Ibrahim Awad

Ibrahim Awad serves as Professor of Practice and Director of the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies within the Department of Public Policy and Administration at the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo (AUC). His distinguished career includes leadership roles at the League of Arab States, United Nations (as Secretary of the Commission, UN-ESCWA), and International Labour Organization (ILO) where he directed the ILO Sub-regional Office for North Africa and the ILO International Migration Programme.

His academic foundation comprises:

• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Cairo University
• Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Graduate Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland

Awad's research critically examines interconnected global challenges through:

• International Migration systems and policies
• Labor market dynamics and employment frameworks
• Human and Labor Rights enforcement mechanisms
• Development paradigms in transitional societies
• Political transformations across the Middle East and North Africa
• International Relations theory and practice
• Global Governance structures

His scholarship uniquely bridges migration studies with labor rights and regional political transitions, emphasizing policy-relevant applications in the MENA context.

His professional recognition includes:

• Senior Fellowship at the Migration Policy Centre, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

The biography provides no details regarding doctoral students supervised or research grants administered by Professor Awad.

Awad maintains influential policy networks as Chair of KNOMAD's Labor Migration Working Group (World Bank) and EuroMedMig's Steering Committee, while serving on advisory boards for Boston University's Center on Forced Displacement, Gulf Labour Markets Migration and Population Programme, and Carnegie Endowment's Working Group on Reimagining Global Economic Governance. He also contributes to academic discourse through editorial board memberships.

As Director of AUC's Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, he leads MENA-focused research initiatives examining refugee protection frameworks, migration governance, and labor mobility, fostering collaborations between academic research and international policymaking institutions.