Hany HELAL
Professor of Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology | Egypte | Université du Caire
Hany HELAL is currently Professor of Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University. He is the former Minister of Higher Education and State for Scientific Research, January 2006 – February 2011 and former President of Senghor University, March 2004 – June 2010. He became Secretary General of the Education Development Fund, Egypt in July 2005 till September 2009. He worked as the Egyptian Cultural and Scientific Counselor in France, Belgium, Luxemburg and Switzerland, and the Director for Cultural, Educational and Scientific Office in the Egyptian Embassy, Paris, France, from June 1998 till September 2002. He was the National TEMPUS Coordinator (EU Higher Education Enhancement program), October 2002 – December 2005. He acted as UNESCO Consultant / Interim Administrative Director, International Centre for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Sciences and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME), Jordan, October 2002 till December 2005. He was a Program Specialist and National Professional Officer, Earth Sciences, UNESCO Regional Office for Science and Technology for Arab States, September 1993 – June 1998.
