Honorary Committee

His Excellency

Prof. Rida A. Shibli

Prof. Rida A. Shibli, President of Jordan Society for Scientific Research, Entrepreneurship, and Creativity, is a Prof. of Plant Biotechnology and Biodiversity at the University of Jordan. He was born in Mursa / Jarash on July 15, 1962. He received his education in primary and secondary schools in Jerash/ Jordan. His B.Sc & M.Sc were from the University of Jordan- Amman, Jordan, and his Ph.D. was from the University of Illinois; USA. Dr. Rida has occupied many Administrative positions in his scientific work; he has recently been selected again as director of Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research and he is the founder of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology at Al-Ahliyya Amman University and he occupied its deanship in 2021-2023.

Prof. Gudrun Doll-Tepper

Prof. Gudrun Doll-Tepper is a professor of sport science at the Department of Education and Psychology at Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany.
She received her doctorate from Freie Universitaet Berlin and her “Habilitation” from the University of Frankfurt/Main.
She has authored and co-authored over 400 publications in sport science, sport pedagogy, inclusive education, adapted physical activity and sport for persons with a disability.
She was founding member and first President of the “European Association for Research into Adapted Physical Activity (EARAPA)” and one of the founders and a member of the board of the “European Master’s Degree in Adapted Physical Activity” since 1991 at KU Leuven, Belgium, and of the “ERASMUS MUNDUS Master’s Degree in APA (EMMAPA)” from 2005 to 2015.

Prof. Cindy Sit

Prof. Cindy is a full professor in the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She currently serves as the President of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA) and chairs the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA). She also holds advisory and leadership roles within the Asian Society for Adapted Physical Education and Exercise (ASAPE) and the Society for Adapted Physical Activity of Hong Kong China (HKSAPA).

Prof. David Legg

Prof. David Legg is Professor of Sport Management and Adapted Physical Activity at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. Dr. Legg has also been a visiting or adjunct scholar at seven other Universities around the globe. His research centres on the Paralympic movement and primarily the legacy of the Games.As a volunteer David has served as President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee, board member for the 2015 Pan Parapan American Games in Toronto, the International Paralympic Committee’s Sport Science Committee, and as President of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity.

Prof. Martin Block

Prof. Martin Block is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of Virginia where he directs the Adapted Physical Activity program. Professor Block is internationally known for his research on including children with disabilities in general physical education resulting in numerous articles, chapters in books, and books. Professor Block also has been a consultant with Special Olympics International dating back to the late 1980’s where he helped create and then direct the Motor Activities Training Program (MATP), a sports program for athletes with severe disabilities. He has been part of the MATP committee

Prof. Hussein Abu Al-Ruz

Prof. Hussein H. Abu Al-Ruz is a Jordanian academic and sports administrator with four decades of experience in Special Physical Education and Adapted Physical Activity. He holds a PhD from Helwan University in Cairo and serves as a Professor in the Department of Sport Sciences at Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan.

Throughout his career, Dr. Abu Al-Ruz has held numerous leadership roles in higher education, including Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education at Yarmouk University and Founding Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences at Hashemite University. He has also served as Vice Dean of Student Affairs and Department Chairman at Yarmouk University.



Prof. Kwok Ng




Prof. Kwok Ng is Chief Scientist Professor at the Lithuanian Sports University, and holds multiple posts at the Department of Teacher Education, University of Turku as a Turku Institute of Advanced Studies Collegium Fellow in Finland and Research Fellow at the Physical Activity for Health Research Centre and Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland. He has published over 100 peer review papers and holds the title of Docent in Health Promotion and Adapted Physical Activity, and is actively engaged adapted physical activity activities as Vice President of IFAPA and Editor Assistant of EUJAPA.

Dr. Catherine Carty

Dr. Catherine Carty is the UNESCO Chair on Transforming the lives of persons with disabilities through physical education, sport, recreation and fitness and Research Centre Manager at Munster Technological University in Ireland.  She was the Director of ISAPA 2025. Her work connects local community initiatives with global policy leadership in inclusive physical education, sport and physical activity. She collaborates with many partners across universities, civil society, NGOs and international Organizations.

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