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Prof. Dr. Saed Khayat

Prof. Dr. Saed Khayat

Professor of Water Resources & Higher Education Governance
An-Najah National University
Prof. Dr. Saed Khayat is a distinguished academic leader and researcher with over 25 years of experience in water resources management, hydrochemistry, and higher education innovation. He currently serves as Director of the Grants and Projects Unit at An-Najah National University, leading international research development and strategic partnerships across Europe and the Mediterranean region. His research focuses on climate change and water policy, isotope hydrology, wastewater reuse, environmental biotechnology, and academic reform. Prof. Khayat has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and has led major international initiatives funded by Erasmus+, IAEA, DAAD, BMBF, and OKP.

Phone: +972 9 267 1073

Mobile: +972 599 868 605

Google Scholar: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Saed Khayat

ORCID: 0000-0002-3865-4291

Education

Ph.D. in Water Resources Management
Technical University of Munich, Germany
2002
M.Sc. in Hydrochemistry
University of Heidelberg, Germany
1997
B.Sc. in Geology
An-Najah National University
1994

Professional Experience

Director – Grants & Projects Unit
An-Najah National University
2015 – Present
Professor of Water Resources
Faculty of Engineering, ANNU
2008 – Present
Visiting Researcher
European Research Institutions
2003 – 2008

Selected Publications

Waste siege: the life of infrastructure in Palestine
S Stamatopoulou-Robbins – Stanford University Press | Cited by: 189
2020
Estimating groundwater recharge using the chloride mass-balance method in the West Bank, Palestine
A Marei, S Khayat, S Weise, S Ghannam, M Sbaih, S Geyer – Hydrological Sciences Journal 55 (5), 780-791 | Cited by: 99
2010