Karima BOUZIANE

Educator/Teacher

Karima BOUZIANE is an Associate Professor at Chouaib Doukkali University. She holds a Doctorate degree and a master’s degree in Cross-cultural Communication and Translation Studies from the same university. Her areas of interest are Cross-cultural Communication, New Media, Advertising, Audiovisual Translation, ESP and Translation, Cross-Cultural Competencies and Internationalization, Art for Women Empowerment, Art and Sustainability. She serves as the head of the research team at the ALCS Laboratory (FLSH-UCD), focusing on Cross-cultural and Media Studies. Currently, she is supervising doctoral research projects related to gender-based issues in translation, multimedia news stories translation and cross-cultural engagement, machine-human hybrid translation (MT-HT). Furthermore, she is passionate about fostering research collaborations, particularly in the domains of cross-cultural communication and AI-powered translation, where technology and language converge to shape the future of communication. She is the editor-in-chief of the International Arab Journal of English for Specific Purposes (IAJESP), and of the Interdisciplinary Journal of Human and Social Studies (IJHSS). In addition to her editorial duties, she holds the position of President of the (scientific) Association for Management, Economics and Human Development. She is a researcher-collaborator at CEOS.PP ISCAP Portugal contributing to interdisciplinary research endeavors. She is coordinator of several Erasmus+ Mobility agreements and events (since 2016), through which more than 32 students benefited from Erasmus grants in different countries in Europe. In collaboration with her national and international colleagues, she has played an instrumental role in coordinating a series of noteworthy international events, including: The International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences: Key Levers for Post-Covid Recovery, 4 July 2022, EL Jadida, Morocco, https://hss-22.sciencesconf.org/; and the 2nd Edition on Humanities and Social Sciences: Fostering Global Resilience through Cross-cultural Collaboration, 27-28 November, ISCAP, Porto, Portugal. https://hss23.sciencesconf.org/. She has also organized a number of Erasmus Staff Days focused on Internationalization. Now, Professor BOUZIANE is actively seeking new opportunities and a new role related to internationalization, research, and cooperation (at the national or international levels). She is enthusiastic about applying her expertise and knowledge to foster cross-cultural collaboration in academia and research.

Art; Events organization; Cutural exchange; Travel; Teaching; Translation.

Breaking barriers through Intercultural communication: As the world is getting smaller, we started having more and more contact with people, across the world, who are culturally different. Being able to handle these cultural differences peacefully is becoming an important issue to thrive in a global world as a global leader.

The journey of women thriving in the face of misogyny is a testament to the power of resilience, the importance of solidarity, and the potential for a more inclusive and equitable society. The road ahead may be long, but we are making progress, and the voices of women are being heard like never before. Let us stand together and continue to empower one another, breaking down the barriers of misogyny for good. The future is brighter when women are free to thrive and make their mark on the world.

Art; Events organization/participation; Cutural exchange; Cooperation and Internationalization; Translation and Intercultural Communication;