Rayan Haykal

Job Title / Responsibilities

Rayan Haykal is the Vice-President for Academic Affairs and Acting Dean of the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations at Université La Sagesse. He holds a PhD in Economics from Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, a MSc and BS in Economic Policy from Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut. His research and teaching span economic policy assessment, innovative financing, law and economics, and socio-economic perceptions of social change. He has also contributed as a policy expert and consultant for international organizations and national committees on curriculum reform and economic development.

Qualifications

• PhD in Economics, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, France (2010) – Magna cum laude
• MSc in Economics – Economic Policy, Université Saint-Joseph, Lebanon (2003)
• BS in Economics -Economic Policy, Université Saint-Joseph, Lebanon (2000)
• French Baccalaureate, Biology Track – Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais, Beirut (1996)

Professional Experience

Université La Sagesse – Lebanon

• Vice-President for Academic Affairs (2023–Present)
• Dean (Acting) – Faculty of Political Science and International Relations (2023–Present)
• University Registrar (2022–2023)

Faculty of Economics & Business Administration, Université La Sagesse – Lebanon (2014–2023)

• Assistant Dean
• Chair of the Economics Department (2014-2022)
• MBA Theses Coordinator | Faculty Representative at Institutional Review Board | Program Committee Coordinator

Additional Academic Roles

• Member, Coordination and Strategic Committee – Universities Association of Lebanon (2024-Present)
• Member, Quality Assurance Committee – Universities Association of Lebanon (2022–2023)
• Member, Orientation and Curriculum Framework Committee – CRDP Lebanon (2022–2023)

Previous Academic Engagements

• Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut – Assistant Professor & Researcher (2000–2014)
• Collège des Saints-Coeurs Ain Najem – Teacher & Coordinator, Economics & Sociology (2002–2022)
• Coordinator, World Economics Association – Lebanon Chapter (2016–2020)
• Lecturer, École Supérieure des Ingénieurs, Université Saint Joseph, Beirut(2013)
• Visiting Lecturer, Université Saint-Joseph – Dubai Campus (2010)

Teaching interests

• Advanced Macroeconomics
• Advanced Microeconomics
• Business Research Methods
• Energy Economics
• Game Theory
• International Economics & Trade
• Political Economics
• Public Economics

Research interests

• Social Entrepreneurship
• Extreme Violence
• Marriage Contracts
• Fighting Corruption

Publications

Haykal, R. (2020). Perceptions of the Lebanese Pound by the Intifada Generation: A love-hate relationship in times of Unrest. The Intifada from Within. Friedriech Ebert Stiftung – Orient Institute of Beirut

 

Haykal, R. & Mchantaf, J. (2018). Le financement participatif des médias: une exploration des perceptions des journalistes et des étudiants en journalisme au Liban. Ação Midiática, n.15. (Jan.-Jun). Curitiba. PPGCOM-UFPR. Available at: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/2238-0701.2018n15p121-148

 

Haykal, R. & Hariri, N. (2017). Does Social Capital Explain Arab Uprisings, European Scientific Journal, Special edition (August), pp. 232-247

Available at : https://eujournal.org/index.php/esj/article/view/9734/9248

 

Mehanna, R.-A. & Haykal, R. (2016). A Sectoral Study of Lebanon’s Economy: A Dynamic CGE Model, Journal of Developing Areas, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 389-416

 

Haykal, R. & Mchantaf, J. (2015). Al Huffington Post : une grille d’évaluation sémiotique et situationnelle. Ação Midiática – Estudos em Comunicação, Sociedade e Cultura

http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/2238-0701.2015n10p81-115

 

Mhanna, R.A. & Haykal R. (2014). To reform or not to reform, that is not the question: Evidence from Lebanon, Review of Business Research 4(2)

http://dx.doi.org/10.18374/RBR-14-2.10

 

Haykal R. & Hariri N. (2012). La pensée économique de Michel Chiha : variations sur le thème de la liberté, Travaux et Jours, nº86, pp. 43-72

 

مسألة الاعاقة في عالمنا المعاصر(2019). فصل: التمكين الاقتصادي لذوي الاعاقة: السياسات التنموية وتحديات سوق العمل (الان بيفاني وريان هيكل) . سائر المشرق.

 

Grants and Projects

Policy Expert

The role of Social entrepreneurship in the advancement of Sustainable Development Goals in the MENA region

 

Policy Expert

2021-2022: Danmission and the Forum for Development, Culture and Dialogue

Social Cohesion in Lebanon: National Survey Consultancy

 

Study Coordinator

2021-2022 : Centre de Recherche et de Dévelopment Pedagogique (CRDP) – Lebanon

Reformed Pre-University Curriculum Orientation and Framework committees,

Labor Market Needs Assessment

 

Lead Researcher

2019: International Committee for the Red Cross – Lebanon

Perceptions of War and Violence Study. A mixed method approach assessing Nation-Wide legacies of the Civil war in Lebanon

 

Data Analyst

2018: British Council – Lebanon

Strengthening resilience: Exploring Tripoli’s vulnerable youth – Final report

 

Lead Researcher

2008: Bassel Fuleihan Institute of Finance –Ministry of Finance, Lebanon

Reform guide in Public Finance – Iraqi ministry of Finance

 

Community Services

2019: Collège Doctoral en Economie et Gestion (CODEG), Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), Université Saint Joseph, May 24.

Seminar: L’éthique de la collecte et de l’utilisation des données : des enjeux de poupées russes

 

2018: Enhancing Policy research linkage for a State of Knowledge in Lebanon- Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Research Meetings – Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE) in Lebanon: Research priorities and policy solutions – UNESCO, Grand Serail, Beirut, October 18-19.

Paper presented: An Economic Assessment of Public Policies for Preventing Violent Extremism

 

2015: 21st LAAS International Science Conference « Horizon 2020: Advances in Sciences and technology», Université Saint Joseph, April 15-16-17

Paper presented: Which Reforms Do Benefit Lebanon? An Assessment of Paris III

 

2015: PREM 4 – Transparency, Governance and Innovation: Opportunities and/or threats towards sustainable development, May 27-28

Paper Presented: Proactive Transparency in Lebanon: Some Experiments in Public Information Disclosure

 

2015: Université du Saint Esprit-Kaslik (USEK), Consortium Doctoral régional en Economie et Gestion (CODEG), Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), July 2

Seminar: Formation des directeurs de recherche : Le cas d’un article