Marwa Helmy
Egypt
Cultural Manager, Researcher in Cultural Policies, and UNESCO Expert on the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
Cultural Policies, Cultural Management
Marwa Helmy is a cultural manager, a researcher in cultural policies and a UNESCO expert on the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Marwa has practiced the work in the field of cultural management for more than 13 years. She has occupied several positions in different cultural organizations in Egypt and the Arab region: As programs manager at the British Council, Egypt, and supervisor of the program "Towards a Creative Economy Framework in Egypt”, as a deputy director and regional programs manager in Culture Resource and as programs coordinator at Cairo Jesuit Cultural Center. She was also a member in the Egyptian National Group for Cultural Policy from 2011 to 2014.
Following the Egyptian Revolution in 2011, Marwa became involved in several civil society cultural initiatives. She was a founding member of the Al-Fann Midan (Art is a Square) initiative which was dedicated to the principle of utilizing public spaces in Egypt for artistic and cultural purposes. She was also a member of the Coalition for Independent Culture in Egypt.
Marwa is a PhD candidate in cultural policies. After studying French literature at the Faculty of Letters in Ain Shams University, she earned an MA in cultural management and media from Senghor University, Alexandria. She also holds a diploma in journalism and media from the French Press Institute (IFP) and the Training and Development Center for Journalists (CFPJ), Panthéon-Assas University, Paris.

Marwa Helmy
Egypt
Cultural Manager, Researcher in Cultural Policies, and UNESCO Expert on the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
Cultural Policies, Cultural Management
Marwa Helmy is a cultural manager, a researcher in cultural policies and a UNESCO expert on the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Marwa has practiced the work in the field of cultural management for more than 13 years. She has occupied several positions in different cultural organizations in Egypt and the Arab region: As programs manager at the British Council, Egypt, and supervisor of the program "Towards a Creative Economy Framework in Egypt”, as a deputy director and regional programs manager in Culture Resource and as programs coordinator at Cairo Jesuit Cultural Center. She was also a member in the Egyptian National Group for Cultural Policy from 2011 to 2014.
Following the Egyptian Revolution in 2011, Marwa became involved in several civil society cultural initiatives. She was a founding member of the Al-Fann Midan (Art is a Square) initiative which was dedicated to the principle of utilizing public spaces in Egypt for artistic and cultural purposes. She was also a member of the Coalition for Independent Culture in Egypt.
Marwa is a PhD candidate in cultural policies. After studying French literature at the Faculty of Letters in Ain Shams University, she earned an MA in cultural management and media from Senghor University, Alexandria. She also holds a diploma in journalism and media from the French Press Institute (IFP) and the Training and Development Center for Journalists (CFPJ), Panthéon-Assas University, Paris.

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