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Dr. El-Ghandour Receives Peruvian Embassy Delegation to Discuss Cooperation between Alexandria and San Marcos Universities
Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President of Alexandria University for Graduate Studies, and Dr. Sameh Shehata, General Supervisor of the International Relations Office at Alexandria University, received the Peruvian embassy delegation headed by Mr. Jose Jesus Betancourt Rivera, Peruvian Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
The delegation included Dr. Domingo García Belaunde, Dr. Jose Palomino Manchego, specialists in the field of constitutional law at the National University of San Marcos in Peru, and Mr. Basil Michel Marco, Honorary Consul of Peru in Alexandria, with the aim of discussing ways of cooperation between the two sides and signing cooperation agreements between the University of Alexandria and the National University of San Marcos in Peru.
In his speech, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour welcomed the delegation of the Peruvian Embassy to Alexandria University, pointing out that Alexandria University is one of the most prestigious universities around the world. El-Ghandour indicated that the University is keen on international cooperation with prestigious international universities, including San Marcos University in Peru, pointing out that Alexandria University has many double degrees with major international universities in America and Europe, which allows students to obtain a double degree from both universities, it has two international branches in the state of Chad and the state of South Sudan, and it owns 14 museums, including the university’s holdings museum, which contains rare manuscripts dating back to thousands of years. He confirmed that it is expected that there will be a cooperation agreement between the University of Alexandria and the National University of San Marcos in Peru in various fields, including medicine, law, engineering, and history.
For his part, Mr. Jose Jesus Betancourt welcomed the cooperation with Alexandria University, especially that the University of San Marcos in Peru has a long history like that of its Egyptian counterpart, pointing out that the University of San Marcos is an independent university that was established in 1551, and is one of the oldest universities in the South American continent. He emphasized that the purpose of the visit is to get acquainted with the Egyptian culture and learn more about the constitutional life in Egypt, especially that Egypt has an ancient constitutional court, and it has distinguished professors in constitutional law at Alexandria University, so it was of great importance to have the opportunity of exchanging experiences between the two universities, and the exchange of students and faculty members .
Alexandria University Wins First Place in Innovations & Patent Index Ranking and Silver Medal in New Energy Projects
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, announced that the university won the first place in the ranking of the innovative products and patent index, and the second place and the silver medal in new and renewable energy projects for the green hydrogen and green ammonia production project, at the conclusion of the Cairo International Exhibition for Innovation Fair 2023 in its seventh edition.
The fair was organized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, in the period from February 13-14, under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, under the supervision of Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Dr. Mohamed Saqr, President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology. It was held in the New Administrative Capital, with the participation of Egyptian universities, research centers and various industrial entities.
The university president confirmed that these results reflected Alexandria University's interest in supporting innovation and promoting the knowledge-based economy, praising the distinguished and honourable level of th university students in all local and international forums. He explained that the university works to nurture entrepreneurs and innovators, whether of the university students or researchers, and emerging projects through its Technology Innovation Commercialization Office (TICO), and the technological incubators that help them transform their business plans and product models into successful businesses, and through the support that is provided for research to convert it into products to be the nucleus of companies in the Technology Park, which is established by the University of Alexandria, the university also has the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which includes minds and energies interested in innovation and creativity, whom the university seeks to support to ensure effective management of human creativity.
Faculty of Specific Education, Alexandria University Wins 15 Prizes in Creativity Forum of Egyptian Universities
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Wael Nabil Abdel Salam, Vice President of Alexandria University for Education and Student Affairs, honored today, faculty members and students of the Faculty of Specific Education who achieved advanced positions in the fourth “Ibdaa” forum for faculties of specific education, which was organized by Fayoum University during the period from February 5 to February 9, (340 students) from 10 Egyptian universities participated in it.
In his speech, the vice president of the university thanked the faculty for the outstanding level with which the delegation of Alexandria University appeared during their participation in the forum and won a number of advanced positions during the various artistic competitions.
Acting Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education, Dr. Baheya El-Akhreti, indicated that the aim of participating in the forum is to create a spirit of competition and communication between students at Egyptian universities, and to get acquainted with the students’ different creations in various artistic fields, stressing that the faculty spares no effort to support its students to bring out their creativity. The faculty won a number of advanced positions as follows:
* First Place Cup for Choir and Music
* Second Place Cup in Education Technology
* Third Place Cup in Domestic Economics
- In addition to several individual awards, as follows:
* First place for solo singing, student Yomna Hassan.
* First place for solo music performance, student Abdelrahman Hisham.
* First place in the field of documentary video won by the student Saif Abdelmoneim.
* Second place in the field of educational software was won by the student Hagar Hamdi Shaaban.
* Second place in the field of fashion design, won by the student Safeya Attia Selim.
* Third place in the field of crochet, and the award for excellence in the field of knitting for the students Maram Mohamed Shehata and Fatma Essam Mohamed El-Sayed.
**** In the Department of Art Education
* Second place in oil painting competition was won by the student Rawan Mohamed Zidan.
* Excellence Award in the field of ceramics, won by the student Abdelrahman Mohamed Idriss.
Alexandria University Achieved Advanced Positions in Egyptian Universities Karate Championship
Alexandria University students achieved advanced positions in the Egyptian Universities and Higher Institutes Karate Championship, which was held at Cairo University, with the participation of 324 male and female students from 34 universities and higher institutes, under the auspices of Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports.
The final results of the tournament contained 14 male and female students from Alexandria University winning advanced positions in the individual and team competitions, as follows:
• Alexandria University men team won the first place in the collective kumite competition.
• Alexandria University women team won the first place in the collective kumite competition.
• Amr Mohamed Abdel-Aleem won the third place in the individual kata competition (male students).
• Donia Yousry Mohamed won the third place in the individual kata competition (female students).
• Alexandria University men team won the third place in the kata competition.
• Alexandria University women team won the second place in the kata competition.
• Mohamed Anwar Gaber won the first place in the kumite competition (men under 60 kg weight category), while Ziyad El-Gharib Rabie won the second place.
• Karim Ibrahim Ahmed won the second place in the kumite competition, (men under 67 kg weight category), and the student Abdelrahman Tarek Sami won the third place.
• Salah Shawky Ahmed won the third place in the kumite competition (men under 75 kg weight category).
• The student Malak Mohamed Abdelrazek won the first place in the kumite competition (women under 50 kg weight category), and Maryam Amr Ali won the third place.
• Yasmine Nasr Abbas won the third place in the kumite competition (women under 55 kg weight category).
• Noreen Mohamed Kamal won the second place in the kumite competition, (women under 61 kg weight category), while Fawzia Mahmoud Attia, won the third place.
• Nour Akram Suleiman won the first place in the kumite competition (women under 68 kg weight category).
• Dina Ahmed Saeed won the second place in the kumite competition, (women over 68 kg weight category).
Faculty of Education Organizes Lecture on Credit Hours Culture in Graduate Studies
Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research at Alexandria University, participated in the lecture organized by the Faculty of Education today under the title: “The Culture of Credit Hours in the Graduate Studies Sector”, delivered by Dr. Mohamed Gamal El-Turki, former Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture.
Dr. Mohamed Anwar, Dean of the Faculty of Education, indicated that this lecture comes within the framework of the directives of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of the University, on the necessity of establishing the concepts of leadership empowerment, preparing mid-level leaders, and spreading the culture of credit hours in the postgraduate studies and research sector at the university, explaining that the target group of the lecture is the faculties’ vice-deans and their assistants, heads of academic departments, and postgraduate staff in the faculties of Education, Commerce and Arts.
The lecture witnessed interaction from all the attendees during the discussion and dialogue with the lecturer, and they benefited from the information presented.
