Mary Missak Manoug Kupelian PERSONAL DATA: Address: “14 A” Samir Mokhtar Street, Ard-el-Golf, Heliopolis, Apt. 501. Tel.: 24157606 – Mobile: 0109-6995467 Email: Marykupelian@hotmail.com Marie_kupelian@yahoo.com Date of Birth: 6th October 1975, Cairo, Egypt. Marital State: Married, George A. Zerdelian; two children, Alexan and Edy.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: •
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June 2010: Awarded Ph.D. degree of Tourism Guidance; specialized in: “Art and Archaeology in Egypt in the Byzantine Era.” Under the joint supervision of Helwan University and Leiden University in the Netherlands. The title of the Ph.D. dissertation is: “A Comparative Study of the New Testament Scenes in the Coptic Monastic Churches.” 2003: Pre-doctoral diploma in Early Christian Art, Helwan University. November 2003: Qualifying exam of Ph.D. - Very Good. June 2003: Awarding MA degree of Tourism Guidance. Title of the Masters thesis: “Scenes of the Life of Christ in Coptic Art.”, Helwan University, Egypt. June 1998: Preliminary Master studies - Very Good. 1997: B. Sc. of Tourism Guidance - Excellent – Honour. Helwan University, Egypt. 1993: Secondary School Diploma, Nubarian Armenian School, Cairo, Egypt.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE: • • •
April 2012: Attended “Code of Ethics” workshop “ Faculty and Leadership Development Centre”. March 2012: Attended “Research Team Management” workshop. “ Faculty and Leadership Development Centre” March 2010: Attended “Time and Conference Management” and “Strategic Planning” workshops “ Faculty and Leadership Development Centre.” 1
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February 2010: Participated in the Inauguration of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Centre. January 2010: Participated in the Fifth Symposium on Coptic Studies at Aswan. November 2009: Attended “Student Evaluation”, “Quality Standards in Teaching”, “International Publishing of Research” and “Communication Skills” workshops. “ Faculty and Leadership Development Center.” June 2004: Participated in the 8e Congrès International D’études Coptes, Paris, France. May 2004: Participated in the Symposium on Coptic Antiquities, at the Supreme Council of Culture. Spring 2007: Audited a course of study in: “The Art of Monasticism in Late Antique and Medieval Egypt” at the AUC, instructor Dr. Elizabeth Bolman. 2005: Attended “Coptic language” course at the American Research Centre, instructor Prof. Steven Emmel. Fall 2005: Audited a course of study in: “Representations of Coptic Tradition and History in Recent Coptic and Non-Coptic Publications.” instructor Dr. Nelly van Doorn. Fall 2004: Audited a course of study in: “The Making of Coptic Egypt A.D. 300-700.” at the AUC, instructor Prof. Roger Bagnall. Fall 2004: Audited a course of study in: “Introductory Coptic” at the AUC, instructor Dr. Chrisi Kotsifou. Fall 2003: Audited a course of study in: “Coptic Culture” at the AUC, instructor Dr. Karel Innemée. Spring 2003: Audited a course of study in: “Coptic Monasticism” at the AUC, instructor Dr. Gawdat Gabra.
EMPLOYMENT: • 2010 till date: Lecturer, Guidance Department. Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University. Part-time: National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation Museum (NMEC). Part-time: Coptic Museum. • 2007-2009: Guest researcher at the Faculty of Arts, Leiden University. • 2003: Assistant lecturer, Guidance Department. Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University. • 1998: Demonstrator, Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University.
LANGUAGES AND OTHER SKILLS: • •
March 2005: Awarding International Computer Driving Licence ICDL (Al-Ahram Management and Computer Centre). May 2003: International TOEFL Exam Score 550 (273).
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English, Arabic, Armenian, Coptic and French (good). 2
TEACHING SKILLS: • • • • • •
Graeco-Roman History. Graeco-Roman Archaeology. Graeco-Roman Civilization. Ancient Egyptian Mythology (Religion). History and Archaeology of Byzantine Egypt. Tourist guidance practical lectures in the Egyptian Museum.
MEMBERSHIPS: • • • • • • • •
The International Association for Coptic Studies. (IACS) Société D’archéologie Copte. Friends of the Coptic Museum. (FOCM) The American Research Centre in Egypt.(ARCE) Member of the Board of the Coptic Museum. Preservation of the Egyptian Heritage Society. International Council of Museums. ( ICOM) Member of the Election Supervision Committee for Presidency of Helwan University.
PUBLICATIONS:
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“The Ascension Scene in the Apse of the Church at Deir Qubbat al-Hawwa: A Comparative Study.” Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Coptic Studies at Aswan 2010. (Awaiting publication AUC press.)
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“On the Four Apocalyptic Creatures in Coptic Art” Publication Series, COLLOQUIA ANTIQUA, Monograph Supplement of the Journal ANCIENT WEST & EAST, SERIES EDITOR, GOCHA R. TSETSKHLADZE (AUSTRALIA).
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(Awaiting publication )
“New Testament Scenes in Coptic Churches” Ph.D. dissertation (Under consideration of printing AUC press.)
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TRAVEL EXPERIENCES: • Traveled to United Kingdom, USA, Spain, the Netherlands (two years), Germany, France and Belgium. •
Visited almost all the Christian sites and the monasteries in Egypt, in addition to local and international museums.
REFERENCES:
Available upon request.
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