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CNRS-L grants director Imane Abbas named associate expert on AUF Middle East commission

Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research has had its director of doctoral scholarships and research grants appointed associate expert to the AUF's regional commission of economic and scientific experts in the Middle East.

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Why it matters: The appointment gives CNRS-L, Lebanon's national research council, a representative on the AUF's regional economic and scientific expert commission for the Middle East.

The National Council for Scientific Research – Lebanon (CNRS-L) said Dr Imane Abbas has been appointed associate expert to the Regional Commission of Economic and Scientific Experts (CREES) of the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in the Middle East.

According to CNRS-L, Dr Abbas is a researcher who directs the council's doctoral scholarship programmes and its research grants.

CNRS-L described the appointment as strengthening its presence within regional scientific bodies.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

CNRS-L, through the director of its doctoral scholarship and research grant programmes, now holds an associate expert seat on the AUF's Middle East commission of economic and scientific experts.

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