Marwa Mohamed Shibl Biltagy Assistant Professor of Economics Faculty of Economics and Political Science Department of Economics Cairo University Egypt, Deputy Head of International Relations Office, FEPS and an ERF Research Associate Personal information Office: 87, Fourth Floor Mobile: (+2) 0100 6244126 E-mail: bilmarwa@feps.edu.eg bilmarwa@hotmail.com Nationality Egyptian Date of birth 24/12/1979 Place of Birth Cairo, Egypt Language Skills Arabic (Mother tongue), English (Fluent), French (Basic Knowledge) Education 2010 The registration date of my Ph.D. Degree was in 2007, I have finished the Preparatory year for Ph.D. with Excellent grade in 2006. I got the Ph.D. Degree in Economics in 2010 with Excellent grade from Cairo University. The title of Ph.D. Thesis is: Determinants of Optimal Schooling Level in Egypt Using a Human Capital Model. 2005 I have got the Master Degree in Economics in 2005 with Excellent grade from Cairo University. The title of Master Thesis is: Risky Behavior among Youths with Special Reference to Drug Addiction of Juveniles in Egypt. 1
2000 My Bachelor Degree was in Economics in 2000 with Excellent grade (with honors) from Cairo University and my ranking was the first among my colleagues, the major specialization is Economics and the Minor is Statistics. Prizes 1. Prize of Best M.Sc. Thesis in Cairo University in 2005. 2. Prize of Best Ph.D. Thesis in Cairo University in 2010. 3. Prizes from Cairo University for the International Publications in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively. Employment History 2015/ 16 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Political Science and Humburg University, Professional Masters of Law and Economics, Cairo University and Humburg University Double Degree. 2015 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics and Political Science and Faculty of Medicine, Professional Master of Health Economics, Cairo University, Egypt. 2013 Assistant Professor (part time), Faculty of Management Sciences, October University for Modern Sciences & Arts (MSA University), Egypt. 2010 Assistant Professor, Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt. 2008 Associate Lecturer (part time), Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Future University, New Cairo, Egypt. 2
2008 Associate Lecturer (part time), Power and Mechanics Departments, Faculty of Engineering, Future University, New Cairo, Egypt. 2005/08 Associate Lecturer (part time), Business Administration Department (Operations Research Course), Modern Academy in Maadi, Egypt. 2005 Associate Lecturer, Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt. 2000/05 Teaching Assistant, Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt. 2001/03 Teaching Assistant (part time), Economics Department (Managerial Economics Course), Modern Academy in Maadi, Egypt. Teaching Experience in Cairo University Introduction to Law and Economics, Professional Masters of Law and Economics, Cairo University and Humburg University Double Degree, 2015/16. Economics of Human Resources for Health, postgraduate students, Faculty of Economics and Political Science and Faculty of Medicine, Professional Master of Health Economics, Cairo University, 2014/15 and 2015/16. Economics of Human Resources, postgraduate students, Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014 and Spring 2015. Feasibility Studies, postgraduate students, Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Fall 2014. Economics of Human Resources, 4 th year Political Science Major, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 2013. 3
Advanced Macroeconomic Theory, postgraduate students, Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 2010-2012. National Accounting, 4 th year Economics Major, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 2011. Managerial Economics, 4 th year Economics Major, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 2000-2010. Research Methodology in Applied Economics, 3 rd year Economics Major, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 2006-2007. Mathematical Economics, 4 th year Economics Major, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, 2000-2006. Teaching Experience in Other Universities Microeconomics Theory, Eco 102, Faculty of Management Sciences, October University for Modern Sciences & Arts (MSA University), 6 of October City, 2013. Economic Development, 3 rd year Economics Major, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Future University, New Cairo, 2008. Managerial Economics, 4 th year Power and Mechanics Departments, Faculty of Engineering, Future University, New Cairo, 2008. Operations Research, 3 rd year Business Administration Major, Modern Academy in Maadi, 2005-2008. Managerial Economics, 2 nd year Economics Department, Modern Academy in Maadi, 2001-2003. Ongoing Professional Development Participating in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO and International Institute for Educational 4
Planning IIEP E-Forum on " Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education for all: Towards a Global Framework for Measuring Learning, November 16-27, 2015. Attending Training Workshop on Writing Effective Policy Briefs, ERF Training Workshop, Cairo Marriot Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, December 7-8, 2014. Participating in a webinar on "ODL Programs and Best Practices", Thursday, 27 November 2014. Participating in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO and International Institute for Educational Planning IIEP E-Forum on "Planning and Organizing Distance Training for Educational Planners", Monday 17 November Monday 1 December, 2014. Attending Training Course in International Publishing of Scientific Research, Faculty and Leadership Development Center, 15-16 September, 2014. Attending Training Course in Legal and Financial Aspects in University Environment, Faculty and Leadership Development Center, 31 May 1 June, 2014. Attending Training Course in Meetings and Managing Time, Faculty and Leadership Development Center, 22-23 February, 2014. Attending Training Course in Managing Research Teams, Faculty and Leadership Development Center, 23-24 December, 2013. Attending Training Course in The Credit Hour Systems, Faculty and Leadership Development Center, 20-22 May, 2013. Attending Training Course in Strategic Planning, Faculty and Leadership Development Center, 23-24 April, 2013. Attending Training Course on Law and Economics for Organized Crime and Public Sector Corruption, Organized by the Graduate School The Economics of the Internationalization of the Law and the European 5
Doctorate in Law and Economics, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hamburg, Germany, 9 th 13 th of July, 2012. Participating in United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO and International Institute for Educational Planning IIEP E-Forum on "Gender Equality in Education", 26 th of March 8 th of April, 2012. Attending Training Course on Advanced Topics in Econometrics, Georgia State University-Cairo University Partnership, 15 th -26 th of November, 2009. Attending Training Course on Experimental Economics, Georgia State University-Cairo University Partnership, March 29 th -April 5 th, 2009. Attending Training course on "Preparing the University Teacher", number (103), at the Cairo University, June 17 th July 5 th, 2007. Attending Six Training Courses "The Center of Developing the Capabilities of the Members of Teaching Staff ", Cairo University, October 2006 to June 2009. Membership in Professional Associations 1. An ERF (Economic Research Forum) Research Associate. 2. Member in the American Economic Association (AEA). 3. Member in the Middle East Economic Association (MEEA). 4. Member in the International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan. 5. Member in the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFE). 6. Member in the International Health Economics Association (IHEA). 6
7. Member in the Higher Education Advisory Group, International Population Council. International Conferences and Workshops Nassar, H. and M. Biltagy (2015). A Macro Analysis of Poverty, Employment, Investment and Education Relationships: The Case of Egypt, Oxford Education Research Symposium, Pembroke College and Oxford Town Hall, Oxford, 7-9 December, 2015. Biltagy, M. (2014). Estimation of the Marginal Rate of Return and Supply Functions for Schooling: The Case of Egypt, Finance and Economics Conference, Lupcon Center for Business Research, Germany, 13-15 August, 2014. Biltagy, M. (2014). Post-Revolution Egyptian Education System: Key Challenges and Policy Implications. The Association for Public Economic Theory, 15 th international conference, the University of Washington, July 11-13, 2014. Chairing and Conducting a Workshop entitled Inequalities of Opportunities in the Egyptian Higher Education System, The international Summer School, Gender/ Equality in teaching, El-Gouna, Egypt, 15-19 June, 2014. Biltagy, M. (2014). Estimation of Gender Wage Differentials in Egypt using Oaxaca Decomposition Technique. Paper presented to the 34th annual MEEA meeting in conjunction with the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA), Philadelphia, January 3-6, 2014. Biltagy, M. (2013). Risky Behavior Among Youths in Egypt: Theoretical Underpinnings, Classification and Determinants, Paper presented to the 6 th International Conference on Intercultural Education, Education and Health: From a transcultural perspective, Almeria, Spain, 7 th - 9 th November, 2013. Biltagy, M. (2013). Criminal Activities and Rule of Law Before and After the Egyptian Revolution. Paper presented to the Law and Institutional 7
Economics of Revolutions Workshop, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, November 8 9, 2013. Biltagy, M. (2013). Good Governance: the Impact on Economic Development, Paper Presented to the 1 st International Conference, Faculty of Management Sciences, MSA University, 6 th of October City, Egypt, February 16-17, 2013. Attending Training Workshop on Writing Winning Research Proposals and Papers, ERF Training Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, September 28-30, 2012. Attending the Conference Constitutional Choice in the Middle East, WARBURG-HAUS HAMBURG, HEILWIGSTRASSE 116, University of Hamburg, Germany, 5 th 7 th of July, 2012. Biltagy, M. (2011). Higher Education for Sustainable Consumption: Challenges and Opportunities. Paper Presented to the 4 th International Conference on Higher Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO Chair Conference, Lüneburg, Germany, 14 th 16 th of September, 2011. Biltagy, M. (2011). Optimal Level of Schooling and its Determinants in Egypt Using a Human Capital Model. Paper Presented to the 2011 International Conference on Humanities, Society and Culture, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4 th -6 th November, 2011. National Conferences and Workshops Nassar, H. and M. Biltagy (2015). The Poverty, Employment, Investment and Education: Any Nexus in Egypt?, FEPS Annual Conference, Egypt's Political and Economic Challenges: Future Perspectives, May 9-11, 2015. Biltagy, M. (2015). Education and Poverty: International Experiences and Proposed Policies ", a workshop on policies aiming to combat poverty in Egypt, Partners in Development and the Spanish Agency for International Development, Cairo Marriott Hotel, April 20-21, 2015. 8
Biltagy, M. (2015). The Impact of the Recent Economic Crisis on the Flow and Nature of Migration and Development in Egypt, Migration and Development in Egypt Workshop, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, March 2015. Participating in the Closing Conference of Justice and Fairness in Access to University Education in Egypt, the International Population Council, Grand Nile Hotel, Cairo, January 20, 2015. Biltagy, M. (2014). Paper of Recommendations and Implementation Mechanisms, the Seminar on Higher Education and the Arab Labor Markets, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, December 15, 2014. Participating in the Round Table The Priorities of the Economic Policy in Egypt between Economic Recovery and Restructuring, in American University in Cairo, Partners in Development, American University in Cairo, and the Carnegie Center for Middle East Studies, December 20-21, 2014. Attending the conference of The Egyptian Labour Market in Times of Transition Which Role Can Active Labour Market Policies Play?, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Ministry of Manpower and Migration (MoMM), Ministry of Manpower and Migration/ Sonesta Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, 20 th -22 nd November 2012. Biltagy, M. (2012). Higher Education in Egypt between Financing Constraints and Development Strategies, Joint Workshop between the members of the Project Team of the Higher Education Reform in Egypt and the Committee of Education, Shura Council, June 2012. Biltagy, M. (2012). Higher Education in Egypt between Financing Constraints and Development Strategies, Conference of Higher Education Reform in Egypt, Financing Higher Education in Egypt, Partners in Development, Marriot, Zamalek, Cairo, April 2012. 9
List of Publications Biltagy, M. (2015). Education for Sustainability: Vision and Action of Higher Education for Sustainable Consumption, International Journal of Economics and Finance; ISSN 1916-971X, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. 282-290, November 2015. Biltagy, M. (2015). Good Governance and Economic Development: An Overview, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, ISSN 1450-2887, Issue 134, pp. 89-103, May 2015. Biltagy, M. (2015). Delinquency among Adolescents: An Economic Analysis, in C-crcs Book chapter: 19, Vol. III, Issue 1, e-issn:2301-2358, Future Academy : Cognitive - Counselling, Research & Conference Services, UK, pp. 124-129. Biltagy, M. (2015). The Egyptian Optimal Lifetime Path of Education: An Econometric Model. LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-659-67467-9, Printed by Schaltungsdienst Lange O.H.G., Berlin, Germany. Biltagy, M. (2014). Criminal Activities and Rule of Law Before and After the Egyptian Revolution, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, ISSN 1450-2887, Issue 128, pp. 85-97, December 2014. Biltagy, M. (2014). Determination of Optimal Schooling Level. LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN 978-3-659-59480-9, Printed by Schaltungsdienst Lange O.H.G., Berlin, Germany. Biltagy, M. (2014). Estimation of Gender Wage Differentials in Egypt using Oaxaca Decomposition Technique. Topics in Middle Eastern and African Economies, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 17-42, May 2014. Biltagy, M. (2014). Risky Behavior Among Youths in Egypt: Theoretical Underpinnings, Classification and Determinants, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 132 (2014), pp. 43-48, ISSN: 1877-0428. 10
Biltagy, M. (2013). Higher Education for Sustainable Consumption: Challenges and Opportunities. International Journal of Education and Research, Vol. 1, No. 9, ISSN: 2201-6333, pp. 1-12, September 2013. Biltagy, M. (2013). The Skills Required for Higher Education Graduates to Join the Labor Market, Policy Paper Presented to the Egyptian Cabinet, Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC), 2013. (In Arabic) Biltagy, M. (2013). Economic Crises, Migration and Development in Egypt, Joint Research Project between Cairo University, Faculty of Economics and Political Science and Partners in Development (PID), Cairo, Egypt. Biltagy, M. (2013). Financing Higher Education in Egypt: Problems and Suggested Alternatives. Research Papers Series, Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University, Egypt, March, 2013. (In Arabic) Biltagy, M. (2013). Higher Education in Egypt between Financing Constraints and Development Strategies, in Higher Education Reform in Egypt, Edited by El-Sayed, Mustapha Kamel, Partners in Development (PID), Cairo, Egypt. (In Arabic) Biltagy, M. (2012). The Optimal Schooling Level in Egypt. International Journal of Social Science and Humanity, Vol. 2, No. 2, ISSN: 2010-3646, pp. 117-122. Biltagy, M. (2012). Quality of Education, Earnings and Demand Functions for Schooling in Egypt: An Economic Analysis, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, Elsevier, Vol. 69 (2012), ISSN: 1877-0428, pp. 1741-1750. Biltagy, M. (2011). Optimal Level of Schooling and its Determinants in Egypt Using a Human Capital Model. International Proceedings of Economics Development and Research (IPEDR), Vol.20 (2011), IACSIT Press, Singapore, ISSN: 2010-4626, pp. 350-354. 11
Computer Skills Qualified in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint). Qualified in using some statistical database like, SPSS, E-Views and STATA. 12