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Noran Shafik Ali

Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University- Giza- Egypt e-mail: noran.shafik@feps.edu.eg, noran.shafik.ali@gmail.com

Personal Data Date of birth: March 22, 1989 Nationality: Egyptian

Work Experience Assistant Lecturer of Political Science Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt

• Courses taught (undergraduate): Western Political Systems (in English), Theory of International Relations (in English)

Academic Assistant Journal of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt

Teaching Assistant of Political Science Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt

• Courses taught (undergraduate): Western Political Systems (in English), Theory of International Relations (in English), Foreign Policy Analysis (in English), and Introduction to Political Science (in English).

November 2014- Present

March 2015-Present

March 2011-October 2014

Education PhD candidate, International Relations

Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt MSc in Political Science Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt

• Thesis title: “Cyberspace and Patterns of International Relations: A Study of Cyber Security Aspects”

• Grade: Excellent (with recommendation to print the thesis by Cairo University and to exchange it with other universities).

October 2014- Present

April 2011-August 2014

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BSc in Political Science Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt • Major: Political Science, Minor: Economics

• Grade: Excellent with honor • Rank: First Rank in all departments of Class 2010

Graduate of Abbas El Akkad Experimental Language School (High school), Cairo, Egypt. • Grade: 99.2% (equivalent to A+)

• Rank: First Rank in school, Third Rank in East Nasr City educational zone

2006-2010

2006

Non-degree programs

Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education Summer School, Dundee, Scotland, the United Kingdom

• Leadership and multiculturalism

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty Winter Academy, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany • Democracy and its Institutions: Role, Responsibilities and

Participation of Academics and Science

Free University of Berlin International Summer School, TU Berlin Campus, El Gouna, Egypt • Gender in Teaching

University of Exeter International Summer School, The United Kingdom

• International Relations Pathway: Conflict, Security and Peace

IBEI International Summer School, The Barcelona Institute of International Studies, Barcelona, Spain • Turkish Foreign Policy

• Europe and the Mediterranean

July 20-August 15 2015

13-21 December, 2014

15-19 June 2014

July 20-August 10

2013

July 2012

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Projects and Activities

• Coordinator of the Teaching Assistants Council at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Egypt. And responsible for representing all TAs in the Faculty’s council.

• Attended a workshop on “Proposal Writing and Research Design”, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt.

• Participated in a lab experiment under the title of “Negative Campaigning and Trust: Experimental Evidence from Post-Revolutionary Egypt” at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Egypt. Helped in some Z-tree programming and was an assistant instructor during sessions.

• Participated in a project undertaken by the Economic Research Forum (ERF) on “Examining the Effect of Budget Transparency on Fiscal Accountability in Egypt”.

• A member of the organizing committee and master of the ceremony of the Annual Conference of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.

• Participated in a lab experiment under the title of “Political Polarization and Support for Reform: Experimental Evidence from Egypt” at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Egypt. Helped in some Z-tree programming and was an assistant instructor during sessions

• Participated and presented a research paper on the Tunisian revolution in a workshop on the Arab Spring in the University of Tuebingen, Germany.

• Attended and participated in the organization of a conference held by the European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) in Cairo titled “The Arab World in 2030: Foresights and Challenges”. Presented a report on the conference to the EUISS.

• Delegate in the academic committee in a students’ simulation model named ALMUN "the Arab League Model United Nations", Cairo University. (General Assembly Council)

• Delegate in the academic committee in ALMUN, (NATO council).

February 2015 - Present

February 16, 2015

May 2014

April-July 2013

April 2013

March 2013

January 2012

May 2012

2009-2010

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• Summer trainee at Gasco (Egyptian Gas Company).

• Joined a training course organized by The National Council for Human Rights at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University.

• Delegate in the academic committee in ALMUN, (the United Nations Security Council).

• Summer trainee at Agiba Petroleum Company and El Ahram Center for Strategic and Political Studies.

2008-2009

2007-2008

Academic Honors and Awards

Certificates of Merit

• First rank in the Political Science Department • Highest grade in the following courses: “Contemporary Political Issues” and “Arab Political systems”.

Certificates of Merit

• First rank in the Political Science Department • Highest grade in the following courses: “Political Development”, “Economics of Public Finance”, and “Western Political Systems”.

Certificates of Merit

• First rank in the Political Science Department • Highest grade in the following courses: “Theory of International Relations”, “History of Political Thought”, “Introduction to Computer Applications”, and “Egyptian Political System”.

Certificates of Merit

• First rank in the Political Science Department • Highest grade in the following courses: “Introduction to Political Science” and “Introduction to Law”.

2010

2009

2008

2007

Publications (in Arabic)

Shafik, Noran. (2016). The Impacts of Cyber Threats on International Relations: A Study of Cyber Security Aspects. Arab Bureau of Knowledge, Cairo, Egypt.

Shafik, Noran. (March 22, 2015). Is there an Exaggeration in Iran’s Role in Yemen? (A review of: Alex Vatanka, Iran’s Yemen Play: What Tehran Wants and What it Doesn’t, Foreign Affairs). Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo-Egypt.

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Shafik, Noran. (November, 2014). The Dark Net: The Dark Net Threats to the Cyber Security of States. Trending Events, the Future Centre for Advanced Researches and Studies, (Vol. 1, Issue 4, pp:52-55). Shafik, Noran. (September, 2014). The Internet: the Gateway to Wealth and Influence in the New World. Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo-Egypt.

Shafik, Noran. (July, 2014). Internet Governance: The Conflict Over Cyberspace Management. The Future Center for Advanced Research and Studies, Cairo-Egypt. Shafik, Noran. (April, 2014). Incomplete Independence: Limits of the Leading Role of International Institutions. Theoretical Trends, International Politics Journal, Vol. 196. Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt. Shafik, Noran. (November 3, 2013). The Lost Confidence: The Consequences of the American Spying on the European Countries. International Politics Journal, Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt. Shafik, Noran. (September 8, 2013). The Regional Equation: Will the Iranian Policy in the Region Change if it Acquired a Nuclear Bomb? (A review of: Alireza Nader, Iran After the Bomb: How Would a Nuclear-Armed Tehran Behave?). Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo-Egypt.

Shafik, Noran. (August 20, 2013). A Different Approach: Evaluating the American and European Policies towards the Egyptian Impasse. (A review of multiple articles). Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo-Egypt.

Shafik, Noran. (August 15, 2013). Mutual Pressures: The Consequences of the Egyptian Impasse following the Disengagements of the Muslim Brotherhood Sit-Ins. International Politics Journal, Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt.

Shafik, Noran. (July 14, 2013). Different Visions: Will Egypt be a Democratic State after the Fall of the Muslim Brotherhood?. (A review of multiple articles). Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo-Egypt. Shafik, Noran. (July 7, 2013). The Democratic Coup Controversy: Western Vision to the Political Changes in Egypt after 30th of July. (A review of multiple articles). Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo-Egypt. Shafik, Noran. (June 19, 2013). Official Story: The American Policy towards the Palestinian Issue under Bush Administration. Elliott Abrams (A review of: Elliot Abrams, Tested by Zion: the Bush Administration and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict). Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Cairo-Egypt.

Shafik, Noran. (June 10, 2013). Virtual Actors: Cyber Confrontations among the Political Forces Post the Arab Revolutions. International Politics Journal, Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt.

Shafik, Noran. (May 16, 2013). Targeting Asad’s Allies: A Different Israeli Approach to the Attacks against Syria (A review of: Efraim Halevy, Israel's Man in Damascus). International Politics Journal, Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt.

Shafik, Noran. (April, 2013). The Developmental Exposure: The Dilemmas of the Relation between Transnational Capital and Transformation Periods. Theoretical Trends, International Politics Journal, (Vol. 192, No. 48, pp:17-22). Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt. Shafik, Noran. (April 14, 2013). Radical Reforms: Ways out of the Economic Impasse in Egypt. International Politics Journal, Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt. Mohamed Abdullah, and Noran Shafik. (2013). Coalitions and National Movements (Nonpartisan political forces). The Civilization Center for Political Studies. Cairo-Egypt. Shafik, Noran. (2013). The Most Influential 10 Conflicts on International Security in 2013 (A review of: Louise Arbour, 10 Conflicts to Watch in 2013). International Politics Journal. Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt.

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Shafik, Noran. (January, 2013). Authority’s Withdrawal: An Analysis of the Common Motives of the Revolutionary Current in the Arab Region (Book review of: Toby Manhire, The Arab Spring: Rebellion, Revolution and a New World Order). International Politics Journal, (Vol. 191). Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt.

Shafik, Noran. (December, 2012). The Moscow’s Awakening: An American View on the Russian Foreign and Domestic Policies Transformations (A review of: Carnegie Moscow Center, The Russian Awakening). International Politics Journal. Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt. Shafik, Noran. (October, 2012). The Missing Martyrs: An Opposing Western Vision (Book review of: Charles Kurzman ,The Missing Martyrs: Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists). International Politics Journal, (Vol. 190). Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt.

Shafik, Noran (September, 2012). Unlikely Alliance: The Dimensions of Iran’s relationship with Al-Qaeda in the Middle East (Article review of: Daniel L. Byman, Unlikely Alliance: Iran's Secretive Relationship with Al-Qaeda). International Politics Journal. Al-Ahram, Cairo-Egypt.

Languages

• Arabic (mother tongue): excellent in writing, reading, listening and speaking.

• English: excellent in writing, reading, listening and speaking. • Spanish: basic.

References Furnished Upon Request