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Dr. Wadiha El Amiouni

Branch 3
Wadiha.el-amiouni@ul.edu.lb
  • Rank
    Professor
  • Degree
    PhD
  • Specialization
    Social Sciences
  • Major
    Sociology of Knowledge
  • Research Field
    Social security - Violence - Unemployment - Women and honor crimes - Technology in education

Born in Zgharta, 1976

 

Scientific Qualifications

  • PhD in Social Sciences from the Lebanese University in 2003;
  • PhD in Literature & Philosophy from the University of South Africa in 2003;
  • Master of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences from the Institute of Social Sciences (Branch 3) of the Lebanese University;
  • Merit in Social Sciences from the Institute of Social Sciences (Branch 3);
  • Bachelor in Social Sciences from the Institute of Social Sciences (Branch 3).

Professional Career

  • Lecturer at the Faculty of Pedagogy and the Faculty Fine Arts & Architecture in 2005, and moved to the Institute of Social Sciences in 2008;
  • Director of the Institute of Social Sciences (Branch 3) as of 26 April 2023;
  • Head of the General Preparation Department at the Institute of Social Sciences;
  • Member of the Scientific Research Ethics Committee at the Doctoral School of Literature, Humanities & Social Sciences;
  • Member of the Family Laboratory of the Research Center at the Institute of Social Sciences;
  • Member of the Alumni Association of the Institute of Social Sciences (Branch 3);
  • Member of the Lebanese Sociological Association;
  • Former lecturer at Notre Dame University;
  • Director of the "Cultural Dialogue Circle" Association in the North since 2000;
  • Head of the Cultural Committee of the Youth Against Drugs Association (J.A.D) since 2015;
  • Member of the Administrative Board of the Lebanese NGO Lebanon Support since 2019;
  • Higher Education Sector Coordinator at the Digital Transformation and Governance Network in Lebanon;
  • Consultant in the "Agricultural Market" project for the Federation of Municipalities of Ehden - Zgharta / in cooperation with the European Union;
  • Participated in local and international conferences and author of books and research papers on social security, violence, unemployment, women, honor killings, education and technology;
  • Awarded honorary shields and certificates of appreciation from the Fouad Chehab Academy for Command and General Staff, the General Directorate of Public Security, the International Chamber of Arbitration in Beirut, and a number of cultural and social associations and personalities.