Tamer Ghazal
Network specialist and administrator at the University of Augsburg.
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Name in Arabic:
تامر غزال
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Nationality:
Syrian
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German
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Country of Residence:
Germany
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Tamer Ghazal's Bio
An information engineer and expert in communication networks and information security.
He is a network specialist and administrator at the University of Augsburg since December 2016, where in his position he manages and configures the high-availability network infrastructure of the institution, programs routers and master switches from major international companies, supervises the application of security and access control protocols, provides advanced technical support, and offers professional guidance to students and trainees.
He has also been a trainer and technical consultant at the Ohana Academy since October 2024, working to provide professional and specialized guidance to technical staff, overseeing the improvement of professional communication profiles according to German standards, and supporting the integration of competencies into the labor market.
On the journalistic front, Ghazal has been working as a blogger for Al Jazeera Blogs since 2024, and as a freelance journalist and editor for the Schwabmünchner Allgemeine newspaper in Germany.
He served on the executive board of the German Green Party for the Augsburg district and the party’s executive board in the city of Königsbrunn. Politically, he is the first candidate of Syrian origin to run for the Augsburg District Council in the March 2026 elections, having secured the eighth spot out of 70 candidates on the party's list.
He held the position of Communications and Information Security Systems Officer at Syriatel Company and was responsible for managing and configuring communications exchanges, call center infrastructure, interactive voice response systems, in addition to managing access control systems and video surveillance networks.
He has experience in managing the infrastructure of large projects, network automation, and securing control systems, in addition to his journalistic and political activity in the German state of Bavaria.
He holds a Master's degree in Information Engineering from the University of Augsburg, and a Bachelor's degree in Information Engineering specializing in Systems, Computers and Networks. In addition, he has obtained a number of professional certificates and certifications, including: a Cisco Certified Network Expert certificate in the United States of America in 2005, a Microsoft Academy Certified Expert certificate in 2005, and a certificate in Artificial Intelligence Systems from the University of Helsinki in Finland.




