Yasmine Touaibia

Yasmine Touaibia, PhD, is a seasoned researcher and lecturer who was appointed director of the Sciences Po campus in Menton (France) in December 2019, on the strength of her extensive experience in the education sector. A dedicated and passionate educator, she emphasizes in her media engagements the integrity and nobility of teaching as a profession, and encourages educators to explore innovative teaching methods.

She became director of the journalism school in March 2015, drawing on her extensive network of academics, entrepreneurs and local government representatives to strengthen the institution’s development and training offering. Her networking skills also helped strengthen relations with media and press companies.

Since September 2001, she has been teaching at Nice Sophia Antipolis University, where she has become a well-respected figure in academia. Her research focuses on transitions in Arab countries. She has authored two books on Egypt and Saudi Arabia and regularly contributes to media discussions on the situation in Algeria, her country of birth, to which she dedicated her doctoral thesis.