Economist by training, Chahira has started her career as an educational technologist, 18 years ago. She worked for International Organizations such as the United Nations University and is currently working at the University of Göttingen, Germany as an Instructional Designer. The focus of her work is the development and implementation of methods and tools that help teachers and students strengthen their digital competences and enhance collaborative teaching and learning on the national and international level. At the University of Göttingen she first worked in the field of the “Internationalisation of the Curricula”. After that, she was in charge of Digital Teaching and Learning in the DAAD funded IMKD project ´liveSciences³ – Transnational and Digital Linked Life Sciences. Her current tasks are related to the project LInK aiming at enhancing interactivity and collaborative learning in large classes.