Jammal, Elias

Jammal, Elias, born in 1954, is Palestinian German. He studied Philosophy, History of Arts and Physics at the University of Heidelberg, afterwards obtaining his PhD at the University of Kaiserslautern and an MBA in England. For 15 years he was the managing director of the Institute for Development Aid (IEZ) working in the fields of development aid and economic development, especially in Middle Eastern countries. Since 1998 he has been a professor in intercultural studies and intercultural communication at the University of Heilbronn.