Taisir Subhi-Yamin

is a professor of gifted education. He has a B.Sc. in Physics, an M.A. in Special Education, and a Ph.D. in Gifted Education and e-learning from Lancaster University in England.

 He is the recipient of academic prizes and fellowships from Jordan, England, and the U.S.A. including a Fulbright Award (1996). Prof. Yamin is active in the field of science popularization, and has written ten books and many articles and research papers. In addition, he has developed a number of training packages to develop productive thinking skills.

He is an active member of an impressive list of academic institutions including: the British Educational Research Association (BERA), the European Council for High Ability (ECHA), Bahrain Association for the Gifted and Talented; President, Jordanian Association of Physicists, the National Committee for Gifted Education; Founder, the Qatari Centre for the Gifted and Talented.

He is also the National Chancellor and regional representative of the International Association of Educators for World Peace. He was a delegate of the WCGTC for about ten years. In 2002 he was elected as a member of the executive committee of the WCGTC. Recently, he was named editor of Gifted and Talented International. Professor Yamin was involved in developing UAE project for the gifted and talented in Ulm university. In addition, he has established, in cooperation with Prof. Todd Lubart, the International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE-Paris).

Address:

Prof. Dr. Taisir Subhi Yamin;

Heilmeyersteige 93;

D-89075, Ulm; Germany.

Mobile: (+49) 172-929-7632

e-Mail: taisir@yahoo.com