Ph.D. in ‘Development Studies,’ Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (University of Bonn), Germany, 2004 

M. Sc. in Social Policy and Planning in Developing Countries, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), United Kingdom, 1998 

Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology and Chemistry with honors, the Faculty of Science at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, 1987