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Prof. Khalil Abou-Jahjah

Deanship

Born in Bint Jbeil, 1947

Scientific Qualifications

PhD in Arabic Language & Literature (third cycle) from Saint Joseph University of Beirut in 1982;
PhD in Arabic Language & Literature (first category) from Saint Joseph University of Beirut in 1986.

Professional Career

Lecturer at the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences of the Lebanese University in 1983;
Holder of the rank of Professor in 1991;
Dean of the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences between 2009 and 2011;
Head of the Arabic Language Department in the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences (Branch 5) for several years;
Supervisor and rapporteur of +30 master theses and PhD dissertations in the Lebanese University;
Member and Coordinator of the Scientific Committee at the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences for several years;
Member and Coordinator of the curricula modification committees at the Faculty of Letters & Human Sciences for several years;
Member of the Lebanese Writers Union and member of the administrative board between 1999-2005, and responsible for media and publishing for two terms of four years;
Member of the General Union of Arab Writers;
Author of many publications and +50 papers published in literary criticism, modern literature and poetry;
Participated in a number of literary and cultural conferences in Lebanon and the Arab countries as lecturer, organizer and president, especially between 2009-2011.