Through agreement with the Emirates Foundation, the MEC established a funding programme in 2010 to support academic collaboration and knowledge transfer between LSE and Arab universities. The projects involve collaborative research or academic capacity building. The programme supports a minimum of four collaborative projects per year over ten years. At least two awards per year are made to projects involving collaborations with UAE universities.
Aims of the Programme
- To strengthen academic collaboration and knowledge transfer between LSE and Arab universities;
- To promote high calibre research by scholars at LSE and Arab universities;
- To support academic excellence at Arab universities.
Ongoing Projects
In collaboration with Birzeit University
Principal Investigators
Dr Haneen Naamneh, LSE, Dr Suzi Hall, LSE
Dr Abaher El-Sakka, Birzeit University
In collaboration with University of Kurdistan-Hewlêr and Culture Project
Principal Investigators
Dr Isbabel Käser, LSE, Dr Bayar M. Sevdeen, University of Kurdistan-Hewlêr and Houzan Mahmoud, Culture Project
In collaboration with American University of Beirut
Principal Investigators
Dr Jinan Al-Habbal, LSE
Dr Carmen Geha, American University of Beirut
In collaboration with University of Sharjah and American University in Cairo
Principal Investigators
Professor Kirsten Sehnbruch, LSE, Dr Azhar Hussein, University of Sharjah and Dr Samer Atallah, American University in Cairo
In collaboration with American University of Sharjah
Principal Investigators
Dr Omar Al-Ghazzi, LSE
Dr Abeer Al-Najjar, American University of Sharjah
In collaboration with Abu Dhabi University
Principal Investigators
Alexandra Gomes, LSE
Dr Apostolos Kyriazis, Abu Dhabi University
In collaboration with the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK)
Principal Investigators
Dr Deen Sharp, LSE
Dr May Farhat, USEK
In collaboration with Canadian University Dubai
Principal Investigators
Dr Susana Mourato, LSE
Dr Davide Contu, CUD and Dr Ganga Shreedhar, LSE
In collaboration with the American University of Sharjah
Principal Investigators
Dr Athanasia Kalaitzi, LSE
Dr Samer Kherfi, AUS
In collaboration with Birzeit University
Principal Investigators
Dr Polly Withers, LSE
Dr Rema Hammami, BZU
In collaboration with the American University in Cairo
Principal Investigators
Dr Naila Kabeer, LSE
Dr Hania Sholkamy, AUC
In collaboration with NYU Abu Dhabi and UAE University
Principal Investigators
Dr Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington, LSE, Dr PJ Henry, NYU Abu Dhabi; Dr Tatiana Karabchuk, UAEU
In collaboration with Zayed University
Principal Investgator
Dr Joan Costa-i-Font, LSE
In collaboration with Mohammad Bin Rashid School of Government & the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research
Principal Investigators
Dr Ben Groom, LSE, Dr Guy Burton, MBRSG and Dr Elisa Cavatorta, KCL
Past Projects
Read about our past collaboration projects, as well as other past MEC projects.
For more information about the Programme, please contact Kendall Livingston, Projects Manager, at k.livingston@lse.ac.uk.