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The launch of the Additional Studies Special Call for research
The Center of Excellence for Water (COE) is gladly announcing the launch of the Additional Studies Special Call for research.
The Project of COE aims to catalyze the long-term improvement of the Egyptian Water Resource Managament by improving its innovative applied research.
The studies in this call will address the following topics:
1. Linking Egyptian universities with regional and local (community) water research needs.
2. The integration of Egyptian women and disabled persons into the water workforce.
3. Creating multiple funding sources (including private industry) for ongoing water research.
4. Improving the governance of water research in Egypt at both the university and government levels.
The project of the COE along with the collective efforts of its stakeholders are launching this call to help foster applied research and guide research development in Egyptian Univeristies and research centers.
For Application form and more Information check the following link:
https://bit.ly/2Xez9Yx
Undergraduate Water Engineering Scholarship program 2021-2022
In the frame of the Undergraduate Scholarships to study Water Engineering, two calls for application were launched and the evaluation process is still on going.
There are several OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE for more students to apply for the scholarship.
Don’t miss the chance to apply for the scholarship!
Deadline: 15 September 2021
How to apply: https://bit.ly/3gctx8z
Link for application: https://www.coew-grantportal.info
Water and Quality Equipment Testing Workshop
The Center of Excellence for water is gladly announcing the opening for Water and Quality Equipment Testing Workshop.
The workshop will take place at Temple University from 29th of November till 10th of December.
Opportunities for more participants are available.
Deadline: 1st of September.
Apply Now!
Link for online application:
https://www.coew-grantportal.info/#/landing
Alexandria University in the WURI Ranking of Universities with Real Impact for 2021
Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, stated that the result of the World Universities Ranking with Real Impact (WURI) for the year 2021 has been announced, as Alexandria University was listed in (101-200). At the level of universities in the world with a real impact, the university was distinguished in a number of creative approaches. The innovation of research and university education ranked No. 18 in "crisis management", and in the slide (51-100) in "industrial applications", and ranked (52-100) in "student mobility and openness".
Dr. Konsowa pointed out that the World University Rankings with Real Impact is a new classification that evaluates the real contributions of the university to our society, as it is not based on indicators of tradition, reputation or popularity, but WURI highlights creativity and innovation methods of research and university education that focus on: “Applications industrial", instead of traditional methods of counting published papers and teaching lectures. “Startups and entrepreneurship that create value” rather than the traditional focus on the number of jobs occupied; “Social Responsibility, Ethics and Integrity,” rather than focusing on only knowledge and skills to achieve material success; “Student mobility and openness to exchange and cooperation between schools and across national borders,” rather than a separate system; and “crisis management,” for example, the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The president of the Dutch Hans University of Applied Sciences and the founding president of the Hanseatic League of Universities and responsible for this classification declared that the Hanseatic League of Universities is a university alliance named after the Hanseatic League that existed from the 12th to the 12th centuries. The seventeenth century was the union of about 190 cities in Europe to protect the safety of citizens in life and freedom in the economy. He pointed out that the classification is open to all universities, colleges, schools and any higher education institutions seeking innovation in research and education.
Alexandria University in the British Times Classification of Arab Countries for the year 2021
Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, stated that the result of the British THE 2021 classification of the best universities in the member states of the League of Arab States has been announced, and 35 Egyptian universities have been included in this classification, and Alexandria University ranked sixth locally and nineteenth at the level of Arab universities from A total of 155 Arab universities.
Dr. Konsowa stated that this classification uses 16 performance indicators, and the performance indicators are grouped into five areas: teaching (learning environment) with a rate of 33%; Scientific research (volume, income and reputation) by 33%; citations (research impact) 20%; Society (knowledge transfer and its impact) by 6%, and international expectations (staff, students and research) by 8%, and Dr. Konsowa said that the data is obtained through three axes: bibliometric data taken from (Elsevier, Scopus), the results of the international reputation study, and data provided by each university.
22 of the following Arab countries participated in this year's classification: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.