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Professor Georges Kallas

Deanship

Born in Ras Baalbek, 1953

Scientific Qualifications

PhD in Literature from the Lebanese University in 1991;
PhD in Literature from Saint Joseph University of Beirut in 1984;
Master in Linguistics from the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences of the Lebanese University in 1981;
Bachelor of Law from the Faculty of Law, Political & Administrative Sciences at the Lebanese University in 1980;
Bachelor in Arabic Language & Literature from the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences of the Lebanese University in 1979.

Professional Career

Lecturer at the Faculty of Information and the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences of the Lebanese University;
Dean of the Faculty of Information of the Lebanese University between 2009 and 2014;
Director of Faculty of Information (Branch 2) at the Lebanese University between 1999 and 2005;
Member of the Lebanese University Council between 2015 and 2017;
Minister of Youth and Sport in the government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati since 10 September 2021;
Director of Research & Studies in the Cabinet between 2005 and 2006;
Founder and Director of the Lebanese Center for Media Studies & Consultations since 1986;
Head of the Recognition & Equivalency Committee at the Ministry of Education & Higher Education since 2018;
Head Coordinator of the UN Program at the General Directorate of Higher Education since 2017;
Member of the Administrative Board of the Lebanese Writers Union since 1997;
Member of the Administrative Board of the Cultural Movement in Lebanon since 1996;
Media Adviser at the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and the Arab League;
Author of a collection of literary and media publications in Arabic and French.