Younes Shokrkhah


Younes Shokrkhah is an Iranian journalist and academician.
Younes, who lectures on communications and journalism, has been a journalist for thirty years, and is the ICT consultant for ME Printer magazine and a member of the Academic Board of the Center for Media Studies. He has been member of the juries of a dozen press and photo-journalism competitions.

Early life

He is Assistant Professor of British Studies and Mass Communication at the Faculty of World Studies of University of Tehran. He has been the Head of the Institute for North American and European Studies for six years. He is also the head of the Europe Department of the Faculty of World Studies.
He is also a founding member of the Iranian National School of Cinema.
Younes is a member of Graphic Arts Writers United.

Professional Background

• Beijing: coverage of Iran’s Parliament Speaker meeting with Chinese officials and reporting on Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City
• Xian: Qin Terra Cotta Warriors and Horses Museum
• Shanghai: reporting on Shanghai Museum,
• Tokyo: coverage of Iran’s Parliament Speaker meeting with Japanese officials and reporting on automobile industry
• Nagasaki: reporting on Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
• Dakar: news coverage of the presence of Iran’s president in OIC Summit
• Khartoum: news coverage of the meetings of Iran’s president with Sudanese officials
• Jeddah: second largest city; pilgrimage gateway to Mecca
• Medina: second holiest city in Islam
• Mecca: the holiest city in Islam
2001: Germany
• Frankfurt: covering Frankfurt Book Fair the largest forum for e-publishing
• Heidelberg: covering Heidelberg Print Media Academy
• Stuttgart: Covering book distribution companies
• Frankfurt: taking part in Big Questions Seminar dealing with the uncertain future of print and e-publishing
2002: United Arab Emirates
• Dubai: covering International Print Exhibition
• Abu Dhabi: reporting on print infrastructures
• Sharjah: reporting on print infrastructures
2003: Swiss
• Geneva: taking part in the first World Summit on Information Society, as a member of Scientific and cultural delegation with Iran’s President Seid Mohammad Khatami
2004: United Arab Emirates
• Dubai: covering Gulf Print Exhibition
• Joining to Me Printer Monthly as Editor
2005: United Arab Emirates
• Dubai: Visiting Media City, Internet City and Knowledge Village
2005: Tunisia
• Tunis: taking part in the Second World Summit on Information Society, as a member of Iranian Media and content Committee
2007: Japan
• Kyoto: Visiting International Research Center for Japanese Studies
2008: United Kingdom
• Birmingham: A Seminar on “American Studies and Iranian Studies: Bridging the Gaps between Nations and Disciplines”, December 4–6, 2008, University of Birmingham
2009: Netherlands
• Amsterdam and the Hague: University of Tehran and the University of Amsterdam in the Middle East Academic Exchange Project
2013: Iraq
• Najaf and Karbala: Reporting on the construction of the new zarih of the holy shrine of Imam Hussein
2013: South Korea
• Seoul, visiting Hankuk and Myong ji universities
2014: Swiss
• Geneva, taking part in the WSIS+10 High-Level Event, Fourth physical meeting.
14-17 April 2014, Popov Room, ITU Headquarters
• Geneva, taking part in the WSIS+10 High-Level Event, Fifth physical meeting.
28-31 May 2014, WIPO Conference Room, WIPO Headquarters
• Geneva, taking part in the WSIS+10 High-Level Event.
10-13 June 2014. More than 1600 participants including around 100 Ministers and leaders from international organizations, from business, civil society and academia met in Geneva for the WSIS+10 High-Level Event. The Event built upon two tracks, the High-Level Track, consisting of formal statements, handing over of prizes, and endorsement of the Outcome Documents, and the Forum Track. Building upon the tradition of annual WSIS Forum May meetings, the Forum track’s format and thematic focus was the result of an open consultation process with the involvement of all WSIS Stakeholders.
2015: Switzerland
WSIS Forum 2015 | Innovating Together: Enabling ICTs for Sustainable Development.
workshop: E-science and Research in the Information Society: Key Factors for Sustainable Development
- My presentation: Publicizing E-science: Media Coverage Considerations
2016: Switzerland
WSIS Forum 2016 | WSIS Action Lines: Supporting the Implementation of SDGs
2–6 May 2016, International Telecommunication Union, Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Workshop: E-Science Ecosystem and Collaborative Knowledge Societies
- My presentation: Media and the Knowledge Societies: Toward a Cultivation Trend
• Session 174 | Friday, 09:00 – 10:45 | Room L, ITU Montbrillant | Thematic Workshop
2017: Russia
Moscow, Saint Petersburg meeting with officials of the academic research centers with the delegation of the Faculty of World Studies of the university of Tehran
2017: Switzerland
Geneva, taking part in the WSIS Forum 2017 | Information and Knowledge Societies for SDGs
12–16 June 2017, International Telecommunication Union, Place des Nations, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Workshop: E-Science and Sustainable Development in the Information and Knowledge Societies
- My presentation: Communication, E-science and Sustainable Development: The Considerations of a Technological Agenda
•4:30 PM – 6:15 PM, June 12, 2017 | Room M1, ITU Montbrillant
2018: Switzerland
Geneva, taking part in the Leveraging ICTs to Build Information and Knowledge Societies for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals 14:30–16:15, Thursday, 22 March 2018 Popov Room 1, ITU Tower
Thematic Workshop
Workshop: Cross-Border e-Science and Research Partnerships for Shaping Better Information and Knowledge Societies
- My presentation: Cross border E-Science and Research Partnership: Bridging the Gap Between Science and Media | 14:30–16:15, Thursday, 22 March 2018 - Popov Room 1, ITU Tower
Thematic Workshop