Georges ELIAS

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Education
maître de conférences

Faculty of Nursing Science
Chargé de Cours

Faculty of Religious Sciences
Chargé de Cours

+961 (1) 421 000 ext 5715 georges.elias3@usj.edu.lb

Georges Elias, Ph.D. in Educational Sciences with a specialization in Neuro-Education. Lecturer researcher at the Faculty of Educational Sciences at USJ. Teachers trainer with a strong focus on the competency-based approach differentiated pedagogy. Collaboration with international institutions to develop innovative educational programs. Educational coordinator of the Operational Management Maintenance of the Jesuit Garden project, in partnership with KFW, UNOPS, and USJ. Expert and educational advisor for the Sustainable Development and Interdisciplinarity project, in partnership with the French Institute in Beirut.


Education

Degree University Country Year
Ph.D. in Educational Sciences Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2022
Research Master's in Education Sciences Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2018
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry Education Saint Joseph University of Beyrouth Lebanon 2010
Master of Science - Specialization in Biochemistry Université Libanaise (UL) Lebanon 2006

Teaching at USJ

Pedagogical assessment Its philosophy Differentiated instruction and disciplinary remediation Overview of innovative educators Learning Theories and Pedagogical ChoicesTeaching specialized subjects in middle high school within the French educational

University teaching outside USJ

University teaching outside USJ Country Institution Start date End date
Physics and chemistry teacher United Arab Emirates French international school Théodore Monod 06/09/2020 06/08/2024
Coordinator-Physics and chemistry teacher Lebanon French school Abdel Kader 06/09/2009 06/08/2020

Professional experience outside USJ

Professional experience Organisation Start date End date
Pedagogical coordinator of the project "Operational Management and Maintenance of the Jesuit Garden" KFW-UNOPS-MOB-USJ 30/07/2024 30/07/2026
Expert and pedagogical coordinator of the project « Sustainable development and interdisciplinarity » French institute-USJ 30/06/2023 30/06/2024

Areas of expertise

Art, Humanities, Religious Sciences

Research themes

Neurosciences in education, Science Didactics

Publications and communications

**Articles**- Elias, G. (2021). *Environmental conditions conducive to education for sustainable development*. Institute for Creativity Educational Innovations, University of Valencia, 31, 75‑94. [https://roderic.uv.es/bitstream/handle/10550/80458/MA31.pdf?sequence1&isAllowedy](https://roderic.uv.es/bitstream/handle/10550/80458/MA31.pdf?sequence1&isAllowedy)- Elias, G., & Constantin, S. (2021). *Teachers emotional empathy student metacognition*. Institute Of Economic Development Social Researches Publications, 1, 129‑138. [https://www.middleeastconference.org/_files/ugd/614b1f_f5f55243340e4116ab1f78bba217ba0e.pdf](https://www.middleeastconference.org/_files/ugd/614b1f_f5f55243340e4116ab1f78bba217ba0e.pdf)**Conferences Presentations**- Elias, G., Constantin, S., & Rached, P. (2021). *Teacher empathy student learning processes*. SFERE/AMPIRIC. Apprenticeships, strategies, educational policies: What interdisciplinarities, methodologies, international perspectives?, France. - Elias, G., & Constantin, S. (2021). *Teachers emotional empathy student metacognition*. Middle East International Conference on Contemporary Scientific Studies-VI, Turkey. - Elias, G. (2021). *Contributions of cognitive neuroscience to student well-being learning*. LTHE. IV International Conference Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Portugal. - Elias, G. (2021). *Teacher training in competency-based approaches*. SFERE/AMPIRIC. Apprenticeships, strategies, and educational policies: What interdisciplinarities, methodologies, and international perspectives?, France. - Elias, G. (2018). *Effects of teacher training in competency-based approaches on their declared and actual practices*. I Colloquium of the Secretariat of Catholic Schools in Lebanon. University Research, Lebanon.