Heba graduated from AUC in 2004 with a degree in Arabic Studies and is now carrying out postdoctoral research at UC Berkeley in the USA following gaining her PhD in Architecture from Cambridge University.

Mohab graduated from AUC in 2004 with a postgraduate degree in Engineering. While studying for this degree, he applied for PhD studies at colleges in both the United States and Canada. He was accepted at McGill University, took up his place, and was awarded a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2008.

After graduating from AUB in 2004, Talar worked on a doctoral research programme in Health Policy and Administration at the School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago.

Noura is an energy and sustainability professional and enthusiast from Saudi Arabia who has been working on the subject of energy and sustainability field in Saudi Arabia for over a decade. She joined KAPSARC in August 2016 as a Senior Research Associate. 

Sara graduated from City University in 2004 with a postgraduate degree in International Business Economics. She believes that her degree was very useful in her achieving the type of career that she wanted to pursue – and was interviewed and recruited by the National Commercial Bank (NCB) before completing her studies at City.

Yasmine graduated from the University of Westminster with an MA in Interactive Multimedia in 2004. Her aims when applying for her scholarship were to transfer knowledge gained from her studies to others by delivering workshops, and to set up her own consultancy.

Ahmed graduated in 2004 with an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics, (LSE) and is currently Head of Investment Banking and a Managing Director at EFG Hermes Investment Banking in Egypt.

Following her time at LEAD, Rana worked as a Planning Advisor for the Minister of Higher Education and as Chief Executive Officer at Jordan’s Forum for Business and Professional Women until forming her own consultancy in 2007.

Heba is a Deputy Manager in the Marketing and Business Development Department at CORPLEASE (Corporate Leasing Company Egypt S.A.E), a major leasing company in Egypt.

Before studying for a postgraduate degree in Middle East studies at AUC, Riman worked as a Liaison Officer for Municipal Alliance for Peace in the Middle East and contributed to the Palestine-Israel Journal.