curriculum vitae

Younes Shokrkhah (1957-)
Mass communication science PhD
University of Tehran - faculty of World Studies - UK studies Department
Head of the Institute for North American and European Studies (INAES)
Shokrkhah@ut.ac.ir















Professional Background
• 1982: starting Journalism (Etelaat [Information] Newspaper)
• 1983: Editor of Foreign Desk (Kayhan [World] Newspaper) (16 Years)
• 1990: Member of editorial Council of Sanat-e-Chap [Printing Industry Magazine] (Continues)
• 1995: Member of Scientific council of Rasaneh Quarterly [Mass Communication Quarterly] (Continues)
• 1996: Jury Member of children Magazines Festival
- Jury Member of Iranian Newspapers Photojournalism Festival
• 1997: Jury Member of the Second Iranian Press Seminar
- Jury Member of the Iranian college Press Festival
- Jury Member of the Iranian Public Relations Festival
• 2000: Editor of Iranian Book weekly (4 years)
• 2001: Launching www.Jamejamonline.ir (First Online Newspaper in Iran)
- Jury Member of the Iranian Historical Manuscripts Festival
- Jury Member of the Iranian Book Critics Festival
- Member of the Multimedia Committee of the Iran’s Art Academy (Continues)
- Member of the Information for All Committee of UNESCO (Continues)
• 2003: Founding Member and Board of Managers of IRASIS (Iranian Association of Studies on Information Society (Continues)
• 2004: Member of the Steering Committee of the WSIS Regional Conference (World Summit on the Information Society)
• Jury Member of Kaveh Golestan Second Photojournalism Award (Reuters Iranian photojournalist killed in Mine blast in Iraq)
- Jury Member of the 12th Iranian Press Festival
- Member of the ICT Council of Iran’s National Library
• 2005:Launching www.hamshahrionline.ir (second Online Newspaper in Iran)

International Activities:

1985: china
• Beijing: coverage of Iran’s Parliament Speaker meeting with Chinese officials and reporting on Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City
• Xian: Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum
• Shanghai: reporting on Shanghai Museum,

1985: Japan
• Tokyo: coverage of Iran’s Parliament Speaker meeting with Japanese officials and reporting on automobile industry
• Nagasaki: reporting on Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum (next to the Peace Park)

1991: Senegal
• Dakar: news coverage of the presence of Iran’s president in OIC Summit

1991: Sudan
•- Khartoum: news coverage of the meetings of Iran’s president with Sudanese officials

1991: Saudi Arabia

reporting on:
• - Jeddah: second largest city; pilgrimage gateway to Mecca
• - Madinah: second holiest city in Islam (traditionally spelled Medina in English)
• - Makkah: the holiest city in Islam (traditionally spelled Mecca in English)

2001: Germany
• - Frankfurt: covering Frankfurt Book Fair the largest forum for e-publishing
• - Heidelberg: covering Heidelberg Print Media Academy
• - Stuttgart: Covering book distribution companies
• - Frankfurt: taking part in Big Questions Seminar dealing with the uncertain future of print and e-publishing

2002: United Arab Emirates
• Dubai: covering International Print Exhibition
• Abu Dhabi: reporting on print infrastructures
• Sharjah: reporting on print infrastructures

2003: Swiss
• Geneva: taking part in the first World Summit on Information Society, as a member of Scientific and cultural delegation with Iran’s President Seid Mohammad Khatami

2004: United Arab Emirates
• Dubai: covering Gulf Print Exhibition
• - Joining to Me Printer Monthly (Middle East Print Communication Magazine based in Dubai Media City) as Editor

2005: United Arab Emirates
• Dubai: Visiting Media City, Internet City and Knowledge Village

2005: Tunisia:
• Tunis: taking part in the Second World Summit on Information Society, as a member of Iranian Media and content Committee

2007: Japan:
• Kyoto: Visiting International Research Center for Japanese Studies

2008: United Kingdom:
• Birmingham: A Seminar on “American Studies and Iranian Studies: Bridging the Gaps between Nations and Disciplines”, December 4-6, 2008, University of Birmingham

2009: Netherlands:
•Amsterdam and the Hague: University of Tehran (Iran) and the University of Amsterdam in the Middle East Academic Exchange Project.