Master of Cultural Policy & Cultural Management old

Cohort of 2018-2020

Ibtissam Ghazoui – Morocco

Certified Debate and Public speaker in Morocco. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in American Culture Studies from the English Department at the Ben M’sik Faculty in 2015. During her studies, she worked as a volunteer in the cultural field and produced a qualitative research paper entitled “The Limits of Artistic Freedom in Morocco – Film Censorship as a Case Study’’ for her graduation project. After graduation, she worked as a program coordinator at Deloitte University in Belgium. Currently, she is the cultural coordinator at the American Language Center in Casablanca.

El Houcine Rabhi – Morocco

He obtained his bachelor’s degree in English linguistics in 2015 and then enrolled in the Cultural Policy and Cultural Management Master’s program. As a state official working in the field of security, he is particularly interested in the relationship between cultural policy-making and security issues, namely terrorism.  He is looking forward to explore the extent to which art and culture can be used to address security issues. His great passion is painting. His interest in cultural management and cultural policy stems from his many involvements in the organization of cultural events throughout his career.

Abdullah Afif – Yemen

Abdullah graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Audio and Video, in 2003 and currently is the Director General of the Ministry of Culture in Hodeidah Governorate in Yemen. He worked as a radio director and program executor at Radio Hodeidah. He was the Director of the Cultural Center in Hodeidah, then worked as a coordinator for the Interactive Theater Initiative of the International Relief and Development organization. Abdullah worked as a director for several organizations including the Dream Foundation for Culture and Development, and Masar Foundation for Culture and International Development. He also participated in a number of trainings on cultural policy and cultural management with Culture Resource. He is currently Director General of the Ministry of Culture in Hodeidah Governorate, Yemen.

Fatima Zahra Khayrat – Morocco

Obtained her B.A. in Linguistics from the Hassan II University. She’s a dedicated feminist and she joined many feminist groups across Morocco; she initiated several events and fundraisers that sought to educate and help raise awareness. She has also worked with youth centers in many cities where she helped introduce folklore to Moroccan youth. Moreover, she has participated in countless artistic events in or around Casablanca. In addition to her devotion to culture, she also has a passion for movies and movie making. She aspires to become a screenwriter, director, and cinematographer.

Firas Farrah – Palestine

Firas graduated from the summer acting school at The Palestinian National Theater “Al Hakawati” in 2008 and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Birzeit University’s Faculty of Commerce in 2012. He co-founded and coordinated several cultural events, including workshops on heritage dance, drama, and acting, as well as projects for the theater group “Hawas”. He has also been working as a professional actor and participated in several festivals inside and outside Palestine. Firas is concerned with the independence of the Palestinian cultural sector, as he witnessed from first-hand experience that many cultural institutions receive external support and risk deviating from their original purpose in favor of satisfying external agendas. Studying cultural policy and cultural management will equip him with the proper knowledge to initiate change in cultural practices to establish a more independent and sustainable Palestinian cultural sector.

Mohamed Badreddine – Morocco

Born in Casablanca, Mohamed Badreddine is a Cultural Manager and Cultural Policy Researcher. He is particularly interested in the relationship between civic engagement in cultural policy-making and the evolving notion of cultural democracy. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the Hassan II University in Casablanca. He has participated in multiple small theatrical productions at the Mohamed Zefzaf cultural center, including. His interest in cultural management grew while attending different cultural events in the French institute in addition to some local ones, such as Visa for Music and Jazzablanca.

Marouane Sibari – Morocco

Born in 1992 in Casablanca, he’s a singer-songwriter who has been playing music and singing since he was a teenager. He started his own cultural project, an association called BM ART EVENTS that deals with the promotion of cultural events in underprivileged neighborhoods in Casablanca. At the same time, he has been working to attain his master’s degree in English Studies.

Marwa Hassan Eladly – Egypt

Graduated from the Higher Institute of Art Criticism Department of Literary Criticism at the Academy of Arts in 2012 and earned a postgraduate diploma in art criticism in 2013. She also participated in several courses on cultural management and she works in foreign cultural relations within the Ministry of Culture. She’s also working as a theater critic in the weekly newspaper “Masrahona”, as an assistant in the direction of theatrical works, and as an actor in radio series and in theatrical works for the Ministry of Culture. She worked with Townhouse Gallery and recorded many interviews with the Egyptian TV to discuss cultural and artistic issues. Marwa believes Egypt’s cultural sector has been wearing off over the past 3 decades, lacking organization, accountability, and strong official support from the public sector. She hopes to gain the academic and practical knowledge to effectively restructure cultural practices within the public cultural sector and contribute to a wider and organized dissemination of Egyptian culture with this Master’s program.

Meryem Ghalib – Morocco

A cultural activist, student, educator, and a researcher in cultural policies. She obtained her degree in English linguistics from Hassan ll University – Ain Chock. She is also a fashion sketcher and enthusiast who appreciates authentic and contemporary fashion that express identity and culture. She has helped introduce young girls to modern knitting designs, and has been a member of the Moroccan association for the protection of animals and the environment and participated in different cultural and environmental activities.

Naoures Rouissi – Tunisia

Graduated from the Carthage Institute of Business Studies in 2008. She worked at the Tunisian University for the Tunisian Film Clubs as an artistic director then as an administrative and financial director. She was also the treasurer for Cinema Tunis. She participated in a number of Culture Resource’s trainings in cultural policy and cultural management. She participated in organizing several cultural events and film festivals in Tunis. Since 2015, she has the director of the film department at the Carthage Film Festival. Naoures seeks to develop her research skills and to write about cultural policies. She plans on studying the cultural economy and the modern forms of marketing for cultural work as well as researching the development of distribution channels of the arts for the masses.

 

Academic Staff

Semester One – 2018-2019

Aleksandar Brkić – Serbia

Aleksandar Brkić is a scholar and lecturer in the fields of cultural/arts management and cultural policy. He did his PhD in Management in Arts and Media and obtained an MFA in Scene Design at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies and a BA/MA from the Department for Theatre and Radio Production at the University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. His education also includes an MSc in Management at City University. He joined the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths, University of London in 2016. He is also a guest professor at the UNESCO Chair/MA Cultural Policy and Management (Interculturalism and Mediation in the Balkans) at the Center for Interdisciplinary studies at the University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. He has more than 15 years of international experience as a trainer and coach in the areas of project and strategic management, entrepreneurship in culture, arts management, cultural policy, intercultural dialogue through arts, and theater/performing arts.

Birgit Mandel – Germany

Birgit Mandel is a professor of cultural management and head of the Masters of Arts Mediation and Cultural Management program at the Department for Cultural Policy, University of Hildesheim. She is a founding member and former president of the Association of Cultural Management at universities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. She is also the vice president of the German society for cultural policy. Her research focuses on cultural exchange, cultural research, audience development, cultural public relations, international cultural management, cultural entrepreneurship, cultural policy, and cultural tourism. She has authored several books on cultural management, audience development, arts marketing, arts mediation, and cultural entrepreneurship.

Taoufik Jaafari – Morocco

Dr. Taoufik Jaafari is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Cultural Studies. He is the coordinator of Moroccan American Studies Program at the Faculty of Literature & Human Sciences Ben M’sik, Hassan II University of Casablanca. He has organized a number of national and international conferences, seminars and workshops.  Dr Jaafari is an active member in various academic research groups and associations specialized in linguistics, cultural policy and language planning.

Said Zaidoune – Morocco

Prof.  Said Zaidoune teaches Applied Linguistics and Citizenship in Education as major courses in addition to Public Speaking and Debating and Study Skills at Hassan II University of Casablanca. He is a member and consultant of several associations and NGO’S in Morocco and has organized a number of workshops, seminars, and national and international conferences on activism, citizenship and community work.

Abdelkader Sabil – Morocco

Holds a State Doctorate in Literary and Cultural Studies, Chouaib Doukkali University, Eljadida, Morocco, and a Master’s degree in Cross-Cultural Studies from Essex University, UK.  He is a Fulbright visiting Professor at Columbia College, Chicago. He is a visiting lecturer at Aboubakr Belkaid University, Tlemcen, Algeria. He is also a member of the national committee in charge of the advancement of the university professors. He has set up the International Conference on Languages and Cultures in Contact Series in Eljadida and chaired the Moroccan Culture Research Group. He has contributed and published papers and co-authored a good number of articles both nationally and internationally. His field of interest includes ethnography, language in contact, cultural and translation studies.

Višnja Kisić – Serbia

A researcher, lecturer, and manager in the field of heritage management, interpretation, and policy, with special focus on heritage, community engagement, and mediation. She holds a BA in Art History, an MA in Cultural Policy and Management, and a PhD in Museum and Heritage. She conducts her research and lectures at the Centre for Museology and Heritology, University of Belgrade, and the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management, University of Arts, Belgrade. She also has years of experience in both the public and civil sector in heritage, acting as Secretary General for Europa Nostra in Serbia and as a board member of the South East European Heritage Network. She has previously worked in curatorial and outreach departments at the National Museum in Belgrade, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice Biennale, and the Museum of Art and Archaeology in Columbia, Missouri.

Lidia Varbanova – Bulgaria/Canada

She works as a consultant, educator and researcher in the areas of strategy, policy development, entrepreneurship and innovations, organizational development and online technologies, with a special emphasis on arts, culture and creative industries.  Lidia has been permanent and visiting professor in prominent universities and training centers in Europe and Canada and has received a number of distinguished awards. She is a regular visiting professor at UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy and Management, Belgrade and the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, Sofia.

Mohamed El Amine Moumine – Morocco

Dr. Mohamed El Amine Moumine is Professor at Hassan II University of Casablanca and the Managing Director of the Moulay Rachid Cultural Center. Dr. Moumine has organized a good number of national and international academic, cultural and artistic events. He is an active member in various academic research groups and associations specialized in artistic, cultural and humanitarian issues. He is a founding member of la Fondation des Arts Vivants, vice president of Sister Cities International-Morocco and president of Moroccan Association for Cultural Policies. Among his fields of interest are cultural policies, creative industries, cultural leadership and performing arts.

Mohamed Benzidan – Morocco

Professor of English at Hassan II University of Casablanca. He holds a D.E.S and a State Doctorate from Mohammed V University, Rabat. Besides his teaching responsibilities, he has chaired the department of English, directed the Moroccan American Studies Master’s Program, and is currently director of Language and Transculturalism Doctoral Program. He was also Visiting Professor at Kennesaw State University during the Spring Term of 2012. Besides media and cultural studies, his interests also cover literature, art, religion, and philosophy. He has also contributed to academic journals either as writer or as editor and has been a member of the ASELS advisory board.

Milena Dragićević Šešić – Serbia

She’s the Head of the UNESCO Chair on Interculturalism, Art Management and Mediation and former President of the University of Arts, Belgrade. She is also a professor of cultural policy, cultural management, cultural studies, and media studies. She is an expert in participatory approaches for the design and development of local, regional and national cultural policies. Trainer and consultant in capacity building programs for strategic cultural management and entrepreneurship, Milena has developed more than 50 projects in cultural policy and management. She works as an expert in cultural policy and management for the European Cultural Foundation, the Council of Europe, UNESCO, Pro Helvetia, and the British Council, among others.

Wolfgang Schneider – Germany

The founding director of the Institute for Cultural Policy at the University of Hidesheim in Germany and holder of the UNESCO Chair in Cultural Policy for the Arts in Development. Dr. Schneider also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Communication at the University of Hildesheim from 2001 to 2009. He is a member of the German UNESCO Commission, the International Theater Institute, and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. His research and work focus on cultural policy, cultural promotion, cultural education, theater policy, and film politics.