Fawaz Ahmad Al-Moussa

Syria

Professor Dr. Fawaz Ahmad Al-Mousa

  • Bachelor’s degree in Geography, University of Damascus, 1994

  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of Damascus, 1995

  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Aleppo, 1996

  • Master’s degree in Climatology, Cairo University, 1999, with Distinction

  • PhD in Physical Geography (Climatology), Ain Shams University, 2002, awarded First Class Honors, with a recommendation to publish the dissertation at the university’s expense and to circulate it among Arab universities

  • Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Aleppo, 2003

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, 2014

  • Professor, Department of Geography, 2020

Administrative Positions

  • Head of the Department of Geography, University of Aleppo (2003–2010; 2012–2014)

  • Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts for Administrative and Student Affairs (2011–2015)

  • Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts for Academic Affairs (2015–2017)

Professional Memberships and Committees

  • Head of the Aleppo Branch of the Syrian Geographical Society

  • Member of the Arab Writers Union, Damascus

  • Member of the Egyptian Geographical Society

  • Member of the Committee for Curriculum Development and Reference Standards, Ministry of Higher Education

  • Rapporteur of the Geography Committee at the Higher Council for the Care of Arts, Literature, and Social Sciences

  • Member of the E-green Group, working on integrating climate change concepts into university curricula in the Middle East and North Africa, in cooperation with the European Union

  • Member of the expert group contributing to The Second Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR2) of MedECC, based in Marseille, France (currently in progress; scheduled for publication in 2026)

Editorial Boards

  • Member of the Editorial Board, Science Fiction Magazine, Syrian Ministry of Culture

  • Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Research, University of Aleppo

  • Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Literary and Human Sciences Research, Vision Foundation, London

  • Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Strategic Studies in Disasters and Opportunity Management, Arab Democratic Center, Germany

Publications and Scientific Activities

  • Author of 45 published scientific books in Syria and abroad, including two in English

  • Author of 25 peer-reviewed scientific papers published in refereed journals

  • Author of 12 entries published in the Arab Encyclopedia

  • Author of 40 articles in Scientific Literature Magazine, University of Damascus

  • Author of 28 articles in Science Fiction Magazine, Syrian Ministry of Culture

  • Supervisor of more than 30 Master’s and PhD theses

  • Organizer and participant in numerous scientific conferences