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Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science Delegation Visits Information and Decision Support Center in the New Administrative Capital
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, a delegation from the Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Sciences, headed by Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty, visited the Information and Decision Support Center of the Council of Ministers at its headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.
The visit aimed to learn about the Center’s efforts as the leading Egyptian think tank in supporting decision-makers, as well as learning about the center’s objectives, its most important activities, and its plans for action during the coming period.
President of Alexandria University attends Preparatory Webinar for COP28 Climate Conference
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, witnessed on Monday morning the preparatory webinar for the COP28 Climate Conference, which was organized by the International Committee for the Development of Dry Lands, the Regional Action for Climate Change Foundation in Japan, the “Nizami Ganjavi” International Centre, and the African Organization for Young Leaders, at the Conference Centre of the Faculty of Medicine. The webinar was also attended by Dr. Mustafa Kamel, former Minister of Environment, Dr. Ayman Abu Hadid, former Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Omar El-Areini, former President of the Montreal Protocol, in addition to several Egyptian and foreign experts, researchers, and students.
The webinar discussed many important topics, including climate change and dry lands, food security, biodiversity, energy and sustainable development, political will and human solidarity needed for change, adaptation, African youth's view of climate change, the Egyptian perspective on climate change, and funding requirements.
In his speech, Dr. Konsowa stressed Alexandria University's keenness to host events related to climate change issues and reduce carbon emissions. He referred to the university's role as a house of expertise for Alexandria Governorate and the surrounding industrial community, which represents about 40% of Egyptian industries in general, and 58% of the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries in Egypt. He explained that the university is working through its professors and specialized centres to shift towards the green industry, which represents the locomotive for sustainable development. He added that Alexandria University cooperates with many partners at the governmental, academic, and industrial levels with regard to issues of climate change, and recently signed a protocol with the Alexandria Governorate to establish a management system to deal with torrential rain through a 9-stage program that ends by the end of 2024, which includes the establishment of an early warning system, and implements applicable scientific research through the university’s technology incubator (Alexandria University Technology Park).
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, former Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and co-chair of the Nizami Janjavi Centre, pointed out that climate change is the biggest challenge for which solutions should be sought through increased cooperation between international bodies and national bodies in developing countries. He also stressed the importance of pairing wisdom with knowledge to face the challenges related to climate change and support for sustainable development, adding that poor countries are affected more than developed countries by the problems of climate change, lack of food resources and high prices.
Dr. Adel El-Beltagy, Chairman of the International Committee for the Development of Dry Lands, warned of possible catastrophic scenarios if carbon emissions continue at this pace, such as temperature fluctuations, ecosystem imbalances, food shortages and an increase in the population, so it was inevitable to work on reducing the negative effects and using the latest scientific and technical methods in agricultural management. He also pointed out the important role of the academic community to provide scientific research and apply it on the ground.
Dr. Konsowa Attends Signing Ceremony of Cooperation Protocols to Develop Unplanned Areas in Alexandria Governorate
Based on the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, and under the auspices of the Administrative Control Authority, Major General Mohamed El-Sherif, Governor of Alexandria, and Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, signed a cooperation protocol to prepare the detailed plan for the unplanned areas and urban sprawl areas in Alexandria Governorate, in order to transform those areas into a digital system using geographic information systems in accordance with the city’s urban strategic plan, taking into account the provision of all public utility needs for citizens. This protocol is carried out in cooperation with Alexandria University, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, and Pharos University.
The signing of the protocol was witnessed by Dr. Jacqueline Azer, Deputy Governor, Dr. Ismail Abdelghaffar, President of the Arab Academy for Technology and Maritime Transport, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, President of Pharos University, as well as representatives of the Administrative Control Authority, and Dr. Saeed Allam, Acting Vice President of the University for Environmental Affairs and Community Service.
In his speech, Major General Mohamed El-Sherif welcomed the university presidents and representatives of the Administrative Control Authority at the Main Headquarters of Alexandria Governorate, praising the vital and effective role of the Administrative Control Authority in bringing together the centres of expertise from Alexandria University, the Arab Academy for Science, Technology, Maritime Transport, and Pharos University. He added that this protocol aims to prepare detailed plans for the unplanned and urban sprawl areas in Alexandria Governorate, to eliminate the randomness that Alexandria has suffered since 2011 and before. He also pointed out that Alexandria Governorate will be the entity entrusted with implementing the strategic plan for the city of Alexandria 2032, including the outcomes of land and urban space uses and the approval of detailed plans and urban development projects. Alexandria governor stressed the necessity of having plans for cities to limit the spread of slums and building and construction violations on agricultural lands, stressing that this protocol will have a great impact on Alexandria Governorate in the future.
While Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa stressed the necessity of circulating this protocol in the various governorates of Egypt to eliminate slums. He added that Alexandria University will prepare and study detailed plans for specific areas, and for areas that have not been identified and assign them in coordination between the governorate and the university, in addition to preparing digital files in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) program for the required areas, as it is one of the most prestigious universities in Egypt and the Middle East, and for its pioneering role in providing technical and academic support in various areas of development to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
Alexandria University Educational Innovations and Distance Learning Center Holding 5th International Conference APITEL 2023 in October
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Centre for Educational Innovations and Distance Learning at the University will organize on the 21st of October its fifth international conference, APITEL 2023, which will be held under the title "Developing the Learner Autonomy:
Undergraduate Research and Flipped Classrooms as Two Proposed Means".
Its work will continue for two days at the Conference Centre of the Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Ghada El-Khayyat, Director of the Centre, indicated that the conference will include a competition for each of the faculty members supervising the research of undergraduate students, as well as the students participating in the research. Two prizes will be awarded, the first in the field of humanities and social sciences, and the second in the field of natural sciences. She added that the conference activities will include international training on artificial intelligence in education.
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Dr. Konsowa Visits Beirut Arab University to Participate in Celebration of Appointing Dr. Wael Nabil as University President, Discusses Means of Academic Cooperation
In response to the invitation of Dr. Ammar Al-Houry, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Endowment for Righteousness and Charity, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Beirut Arab University, Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, visited the sister country of Lebanon, to participate in the ceremony celebrating Dr. Wael Nabil Abdelsalam assuming the duties of his new position as President of Beirut Arab University, as of the beginning of September, and celebrating the graduation of the university’s sixtieth batch, in the Debbieh area. The ceremony took place in the presence of several political, diplomatic and academic leaders in Lebanon and the Arab countries, Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Dr. Saeed Allam, Acting Vice President of Alexandria University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, as well as the new deans of the faculties of Beirut Arab University.
Dr. Konsowa indicated that the visit also included a field tour of the university’s faculties and facilities in the Beirut and Debbieh regions, and discussions on the ways to activate academic cooperation between the two universities, in light of the cooperation agreement that the two sides signed last March in Cairo in the presence of Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Dr. Konsowa stressed that Alexandria University is ready to provide all aspects of support to Beirut Arab University to serve the Arab nation with a new and distinct vision, which comes as a reflection of the Egyptian state’s keenness to support scientific and academic cooperation with the sister country of Lebanon, considering that Beirut Arab University is the crown jewel in these relations, and a reflection of the unique historical and academic ties that combine the two universities, which have deepened since the establishment of Beirut Arab University in 1960, as one of the institutions of the Endowment for Righteousness and Charity, with the support of Alexandria University.