Ingy Kassem

Position: 
Department Coordinator
Building: 
Vienna, Quellenstrasse 51
Room: 
A418
Phone: 
+43 1 25230-2496

Ingy is a Department/School Coordinator at the Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy, and International Relations (DSPS) at CEU.

She previously served as the Executive Assistant to the Head of the Department of Public Policy (DPP) and played a crucial role in supporting the relocation and transition of the School of Public Policy to the Department of Public Policy when CEU opened its Vienna campus in 2020.

With extensive experience in higher education, Ingy has held various administrative positions at an American university with a campus in Vienna and seven other locations worldwide. She began her career as the Executive Assistant to the Rector as well as the Head of Operations (COO), providing support to the operations team across multiple campuses, including Greece, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. She has worked with a wide range of university units, such as Admissions, Recruitment, Facility Management, Registrar's Office, Student Services, Study Abroad, Event Management, and IT.

Ingy's leadership was demonstrated through her role as the team lead for organizing the university's graduation ceremonies in prominent venues for three consecutive years. Before joining CEU, she served as the Assistant Director for Privacy and Information Security during the implementation of GDPR, while also coordinating international campuses.

Before transitioning to higher education, Ingy worked in recruitment consulting and executive search. She has lived in Cairo, California, and Paris before settling in Vienna in 2011.

Qualification

Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Webster University - Vienna, Austria
Bachelor of Arts in Management with an emphasis in International Business / and a minor in Psychology - Webster University - Vienna, Austria
Economics emphasis - Exchange Semester - Sciences Po - Paris, France