Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy Science, University of Twente
Dr. Ola G. El-Taliawi is an Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy Science at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. She is the author of "The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South" (McGill-Queens University Press, 2024).
She holds a Ph.D. from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (2019) and a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration from the American University in Cairo (2010). Her work focuses on comparative public policy and administration, refugee governance, and gender.
Experience
2013–2018
Teaching and Research Assistant, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
2006–2013
Assistant Lecturer, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences
2012–2012
Regional Coordinator, Forum for Arab Citizenship in Transition, International Peace Institute
2012–2012
Consultant, International Labour Organization, Geneva
2008–2008
Intern, Division for Advancement of Women, UN Headquarters, NY
2007–2007
Consultant, Egyptian Decentralization Initiative, AECOM International Development
2007–2007
Consultant , Egyptian National Strategy for Micro and Small Enterprises, Hands-on Management Consulting
Education
2010
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo, Master of Public Policy and Administration
2005
Sadat Academy for Management Sciences (Egypt) in collaboration with University of New Brunswick (Canada), Bachelor of Business Administration
Publications
2016
The Role and Limitations of Public Policy in Ensuring Gender Equity, Rawat Publications
2014
Gender and Leadership Style in the Middle East: Evidence from Egypt's Civil Service, Westphalia Press
Grants and Contracts
2013
Research Scholarship
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National University of Singapore
2007
University Merit Fellowship
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The American University in Cairo
Professional Memberships
International Research Society for Public Management
Association for Middle Eastern Public Policy and Administration