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التعليم

Sept. 2007- April, 2012: PhD (Administrative Sciences-

Entrepreneurship) with DISTINCTION. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Thesis Title:”PALESTINIAN DIASPORA ENTREPRENEURSHIP – AS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY”.

Dec. 2005- June. 2007: M.Sc. (Philosophy and Science and Technology Policy Studies), University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Project title: "A Framework For University-Industry Relationships For The Advancement Of Science & Technology As An Enabled And Enabling Force In Palestine”.

1994-1998: B.Sc. Bachelor of Science in Biology, Hebron University, Hebron, Palestine.

September, 1997 Inte
ational Correspondence Schools, USA

Diploma in Child Day Care.

الخبرات العملية

Experience

2021 - Now

2021-now

2021 - now

January, 2020

Sep, 2019 - Present

2019 - 2020

May, 2019 - Aug, 2019

May - July, 2017

Oct, 2018 - present

Jan, 2017 - Present

May - July, 2017

Jan, 2017 - Aug, 2018.

Jan, 2016 -2018

2013 -2016

Feb, 2012 - Aug, 2019.

Sept. 2015 – 2018

September, 2014 –

April, 2018

April 30 – June ,2014

January – April 2013

August 2009

April – May 2009

2007 – 2009

2007 - 2010

1998-1999

Head of Department, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Al-Istiqlal University.
Coordinator for Master program "Public Administration", Faculty of Postgraduate Studies - Al-Istiqlal University.

Coordinator for Master program "Management in Crisis", Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, Al-Istiqlal University.

Exte
al Supervisor, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, MBA program, QOU University

Exte
al Examiner, Faculty of Postgraduate Studies, MBA program, QOU University

Trainer& Training Portfolio/Package Designer/Developer

Training ORCAS Company Employees on administrative and technical skills.

20hrs.

Director of Human Resource Department, Al-Istiqlal University.

Supervisor, MBA program, Hebron University
Thesis: "The Role of Business Incubators in Supporting University Students towards having their own project in Hebron Gove
orate", by: Sojoud Twaiha, (Completed, June 2020).

Exte
al Examiner, MBA program, Hebron University
Thesis: "Women Entrepreneur in Palestine: Reality, Challenges & Recommendations "A case study of Hebron Gove
orate", by: Mr. Zuhair Muhtaseb.
Trainer & Consultant (QIF-AQAC)
Enhancing the Competitiveness of the College of Finance and Management Students by offering Professional Tracks- Entrepreneurship track - Hebron University, consisting of 70 working hrs.
This project aimed to provide the Faculty of Finance and Management at Hebron University with the gaps seen and identified by the private sector and other employers and needed to be filled and incorporated in the academic curricula.

Three courses (3 crdhs for each course) have been developed: Entrepreneurial New Venture Creation and Project Management, Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Family business administration. In addition to 10 training hours of TOT in the field of Entrepreneurship and Project Management that targets the potential instructors of the course.

Assistant Prof. Faculty Of Administrative Sciences, Al-Istiqlal University.

Founder/Owner/Manager

PalPreneur Center for Training, Consultancy and Research, founded on October, 2016.

Trainer & Consultant (QIF)

"Development and Improvement of Agricultural Practical Courses" for Hebron University, consisting of 50 training hrs.

This project aimed to train about 270 students at Hebron University to become skilled, innovative agricultural engineers through improving the practical-training portions of the Faculty of Agriculture’s BSc courses. Also, the proposal assesses the capacity building for Agriculture College Staff at Hebron University in Proposal writing and projects management. training is based-on the rising trends of the local and regional market needs, and aims at upgrading the skills of our staff and qualifying them to meet the market needs, thus, increasing the student’s qualifications to be prepared to engage in any working field.

Coding Class Pilot Project Coordinator/Local Manager

Coordinating and locally manage the program, which involves 30+ schools in Hebron Gove
orate, 23 facilitators, 3 Technology Supervisors, and two other consultants of the project. Duties also involve liaising with LTD Chief of Party (overall supervisor of the project) and other AMIDEAST staff, in addition to scheduling training and follow up on the progress of the program, keeping track of issues pertaining to the training and staff management.

Trainer of Education Supervisors

Training education supervisors of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in Palestine, within the Educational Supervision Diploma program, as part of the LTD program. Trained FIVE groups in different districts of the west Bank.

REVIEWER, Inte
ational Jou
al of Higher Education Research (HIGH), Springer.

Teacher Educator (ToT)

Trainer and Facilitator for teachers with the Leadership and Teacher Development (LTD) Program which is jointly implemented by Ministry of Education (Palestine) and AMIDEAST, with support from USAID, that will last until end of Scholastic year 2015-2017.

Training Portfolio/Package Designer/Developer, Knowledge Pioneers for Training, Saudi Arabia. Duties include planning, designing, developing complete training packages (teaching/ lea
ing/ assessment methods/ strategies) of various subjects for Master Program, such as:
- “Employ social skills and effective communication in the school and classroom interaction”
- "Ethics and standards of teaching profession"
- “Methods and Strategies of Teaching Computer Science”

These training packages are developed train school teachers in KSA, and accredited by the Ministry of Education of KSA, and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). In addition, I serve as a referee for evaluating other training packages (courses) developed by others.

Assistant Professor, Al-Quds Open University (Part-Time),

Consultant

Creating an instrument to measure life skills and thinking patte
s indicators for students at general education level (grade 1-12), Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Palestine. This effort involved dealing with a team of experts within the ministry and outside, teachers and pupils, investigating and understanding the real needs and resolving conflicting issues and interests

Entrepreneurship Trainer

Trainer for Entrepreneurs within Build Your Business program (BYB), Training set by Palestine Information and Communications Technology Incubator (PICTI). The Training falls under the framework of “Intilaq” project, implemented by PICTI with support from the Youth Entrepreneurship Development (YED) Program, implemented by the Inte
ational Youth Foundation (IYF) funded by the USAID. As a trainer for those young potential entrepreneurs, duties involved more than just passing knowledge, it emphasized on motivating and encouraging those young people to go ahead with their ideas and build confidence in them.

Consultant

Consultant for 7 groups of Entrepreneurs within “My project starts with an idea” Project at Friends of Fawzi Kawash IT Center of Excellence, Palestine Polytechnic University.

The project is sponsored and funded by Palestine Investment Fund. Motivating and encouraging those groups were a co
er stone in the consultation and mentoring. The result was extremely successful as 3 of them came within the first six places on a national level competition.

Research Assistant

Dept of Sc. & Tech. Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya. Duties involved assisting postgraduate students in their data collection and analysis. As an example, “MY KAD Applications”, by Mr. Mohammed Azlan. This project was to improve and enhance the Malaysian ID smart card by adding more facilities and applications.

Research coordinator for ANGKASAWAN project

A project that was carried on under the authority of Ministry of Science and Technology, Malaysia. This project was undertaken for the benefit of MOST as part of a larger project to determine the feasibility of implementing phase 2 of Malaysian Space Project. Main role was , in addition to coordinating team work, to investigate, collect and analyse data needed to be used for decision making on phase 2.

Research Group Coordinator

Dept of Sc. & Tech. Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, led by Dr Wan Norlidah Al-Qadri. Duties involve coordinating tasks and activities of the group, leading meetings and discussions on matters of interest to the group. And resolving problems and conflicting issues.

Teacher, Gove
ment Schools, Hebron District, Palestine.

Taught Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics

الزمالات / المنح

Granted the University of Malaya Scholarship Scheme (covering all fees and monthly allowance) for the PhD studies.

المداخلات العلمية / مؤتمرات

Conference Papers

Shahin, G. and Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2014), Technopreneur and knowledge economy as a driving force for economic development in Palestine, Competitiveness, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Tools for Economic Growth in Palestine Conference, organized by Birzeit University and Ministry of national Economy, Birzeit University, 20-11-2014.
Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2014). Develop the conception of e-lea
ing and its use in the “teaching-lea
ing” process for Technology Teachers, In the “Teacher Educator Enhancement Program” (TEEP) Conference, organized under the “Leadership and Teacher Development” (LTD) Program, Ministry of Education (Palestine) and AMIDEAST, with support from USAID, Ramallah, Palestine, April 25, 2014.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2013). Entrepreneurship and Education in Palestine, In the Scientific Day in Entrepreneurship and Business Best Practices (EBBP), Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine, April 29, 2013. Guest Speaker

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2012), “The Concept of Tri Relationship in Economic Development” In Second Tri Partnership Conference – Academic, Gove
ment, Industry Partnership (AGIP), Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine, July 3rd, 2012. Guest Speaker

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & Thiruchelvam, K. (2010), “Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Brain Circulation: The Case Of The Palestinian Diaspora” In Proceedings of Globelics 2010, 8th Inte
ational Conference, “Making Innovation

Work for Society: Linking, Leveraging and Lea
ing”, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2010.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & Thiruchelvam, K. (2009) “Diaspora Entrepreneurial Knowledge Networks: A Strategic Option for Medium and Low Income Countries” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Conference on Advanced Management Science – ICAMS 2009) April 17 – 20, 2009

Singapore. Published by IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY, INDEXED BY ISI THOMPSON

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & AlQadri, W. N. (2008), “University-Industry Linkage, An Underpinning Force Of The Diaspora In A Globalised Knowledge Economy”

In Proceedings of Inte
ational Technology, Education and Development Conference, Spain, 3rd -5th March 2008.

AlQadri, W. N. & Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2008), “Brain Drain, Brain Gain, And The Muslim Diaspora – Part I” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Seminar on Islamic Science and Technology, “Reviving the Supremacy of Islamic Science”, Kuala Lumpur, 18th -19th March 2008.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & AlQadri, W. N. (2008), “Brain Drain, Brain Gain, And The Muslim Diaspora – Part II” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Seminar on Islamic Science and Technology, “Reviving the Supremacy of Islamic Science”, Kuala Lumpur, 18th -19th March 2008.

Conferences (Attendance only)

Inte
ational Conference On Technology Management, ICTM 2006, 4 & 5 December 2006, Venue: Palm Garden Hotel, IOI Resort, Kuala Lumpur

Inte
ational Conference on Science and Technology: Application in Industry and Education 2006 (ICSTIE 2006), 08th – 10th December 2006, Organized By: Universiti Teknologi Mara Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.

Master Courses

Taken

Research & Development
Innovation System & Intellectual Property
Science and Technology Policy and strategy
History and Philosophy of Science
Policy and Management of Science and Technology
Information Technology & Communication Society
Ethics and Sustainable Policies for Science and Technology
Research Methodology

Professional Qualifications

Build Your Business (BYB) certified Trainer, Inte
ational Youth Foundation (IYF)

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate – 90 contact hours - (AMIDEAST)

Certified Teacher Educator, University of Massachusetts “Teacher Educator Enhancement Program” (TEEP) – 270 contact hours, University of Massachusetts in cooperation with AMIDEAST and Palestinian Ministry of Education.

Special and

Professional Training/ Courses/ Workshops

Completed 90 hours of Project Management Professional

“PMP” training at AMIDEAST, Ramallah, May, 2014 – September, 2014.

Completed 270 hours of capacity-building program in area of Technology from University of Massachusetts as “Teacher Educator Enhancement Program” (TEEP). Program was jointly implemented by Ministry of Education (Palestine) and AMIDEAST, Ramallah, Palestine, January, 2013 – June, 2014.

Workshop on Training of Trainers –ToT-, by SPARK, at Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU), 8-10 October, 2013.

Workshop on Training of Trainers –ToT- BYB (Build Your Business), at IYF (Inte
ational Youth Foundation), Ramallah, Palestine, 23- 24 April, 2013.

Completed a series of online short courses with HP Life e- lea
ing, such as Sales Forecasting, Basics of Finance, Social Media Marketing, Profit and Loss, Finding Funding, and Social Entrepreneurship

Workshop on Training of Trainers –ToT-, at AlDareen Institute for Human Development, Cairo, Online course. 25th Nov – 9th Dec 2012.

Workshop on Training of Trainers –ToT- “Fostering entrepreneurship among Palestinian university students”, Resources for Business Model Generation, at Najjad Zeenni IT Center Of Excellence, Birzeit University, Palestine, 4th – 5th Nov 2012.

Workshop on Applied Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using AMOS programme, at Computer Lab; Research Management Centre, Inte
ational Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia, 24-25 October 2009.

Workshop on Theoretical Framework and Literature Review, At Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, 10th January 2009.

Workshop on Academic Writing in Qualitative Research, At Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, 6th December 2008.

Course on Data Analysis using SPSS, at Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknology MARA, Malaysia, 26-27 January 2008

Course on Malaya language, 2005/2006.

Public Talks

“SMEs, The Malaysian Experience”, Second Economic Conference; “SMEs: Reality, Challenges and Future”, organised and hosted by Hebron Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 17th, Dec. 2014. Guest Speaker.

“Entrepreneurship & Knowledge Economy” in a workshop titled “Improving capacity and capability of information technology in the State of Palestine”, held by Ministry of Telecom & Information Technology (MTIT), Ramallah, Palestine, 26 January, 2014.

“National Innovation System” in a workshop titled “Improving capacity and capability of information technology in the State of Palestine”, held by Ministry of Telecom & Information Technology (MTIT), Ramallah, Palestine, 26 January, 2014.

“Entrepreneurship in the State of Palestine”, Global Entrepreneurship Week (2013) / Palestine. Palestine Polytechnic University (PPU), 19-11-2013.

الاهتمامات / المهارات

Skillful in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point,

etc…), - - Inte
et browsing, and other software packages.

Data analysis using SPSS.

Data analysis using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) through AMOS program

Languages

Arabic (Mother language),
English (Very Good),
Malay (Poor)
Hebrew (Poor)

المنشورات / مؤلفات

Research/ Publications

PhD Thesis

"PALESTINIAN DIASPORA ENTREPRENEURSHIP – AS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY", 2012, unpublished

Master’s Project

"A Framework For University-Industry Relationships For The Advancement Of Science & Technology As An Enabled And Enabling Force In Palestine”, 2007, published.

- Reviewer for inte
ational jou
als such as Higher Education jou
al.

- Reviewer for ICBT2022 Conference (Scopus), Istanbul, Turkey.

"Proposed Policies in light of Procedures Adopted by Palestinian Universities during Emergency".

Under Review

Shahin, G., Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2023). Technopreneur and Digital Economy as a Driving Force for the Economic Development in Palestine. In: Alareeni, B., Hamdan, A. (eds) Innovation of Businesses, and Digitalization during Covid-19 Pandemic. ICBT 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 488. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08090-6_22 (online first July 8 2022)

Shahin, G. and Shahin, M. (2021) Technopreneur and digital economy as a driving force for the economic development in Palestine, The Inte
ational Conference on Business and Technology ICBT2022 Conference (Scopus), 6-7 November 2021, Istanbul, Turkey, organized by EUROMID Academy of Business & Technology (EMABT).
Shahin, G., and Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2014), Technopreneur and Knowledge Economy as a Driving Force for the Economic Development in Palestine, Competitiveness, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Tools for Economic Development Conference, BirZeit University, 20-11-2014.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2013)." A Framework for University- Industry Relationships for the Advancement of Science & Technology as Enabled and Enabling Force in Palestine". Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

ISBN 978-3-659-34401-5

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & Thiruchelvam, K. (2012). The Role of Diaspora in University-Industry Relationships in Globalised Knowledge Economy: The Case of Palestine, Higher Education, Volume 65, Issue 5, pp. 613-629. DOI:10.1007/s10734-012-9566-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10734-012-9566-8

“Brain Drain, Brain Gain And Brain Circulation: The Case Of The Palestinian Diaspora”

Invited for publication by Social Science Jou
al

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2009), The Role Of Diaspora Entrepreneur In The Advancement Of Science And Technology, in Kouwenhoven, W. (Ed), Advances in Technology, Education and Development, InTech, ISBN 978–953–7619–40–4. Downloaded more than 2000 times so far.

Conference Papers

Shahin, G. and Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2014), Technopreneur and knowledge economy as a driving force for economic development in Palestine, Competitiveness, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Tools for Economic Growth in Palestine Conference, organized by Birzeit University and Ministry of national Economy, Birzeit University, 20-11-2014.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2014). Develop the conception of e-lea
ing and its use in the “teaching-lea
ing” process for Technology Teachers, In the “Teacher Educator Enhancement Program” (TEEP) Conference, organized under the “Leadership and Teacher Development” (LTD) Program, Ministry of Education (Palestine) and AMIDEAST, with support from USAID, Ramallah, Palestine, April 25, 2014.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2013). Entrepreneurship and Education in Palestine, In the Scientific Day in Entrepreneurship and Business Best Practices (EBBP), Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine, April 29, 2013. Guest Speaker

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2012), “The Concept of Tri Relationship in Economic Development” In Second Tri Partnership Conference – Academic, Gove
ment, Industry Partnership (AGIP), Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine, July 3rd, 2012. Guest Speaker

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & Thiruchelvam, K. (2010), “Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Brain Circulation: The Case Of The Palestinian Diaspora” In Proceedings of Globelics 2010, 8th Inte
ational Conference, “Making Innovation

Work for Society: Linking, Leveraging and Lea
ing”, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2010.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & Thiruchelvam, K. (2009) “Diaspora Entrepreneurial Knowledge Networks: A Strategic Option for Medium and Low Income Countries” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Conference on Advanced Management Science – ICAMS 2009) April 17 – 20, 2009

Singapore. Published by IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY, INDEXED BY ISI THOMPSON

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & AlQadri, W. N. (2008), “University-Industry Linkage, An Underpinning Force Of The Diaspora In A Globalised Knowledge Economy”

In Proceedings of Inte
ational Technology, Education and Development Conference, Spain, 3rd -5th March 2008.

AlQadri, W. N. & Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2008), “Brain Drain, Brain Gain, And The Muslim Diaspora – Part I” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Seminar on Islamic Science and Technology, “Reviving the Supremacy of Islamic Science”, Kuala Lumpur, 18th -19th March 2008.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & AlQadri, W. N. (2008), “Brain Drain, Brain Gain, And The Muslim Diaspora – Part II” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Seminar on Islamic Science and Technology, “Reviving the Supremacy of Islamic Science”, Kuala Lumpur, 18th -19th March 2008.

Conferences (Attendance only)

Inte
ational Conference On Technology Management, ICTM 2006, 4 & 5 December 2006, Venue: Palm Garden Hotel, IOI Resort, Kuala Lumpur

Inte
ational Conference on Science and Technology: Application in Industry and Education 2006 (ICSTIE 2006), 08th – 10th December 2006, Organized By: Universiti Teknologi Mara Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.

المنشورات / مؤلفات

Research/ Publications

PhD Thesis

"PALESTINIAN DIASPORA ENTREPRENEURSHIP – AS A DRIVING FORCE IN THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY", 2012, unpublished

Master’s Project

"A Framework For University-Industry Relationships For The Advancement Of Science & Technology As An Enabled And Enabling Force In Palestine”, 2007, published.

- Reviewer for inte
ational jou
als such as Higher Education jou
al.

- Reviewer for ICBT2022 Conference (Scopus), Istanbul, Turkey.

"Proposed Policies in light of Procedures Adopted by Palestinian Universities during Emergency".

Under review

Shahin, G., Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2023). Technopreneur and Digital Economy as a Driving Force for the Economic Development in Palestine. In: Alareeni, B., Hamdan, A. (eds) Innovation of Businesses, and Digitalization during Covid-19 Pandemic. ICBT 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 488. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08090-6_22 (online first July 8 2022)

Shahin, G. and Shahin, M. (2021) Technopreneur and digital economy as a driving force for the economic development in Palestine, The Inte
ational Conference on Business and Technology ICBT2022 Conference (Scopus), 6-7 November 2021, Istanbul, Turkey, organized by EUROMID Academy of Business & Technology (EMABT).
Shahin, G., and Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2014), Technopreneur and Knowledge Economy as a Driving Force for the Economic Development in Palestine, Competitiveness, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Tools for Economic Development Conference, BirZeit University, 20-11-2014.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2013). A Framework for University- Industry Relationships for the Advancement of Science & Technology as Enabled and Enabling Force in Palestine. Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

ISBN 978-3-659-34401-5

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2013). A Framework for University- Industry Relationships for the Advancement of Science & Technology as Enabled and Enabling Force in Palestine. Germany: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing.

ISBN 978-3-659-34401-5

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & Thiruchelvam, K. (2012). The Role of Diaspora in University-Industry Relationships in Globalised Knowledge Economy: The Case of Palestine, Higher Education, Volume 65, Issue 5, pp. 613-629. DOI:10.1007/s10734-012-9566-8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10734-012-9566-8

“Brain Drain, Brain Gain And Brain Circulation: The Case Of The Palestinian Diaspora”

Invited for publication by Social Science Jou
al

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2009), The Role Of Diaspora Entrepreneur In The Advancement Of Science And Technology, in Kouwenhoven, W. (Ed), Advances in Technology, Education and Development, InTech, ISBN 978–953–7619–40–4. Downloaded more than 2000 times so far.

Conference Papers

Shahin, G. and Shahin, M. (2021) Technopreneur and digital economy as a driving force for the economic development in Palestine, The Inte
ational Conference on Business and Technology ICBT2022 Conference (Scopus), 6-7 November 2021, Istanbul, Turkey, organized by EUROMID Academy of Business & Technology (EMABT).

Shahin, G. and Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2014), Technopreneur and knowledge economy as a driving force for economic development in Palestine, Competitiveness, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Tools for Economic Growth in Palestine Conference, organized by Birzeit University and Ministry of national Economy, Birzeit University, 20-11-2014.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2014). Develop the conception of e-lea
ing and its use in the “teaching-lea
ing” process for Technology Teachers, In the “Teacher Educator Enhancement Program” (TEEP) Conference, organized under the “Leadership and Teacher Development” (LTD) Program, Ministry of Education (Palestine) and AMIDEAST, with support from USAID, Ramallah, Palestine, April 25, 2014.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2013). Entrepreneurship and Education in Palestine, In the Scientific Day in Entrepreneurship and Business Best Practices (EBBP), Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine, April 29, 2013. Guest Speaker

Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2012), “The Concept of Tri Relationship in Economic Development” In Second Tri Partnership Conference – Academic, Gove
ment, Industry Partnership (AGIP), Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine, July 3rd, 2012. Guest Speaker

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & Thiruchelvam, K. (2010), “Brain Drain, Brain Gain and Brain Circulation: The Case Of The Palestinian Diaspora” In Proceedings of Globelics 2010, 8th Inte
ational Conference, “Making Innovation Work for Society: Linking, Leveraging and Lea
ing”, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2010.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & Thiruchelvam, K. (2009) “Diaspora Entrepreneurial Knowledge Networks: A Strategic Option for Medium and Low Income Countries” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Conference on Advanced Management Science – ICAMS 2009) April 17 – 20, 2009 Singapore. Published by IEEE COMPUTER SOCIETY, INDEXED BY ISI THOMPSON

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & AlQadri, W. N. (2008), “University-Industry Linkage, An Underpinning Force Of The Diaspora In A Globalised Knowledge Economy” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Technology, Education and Development Conference, Spain, 3 - 5 March 2008.

AlQadri, W. N. & Sharabati-Shahin, M. (2008), “Brain Drain, Brain Gain, And The Muslim Diaspora – Part I” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Seminar on Islamic Science and Technology, “Reviving the Supremacy of Islamic Science”, Kuala Lumpur, 18th -19th March 2008.

Sharabati-Shahin, M. & AlQadri, W. N. (2008), “Brain Drain, Brain Gain, And The Muslim Diaspora – Part II” In Proceedings of Inte
ational Seminar on Islamic Science and Technology, “Reviving the Supremacy of Islamic Science”, Kuala Lumpur, 18th -19th March 2008.

Conferences (Attendance only)

Inte
ational Conference On Technology Management, ICTM 2006, 4 & 5 December 2006, Venue: Palm Garden Hotel, IOI Resort, Kuala Lumpur

Inte
ational Conference on Science and Technology: Application in Industry and Education 2006 (ICSTIE 2006), 08th – 10th December 2006, Organized By: Universiti Teknologi Mara Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.