Welcome to e-AGE24 – Innovative NRENs: Adapting to Trends
We are excited to welcome you to the 14th ASREN Annual Conference - e-AGE24, under the patronage of H.E. Mondher Belaid, Tunisia’s Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research. This prestigious event will be hosted by the Centre de Calcul El-Khawarizmi (CCK) and will bring together leaders in education, research, and technology to explore the future of collaboration, digital transformation, and innovation in the Arab region.
e-AGE24 Program: A Comprehensive Overview
We have an exciting program lined up for you, bringing together key sessions, meetings, and networking opportunities to foster collaboration and innovation. Check out the full program below or download a PDF copy
. All sessions will be held in Cartage 1, unless specified otherwise.
Successful Experience of Education Digitalization10:00-10:35
Technologies Enable Talent Cultivation10:35-11:00
Networking Coffee Break11:00-11:30
Innovative Infrastructure for Education11:30-12:15
Lunch Break 12:30-13:30
Tunisia Global Intelligent Education Showcase Visit 13:30-18:00
EUMEDplus Project Kick-off Meeting
EUMEDplus Kick-off Meeting (Closed Meeting) 08:00-17:00This Meeting is dedicated for the EUMEDplus project partners and beneficiaries to discuss the management, and implementation plans with a focus on the role of project partners and beneficiaries. Participants include DG-NEAR, GEANT, ASREN, NORDUNET, CYNET, SESAME, AUB, CNRST, CCK, CERIST, ENSTINET, JUNet, Libya & Palestine. Details will be shared directly with the meeting participants.
e-AGE24 Registration and Welcome Coffee 18:00-20:00
4th Arab Science Cooperation Forum
Session 1: Opening 09:00-10:30
High Level Opening Session under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Mondher Belaid, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research with high level speakers from Tunisia and high-level guests participating.
Coffee Break10:30-11:00
Session 2: Tunisian Successes in Digitalization 11:00-12:30
Lunch Break12:30-14:00
Session 3: Future of NRENs in the Arab Region14:00-15:30
This session will discuss the future of NRENs given the new challenges and looking at the opportunities and how NRENs can be innovative and adapt to trends. Panelists will represent various regional and national networks.
Coffee Break15:30-16:00
Session 4: Women in STEM, Overcoming Challenges, Inspiring Success16:00-17:30
This session will be led by women from the region, highlighting inspiring success stories of women in STEM fields across various age groups, career stages, and geographical areas. It will explore how they navigate day-to-day challenges—ranging from family obligations and country policies to economic constraints—and their determination to thrive in these fields despite the obstacles they face.
Gala Dinner19:00-21:00
4th Arab Science Cooperation Forum
2nd Arab Event on Open Science
Session 5: Scientific Contributions II 08:30-10:15
This Session is dedicated to scientific contributions, submissions and presentations.
Coffee Break10:15-10:45
Session 6: Open Science Cooperation 10:45-12:30
Lunch Break12:30-14:00
Session 7: Empowering Young Arab Researchers: Navigating Data Management, Tools, and AI14:00-15:00
Selected young Arab researchers (50% female) will have the opportunity to present their submissions through brief, 5-minute talks, sharing their personal research practices, challenges, and solutions across the various stages of the research data lifecycle. At the end, one researcher will be awarded for their exceptional contribution.
Session 8: Closing, Thank You and Next e-AGE2515:00-16:00
Goodbye Coffee16:00-17:00
Join Us at e-AGE24
Don't miss the chance to be part of the region’s most influential event in the field of research and education. Whether you're attending to share your insights, learn from others, or explore new opportunities for collaboration, e-AGE24 promises to be an enriching experience.
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Moderator: Zeineb Aziza, High schooler and junior expert in digitalization
• Welcome Speech, Prof. Saoussen Krichen, Director General of the CCK
• Opening Speech, Huawei (TBD)
• Opening Speech, Youssef Torman, Director General of ASREN
• Keynote: Accelerate Intelligence for Education, Mr. Frank Huang, CTO of Huawei Education Industry
• Opening speech, HE. M. Wan Li, Ambasador of China in Tunisia
• Opening Speech, HE. M. Mondher Belaid, Minister of HESR,Tunisia
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Moderator: Sandra Mouraly, University of Carthage
•Release of Tunisia Global Intelligent Education Showcase
• Keynote: Technology Drives Tunisian Libraries Digitalization, Prof. Khaled Kchir, Director General of the National Library, Ministry of Culture, Tunisia
• Keynote: Automatic control for Road Safety, M. Sami Saoudi, Senior expert, Ministry of Interior, Tunisia
• Keynote: Moving to digitalization for Business Intelligence in the MHESR, Prof. Hajer Ouerdani, Advisor of the Minister, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia
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Moderator: Zeineb Aziza, High schooler and junior expert in digitalization
• Keynote: Working with Huawei to cultivate ICT talent, CEO of King Abdelaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia (TBD)
• Cloud Service Experience Sharing, INSAT student, FSS student, ISI Kef student & ESIMS student
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Moderator: Medhat Mahmoud, CTO, Huawei Northern Africa Public Sector
• Majid El Sadeq, ENSTINET, Egypt
• Ahmed Siyad, SomaliREN, Mauritania
• Aouaouche El Mauohab, ARN, Algeria
• Redouane Merrouche, CNRST, Morocco
• Mohammad Vall, MOHE, Mauritania
• Muneer Al Battashi, OMREN, Sultanate of Oman
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• 13:30-15:30 ISLT, University of Carthage
• 15:30-18:00 CCK, University campus of Manouba
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Speakers
• Prof. Saoussen Krichen, Director General, CCK, Tunisia
• Yousef Torman, Managing Director, ASREN, Jordan
• HE Prof. Abdelmajid Benamara, Secretary General, Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils, Egypt
• Ruta Zarnauskaite, Head of Unit, Regional Cooperation Neighborhood and Enlargement Plan, DG NEAR, Belgium
• HE Mr Giuseppe Perrone, EU Ambassador to Tunisia, Tunisia
• HE Prof. Amr Salama, Secretary General, Association of Arab Universities, Jordan, Represented by Prof. Moez Chafra, Président de l'Université de Tunis El Manar, Tunis
• High Level Tour in the Arab Region: • HE Prof. Jamila El Alami, Director, CNRST, Morocco • HE Prof. Basri Saleh, Deputy Minister, Higher Education and Research, Palestine • HE Dr. Najah Mohamed Khamis. Director General of Innovation Center. Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Oman • HE Mondher Belaid, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia
• Keynote Message by Erik Huizer, Senior Advisor GÉANT, Netherlands
• Tribute to Boubakar Barry by Venant Palangam, Chairman, WACREN
• Sponsors Short Messages
• Appreciation and Recognition
Tunisian High Institute of Music, Sousse will take part in the opening
× Keynote:M. Nizar Yaiche, ELM platform for Arabic countries, Tunisia
Speakers
• Prof. Slaheddine Ben Fraj, Expectations of Arabic countries from digitalization, Tunisia
• M. Saber Khefifi, Director General of Road security, issues and threats, ONSR, Ministry of Interior, Tunisia
• Prof. Ahlem Dakhlaoui, Digitalization for students’ services, Director General, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia
• Prof. Youssef Ben Halima, Advisor of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia
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Setting the Scene: “GEANT-ASREN, 20 Years of Collaboration: Past and Future”, Helga Spitaler and Thomas Fryer, GEANT
Panelists
• John Chapman, Retired CIO, Georgetown University Qatar, Malaysia (Chair)
• Majid M. Al-Sadek, Director, Egyptian National STI Network (ENSTINET), Egypt
• Muneer Al Battashi, Director, OMREN, Oman
• Lars Fischer, Chief Relations Officer, NORDUnet, Denmark
• Yousif Asfour, Chief Innovation and Transformation Officer, AUB, Lebanon
• George Konnis, Managing Director, CYNET, Cyprus
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Keynote: Prof. Islam Abou El-Magd, President, National Authority for Remote
Sensing and Space Science, Egypt
• Dr. Safa Nassereldin, Head of Computer Engineering, AlQuds University, Palestine
(Chair)
• Dr. Najah Alrashdi, Director General of Innovation Center, Ministry of Higher
Education, Research and Innovation, Oman
• Dr. Mona Itani, Lebanese League for Women in Business, Lebanon
• Dr. Ryma Abassi, Associate Professor and Director at ISETCOM Institute, Tunisia
• Dr. Ouafa Bentaleb, Scientific Researcher, CERIST, Algeria
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Chair: Raed Al Zoubi, Open Science Lead, ASREN
• Rawia Awadallah, Science Engagement Officer, ASREN, “Towards Arab Regional Open Science Cloud”
• Emily Choynowski, Director, Forum for Open Research in MENA, UAE, “"Mapping the Arab region’s academic publishing landscape"
• Nesrine Baklouti, Coordinator, Erasmus+, Tunisia
• Mohamad Mostafa, DataCite, “Enhancing Open Research Infrastructure in the Arab World through Persistent Identifiers”
• Rania Osman, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, “Empowering Communities Through Understanding: The Library of Alexandria's Approach to Artificial Intelligence”
• Franciska de Jong, CLARIN ERIC, EOSC Focus project
• Nabil Aziz, ORCID, The Africa PID Alliance, “Driving Research Innovation: ORCID and ASREN's Collaborative Vision for North Africa”
• Joy Owango, Training Centre in Communication, Kenya, “University of Nairobi Introducing the Digital Object Container Identifier (DOCiD): A Multilinear Object & Identifier Approach in Using PIDs to Build Equity”
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Chair: Prof. Saoussen Krichen, Director General, CCK, Tunisia
• Closing Keynote: Majid Ounsy, “Open Science: a tremendous opportunity for scientists all over the world”
• Closing Message: Prof. Saoussen Krichen • Closing Message: Yousef Torman • Young Researchers winner and appreciation
• Organizing team recognition
• Welcome to e-AGE25, the host TBA
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Moderator: Nisreen Al Kouz, ASREN
• Amal A. I. Shaikhah, Palestine
• Hager Ali, Egypt
• Nihel Ziadi Ben Fadhel, Tunisia
• Youcef Benrached, Algerie
• Samia BENADDA, Algerie
• Prof. Radwan Tahboub, Palestine
• Dr. Asma Hadyaoui, Tunisia
• Dr. Ines Sbai, Tunisia (TBC)
Public Poll Voting for Best Participation
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M. Souheil Gazzah, Scientific Research for the benefit of road safety, (Chair)
• Tasnim AlGhorra, UKM, Malaysia, "Leveraging AI Tools in Business: Transforming NRENs for the Digital Age"
• Nidhal Ziadi, Faculte des Sciences de Tunis, “Export Forecasts and Economic Recovery 2024: in Analysis of Tunisian Trade through Data Science Predictions."
• Asli Hassan, Khalifa University, UAE, “GENS 101: Integrating Experiential Learning and
Interdisciplinary Collaboration in STEM Education”
• Mohamed B.O. Osman, Kornel Czimber, Khartoum, Sudan, “Open Cloud Geospatial Data as Catalyst to Leverage Environmental Management in Sudan Amidst Wartime”
• Enas Mohammed AlQodsi, United Arab Emirates University, UAE, “ Open Data and Digital Governance: The Legal Dimensions of Enhancing Educational Innovation in the UAE through Scientific Clouds”
• Victor Turyahebwa, Research and Education Network Uganda, Uganda, “Greening the Internet Revolutionizing Research and Education Access with Solar Energy”
• Dr. Saif Al-Jabri, President of the Union of Arab Academics and Scientists, UAE, “Open Scientific Collaboration in the Age of Innovation”
