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Education and Student Affairs Council Praises Broad Participation in Presidential Elections, Discusses Digital Transformation Plan
Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President of Alexandria University for Education and Student Affairs, during the Education and Student Affairs Council held this morning, Monday the 18th of December 2023, praised the efforts of the deans and vice-deans of faculties in organizing seminars, events, and student activities to urge students and all university employees to participate effectively in the Egyptian presidential elections 2024. He expressed his happiness with this unprecedented and broad participation, which gives clear evidence of the university’s youth’s awareness of the importance of contributing to this constitutional entitlement, their belief in loyalty and belonging to their dear homeland, and their ability to build the new republic. He announced that the university has provided all aspects of logistical support to provide an appropriate climate for Students and university employees to cast their votes easily and conveniently during the electoral process.
Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen thanked the faculty deans for the effort made in preparing for the first semester final exams, which start at the beginning of January, stressing that all necessary preparations have been made for the final exams in the university’s various practical and theoretical faculties, stressing the necessity of the presence of deans, vice- deans, faculty members, and administrative staff in the examination committees’ headquarters, in order to answer students’ inquiries and create a suitable climate for them to take the exams with ease. He pointed out the importance of conducting exams in accordance with the controls and standards set for them, with the presence of medical teams inside the committees’ headquarters to provide necessary assistance for any medical emergency.
The Council discussed the presentation submitted by Dr. Sherif Keshk, Assistant Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research for Smart Governance, which included a report on following up on the implementation of the digital transformation plan, to develop higher education institutions and Egyptian universities, which was presented at the session of the Supreme Council of Universities held last November.
Dr. Sameh Nakhla, Director of the University’s Measurement and Evaluation Center, gave a presentation on the digital transformation initiative, which represents the focus of the Egyptian state’s interest in all government institutions in general, university education and university hospitals in particular, explaining the role of Alexandria University in activating this initiative, which includes a plan to develop universities and educational campuses, smart electronic tests, electronic platforms and portals, content, systems and applications, infrastructure. This aims to provide a distinctive learning experience for students, while expanding the circle of learning availability through information technology tools, thus qualifying students for the labour market by empowering them with information technology tools, supporting scientific research and innovation, transforming higher education institutions into smart institutions that operate efficiently, safely and environmentally friendly, smart governance within the framework of the principles of leadership and creativity, international reference, sustainability, effective participation, communication, interdisciplinarity and integration.
Dr. Sameh Nakhla also gave another presentation on the mechanisms for following up on the policy and procedures of written and theoretical tests and grading exams at Alexandria University.
Deputy Governor of Alexandria Visits the Faculty of Engineering to Discuss Means of Cooperation
Dr. Essam Wahba, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research, received a visit from Dr. Jacqueline Azer, Deputy Governor of Alexandria, at the Faculty of Engineering, in the presence of Dr. Walid Abdelazim, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs.
The meeting reviewed the various aspects of cooperation between the Faculty of Engineering and Alexandria Governorate, and the strategic partnership in many projects currently taking place on the governorate’s land. The Deputy Governor also appreciated the strength of the relationship between Alexandria University and the governorate, the University having the advisory role in all aspects related to national projects.
The mechanism for preparing and reviewing detailed plans for unplanned areas in Alexandria Governorate, which the university is preparing within the framework of the cooperation protocol signed between the two sides, was also reviewed, in the presence of work teams from the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Engineering and the Department of Architecture at the Faculty of Fine Arts, and Engineer Noha Abdellatif, Director of the General Department of Urban Planning.
After the meeting, another extended meeting was held in the presence of the work teams and students of the architecture departments from the Urban Design Division to review the work that had been done in preparing the detailed plans and discussing them from all aspects in preparation for presenting them to civil society and the authorities in charge for authentication and approval.
President of Alexandria University Stresses the Necessity of Effective Participation in 2024 Presidential Elections
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, stressed the need for all university employees, including faculty members, staff, and students, to participate in the 2024 presidential elections, which began today, Sunday the 10th of December, and will continue for 3 days in voting stations nationwide.
He pointed out that the university administration has allocated buses to transport university employees from faculties to voting stations to facilitate the task of casting their votes, and to participate positively in choosing the president of Egypt in order to preserve the nation’s gains and achieve the goals of the new republic, as well as showing the true image of the future of our dear homeland, Egypt. He stressed that the participation of university members in the presidential elections reflects the extent of the university community’s awareness and emphasizes the role of youth in building the future.
President of Alexandria University congratulates Dr. Mohamed Lotfy on obtaining an honorary doctorate from the British University of Sunderland
Dr. Abdelaziz Konswa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Mohamed Lotfy, President of the British University in Cairo, for receiving an honorary doctorate from the British University of Sunderland. In appreciation of his professional career, his prominent role and his ongoing scientific efforts in the field of internationalization of higher education, and in appreciation of the achievements he achieved during his work at the University of Sunderland, and his professional and diverse achievements during his scientific history in the field of higher education for more than 30 years.
It is noteworthy that Dr. Mohamed Lotfy is a son of Alexandria University, where he was a member of the teaching staff at the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research. He traveled to obtain his doctorate from the University of Sunderland. After his graduation, he served as Director of the Department of International Education at the University of Sunderland in the United Kingdom in 2008. He was also an associate professor in the Faculty of Science. Computer and technology.
Dr. Lutfi received an honorary doctorate from Sir David Bell, President of the University of Sunderland, in a solemn ceremony held on the university’s campus in England.
Dr. Mohamed Lotfy has a long historical record and a great scientific career during which he was able to prove his scientific merit and raise the name of Egypt high through his name, which has become listed in many positions. He is one of the youngest people to hold a leadership position in UK universities, and he is the former Vice-President of Cardiff Metropolitan University. in Wales as well as Coventry University in the United Kingdom. He also served as an advisor to the UK Higher Education Leadership Foundation, and a member of the Academic Council of its international leaders in higher education programme, the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.
Dr. Mohammad Lotfy is also considered one of the most important professors of internationalization of higher education and the development of strategic partnership applications and community service locally, in addition to strategies for internationalizing universities internally and externally in more than 25 countries, some of them at the governmental level. These partnerships with universities, in different countries, included improving institutional cooperation in Education, teaching and community service, including developing programs for university leaders to implement reforms to higher education systems and international strategies in their universities, and with his extensive and well-known experience as a professor of internationalization from Cardiff Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom, and a visiting professor in development and leadership at Euro-Asia University in China, He is a visiting professor at Coventry University in the United Kingdom, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the European Quality Assurance Authority, helped in this by his early participation in many projects, achievements and scientific platforms that help in the renaissance of higher education.
Presidential Decree Appointing Dr. Hesham Saeed as Vice President of Alexandria University for Postgraduate Studies and Research
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Hesham Saeed on the occasion of the issuance of the presidential decree appointing him as Vice President of the University for Postgraduate Studies and Research Affairs, wishing him success.
It is worth noting that Dr. Hesham Saeed graduated from the Faculty of Science in 1988 with distinction and honours. He was appointed as a teaching assistant at the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research in 1989. He obtained master’s and doctoral degrees and rose through the ranks of academic positions at the institute until he reached the position of dean of the institute in 2021. During his career, Dr. Saeed had many academic scholarships and scientific missions to European universities. He also participated in many training courses and post-doctoral studies organized by the Institute of Graduate Studies and Research. He also obtained three patents from the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and participated in several of its research projects. Dr. Saeed has many research papers published in prestigious scientific journals.