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Director of the Shanghai Art Collection Museum in China visits Alexandria University to Discuss Cooperation
Today, Wednesday the 5th of April 2023, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President for Postgraduate Studies and Research Affairs at Alexandria University, received Mr. Hu Muqing, Director of the Shanghai Art Collection Museum in China, and his accompanying delegation, to discuss strengthening academic and cultural cooperation between Alexandria and Shanghai.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Mohamed Anwar, Dean of the Faculty of Education, Dr. Hani Khamis, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Dina Mandour, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Dr. Sameh Shehata, Supervisor of the International Relations Office at Alexandria University, and Dr. Nashwa Fouad, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels for Graduate Studies and Research.
During the meeting, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour stressed the keenness of Alexandria University on joint cooperation, especially in the presence of a twinning agreement between the cities of Alexandria and Shanghai. He pointed out that the cooperation will be in the fields of antiquities and arts, strengthening relations between the cities of Alexandria and Shanghai, which have a long history and civilization, as well as consolidating cooperation between Alexandria University and Chinese universities, activating the exchange of students, professors, and study programs in academic and research fields of common interest. El-Ghandour welcomed cooperation in the fields of antiquities and museums, especially since Alexandria University has 14 museums that contain several documents, collections, paintings, archaeological maps, and rare artifacts.
For his part, the director of the Shanghai Art Collection Museum confirmed that there are close relations between the Museum and Alexandria University, pointing to the participation of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, in the activities of the Photography Forum in China. He also pointed out the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the twinning agreement between Shanghai and Alexandria last year, and the holding of a photography exhibition on the side-lines of that agreement entitled "A Tale of Two Cities from Shanghai to Alexandria." He also referred to the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Supreme Council of Antiquities, in order to facilitate cooperation with the museums of the city of Alexandria affiliated to the Ministry of Antiquities, libraries, universities and other Egyptian cultural institutions, stressing his pleasure to enhance mutual cooperation, to implement the twinning agreement between Shanghai and Alexandria and exchange relations through art and mutual culture between the two cities. Hu Muqing also called on Alexandria University to participate in the establishment of a photography forum in China, scheduled to be held next June 2023, especially since Alexandria University is one of the universities that overlook the Mediterranean.
Dr. Manal Fawzy Selected as Expert in International Advisory Committee of UNESCO International MAB Program
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Manal Fawzy Ahmed, Chair of the Man and Biosphere (MAB) Committee of the Egyptian National Commission for UNESCO and former Head of the Environmental Sciences Department at the Faculty of Science, on the occasion of her selection among 12 experts in the International Advisory Committee for the International MAB Program of UNESCO, as of the first of January 2023, for a period of 4 years, in light of her contribution and expertise in the field of preserving biological diversity and biotechnology, wishing her success and progress.
It is noteworthy that UNESCO announced since 1971 the Man and the Biosphere Program (MAB), which is an international governmental scientific program that aims to lay the scientific foundations necessary to improve relations between population and the environment, in addition to adopting a research agenda that combines several scientific branches within the framework of natural sciences and social sciences, for the purposes of sustainable development, the use and conservation of biodiversity, and the improvement of connections at the global level between peoples and the environmental conditions surrounding them.
President of Alexandria University Participates in Iftar campaign at Abis II Village
Within the framework of Alexandria University’s role in social solidarity and community service, Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, participated in the activities of the Iftar campaign in the second village of Abis, with the participation of the "Students for Egypt" fraternity and Ehna El Kheir "We Are the Good" Foundation, where iftar meals and bags of goods were distributed during the campaign.
The University President expressed his appreciation of this initiative and its noble societal goals, as a symbiotic initiative that supports different groups of the most deserving citizens and thanked all those in charge of implementing the initiative.
Among the participants of the campaign were Dr. Sameh Nakhla, pioneer of the fraternity, Dr. Walid Abdelazim, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for Community Service and Environmental Development, Mr. Shehab Mahrous, Director General of Youth Welfare, and Mrs. Mona Mahmoud, CEO of Ehna El Kheir Foundation.
President of Alexandria University participates in the educational symposium on the victories of the Tenth of Ramadan
Dr. Abdel Aziz Konsowa, President of the University of Alexandria, participated in the educational symposium organized by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina yesterday under the title "Strategic Preparation of the Egyptian Armed Forces for the Tenth of Ramadan War", on the occasion of the celebration of the tenth of Ramadan victories, in the presence of Major General Muhammad Al-Sharif, Governor of Alexandria, and Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Library of Alexandria, and a group of leaders of the armed forces, consuls, members of the House of Representatives and Senate, deans of university faculties, and representatives of Al-Azhar and the Church.
The celebration began with the showing of a documentary film entitled "Glimpses of the Victories of the Tenth of Ramadan". Major General Muhammad Al-Ghobari, former director of the National Defense College at Nasser Military Academy, gave a detailed explanation of the war strategies and the great effort by our armed forces to prepare for the great October victory.
The symposium was followed by an open discussion with the attendees of senior officials, military personnel, diplomats, thinkers and public figures. The ceremony was followed by a visit to President Sadat’s Museum to deposit ten of President Sadat’s belongings, the most important of which is his sovereignty’s passport, which was deposited in his museum inside the Library of Alexandria, where the Library of Alexandria announced the recovery of the President’s passport. The late, after the success of state agencies in recovering the passport, whose photos were circulated for sale and sparked a lot of controversy recently.
Cooperation Agreement between Alexandria University and Pharos University for Clinical Training of Pharos University Students
On Thursday the 30th of March 2023, Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, President of Pharos University, signed a clinical training agreement between the two universities, in the presence of Dr. Wael Nabil, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen Acting Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, and Dr. Mohamed Ragab, Secretary General of Pharos University.
In his speech, Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa stressed that cooperation with Pharos University is not new, but rather began since the establishment of Pharos University by providing its faculties with the expertise of faculty members from Alexandria University in various disciplines. He indicated that the cooperation agreement comes with the aim of providing clinical training for Pharos University students of medical faculties, within Alexandria University hospitals at the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry and the Medical Research Institute Hospital, under the supervision of faculty members, assistant staff and specialists with expertise and competencies in Alexandria University hospitals and institutes.
In his speech, Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin thanked the President of Alexandria University for welcoming the cooperation, stressing his aspiration for a long-term fruitful cooperation that achieves the interests of both parties and contributes to the graduation of distinguished students for our beloved Egypt. He added that this agreement will provide Pharos University students with the opportunity to benefit from the expertise of the specialized cadres in Alexandria University hospitals, in order to provide the students of Pharos University with the necessary clinical experience and skills, and to inform them of all developments in all medical fields through Alexandria University Hospitals.
