Amel Ouaissa is Assistant to the Dean of the Barenboim-Said Akademie. She holds a master's degree in Sociology from the Freie Universität Berlin, with her research interests focused on Sociology of Education, Postcolonial and Decolonial Theories, Feminist Theory, and Societal and Political Transformation in the MENA region. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Education Management and regularly lectures on this topic. Ouaissa is also involved in political activities, e.g. as a member of the working group for anti-racism and intercultural affairs of the Berlin Advisory Council for Migration and Integration.