Dr. rer. oec. Samah Abu Assab is Assistant Professor of Marketing and Innovation at the Faculty of Business and Economics at Birzeit University.

Dr. Samah was awarded two DAAD scholarships to pursue a Master’s degree in Innovation and Technology Management and a PhD in Marketing and Innovation Management at the Brandenburg University of Technology (TU) Cottbus, Germany. Afterwards, she received an Erasmus+ post doctorate scholarship in Public awareness for Sustainable Manufacturing at the TU Berlin.

Dr. Usama Antar is the founder and Head of the DAAD Alumni Association Gaza Strip. He voluntarily coordinates the annual events of this DAAD association since years. Dr. Antar studied Political Science and Economic Policy in Münster, Germany and received his PhD in 2004. He worked as a lecturer at the Al-Azhar and Al-Aqsa University in Gaza and has served as programme manager at international organisations.