Prof. Dr. Ghaleb Natour
PERSONAL DATA
Birth date: 07.03.1960
Citizenship: German
25 YEARS OF EXPIERIENCE IN
innovation, research, science and technology, technology and people management
Engineering and product development, quality management in R&D environment, higher education, information and communication technologies, ICT and change management, process- and organization management and knowledge and technology transfer (Europe-Middle East)
WORK EXPIERIENCE
Since 2010
Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
Director of the Central Institute of Engineering, Electronics and Analytics Engineering and Technology
Since 2015
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
University Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering “Measurement and Testing Methods in Joining Technology”
1992-2010
Philips Electronics Research Laboratories, Aachen, Germany
Director of the department Engineering & Technology
2007-2010 Director Venture Relations, (Philips Corporate Technologies/Middle East)
2000-2010 IT Manager Philips Research Germany
2003-2006 Chairman of the global Philips Research IT Management Council
1992 -1999 Research Scientist, R&D projects in innovation products and processes
1997-2000
University of Applied Sciences Aachen, Germany
Lecture: Lighting and Illumination Technologies
1990-1992
Max-Planck-Institute for Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany
Research Scientist, ESA and NASA- R&D projects, space instrumentation
1994-1999
Ghorfa: Arab-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry- Bonn, Germany
Training and education concepts for Arab countries
1987-1990
German foundation for Development (DSE), Mannheim, Germany
Teaching of vocational trainers from Arab countries in principles of the German dual vocational education system, medical and computer science
2011
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research – Abu Dahbi, UAE
Accreditation of vocational training programs
Since 2012
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)-Bonn
Member of the German-Palestinian steering group for cooperation in science and technology
EDUCATION
1981–1989 University of Heidelberg, Germany
1987-1989 PhD- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Dr. rer. nat. (Nov. 1989)
1980-1987 Studies in Physics and physical Chemistry, Diplom Physiker (Mai 1987).
LANGUAGES
Arabic, Hebrew, German, English
AWARDS
2006 Philips Germany/Austria/Switzerland award for social commitment
1987-1989 PhD Minerva Award of the Max-Planck Society