He is a co-founder and coordinator of the master programme in Gender and Migration Studies at AUW, and EMMIR Course Director. Dr Gamal Eldin acquired his first degree in Economics from the University of Khartoum and his MA and PhD from the University of Leeds, UK. Before joining AUW, he spent over 10 years working for various national and international aid agencies in Sudan and England. He also worked as an independent consultant for various UN agencies, including UNDP, UNHCR, FAO, UNFPA and WHO. His current research interest includes state and migration, development and migration, the representations and responses to urban-based IDPs and the political economy of humanitarian and development work in Africa. Scholarships at the University of Oldenburg in autumn 2012, 2013 and 2014.