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Professors Exhibition in the Faculty of Fine Arts
Alexandria University president Dr. Essam El-Kurdy called all faculty members of the Faculty of Fine Arts to participate with the artistic works that can be used to decorate the main roads and squares of the city.
This came during opening the Professors Exhibition in the faculty. The exhibition presented the artistic works such as photography, sculpture and graphics. The event was attended by Dr. Hisham Gaber the University deputy for Education and Students Affairs, faculty dean Dr. Mohamed Helal and faculty members. The exhibition was organized under the university celebration of the diamond Jubilee and the 60th anniversary of the Faculty of fine Arts.
Forum in Alexandria University recommends modifying the curriculum to keep up with labor market needs
The forum "Integration of university and industry" ended its activities on 24 April 2017. The forum was held on the theme "Our country is better with youth" in collaboration with The Egyptian Junior Business Association.
The forum issued a set of recommendations, the most important of which is: the need to amend the regulations and study programs to keep up with of the labor market and cover the requirements of the local market, Arab and European countries as the year of 2017 is considered as the year of programs development in University of Alexandria.
The recommendations also included a proposal to add a new course under the name of Entrepreneurship as university prerequisite.
The Forum recommended a great focus oninculcating the culture of work in youth and developing personal and administrative aspects and self-development of the students in governmental universities. It also called forbusinessmen and civil society to take care ofcreative academic ideas, and to benefit from the training centers inside the factories which combine academic and vocational side throughpractical training of students.
The forum also called to increase joint programs between universityfaculties and institutes, and tointroduce modern technology in all academic programs. The forum emphasized on practical studies and training and the creation of a scientific cooperation between faculties with regard to graduation projects, as well aspaying attention to the role of technological incubators to serve the community in the industrial and medical fields.
It also recommended the necessity to find a connection between scientific research and information that shallaffect positively on the community.It also recommended linking scientific research and the labor market and all sectors of civil society and to increase the volume of investments to bridge the gap between education and labor market.
Alexandria Governor to open some exhibitions during the 8th Environmental Forum of AU
Within the Diamond Jubilee of Alexandria University, Dr. Mohamed Sultan the Governor of Alexandria and Dr. Essam El-Kurdi the President of AU the opened some exhibitions that are held on the sidelines of the eighth Environmental Forum. The forum is organized by AU Department of Community Service and Environment Development in collaboration with the Ministry of State for Environmental Affair. The forum is entitled "Sustainable green cities" and was attended by university deputies, faculty deans, and managers of many companies and governmental authorities.
The exhibitions represented products of 49 productive and service units in the university. Participated units are poultry production unit, dairy manufacturing unit at the Faculty of Agriculture, the engineering advisory center in the Faculty of Engineering and the Higher Institute of Public Health, unit of Arabic teaching for Chinese students, the electronic microscope unit, and the gallery of applied research in addition to centers of excellence.
AU Vice President: comprehensive development in the educational process during 2017
Dr. Hisham Gabr, Vice president of Alexandria University stressed on the importance of university role to instill spirit of citizenship and patriotism in youth and refusing misconceptions. Dr. Hisham in his meeting with Council of Research and Graduates Studies added that AU pays attention to develop curriculums and study programs in parallel with developing student character. He declared that 2017 will be the year of comprehensive development in the educational process for both stages; under graduate and graduate study. He added that the university is introducing programs in information awareness and entrepreneurship for raising student awareness.
The Council adopted the cooperation protocol between Alexandria University and the National Council for Women and adopted the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University and University of Poitiers in France.
"Our country is better with youth" …. Forum on integration between university and industry
On the theme "Our country is better with youth", Alexandria University will organize a forum on the integration of university and industry. The forum will be held on 23/4/2017 in collaboration with The Egyptian Junior Business Association. The University President Dr. Essam El-Kurdy will open the forum and it will be attended by Egyptian universities leaders, President of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, President of the Egyptian Junior Business Association, teaching staff, businessmen, representatives of Industry and Investment Ministries, Students , graduates and others.
Dr. Mohamed Belal, the Executive Manager of Career Development Center in Alexandria University declared that this forum aims to develop solutions to bridge the gab between academic study and labor market needs in order to face unemployment problems in Egypt. The forum will discusses many topics in three sessions such as Alexandria University strategy to link between academic study and labor market needs, community services in job training for students and graduates and professional training for small projects.