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Prof. Hwaida Alturk

Branch 5

Born in Saida, 1971

Scientific Qualifications

PhD in Social Sciences from the Lebanese University in 2008;
Diploma of Advanced Studies in Economic Sociology from the Institute of Social Sciences;
Merit in Social Sciences/Social Service and Local Development from the Institute of Social Sciences in 2000.

Professional Career

Lecturer at the Institute of Social Sciences in 2009 and holder of the rank of professor in 2017;
Director of the Institute of Social Sciences (Branch 5) as of 12 May 2022;
Member of the committees for the description of specialization subjects and the equivalency committee at the Institute of Social Sciences;
Member of the Research Team in Social Sciences / Doctoral School of Literature, Humanities & Social Sciences - Lebanese University since 2020;
Head of the Labor Sociology Laboratory at the Institute of Social Sciences since 2020;
Coordinator of professional master's training in sociology and human resources management at the Institute of Social Sciences (Branch 5) since 2018;
Supervisor and rapporteur of dozens of doctoral dissertations, diploma and master theses in social sciences;
Member of the Lebanese Association of Sociology;
Trainer in the field of development, municipal and optional work;
Consultant in the Municipal Irada Program - the Financial Institute in cooperation with the UNDP and the Ministry of Interior between 2012-2014;
Mayor of Jezzine, commissioned between 2012-2014;
Participated as coordinator and lecturer in several conferences on social sciences, administrative decentralization, municipal and voluntary work, etc.
Author of published books and scientific research that discussed several topics, among which, tax policy in Lebanon and its economic, financial and social effects and municipal councils and economic, financial and social, etc.