Gerald Drissner

• Scientific collaboration

• Arab world

• Arab world

• Arabic language

• Economic development Arab world

• Intercultural communication and competence (Arab world)

• Doing Business in the Gulf

• Gerald Drißner (Drissner) is an Austrian journalist and writer of narrative nonfiction who is keen on exploring unexpected angles.
• The award-winning author is equipped with more than twenty years of prolific writing experience. He writes reportages and features as well as interviews, background stories, and analyses.
• Gerald Drißner has lived in Arab and Islamic countries for more than a decade. He has been specializing in the Arabic language and is the author of acclaimed books about Arabic grammar.
• Besides, he works as a scientific collaborator, combining his many years of experience and practice in Arab countries with the academic world.

• since 2005 journalist and book author self-employed, drissner.me
• 2008 - 2009 Reporter and head of office in Frankfurt am Main stern magazine, Hamburg, Germany

• 1997-2003 Mag. rer. soc. oec (Diplom-Volkswirt) University of Innsbruck, Austria
• 2004-2005 editor, reporter Henri Nannen Journalistenschule (journalism school), Hamburg, Germany
• 2007-2012 Arabic language University of Alexandria, Egypt

• https://www.bfh.ch/de/forschung/referenzprojekte/doing-business-in-the-gulf/

• Kathryn W. Davis Fellowship for Peace (2017)

• Bucerius-Summer-School (2010)

• EUMEF (EU-Middle East Forum) of German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

• IJP (International Journalists' Programmes)

• Trialog der Kulturen (Herbert-Quandt foundation)

Most important and prestigious journalism award in Germany for young journalists under 35y.

• German - Native or bilingual proficiency
• English - Full professional proficiency
• Arabic - Professional working proficiency

• Egypt
• Tunisia
• Turkey
• Austria