Associate  Professor

Associate Professor

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Academic Activities

2.1.  – 1993- 2016 : At the University of Khartoum: Participating in teaching under graduate and post graduate courses and studio projects held at the Faculty of Architecture – Supervising and examining more than 100 post graduate students for Master degree and Ph.D. (See attachment). Coordinating fourth year training programs inside and outside Sudan. Coordinating fifth year graduation program 2 times. Participating in all social and academic activities, as well as scientific and research activities of theFaculty.

–         1993 – 1998 : Part-time lecturer , studio instructor , and coordinator : Omdurman IslamicUniversity.

–         1993 – 2003 : part-time lecturer, External examiner :Omdurman Ahlia University.

–         1995: External Examiner Khartoum College for Applied Sciences.

–         1995 – 1996     : Member : Committee for Restructuring Curriculum of Faculty of Architecture – Omdurman Islamic University.

–         1996 – 2005: Member : Bahri Ahlia College Council of Trustees.

–         1996: Head of the Technical & Scientific Committee for the seminar- workshop sponsored and held by the Union of Arab Research Councils , Khartoum 19-21Nov.1996.

–         1996 : Chairman ,workshop on the Repercussions of Adaptation of Light Rail Transit Projects in Khartoum . 14-15 Oct.1996.

 

–         June 2006. Nominated as PhD. Examination Board Member at Royal Institute of Technology KTH. Dept of Urban Planning. Stockholm.Sweden.

–         Dec. 2010 : nominated as evaluator and member to the ‘ Scientific Committee of the Sustainability of Building in Arab desert areas Conference’. The 1st. Arab housing Conference, sponsored by Arab League. Cairo.Egypt.

–         Nov. 2011. nominated as a member to the Editorial Board; Presented Sudan report to the Editorial Board Review Meeting – State of Arab Cities Report 2012. Land mark hotel. Amman, Jordon. 20-21 Nov.2011

–         2013: External Examiner & program evaluator, Faculty of Architecture & Urban Studies, Emirates TechnicalCollege.

–         2014: representative of the Faculty of Architecture at the council for Post graduate studies. Member of the committee for amending the Post GraduateRegulations.

–         September 2016. Sudan experience in Urban Public space. Contribution at the EGM of UN-Habitat and UN-Women, on Public space at Arab states. Cairo- Egypt. 21-22 sept. 2016.

 

2.2.  PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCHACTIVITES:

 

1981 – 1985 : Sudan Representative in Housing in the Arab World Journal , issued by the Arab League. Tunisia .

1982 :” Housing Policy in Sudan “   . Essay .Housing in the Arab World Journal. Vol. 1.No. 1.

Tunisia 1982.

Dec. 1988 : “ Workability of Cooperative Housing in Kenya and Tanzania , and premises of Adaptation in Sudan . Comparative Study “. Paper presented in the seminar on Comparative Study of Urban and Regional Studies Middle East and North Africa. Ankara . M.E.T.U.

Dec. 1993 : “ Towards a Positive Housing Policy for the Limited Income Groups in Greater Khartoum “ . The main working paper in the seminar held by the Sudanese Laborers Union. Khartoum . Arabic.

Nov. 1996 : “ Repercussions of Site-and-Services projects on Land Resources and Land Market in Greater Khartoum “ . Paper presented in the seminar on Planning , Environmental Impact and Squatter Housing in Arab World . Khartoum 19-21 Nov.1996.

June 1997 : Introduction to Acoustics for Architecture . Reference Book , sponsored by the Arabization Committee. University of Khartoum K.U.P .– Arabic.

Dec. 1997 : “ Priorities and Workable Programs in Implementing Singa Master plan “ . The main working paper in seminar on Monitoring & Implementing the Town Master Plan . Singa , Sinnar State – Sudan 15 Dec.1997.

August 1997 : “ Utilizing Planning & Architectural Parameters Towards Minimizing Energy Consumption in Greater Khartoum “ . Paper presented in seminar on the Impact of the New Dimensions in Architectural Design and Planning on Minimizing Energy Consumption in the Arab World . University of Amman. Amman Jordan, 19-22 August 1997.

Feb.1999: “Mosque Design in Sudan ‘. Paper presented in seminar on Mosque Design , King Saud University. Riyadh Saudi Arabia.1999. with Dr. Gamal Hamid.

April 2001 : “Refocusing Site & Services Approach of Housing in Sudan. High time to paradigm shift”. Paper presented to the 5th scientific conference on Housing & Development in Sudan. National Council for Research. April 2001.Khartoum.

Oct. 2001 : “The Role of Private Sector in Real Estate Investments “. Paper presented in monthly seminar of The High Ministerial Committee. Khartoum Oct.2001.

 

Nov. 2001 : “Fundamental Indices for Restructuring the Synchronized City. With Emphases on Khartoum City”. Paper presented for “Knowledge Cities” conference. Medina Munawra. Saudi Arabia – 28-30 Nov. 2001.

Nov. 2002 : “Development of Physical Profile in Poor Communities in Khartoum “. Paper presented for the 1st. International Symposium on Problems of Development of Desert Regions. Ministry of Public Works, Riyadh. Saudi Arabia. 2002. with Dr.Awad Saad & Dr.Gamal Hamid.

March 2004 : “Towards a Methodology to Direct the Governmental Subsidy in the Housing Sector

– A Comparative Study “. Paper presented in seminar on Affordability in Housing Sector. Royal Commission for the Development of Riyadh Metropolis. 27-30 March,2004. Riyadh. Saudi Arabia.

Nov, 2005 : “Regional Urban Sector Profile Linkages in Khartoum State”. Discussion paper presented for Alternative Methodology for Urban Development. Under the Auspices of UN- Habitat Sudan- Khartoum.

April 2006 : “City Wide Approach as an Alternative Method for Khartoum State Structure Plan”. Paper presented at the International Development Panel, Local Development Through Integrated Urban Approach . Under the auspices of Habitat Platform, Cordaid, INTA and Christian Relief Development Association CRDA. Addis Ababa . 5-7 – April 2006.

Sept. 2006 : “Opportunities of Investment in Khartoum State”. Paper presented for the 2nd International Investment Conference. Under the auspices of the Ministry of Investment Sudan. Friendship Hall – Khartoum Sudan 12-14 Sept. 2006.

Nov. 2006 : “Considering Planning Needs for Children & Handicapped in Khartoum New Structure Plan”. Discussion Presentation presented for the International Seminar on planning Needs for Children & Handicapped in the City. Under the auspices of the World Bank, Arab Urban Development Institute AUDI and the Ministry of Planning &Public Utilities. Friendship Hall – Khartoum Sudan 5-10 Nov. 2006.

Feb. 2007 : “Refocusing Financing Housing in Sudan. A Paradigm Shift.” Paper presented for the workshop seminar on Low Cost & Healthy Home. Under the auspices of Practical Active Organization and Sudanese Organization for Building Materials. Khartoum .

Dec. 2007 : “Housing the Urban Poor and Squatters in G. Khartoum 1956-2005”. Paper presented for the workshop on Means to Rectify Squatter Settlements in MENA region. Under the auspices of the World Bank, OPEC Fund, Cities Alliance, AUDI,. Morocco Council. 3-5 Dec. 2007. Morocco.

Dec. 2007 : “ Evaluation of Khartoum State Experience Towards Solving Problems of Squatters and Consolidating Urban Structure”. Discussion Paper, presented to the “International Experts Meeting” on the Urban Governance and the millennium goals. Sponsored by EASCWA. Kuwait. 10-12 Dec 2007.

April 2008 : “Symptoms of the 4th. Housing Strategy in Sudan . The Unachieved balance of Supply & Demand”. Paper presented to the 3rd. Architectural Scientific Conference on Urban housing. Sharqa hall, 28-30 April 2008. Khartoum.

Nov 2008 : “ Urban Restructuring : A Tool to Achieve Paradigm Shift to Knowledge Cities. With emphasis on Khartoum as a city in transition”. Paper presented to the 3rd International Symposium on Knowledge Cities. Under the auspices of Istanbul Municipality and Arab Urban Development Institute. 17-19 November 2008. Istanbul –Turkey.

Dec. 2008 : “The Role of Khartoum Local Urban Observatory in Monitoring & Implementing the New Structure Plan”. Discussion Presentation, presented in the 3rd. Workshop of the KLUO . Under the auspices of UN Habitat . Salam Rotana Hotel. Khartoum. 1-3 Dec. 2008.

Feb. 2009 : “ Examining Good Urban Governance in Khartoum State Under the Anvil of the Local Government Laws & the Planning Laws”. Research Paper , presented to the International

 

Training Workshop sponsored by the Arab Urban Development Institute, on Role of Legislations, administration, and Structures in Sustainable Development. Madani. Sudan, 1-3 Feb. 2009.

March 2009: “ Bottom Up Approach in Formulating Development strategy, Lessons Learnt from Failures & Conflicts of Theory in Practice”. Paper presented to the 1st. Regional Workshop on City Development Strategy. Arab Urban Development Institute. Manama, Bahrain 29-31 March 2009.

Sep. 2009: “ Overview of Sudanese Women Status in Khartoum Structure Plan”. Paper presented to the Habitat International Workshop on Women & Gender Issues. Cairo. Egypt. With Dr. Mai Izzeldeen Osman

March 2010 : “Housing & Real Estate Development in Sudan, with Emphasis on Khartoum State”. Paper presented for the monthly symposium of the Ministerial Cabinet, under the topic of: housing and settlements in Sudan.

March 2010 : “ Developing Sudanese City’s integrated Development Index. Paper presented to the 2nd. Regional Workshop on City Development strategy. Arab Urban Development Institute. Khartoum Fatih Tower, 6 -7 March 2010.

April 2010: “the Urban Profile of Sudanese Women Empowerment Profile’. Paper presented to the conference on Women, City & Good Governance in MENA. CEDEJ. The French Center for Social, Economic & Jurisdiction Studies & Documentation. French embassy, Cairo, Egypt. 14 – 15 April2010.

Oct. 2010: “ A Shift Towards a Comprehensive Handling to the Issue of Access to Residential Land. Paper submitted to the 1st. African Architecture & Planning Schools AAPS conference. Dar es Salam. Tanzania. 5 -8 Oct 2010. (not presented)

May 2012: “Sudanese Cities’ Integrated Development Indicator SCIDI”. Paper presented for the 1st.

International Conference, on Local Governance & Sustainable Urban Development in Arab City. Sponsored by Arab League, UN Habitat and Kuwait Municipality. Kuwait. 7-9 May 2012.

March 2013. “Research Methodology in Architecture & Planning Field. A time for Paradigm shift”. Paper presented for the 1st. International DelPHE conference, on Construction Industry in DC: Education, Training, research, & practice. University of Khartoum & University of Readings. Khartoum 10-13 march 2013.

April 2013. “ Social Rarefaction in Rapidly Developed Urban Centers. A comparative study on the repercussion of war and peace on the urban context on Khartoum and Nyala (Darfur) cities. ”. Paper presented for the conference on Social Impact of Sprawl of Arab City . Arab Urban Development Institute and Medina Monawra Municipality. Medina 8-10 April 2013 . KSA.

June 2013: “The Integrated Indicator Measurement of Compatible Urban Development for Sudanese Cities”. Refereed Paper , Journal of Building & Road Research. Vol. 14, June. 2013. Building & Road Research Institute. Khartoum,. ISSN 1858- 5019.

Dec. 2013: “Methodological Concepts of Scientific Research in Architecture & Planning”. Refereed Paper , Journal of Building & Road Research. Vol. 15, dec. 2013. Building & Road Research Institute. Khartoum,. ISSN 1858- 5019.

Dec 2014. “ The Role of Academic Management on Increasing Efficiency of Engineering Education in Sudan. Refereed Paper , presented to conference on The Present & Future of the Engineering Education in Sudan. Sudan Engineering Council. Friendship Hall. Khartoum . 10 Dec 2017.

Feb. 2015. “The Future of African Cities, Lesions Learnt from Khartoum State Strategy of Development”. UONGOZI Institute. (Institute of African Leadership for Sustainable Development). Dar el Salam. Tanzania. 19 – 20th February 2015.

Aug. 2015: “Towards a Sustainable Planning Practice Methodology, Complementing Theory in Practice”. Refereed Paper , presented to conference on Managing Great Metropoles, Sponsored by the Arab Union for Human Resources Development & Arab Urban Development Institute. Cairo – Egypt, 16-18 August2015.

 

April 2016: “Repercussions of Climate Change on Urban Environment & Sustainability, Experience of Khartoum State in Upgrading Urban Environment”. Refereed Paper , presented to the Arab Urban Development Institute’s conference on Environmental Challenges & Impacts on Urban Development. Dakhla – Morocco, 5-7 April. 2016.

May, 2016: “Vicious Circle of Environmental Changes, Degradation of Urban Environment and Sustainability”. Refereed Paper , presented to the 4th. Scientific Conference of the Sudanese Architects’ Society. Khartoum, Friendship Hall, 22-24 May 2016