In the context of academic collaboration between Libyan universities and global institutions, Dr. Abdelhakim Mohamed Belaid, an associate professor at the Faculty of Languages and Translation at Zaytuna University, participated as an external examiner in the defense of a doctoral thesis in English language, specializing in linguistics, at the University of Limerick in Ireland. The thesis was presented by the candidate Ikram Khensal from the Republic of Algeria.

The discussion committee was composed of the following professors:

1. Professor Maria Palmuros, Internal Examiner, University of Limerick

2. Dr. Abdelhakim Mohamed Belaid, External Examiner, Azzaytuna University / Libya

3. Professor Liam Murray, First Supervisor

4. Mr. Martin Mullen, Second Supervisor, University of Limerick

The session was chaired by Professor Nikola Nikolov.