Sabri Mekaoui's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Sabri Mekaoui joined the European Commission in November 2013 as a Programme Officer in the Space Unit. This unit is responsible for extensive work within the area of international partnerships and industry of government administration. Sabri Mekaoui has worked in many different positions within the European Commission, first as a scientific officer, before moving up to the role of project adviser in the space unit.WORKING REPORT:In Sabri Mekaoui’s time as Project Adviser at European Commission, REA, she has broader perspectives and a better understanding of how countries and sectors co-operate in order to achieve joint goals. HerTask subsequently became redefining the way the project is administrated, writing reports such as ‘ Needham’, ‘Enhancing Coordination Across Sectors in Transport’ and, most importantly, ‘The Main Challenges and Opportunities for Industry of Government Administration in Space’.This Air Traffic Management (ATM) Hands-on Workshop gives our participants the experience of working within the European Commission’s ATM Directorate General, with an aim of helping them to develop their skills and replacements for lost skills. The workshop lasting 3 days will focus on:1. Cybersecurity;2. Automated Weather Forecasting;3. Buildings and Facilities;4. Transport;5. Meteorology;6. Intelligence Gathering;7. Gene sequencing techniques;8. Space Surveillance and Telemetry;9. Human Resources Management (HRM). Sabri Mekaoui has described her experience as a Programme Officer at the European Commission as a five-month journey in which she has learned new skills and developed herself as a workingSeminar on ‘Human Resources Management in Space’ introduces participants to the tools and techniques needed to manage human resources in space. The conference is mandatory for all recent post-docs in space studies and is organised by the European Space Agency (ESA). This 2-day event covers the following topics:1. Managing people in space;2. Space infrastructures;3. Space management: policies and procedures;4. Space resources management;5. Space human resources management;6. Post-processing techniques for space data;7. Spatial knowledge representation;8. Simulation techniques for space infrastructures.Sabri Mekaoui’s other recent activities have involved working on the Space Planning Unit’s report on ‘ Needham’, which analysed the differing needs of the commercial and domestic space industries. Sabri Mekaoui has also written a report on ‘Enhancing Coordination Across Sectors in Transport’, which aimed to improve co-operation between different transportation sectors. Finally, she has been working on the Space Surveillance and Telemetry report, which looks at the needs of different space agencies and the ways in which they can work together to keep track of space activities.

🎓 Education

Sabri Mekaoui holds a Master's degree in Education and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Vrije Universiteit Brussels. After completing her undergraduate studies, Sabri Mekaoui spent two years working as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Liège before moving to Université de Liège in 2007. In 2009, Sabri Mekaoui completed her doctoral degree, in Education Leadership, at the same university. Since starting her professional career as an educator, Sabri Mekaoui has achieved several notable achievements. In 2013, she was awarded the prestigious Top Change Award from the Belgian Minister of Education and Culture. Additionally, in 2018, she was elected as a Faculty Fellow at the Université de Liège, in recognition of herchid outstanding work in the field of higher education. Sabri Mekaoui has also been awarded several distinction awards, such as the academic excellence prize from the European Higher School of Education, the excellence in teaching prize from the Royal Dutch Engineering School of Technology, and the excellence in research prize from the Belgian National Research Council.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Sabri Mekaoui has extensive experience in program management, international partnership, and industry of government administration. Mekaoui’s main roles have been as a Project Adviser at European Commission’s Space Unit, where he has expertise in joined endeavor projects and in the field of environment monitoring. In February 2010, Mekaoui joined the Scientific Officer position at European Commission’s JRC, responsible for developing and executing scientific activities in the field of space technology and applications. In this role, Mekaoui worked closely with multiple Horizon 2020 projects and was responsible for the Weald sustainability research project.From February 2013 until October 2021, Mekaoui was the Programme Officer at European Commission. Mekaoui is also currently a Trainee at Royal Meteorologic Institute (ESA Prodex), where he is learning about Instrument Scientistship.