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President of Alexandria University and the Deputy Minister of Higher Education Inaugurate the second international conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy PHS 2022
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Dr. Yasser Refaat, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, inaugurated Wednesday evening the second international conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy PHS 2022, which will last for two days.
In his speech, Dr. Konsowa confirmed that Alexandria University is keen to support the university's scientific research system, as a fundamental pillar in the shift towards a knowledge economy, explaining that the university has launched several initiatives to encourage researchers to increase their output of applied scientific research, and the university is also establishing a technology park to link these outputs with industry and transfer the research results into products of economic value, in order to achieve the Egyptian state’s vision of sustainable development in accordance with the 2030 strategy. The university president announced the start of several projects during the coming period under the umbrella of Alexandria University to serve society and industry extensively. He also thanked the administration of the Faculty of Pharmacy for its efforts in publishing and supporting scientific research.
Meanwhile, Dr. Yasser Refaat, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, emphasized the role of the ministry in providing an encouraging environment for innovation within Egypt’s Vision 2030, explaining that the Science, Technology and Innovation Incentives Law contributed to supporting scientific research in Egypt. He praised the role of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Alexandria University in achieving a huge leap in the field of scientific research during the past four years, as the number of published researches reached more than 10 thousand, appreciating their quality, as the percentage of scientific citations reached 45% higher than the global average, the percentage of scientific publication reached 78% published in Q1, Q2, and the percentage of research in the medical and pharmaceutical sector 55%. He urged the researchers participating in the conference to discuss research projects that support the economy and the pharmaceutical industry.
Dr. Mervat Qassem, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, said that the conference is one of the largest international conferences for pharmaceutical and health sciences held in Egypt, with the participation of the Egyptian Medicines Authority and major companies in the pharmaceutical industry and medical supplies. In addition, more than 1,000 participants and researchers from Egypt and 21 Arab and foreign countries are participating in its current version, as well as a number of pharmaceutical and medical supplies companies. During the conference, 18 sessions will be held, including 53 scientific lectures, dialogues and workshops, and 118 research posters to discuss all that is new in the field of pharmaceutical sciences, clinical pharmacy and drug economics, and an exhibition for the participating companies and agencies.
The inauguration was attended by Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, President of Pharos University, Dr. Mohamed Onsi, President of the Syndicate of Pharmacists, deans and vice deans of the faculties, and the participating Arab and foreign delegations. The opening ceremony also included honouring a number of pioneers and professors of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University.
Dr. El Ghandour Inaugurates Annual International Conference of Internal Medicine Entitled "Integrative Medicine for the Department of Internal Medicine"
On the evening of Wednesday the 23rd of November, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President of Alexandria University for Graduate Studies and Research, and the honorary president of the conference, witnessed the inauguration ceremony of the nineteenth annual conference of the Department of Internal Medicine in Alexandria, at the Great Hall of the Faculty of Medicine. The conference that is taking place on the 23rd and 24th of November, under the title "Integrative Medicine for the Department of Internal Medicine", will present the latest techniques and discoveries in disease prevention, treatment and emergency cases concerning internal medicine, haematology, diabetes, hepatology, gastroenterology, and rheumatism.
The opening session was attended by Dr. Ali Abdel Mohsen, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Ayman El Shayeb, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Dr. Tamer Abdallah, Executive Director of University Hospitals, Dr. Iman Youssef, Head of the Internal Medicine Department and Conference Chair, Dr. Ezzat Ali, Head of the Digestive System Unit, and Dr. Ahmed Zaid, Head of the Hepatology Unit, and a group of senior professors of internal medicine, international lecturers and students.
In his speech, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour stressed that Alexandria University is keen to support and motivate all scientific conferences that discuss and present all that is new in all disciplines related to the departments of internal diseases and haematology at the Faculty of Medicine, in a way that contributes to enriching the medical scene, in cooperation with the rest of the faculty’s departments, to achieve what is called “Integrative Medicine” to ensure a successful medical system at the university. Dr. El-Ghandour confirmed that he is proud to be a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, specifically the Department of Internal Medicine, as it is one of its oldest departments, that has achieved a qualitative leap in its various sub-specialties in internal and blood diseases. In addition, it includes a group of the greatest professors and great scientists who contributed to the graduation of qualified doctors who in turn took part in the advancement of medicine in Egypt and many Arab countries, and the improvement of health services provided to millions of patients over many years.
Dr. Iman Youssef confirmed that the conference was preceded by several research sessions and discussions at the premises of the Department of Internal Medicine on Tuesday the 22nd of November, with the participation of the department’s professors, graduate students and interns. Youssef confirmed that the conference hosts a group of senior professors of haematology, diabetes, hepatology, gastroenterology, and rheumatism, and international lecturers, to discuss integrative medicine between the 8 units of the Department of Internal Medicine and the rest of the clinical departments of the faculty, as well as to discuss the latest methods of diagnosis and treatment in internal diseases and haematology. The participants will also hold scientific sessions and important lectures to discuss the latest types of treatments and medicines, and to shed light on all that is new in the field, whether through presenting scientific research or through workshops that contribute to updating the information of all doctors and keeping abreast of all that is new in various medical specialties.
President of Alexandria University Meets Chairman & Members of Waqf Al-Bir wa Al-Ihsan in Beirut
In continuation of the discussions that took place last month between Pofessor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Dr. Ammar Al-Houri, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Waqf Al-Bir wa Al-Ihsan (Endowment of Righteousness and Charity) in Lebanon - and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Beirut Arab University, and his accompanying delegation, the two sides met last week in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, with the aim of continuing coordination And cooperation between Alexandria University and Beirut Arab University through academic, scientific and research relations.
During the meeting, an understanding was reached to renew the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University and Beirut Arab University in light of the close and historical relations between the two sides, provided that the signing will take place soon in Egypt in the presence of Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. It was also agreed to establish a mechanism for appointing the new president of Beirut University Arab University to assume his duties after the end of the term of Dr. Amr Al-Adawy, the current president of Beirut Arab University, at the beginning of next August.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Wael Nabil Abdel Salam, Vice President of Alexandria University for Education and Student Affairs, and a number of members of the Board of Trustees of the Endowment of Righteousness and Charity and Beirut Arab University.
Dr. El-Ghandour During Postgraduate Studies & Research Council: Preparing Marketing Plan for Central Library and Alexandria University Museum
During the Postgraduate Studies and Research Council held yesterday, Tuesday the 22nd of November 2022, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour announced the preparation of a marketing plan for the services provided by the Central Library and the Alexandria University Collections Museum, to introduce students and researchers to the scientific services provided by the Central Library at Alexandria University, and the scientific treasures located in the Alexandria University Museum.
* Dr. El-Ghandour indicated that the central library contains a hall for theoretical treatises, the electronic services unit, the electronic theses department, the digitization department, manuscripts and heritage books, and added that the Alexandria University Collections Museum contains a hall for Alexandria University, a map for the establishment of the University of Alexandria in El-Hadra area in 1912, and a collection of maps and atlases of Alexandria, Egypt, and the world. The museum also contains special display units for the huge foreign publication in French about Egypt: L’Egypte by Fred Boisonnass, dedicated to King Fuad, and there are only limited copies of it. It also contains the first edition of the French Expedition’s Description of Egypt (1809) written by the French campaign’s savants, including volumes of paintings and photographs. In addition, the museum has a special hall for the city of Alexandria that includes photo albums from the year 1881, an encyclopaedia of Alexandria and Egypt in handwriting, and some paintings and pictures of Alexandria.
* The museum also has a special section on the Ottoman Empire, that includes huge volumes depicting scenes from life in the Ottoman era, a group of Ottoman firmans, albums, Ottoman decorated manuscripts, a group of Shahani firmans issued to the rulers and khedives of Egypt from 1597 AD to 1904 AD, which were collected by order of King Fuad I, and a group of glass frames of manuscripts of various subjects and languages written on parchment. Another part of the museum is the personalities corner that contains a collection of belongings from important historical personalities. The religious manuscripts section in the museum contains rare copies of the Quran, the oldest of which dates to the 9th Century of Hijra. It also contains manuscripts in the branches of the Islamic doctrine (interpretation, jurisprudence, hadiths, and prophetic biography). Hall 3 contains a variety of heritage books and early publications in history and geography, as well as maps and albums of various fields, some of which were distributed inside the display units in the hall, while others are in storage units to be used by the readers.
• Dr. El-Ghandour also announced that the process of receiving scientific research will be transferred from the International Scientific Publishing Office at the Faculty of Science in Muharram Bey to the Library Affairs Department building on Horreya Road, in order to facilitate the procedure for researchers at Alexandria University.
• The Council approved the framework agreement for international university cooperation between the University of Alexandria and the University of Caen-Normandy in France.
• The Council also approved a proposal for cooperation between Alexandria University (Faculty of Commerce - Department of Business Administration) and J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University, USA.
Community Service Council of Alexandria University Reviews Faculties Development and Service Reports
The Community Service and Environmental Development Council headed by Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President of Alexandria University, reviewed during its periodic meeting the reports submitted by several faculties as follows:
• The report submitted by Dr. Walid Abdel-Azim, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, on the university's efforts to confront the issue of climate change, as the report indicated that the university held several workshops and conferences within its faculties to study and apply all the findings of practical studies in this regard. He also highlighted the main projects in which the University of Alexandria participated as part of its role in community service, such as the Toshka project, the purification of freshwater canals, the Decent Life Initiative (Haya Karima), the Mahmoudia Road project, Bahsayer El Kheir housing Project, integrated medical community convoys, wastewater treatment, and the rain management strategy project, through the Engineering Centre at the Faculty of Engineering. He explained the achievements of these projects in terms of urban development, service to society and the environment, and energy improvement. He also reviewed the most important research projects in which the university participated, their outputs, patents, and applied research.
• The report submitted by Dr. Mohab Abdel Razek, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education for Men, on the exhibition of traditional and handicraft products, which was organized by the faculty for the second year in a row, in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Solidarity, with the participation of 200 exhibitors from working families.
• The report submitted by the Faculty of Agriculture on holding the Summer Science Club for school and university students, and the symposium organized by the Egyptian Society of Poultry Science entitled "The Impact of Climate Change on the Poultry Industry".
• The Council was informed of the participation of the Faculty of Dentistry in several community medical convoys in the villages of Abis, Kafr El Dawar, Old El Alamein, Shabab El Alamein, King Mariout, Baghoush Camp in Matrouh, Borg El Arab among others.
• The Council also received thanks extended by the General Authority for Adult Education for Alexandria University's contribution to teaching reading and writing to 2037 illiterate citizens, during the July 2022 session. The Vice President of the University called for intensifying efforts in this regard in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development, Egypt's Vision 2030.
• The Council approved a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, and the Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, Benghazi University.
• The Council approved the cooperation protocol between the Higher Institute of Public Health and the Healthy Hearts Association.
• The Council approved the final technical report of the research project submitted by Dr. Mohamed Belal, Dean of the Faculty of Physical Education for Men, entitled "Entrepreneurship Club, Alexandria University" to spread the culture of entrepreneurship among university students and graduates and develop their innovative thinking.
• The Council approved the research project submitted by Dr. Yousra Ahmed Sultan, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, entitled "The ability of biochar made from rice and bagasse to digest nutrients and greenhouse gas emissions from the dung of milking animals."
