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Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President of Alexandria University for Postgraduate Studies and Research, stressed the necessity of completing the registration of postgraduate students’ files, explaining that the registration deadline for these files is the 1st of April 2023. This came during the session of the Graduate Studies and Research Council on the 20th of March, at the university's great hall.
* The Vice President of the University confirmed that Postgraduate Studies and Research sector is in the process of documenting all decisions issued on postgraduate studies in a database, to achieve the maximum benefit for all researchers and scholars at Alexandria University.
* The council took note of University Council Decision No. 9 of 2015 regarding exempting master's and doctoral students from submitting a dissertation in the traditional form, as well as from a public discussion session, on the condition that their thesis research is published in distinguished international publication, and the role of the digital library in that.
* The Council was informed of the decision of the University Council to obtain the degree through academic publication and digital library reviews, as well as equivalent certificates and their supplementary materials and conditions.
* The council reviewed the report submitted by Dr. Perihan Salem about the university’s graduate studies and research sector organizing a workshop at the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, on university ranking and scientific publishing under the title: “Research Planning & its Reflection on Global Ranking”, in cooperation with the International Relations Office and the Elsevier Office in Cairo. The workshop was attended by 52 participants including vice deans, researchers, and vice-deans’ assistants for postgraduate studies from several faculties and institutes of the university.
* The Council approved cooperation protocols between the Faculty of Business at Alexandria University and each of the Trade Union Committee of the Egyptian Tax Authority, the Trade Union Committee of the Egyptian Customs Authority, the Trade Union Committee of the Real Estate Tax Authority in Alexandria, and Ashrakat Charity Foundation.
* The Council also approved a number of memorandums of understanding for academic cooperation between the University of Alexandria and each of the University of Jordan, the University of Zintan in Libya, and the University of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
