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Dr. Ahmad Qarout
Member of the Scientific Council
- Ph.D. in Education, Second Language Acquisition, and Literature, EAIU.
- Professor and Academic Coordinator for the Arabic Flagship Program at Brigham Young University, USA.
- Director of the Arabic Language Program in Arabic House Dormitory at BYU, USA.
- Member of Qatar Foundation – Qatar Debates Center, President of the Qatar-BYU Debate Club and Team.
- Leader of award-winning teams of non-native speakers from 107 universities around the world in Qatar and the U.S…
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Dr. Andrew Aldabet
Member of the Scientific Council
- Specialist in Skin Health and Beauty, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
- Specialist in Biomedical Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia.
- Researcher in Biomedical Sciences at Amgen, one of the largest biotech companies in the world, specializing in developing and manufacturing biological therapies.
- Entrepreneur engaged in advanced research at Amgen, focusing on skin biology and probiotics related to gut health and their clinical applications.
- Founder and Director of Aldaco Aesthetics, a leading skincare clinic offering evidence-based treatments to improve skin health and enhance client well-being…
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Dr. Dima Barakat
President of the Scientific Council
- Regional Director of the American Board Office in Syria.
- Resident Director, Academic Coordinator, and Practical Training Coordinator of the U.S. Arabic Flagship Program in Syria – Damascus University.
- Official Examiner for the International Language Testing (LTI) in the United States.
- Certified Trainer for Arabic Language Teachers from the Council on Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (CAFL) in Virginia, USA.
- Curriculum Developer for teaching Arabic as a second language at U.S. universities such as Maryland, Yale, and Texas, and at AL-Maktoum College in the UK, Zayed House for Culture and Ministry of Culture in the UAE…
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Mr. Iyad Fayez Murshid
Secretary of the Scientific Council
- Diploma in Management Specialization from the Higher Institute of Administrative Development.
- Postgraduate Diploma – Literary Section, Damascus University.
- Graduate of the National Defense College, Military Academy.
- Graduate of the First Leadership Competence Course from the Ministry of Administrative Development.
- Former General Director of the Assad National Library.
- Director of Cultural Centers at the Ministry of Culture.
- Director of the Syrian Cultural Center in Brazil.
- Member of the Arab Writers Union – Criticism Association.
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Prof. Dr. Kristen Brustad
Member of the Scientific Council
- Retired Professor, Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages from Harvard University.
- Taught at Harvard, Emory, and Texas Universities.
- Author of “A Grammar of Spoken Arabic Dialects” and co-author of the “Al-Kitaab” Arabic learning series…
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Prof. Dr. Mahdi Al-Eish
Member of the Scientific Council
- Ph.D. in Teaching Foreign Languages, Ohio State University.
- M.A. in General Linguistics, Ohio State University.
- Director of the M.A. Program in Applied Linguistics at the Syrian Virtual University.
- Volunteer lecturer and assistant supervisor for master’s and doctoral theses in Arabic linguistics in both Arabic and English at the Higher Institute of Languages, Damascus University…
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Prof. Dr. Mazen Ali Mousa
Member of the Scientific Council
- Head of the Dentists’ Syndicate in Rural Damascus.
- Faculty Member at Damascus University.
- Member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.