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Curriculum Vitae Personal information Name Ahmed Mohamed Diab (A.M. Diab) Address Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, the New Valley Branch, El-Kharga, New Valley governorate, . Telephones Mobile: (+2) 01222440915 (+2) 01001306492 E-mail [email protected] [email protected] Nationality Egyptian Passport Number: Date of birth 08.June.1982 National ID: 2 820608 2500556 Gender Male Marital Status: Married Web site http://www.aun.edu.eg/membercv.php?M_ID=5733 Research gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed_Diab13 Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=4eoT644AAAAJ&hl=en Academia.edu http://aun.academia.edu/AhmedDiab Linked in https://eg.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-diab-78979258

Work experience Nov. 2014 - Tell now Lecturer, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, The New Valley Branch Oct. 2012 – Oct. 2014 Researcher, Agricultural Extension Dept., Socio-Economic Studies Division, Desert Research Centre (DRC), Egypt; http://www.drc.gov.eg Feb. 2009 – Oct. 2012 Assistant Researcher, Agricultural Extension Dept., Socio-Economic Studies Division, Desert Research Centre (DRC), Egypt. Nov. 2008 – Feb. 2009 Assistant Researcher, South Sinai Research Station, Desert Research Centre Feb. 2005 – Oct. 2008 Research Assistant, South Sinai Research Station, Desert Research Centre (DRC). Education Mar. 2009 – Aug. 2012 Ph.D. “Analysis of the Agricultural Innovation System in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt”; Faculty of Agriculture; http://www.agr.cu.edu.eg/ University; Cairo; Egypt Sep. 2005 – June 2008 M. Sc. "Reasons of Success or Failure of some Agricultural Innovations in A Village in the New Valley Governorate"; Faculty of Agriculture http://www.aun.edu.eg/faculty_agriculture/index.php Assiut University; Assiut; Egypt 1999 – 2003 BSc “Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension”; Very Good With Honour (83.01 %); Faculty of Agriculture; Assiut University; Assiut; Egypt Training courses 5-9 June 2011 Training course: “Participatory Development & Needs Assessment”; Institute on National Planning (INP); http://www.inplanning.gov.eg/ Cairo; Egypt. 3-7 April 2011 Training course: “Media, Communication, and Leadership of Developmental Activities”; Institute on National Planning (INP); Cairo; Egypt.

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May – July 2010 Training course: proposal writing and project management, Resources for development centre, www.rdc-mena.org 14-25 March 2010 Training course: “Problem Solving and Decision Support by Computers”; Institute on National Planning (INP); Cairo; Egypt. 2 Sep. – 20 Dec. 2007 Training course: “General program for statistics”; Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS); http://www.capmas.gov.eg/ Cairo; Egypt. 6-24 August 2005 Training course: “Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS WIN)”; Institute of Statistical Studies & Research (ISSR); http://issr.cu.edu.eg/ Cairo University; Cairo; Egypt. Organization of Scientific Events 26 -27 April 2016 TITLE: The first environmental meeting “with our youth’s awareness, our environment is conserved” PARTNERS: Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley, Assiut University in cooperation with Youth Unit, Ministry of Environmental Affair ROLE: Coordinator 4 April 2016 TITLE: The workshop “National Projects: the initiative to construction and development” PARTNERS: Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley, Assiut University in cooperation with Centre for Media ROLE: Coordinator 17 May 2015 TITLE: The first workshop “Safe Pest Control” Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley, Assiut University PARTNERS: multi partnerships ROLE: Co-organizer 15th -17th June 2014 TITLE: training program on “Principals of Projects Preparation and Submitting for Grants”, Desert Research Centre, Egypt. ROLE: Co-organizer 2 - 4 Dec. 2013 TITLE: Seminar and Workshop “Farmers’ Field Schools for Rural family Empowerment through Optimization of Forage and Animal Production”, Desert Research Centre PARTNERS: International Centre for Bio-saline Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt ROLE: Co-organizer Language skills and competences Mother tongue English 22 Feb. 2014 IELTS: Total 5.5, British Council, Cairo, Egypt 23 Nov. 2011 TOEFL ITP: Total Score 470, Amdeast, Cairo, Egypt 28 Jul. 2011 Successfully completed English: Advanced II with Score (A- = 90:93%) American University in Cairo (AUC) http://www.aucegypt.edu/, School of Continuing Education Skills and Competences Social & Organizational Team spirit, Good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, Good Skills communication skills, and Good experience in project and team management Computer skills Very Good command of Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™, PowerPoint™ and Access™) Driving licence ICDL 4.0

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Statistics Software Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Additional information 2011 First award of the best Research Paper in the field of Socio-Economic Studies Division, in the first annual scientific day of Desert Research Centre 2006 Member in the "The Scientific Association for Agricultural Extension" Cairo, Egypt. 2003 I was ranged the 1st student over the Country in the Agricultural Convoys from 7th Universities Youth's Week, Assiut. Projects Membership 2012 – 2014 PROJECT TITLE: Adaptation to Climate Change in WANA Marginal Environments through Sustainable Crop and Livestock Diversification. In collaboration with ICBA, FUNDERS: IFAD, AFESD, IDB and OFID 2012 – 2014 PROJECT TITLE: Groundwater management and irrigation systems development in the New Valley governorate, Egypt. FUNDER: DRC List of conference, symposium and meetings 26 April 2016 MEETING: First environmental meeting, Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley, Assiut University in cooperation with Youth Unit, Ministry of Environmental Affair TITLE: “Environment conservation in the worldwide” 4 April 2016 WORKSHOP: National Projects: the initiative to construction and development” Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley, Assiut University in cooperation with Nile Centre for Media TITLE: “Principles of Constructing the New Communities” 17 May 2015 SYMPOSIUM: “Safe Pest Control” Faculty of Agriculture, New Valley, Assiut University TITLE: “Safe Pest Control: an institutional perspective” 16 June 2014 TRAINING PROGRAM: “Principals of Projects Preparation and Submitting for Grants”, Desert Research Centre, Egypt. TITLE: “CV building to Projects Preparation and Submitting for Grants” 2 Dec. 2013 SYMPOSIUM & WORKSHOP: “Farmers’ Field Schools for Rural family Empowerment through Optimization of Forage and Animal Production”, Desert Research Centre and International Centre for Bio-saline Agriculture, Cairo, Egypt TITLE: Socio-economic and Learning Impact of Farmers’ Field Schools for Rural family Empowerment through Optimization of Forage and Animal Production” 1st April 2012 MEETING: The Annual Scientific Day of the Department of Community Health "Family Health and Chronic Diseases; Community Health Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, http://www.nursing.shams.edu.eg/ TITLE: Agricultural extension and family health 1st – 30 July 2009 TRAINING PROGRAM: Summer Training Program for Improving Students' Communication & Computer Skills; Rural Community Development Centre, Department of Rural Sociology & Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University TITLE: MS Word and Internet Modules

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Publication Research articles

[2016] (13) Diab, A.M. and Z.M. Abdel-Rahman (2016). Willingness of Egyptian Agricultural Extension Middle Level Managers to Use Cell Phones in Extension Services. Arab Univ. J. Agric. Sci., 24(2): [2015] (12) Diab, A.M. (2015). Learning impact of farmer field schools of integrated crop- livestock systems in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Annals of Agricultural Sciences. 60(2): 289-296. (11) Abdel-Ghany, M.M. and A.M. Diab (2015). Measuring Agricultural Extension Service Quality in Nubaria Region Using Total Quality and Service Quality Scales. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, 6(11): 1737-1750. (10) Diab, A.M. (2015). Assessment of linkages and information flow in the agricultural innovation system in the New Valley governorate, Egypt. Arab Univ. J. Agric. Sci., 23(2): 449-465 (9) Diab, A.M. and Abdel-Ghany, M.M. (2015). Content Analysis of Shams Agricultural Magazine. Arab Univ. J. Agric. Sci., 23(2): 399-422 (in Arabic) [2014] (8) Diab, A.M.; Mostafa M. Badr and Hamada M. Ibrahim (2014). Adoption of Crop- livestock Integrated Management Package among Farmers in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Journal of the Scientific Association for Agricultural Extension, 18(4). (7) Diab, A.M. and Abdel-Ghany, M.M. (2014). A study of work environment and competencies necessary for agricultural extension in Egypt using Delphi technique. Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences. 5(5): 789-800. [2013] (6) Abdel-Aal, M.H. and A.M. Diab (2013). Bedouins’ Indigenous Knowledge utilized in Raising of Small Ruminants in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. In Orhan Ozcatalbas (ed.) Extension education worldwide: trends, challenges and cases. 21st European Seminar on Extension Education. September 2-6, Antalya, Turkey, pp 11-16. (5) Abdel-Ghany, M.M. and A.M. Diab (2013). Reforming agricultural extension in Egypt from the viewpoint of central level extension employees. Arab Univ. J. Agric. Sci., 21(2): 143-154. (4) Diab, Ahmed M. (2013). Agricultural Innovation System with reflections in Sinai, Egypt. Lambert Academic Publishing (LAP), Germany. At: https://www.morebooks.de/store/gb/book/agricultural-innovation- system/isbn/978-3-659-40624-9 [2012] (3) El-Shafie, E.M.; Z.H. Magd; Z.H. El-Sharief and A.M. Diab (2012). Barriers to Networking the Agricultural Innovation System in Sinai Peninsula, Egypt. Journal of the Scientific Association for Agricultural Extension. 16(2): 1- 15.

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(2) Diab, A.M.; A.A. Ibrahim; Z.H. El-Sharief and A.B. El-Shrabassee (2012). Barriers to Adoption of some Agricultural Innovations in a Village in the New Valley Governorate Researcher. 4(4):77-82. (ISSN: 1553-9865). http://www.sciencepub.net/researcher [2011] (1) El-Shafie, E.M.; Z.H. El-Sharief and A.M. Diab (2011). Fostering Agricultural Innovation System of Egypt. 20th European Seminar for Extension Education. Private-public partnerships for advisory services in Europe (30 August: 3 September), JTO School of Management, Kirkkonummi, Finland. P. 86-90.

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