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The “Lebanese Centre for Strategic Planning”, under its chairmanship, is a high-level advisory body, composed of local and international specialists, to support the Administrative Council in endorsing the desired intellectual fronts and embodying them into multiple projects and activities.

Members of the founding and administrative board for the Lebanese Center for Strategic Planning.

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Doctor Wissam Maaluf

Doctorate in political philosophy and the concept of the third choice for nonviolent resistance.

Doctoral student in radical and applied theology and the new concept of the fragility of God and its existential and profound extension in the human being.

wissam.maalouf@leclips.org

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Professor Hoda Matar Nehme

Founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee.

Full professor holding the Kamal Youssef El Haje Chair for Lebanese Philosophy at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK).

hoda.nehme@leclips.org

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Doctor Paul Jalwan

Member and founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee.

Holder of the Certificat d’aptitude professionnelle pour l’enseignement secondaire (CAPES) in Physics and Mathematics from the Lebanese University in 1971.

paul.jalwan@leclips.org

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Professor Scarlett Isaac Sarraf

Founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee.

Holds a PhD in Education Sciences (with distinction “Very Honorable”) from the University René Descartes, Sorbonne, Paris V.


scarlett.sarraf@leclips.org

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Doctor Joseph Rahmeh

Founding member of CLIPS, member of its administrative and executive committee, and delegate of the said center to the Lebanese government.

A staunch advocate for a free, honest, and sovereign Lebanon. A seasoned researcher in their field of specialization. An independent reformist activist. Believes in a humanistic, sovereign, neutral, decentralized, and digital state.

joseph.rahmeh@leclips.org

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Professor Roula Zoubian

Founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee.

Holder of a Doctorate in Modern and Contemporary French Literature in the year 2000, accompanied by a specialized focus in African Studies Thesis Title: Evolution of Society and Poetry in Black Africa from Origins to 1960

roula.zoubian@leclips.org

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Professor Wafaa Afyouni

Founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee. Holder of a Ph.D. in Muslim Philosophy from Saint Joseph University in Beirut.

Professor of Islamic philosophy, Greek philosophy, and modern philosophy at the Lebanese University (UL). wafaa.afyouni@leclips.org

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Father Wissam Maalouf

Fondateur du Centre libanais pour la planification stratégique et président de son comité fondateur administratif et exécutif.

Docteur en philosophie politique ; prépare une thèse de doctorat en Théologie radicale et appliquée.

Fondateur de la communauté maronite Mission de vie, de Mission de vie internationale (siège central à Genève) et de fondation humanitaire Scène de vie.

Professor Hoda Matar Nehme

Founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee.

Full professor holding the Kamal Youssef El Haje Chair for Lebanese Philosophy at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK).

President of the Quality Assurance Office at the Islamic University of Lebanon (IUL).

Specialist in modern and contemporary Arab thought.

Professor and researcher in the field of Islamic-Christian dialogue, Lebanese philosophy, educational management, and visiting professor at over forty European, Latin American, Canadian, African, and Middle Eastern universities.

Founding member of international groups for Islamic-Christian research: GRIC and CISA.

Co-founder of the Lebanese-German Dialogue between the University of Heidelberg (Germany) and USEK (Lebanon).

Dr. Paul Jalwan

Member and founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee.

Holder of the Certificat d’aptitude professionnelle pour l’enseignement secondaire (CAPES) in Physics and Mathematics from the Lebanese University in 1971.

Holder of a postgraduate certificate from the MSU laboratory in the United States in 1972-1973.

Holder of a Doctorate in Didactics of Disciplines from Paris VII in 1992.

Holder of a Doctorate in Didactics of Mathematics and Multidimensional Geometry.

Professor of Mathematics and its didactics in several universities, including the Lebanese University, Saint-Joseph University, and Saint-Esprit University – Kaslik.

Co-founder of the Bureau of Lebanese Teachers.

Member of the National Committee for the Training of “Modern” Mathematics Teachers.

Founding President of CEO e-didactique interactive White Boards.

Author of scientific and school textbooks.

Author of two research notes: Curriculum Charter and National Objectives and Manifesto for a State of Man and Citizen with its acquired rights.

Co-founder of the Awakening Movement – Front of Lebanese Youth (Foreign Affairs Officer).

Founding President of La Force Libanaise – Metn 4 (Resistance) in 1976-1977.

Founding President of the Executive Committee of Lebanese Teachers in Free Lebanon.

Founding President of the Cooperative Housing and Environmental Development Association (CHǢDA).

Founding member of several NGOs.

 

Professor Scarlett Isaac Sarraf

Founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee.

Holds a PhD in Education Sciences (with distinction “Very Honorable”) from the University René Descartes, Sorbonne, Paris V.

Assistant professor at the Faculty of Pedagogy at the Lebanese University (UL), with twenty-four years of experience in higher education.

Has been teaching since 1999 at various private universities, including the University of Balamand and the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik.

Previously served as Head of the Pedagogy Department at the Faculty of Pedagogy at UL.

Elected delegate of professors to the Council of UL.

Currently responsible for the Internship Module Office at the Faculty of Pedagogy at UL.

Member of the Education Committee at the Doctoral School of Letters and Human and Social Sciences at UL, where she is responsible for reviewing doctoral candidates’ files.

First delegate in Lebanon of Admee Europe (Association for Evaluation Methodologies in Education).

Member of the Technical Committee at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, where she is responsible for reviewing programs and areas of specialization proposed by various private universities in Lebanon.

Her extensive research focuses on issues of evaluation in education, teacher training, and professionalization of teaching. The articles resulting from her research are published in proceedings of international conferences held in France, Portugal, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Morocco, and Lebanon.

 

Dr. Joseph Rahmeh

Founding member of CLIPS, member of its administrative and executive committee, and delegate of the said center to the Lebanese government.

A staunch advocate for a free, honest, and sovereign Lebanon. A seasoned researcher in their field of specialization. An independent reformist activist. Believes in a humanistic, sovereign, neutral, decentralized, and digital state.

Computer engineer primarily involved in system design, computer equipment (development and maintenance), databases, and integrated software.

Holder of a Diploma of Advanced Studies (DES) in computer engineering and communication from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) in 2009.

Holder of a Doctorate (with the distinction of “Very Honorable”) in Administrative Development Sciences and Technological Development from the University of Bordeaux – France in 2012.

Professor at USEK since 2022.

Visiting professor at the Electronic University of Science (E-University) in New York since 2021.

Professor-researcher at “L’École des Mines” in Paris since 2018.

Professor at the American University of Beirut (AUB) since 2017.

Advisor to several local and international organizations since 2012.

Partner researcher of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) since 2021.

Scientific reviewer for two international press bodies: EIS and MSI, since 2018.

Technical consultant for USAID during the year 2020.

Recipient of the International First Prize in Computer Engineering awarded during the International Engineering Symposium in 2015.

Author of several publications distributed by scientific journals and conference proceedings in the United States, England, Portugal, France, India, and Cyprus.

Affiliated with the Syndicate of Engineers in Beirut in 2010.

Born in Jbeil (Byblos) on August 15, 1986. Married to Dr. Marie-José Al Bawari and father of three children.

Professor Roula Zoubian

Founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee.

Holder of a Doctorate in Modern and Contemporary French Literature in the year 2000, accompanied by a specialized focus in African Studies (Thesis Title: Evolution of Society and Poetry in Black Africa from Origins to 1960 / Research and Applied Analysis Method: Interdisciplinarity / Five volumes totaling 2200 pages / Mention: Excellent with congratulations from the Jury and authorization for the publication of the thesis under the title: The Black World: Restoring Intelligibility).

Author of four works in the field of African studies:
– African Socialism in Novels of Disillusionment between 1960 and 1980.
– The Initiation Novel in Black Africa and the Caribbean.
– African Theater between Aimé Césaire and Wole Soyinka.
– Negro-African and Antillean Monographs (a selection of one hundred and fifty literary personalities from yesterday and today in the Black world).

Appointed as a professor in 2008 and tenured in 2012 at the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences (FLSH) – Section I of the Lebanese University (UL), where she teaches several academic units in Bachelor’s and Master’s programs, including Comparative Literature, 19th Century Civilization (society, thought, arts), Literary Issues, Civilization of French-speaking countries, Research Methodology in French Literature, Art and Literature, Contemporary Letters and Arts, and Political and Economic Discourse Development.

Head of the Department of French Language and Literature at the FLSH – Section I since 2017-2018.

Member of the Research Council of FLSH-UL since 2016.
Member of the Research Project Evaluation Committee at FLSH since its establishment in 2019-2020.

Research Director for Master II in Modern and Contemporary French and Francophone Literature since 2015.

Developed course descriptions for French Language and Literature units in Bachelor’s and Master’s programs (FLSH) totaling 260 pages in 2015-2016.

Prepared a Guide to Research Methods in French Literature in two volumes: Semiotics of Artistic Works and From the Sociology of Literature to Socio-criticism.

Prepared for publication the Proceedings of four international conferences that she organized and financed at FLSH-UL in 2017 and 2018, namely:
– The Mediterranean of Paul Vieille in debates: Identities, Chaos, Globalization (organized in collaboration with the French Institute of Tripoli (IF) and the Lebanese-French University (ULF) held on November 4, 2017).
– Perspectives on Michel Butor (organized on behalf of the Department of French Language and Literature held on May 10 and 11, 2018).
– And if Umberto Eco were told to me… (organized in collaboration with the Cultural Institute of the Italian Embassy in Lebanon held on December 10, 11, and 12, 2018).
– Arts and Mediation of the Arts in the Arab-Mediterranean Region: Public Space and Democracy (organized in collaboration with Aix-Marseille University, LESA, and IREMAM held on December 10, 11, and 12, 2018).

Author of a variety of academic articles in diverse fields such as sociology of literature, semiotics of artistic works, social psychology, thematic and geocriticism applied to a selection of literary works.

Developed theoretical and practical experience in translation studies and the translation process (Arabic, French, English) of a variety of genres in both academic teaching at the Faculty of Languages and Translation at the Islamic University of Lebanon (where she supervised terminology and translation studies theses between 2000 and 2008) and in professional translation.

Professor Wafaa Afyouni

Founding member of CLIPS and member of its administrative and executive committee.

Holder of a Ph.D. in Muslim Philosophy from Saint Joseph University in Beirut.

Professor of Islamic philosophy, Greek philosophy, and modern philosophy at the Lebanese University (UL).

Former Head of the Department of Philosophy at UL.

Specialized cultural journalist, author of several articles of literary and philosophical significance.

Independent researcher in the field of Arabic literature and philosophical novel.

Former educator.

Founded and presided over the Tourist Association of Tripoli.

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