December 2012 – January 2013 (1 month): Sharjah Research Academy, Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates, working with Prof. Ali El-Keblawy.
June 2012 – December 2012 (6 months): Department of Environmental
Science, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan,
working with Prof. Takashi Asaeda.
December 2010 (2 weeks): Department of Environmental Science, Graduate School
of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan, working with Prof.
Takashi Asaeda.
September 2008 (1 week): Department of Ecosystem Studies, Netherlands
Institute of Ecology, Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology, The Netherlands,
working with Prof. Karline Soetaert.
November 2006 - November 2008
(2 years): Biocenter Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden, Hamburg
University, Hamburg, Germany, working
with Prof. Kai Jensen.