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<\/p>\nWe, at C.R.E.T.A group, are international group of experts who share the vision of societal development through continuous knowledge transfer and high-quality products ,<\/p>\n
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Konstantinos Plakas, Chemical Engineer, PhD – Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH) – Greece<\/span>,<\/strong> Selim Mekdessi, PhD, Economics and business administration \u2013 Lebanese University – Lebanon Hanna Gaspard, Agriculture Engineer \u2013 ProAquafarm – Lebanon<\/span><\/strong>12 years of experience in Agrifood business – designing and conducting EU and international projects \u2013 follow up from the implementation to final and continuous evaluation for outputs sustainability. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We, at C.R.E.T.A group, are international group of experts who share the vision of societal development through continuous knowledge transfer and high-quality products , Herv\u00e9 Sabourin, PhD, Director for \u201cFigure d\u00e9veloppement\u201d – R\u00e9seau Figure – France, Ex- Vice -President at Poitiers University, responsible for international affairs, Ex- Regional Director at AUF \u2013 Middle East Expert […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2329,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-185","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nHerv\u00e9 Sabourin, PhD, Director for \u201cFigure d\u00e9veloppement\u201d –<\/span><\/strong>
\nR\u00e9seau Figure – France,<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Ex- Vice -President at Poitiers University, responsible for international affairs,
\nEx- Regional Director at AUF \u2013 Middle East Expert in International,
\nProject Management ( Erasmus +, Horizon-Europe),
\nInternational Consultant.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/K.-Plakas-2022-e1723999176414-150x150.jpg\")
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\nInvolved for the past 16 years in the development and participation of many R&D projects funded by the European Commission,
\nchemical industries and other national funding agencies.
\nExpertise is related to drinking water, industrial water treatment, desalination and valorization of agro-industrial effluents for recycling\/reuse of water.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/34362Image-150x150.jpg\")
\nAntoine El Samrani, PhD, Vice \u2013 President for Research \u2013 <\/span><\/strong>
\nAntonine University \u2013 Lebanon<\/strong>
\n<\/span>22 Years\u2019 experience in Environmental studies (project formulation, implementation, evaluation for sustainability); Environmental consultant and evaluator for the management of Great Beirut sanitary landfill site \u2013 Ministry of Environment,
\nResearcher in PRIMA Marra \u2013 Mediterra (EU funded project) for implementation activities in safeguarding of rural communities through nature-based solutions.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ss-150x150.jpg\")
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\n<\/span><\/strong>Main expertise on sustainability and firms\u2019 global performance, Sustainable development, Innovation, Entrepreneurship.
\nCoordinator of the Employability Sub-Network at the Union of Mediterranean Universities UNIMED (Italy),
\nFocal point of several Erasmus+ projects at the Lebanese University,
\nExpert at the Agency for the Evaluation of the Quality of Higher Education (AEQES),
\nEvaluator in the FIBAA accreditation program.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/vv-150x150.png\")
V\u00e9ronique Kazpard, PhD, Geochemist, Coordinator for EU cooperation at the International Affairs office at Lebanese University – Empowering CRETA Group in Sustainable Development Projects – Lebanon
\n<\/span><\/strong>23 years\u2019 experience in academic affairs, environmental projects ideation and development,
\nfostering partnership with European institutions and establishments,
\nManager and expert for EU projects implementation,
\nEstablishment of double degree agreements in international partnership,
\nImplementation of delocalized international field trainings in geosciences.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/hanna-150x150.jpg\")
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\nExpertise related to hydroponics, aquaponics, open field and under greenhouse cultivation, dairy and fresh cut units<\/p>\n