International Expert in Cross-Cultural Communication

Professor, author, lecturer, trainer, consultant, and academic in cross-cultural communication with a demonstrated history of working in the field of international relations, global business, academic, and professional education.

Founder of the international educational project "Cross-Cultural Competence".
Lecturer at the leading Russian universities (MSU, MGIMO, ITMO).

Dr. Khalil has extensive international experience across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Eurasia, collaborating with universities, multinational corporations, business communities, and diplomatic institutions. She has trained executives, advised diplomats, and guided professionals from diverse cultural backgrounds, uniting scholarly research with practical solutions for leaders and institutions operating in international contexts.

Her approach is distinguished by a unique methodology that integrates insights from anthropology, psychology, philosophy, and sociology, allowing her to reveal the deeper cultural logics behind global human interaction. 

Education:

▪ PhD in Philosophy of Culture from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
PhD Thesis: "Sociocultural Aspects of Muslim-Christian Interaction (сase-study of Mass Communications and Education Systems in Russia and Egypt)"

▪ Specialist Degree in Germanic Philology from Moscow State University.
Qualification: "Teacher of English Language and Western European Literature, Professional Translator"
Diploma: "The Category of 'Otherness' in Modern English Literature. The Case of Novels by Angela Carter"

Certification:

⋱ Course "Islam Through Its Scriptures" from Harvard University
⋱ Course "Christianity Through Its Scriptures" from Harvard University
⋱ Course "Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures" from Harvard University

Spheres of Interests:

✔ Philosophy
✔ Religious Studies
✔ Cross-Cultural Psychology
✔ Anthropology
✔ Ethnology

Membership:

International Association for Cultural Studies
International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
SIETAR Europa
Association for the Sociology of Religion
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs
Russian Philosophical Society
International Middle Eastern Studies Club

Dr. Mona Khalil