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Manal AL Balushi

Manal AL Balushi

Profile

I started this interesting journey in October 2019. My research is funded by my government, the Sultanate of Oman.
 

Work Experience

- Demonstrating practical GIS and RS sessions in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds.
- Geography and social studies teacher in Oman.
(Fundamentals topics of GIS and RS)
 

HONORS:

▪SPRING award from water@leeds in June 2021( https://water.leeds.ac.uk/news/s-p-ri-n-g-award-winners-june-2021/ )

▪ Honored by the Office of Educational Supervision in Al Seeb for providing one of the school initiatives, 25/February/2019.

▪ Certificate of appreciation from the Human Resource Development Department at the Directorate General of Education in Muscat Governorate (MOE) in 2018. (Ideal lesson in Geography (

▪ Won the second place for software idea in the Seventh Technology Forum in Sultan Qaboos University, 19-22/ February / 2017.

▪ Honored at the level of the governorate of Muscat Directorate within the celebration of Teachers' Day, 2015.

▪ Certificate of appreciation from Human Resource Development Department at the Directorate General of Education in Muscat Governorate, 2015.

▪ Certificate of appreciation from Educational Supervision Office in Samail, 2012.

▪ On the honor list in Education College in Kuwait University, 2007.

▪ Certificate of Excellence from the College of Education at the University of Kuwait, 2006

▪ Certificate of excellence from the cultural attaché of the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Kuwait, in 2006.

▪ Certificate of Appreciation from the cultural attaché of the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Kuwait 2005.

 

ACHIEVEMENTS

▪Presented an oral presentation at the 9th International Conference of Flood Management (ICFM9) in Tsukuba, Japan on 19-21 February 2023. 

▪Presented a poster at the Global Flood Partnership 2022 Annual Meeting, the University of Leeds, 6-8 September 2022. 

▪Presented a presentation at the postgraduate researchers’ conference at the School of Geography, the University of Leeds, 1st July 2022. 

▪Presented a poster for the online conference for postgraduate researchers at the School of Geography, the University of Leeds, 20 May 2020. 

▪ First Aid Certificate, January 2024 – January 2026.
▪ English course, British Council, 26 June- 13 August 2018.
▪ Participated in the (live lesson) on Oman TV for 12-grade geography subject for General Education Diploma, six times in 3 years (2017, 2018 and 2019).  
▪ Attendance the Configuring and Managing the Multiuser Geodatabase training program, Muscat, 4-8 March 2018.
▪ Participated and won a prize in the Seventh Technology Forum at Sultan Qaboos University, 19-22/ February / 2017.
▪ English course (a month), ETC International College in the UK in 2016.  
 ▪   A GIS project with students: Geodatabase for mosques in the State of  Al Seeb in 2016
▪ Going Places with Spatial Analysis online course (6 weeks) ESRI in 2016.
▪ Attend GeCo in the Rockies (GIS) Conference in the city of Grand Junction, Colorado in the United States, 22-26 / September / 2014.
▪ A GIS project: Analysis of Traffic Accidents in Al Seeb in 2013 Case study: Al Qaser Roundabout, Al Mabeela Bridge and Bait Al Baraka Roundabout
▪ IC3 course and certificate, Certiport Company in 2011.
▪  English language course (80 hours), Polyglot Institute in 2010.
▪ ICDL preparation course (40 hours) and certificate, Polyglot Institute in 2010.
 

Research interests

Natural hazards, hydrology, flooding,  geographical information system and remote sensing.

Qualifications

  • BA Education, Kuwait University
  • MA Geography, Sultan Qaboos University

Research groups and institutes

  • water@leeds
  • River Basin Processes and Management