PhD candidate, Abdel-Aziz Abdrahamane Yassine, hails from Chad in Central Africa. Although Abdel isn’t new to Israel as he spent three years at the University of Haifa, he is new to Bar-Ilan University having joined the Department of Geography and Environment in BIU’s Faculty of Social Sciences during the 2023-2024 academic year. His PhD studies will focus on the field of environment planning and sustainability. The 34-year-old speaks three languages – English, French, and Arabic – and is learning Hebrew. He has a BSc in Geology from Adam Barka University in Chad, an MSc in Hydrogeology and GIS (Geographic Information...