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Study begins in the community faculties in cooperation with Ocean County College, USA
Dr. Essam El Kordi, the President of Alexandria University received Dr. Ghon Larson, the President of Ocean County College, Dr. Mayssa Abo Yousef, Vice President of Ocean College for International Affairs and their delegation to review the procedures to start study in the community faculties in five disciplines according to the cooperation protocol between the two sides in signed last August.
Dr. El Kordi emphasized the importance of developing this unique model of community faculties which meet the labor market and provide training for the students in practical life.
Dr. Larson was pleased to apply the idea of community faculties in Egypt as a starting point for students to study different fields of modern technical science.
Dr. Hisham Gaber, Vice President of Alexandria University for Students and Education Affairs stressed that this is a unique model of education which will allow the student to choice study system freely.
Dr. Mayssa Abo Yousef pointed that the study will be in English language and Ocean College will develop the study programs and oversea training process.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Mokhtar Youssef, Vice President of Alexandria University for Graduates and Research, Dr. Hatem Aqul, Vice President of Ocean College for Education Projects Affairs, Dr. Hanan Al Saied, the Electronic Education Manager in Ein Shams University and the coordinator of this project and number of Deans and faculty members in the faculty of Engineering, Commerce and Science.
Cooperation project between Alexandria University and Aix Marseille University
Within the framework of Alexandria University efforts to strengthen its relations with the foreign universities and institutions, the university President Dr. Essam El Kordy received Dr. Claudine Dussolier from Aix Marseillef University, Dr. Rashida Dewany the supervisor of the Applied Languages in the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Reim Hafez the coordinator of the program and Dr. Ghada El Khayat the Head of the division of information systems in the Faculty of Commerce. The meeting discussed the new cooperation projects between the two universities that include mutual scientific degrees with the French university and exchanging students. The attendants also discussed the possibility to establish a mutual bachelor degree in information systems.
Dr. Essam El Kordy stated his support to enhance the cooperation and to create new projects between the two universities especially that the Aix Marseille University has a frame agreement with Alexandria University and the two sides had cooperated through many projects with the Faculty of Fine Arts.
During the meeting, Dr. Claudine Dussolier invited Dr. Kordy to visit France in November to attend the conference of international activities between Alexandria PACA district where it is intended to sign the agreement between the two universities.
Cooperation agreement between the Engineering Center and the American company (ISS)
Alexandria University Council for Graduate Studies and Research during its latest session headed by Dr. Mokhtar Youssef adopted the cooperation agreement between the Engineering Center and the American company Innovations for Successful Societies (ISS) to establish regional modeling center.
The agreement aims to establish regional training center to serve the Middle East region in addition to nuclear institutions.
Dr. Essam El Kordi discuss ways of cooperation with the University of New Jersey
The President of Alexandria University Dr. Essam El Kordi visited the University of New Jersey accompanied by Dr. Gohn Larson the President of Ocean County College in New Jersey and the Vice President Dr. Maisa Abu Youssef Haward.
Dr. Kordi said that he discussed ways of cooperation between Alexandria University and the University of New Jersey in specialized programs with Ocean College in addition to available opportunities for Alexandria students to complete their study in USA either in graduate or undergraduate.
Dr. Fady Diec the Academic President of New Jersey University stressed the readiness of his university to cooperate with Alexandria University to provide all facilities for the students through educating flexible programs with law tuition fees.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Laek Abdel Malek the responsible for international programs in the University of New Jersey.
Dr. Mokhtar Yousef: Alexandria University is working on enhancing its classification
Dr. Mokhtar Yousef, the Vice President of Alexandria University for Graduate Studies and Research stated that the university was classified within the British index "Times Higher Education" for 2018 as the assessment of the university will be announced on 26th of December. He added in his meeting with the Council of Graduate Studies and Research that the university is working to upgrade its classification and pointed that 22 magazines were available in the university servers and Egyptian Knowledge bank.
Dr. Mokhtar said that the university pays attention to international cooperation and joint research with international universities and education system development, teaching quality and graduates level. He pointed that the university has recently occupied advanced position compared with last year according to the Chinese Shanghai Ranking for 2018 as it came in the position 601 within the best 1000 university over the world and occupied the second position locally after Cairo University.