. of Archaeology, François-Rabelais University, Nov 2003
  • International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) — Cairo, Aug 2007
  • Web administration — Oracle University (Database 10g: Application), Cairo, 2007
  • E-learning — Intel Teach Essential Course, Cairo, Jun 2008
  • Training of Trainers (TOT): training external-reviewer trainers for pre-university education — NAQAAE, Jul 2008
  • Preparing external reviewers for pre-university institutions — NAQAAE, Aug 2008
  • Information systems (IT) for pre-university external reviewers — NAQAAE, Sep 2008
  • Advanced external-reviewers course — simulation models — NAQAAE, Dec 2008
  • External-review reporting techniques for pre-university institutions — NAQAAE, Jan 2009
  • Preparing external reviewers for higher-education institutions — NAQAAE, Feb 2009
  • Information systems (IT) for higher-education external reviewers — NAQAAE, Mar 2009
  • Advanced higher-education external-reviewers course — simulation models — NAQAAE, Mar 2009
  • Intensive external-reviewers course — NAQAAE, Sep 2009
  • Curriculum maps & learning outcomes (TOT) — NAQAAE, May 2011
  • Consolidated higher-education reviewers course — NAQAAE, Feb 2017
  • E-assessment — RemarkOffice OMR e-correction, 2022

  • Compiling & editing MA/PhD abstracts in social-studies curricula across Egyptian universities (2000–2022)
  • Developing the Geography Lab and activating its educational role (opened Feb 2017)
  • Establishing the lab's print & electronic libraries and website (2016) — 168+ theses
  • Launching the 'Social Studies Family' website (manahegazhar.blogspot) — Jan 2017
  • Wall-magazine project, print & electronic (2017) — first issue Dec 2018
  • Running training courses & workshops to build teaching-assistant capacity (2017–2022) — four workshops
  • Enriching teaching/learning and professional skills for university-faculty development (2020)
  • Sustainable self-driven professional development for social-studies faculty — Al-Azhar (Phase 3, 2025–2026)