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Alexandria University Receives Third Follow-Up Visit of to Implement ISO 9001/2015 Quality Management Systems Certificate
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, received, on Monday afternoon, November 4, 2024, the review team from the American company GIC, which grants various ISO certificates, headed by Engineer Amr El-Helw, Chief Reviewer, after the team had verified the implementation of the international specification over two days by examining documents, field visits and interviews in the various university departments, for the third consecutive review, and to verify the continuity of the implementation of the ISO 9001/2015 international specification within the various university departments previously granted to the university in 2022.
The closing session was attended by Dr. Saeed Allam, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, Dr. Hesham Saeed, Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Assistant Secretaries, Quality Team, General Managers, Department Directors, Quality Department Coordinators and University Staff.
During his speech, Dr. Konsowa thanked all Alexandria University affiliates for their efforts to obtain the third renewal of the ISO certificate through the teamwork system, which is the sustainable system for continuing development to place the prestigious Alexandria University in the position it deserves. He also thanked the visiting team headed by Engineer Amr El-Helw. Dr. Konsowa stressed that the human element is the real wealth within Alexandria University, noting that a package of training courses will be organized for employees of the university's administrative structure during the coming period with the aim of preparing cadres capable of bearing the burden of management in the future. He added that the university is working hard to create resources through which it can achieve job satisfaction for all university affiliates. He also referred to the university's efforts to improve the quality of the educational and research processes, establish many dual and joint degrees, establish several international branches for Alexandria University, and other measures taken by Alexandria University to achieve excellence and become a governed university with sustainable global competitiveness.
Engineer Amr El-Helw, the Senior Auditor, explained that the audit was conducted according to the agreed upon agenda, as the visit lasted for two days with the attendance of four auditors, and the quality documents were reviewed, various departments were visited, and meetings were held with university officials.
Dr. Kamal Metwally, Supervisor of the Quality Assurance Department at the University, explained that this visit was preceded by the preparation and qualification of the university departments according to the international standard ISO 9001/2015, under the supervision and follow-up of Dr. Abdelaiz Konsowa, President of the University, and the Assistant Secretaries, as the Quality Assurance Department assisted the quality team by disseminating and following up on the application of the standard to the various departments of the university.
At the end of the meeting, the University President had an open discussion with the attendees to listen to their vision and ideas for the progress of the university.
It is worth noting that the university obtained the ISO 9001/2008 certificate in May 2015, and the certificate was renewed for the years 2016, 2017, and as of 2018, it was granted according to the new ISO 9001/2015 specification, which was renewed for another year until November 2025.
Alexandria University Organizes Community Service Medical Convoy to Khorshid Area
In continuation of Alexandria University's active participation in the presidential initiative for human development “Bedaya: A New Beginning for Building the Human Being”, and under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Community Service and Environmental Development Sector, headed by Dr. Saeed Allam, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, launched at Friday, the 1st of November 2024, a combined convoy to Khorshid area in eastern Alexandria to provide medical, therapeutic and social services to the villagers, with the participation of a number of university faculties in all medical, community and service specialties.
Dr. Tamer Abdallah, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine for Community Service and Environmental Development and Rapporteur of the University's Convoys Committee, pointed out that the total number of cases that were examined reached 546 cases in various medical specialties, explaining that the Faculty of Dentistry participated through its mobile clinic in examining a number of residents, the Faculty of Pharmacy provided free medicines to patients, and a number of cases were transferred to the main university hospital to complete treatment. The participating team from the Faculty of Nursing also conducted blood sugar and blood pressure measurements, early screening for breast cancer, and provided advice to residents about proper nutrition for children. The delegation from the Higher Institute of Public Health participated in a group of health education and awareness activities that targeted women and children from the region's residents, where lectures were given on ways to deal psychologically with children during the school entry period, the importance of healthy balanced food and family planning methods, ways to maintain an ideal weight, and the importance of exercising. The Anti-Violence Against Women Unit at the university also presented a workshop to raise comprehensive awareness for women and children through a group of recreational awareness segments.
Inauguration of Youth Visions Salon Fifth Edition
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, attended today, Saturday, the 2nd of November 2024, the opening session of the Youth Visions Salon in its fifth edition at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. The salon was held under the title "Egyptian Youth... Egypt's Support: Effectiveness and Influence in Light of Current Challenges.” The event was attended by Dr. Ashraf Sobhi, Minister of Youth and Sports, Lieutenant General Ahmed Khaled, Governor of Alexandria, Dr. Jacqueline Azer, Governor of Beheira, Ambassador Nabila Makram, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of “Fahem Foundation for Psychological Support”, Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, Representative Dina El-Hilali, Member of the Senate and Founder of the Youth Visions Salon, and a group of members of the House of Representatives and the Senate, civil society institutions and youth entities from various Egyptian governorates.
In his speech, Dr. Ashraf Sobhi thanked MP Dina El-Hilali for establishing the idea of the Youth Visions Salon, stressing that the salon aims to achieve rapprochement between youth and executives in the state, and is one of the real opportunities to enable youth to participate in discussing contemporary societal issues and presenting their visions for addressing them through discussions with officials and specialized experts and addressing all the challenges facing the Egyptian state. He noted that the Ministry of Youth and Sports is the big house for Egyptian youth to listen to their ideas and creativity, in addition to organizing the global youth forums held by the Egyptian state over the past ten years and establishing the Youth Coordination of Parties and Politicians, which enabled many young people to hold many political and important positions in the Egyptian state.
Dr. Sobhi stressed that the ministry is working under the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Republic, to put all its capabilities to achieve comprehensive empowerment of youth in various economic, social, cultural, political, sports and developmental aspects through implementing many youth meetings.
Lieutenant General Ahmed Khaled stressed that Egyptian youth represent the strength of Egyptian society and are considered the main pillar in the progress and construction of every society, because they carry within them potential and creativity, noting that when Egyptian youth take an opportunity in any field, they can express themselves and give a wonderful model for their country. He added that Alexandria Governorate has many challenges, stressing that the Egyptian state is working to integrate efforts between various institutions as this is the basic criterion for success. He also stressed the need for coordination between Alexandria Governorate and Alexandria University to adopt youth ideas to serve the Alexandrian community.
Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa stressed that youth are the present and all the future, and that the youth stage is characterized by creation, creativity and innovation, so these energies must be optimally exploited, stressing that the new republic, led by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, aims to build a knowledge society by launching the "Beginning to Build the Egyptian Person" initiative and establishing a knowledge economy by building a competitive educational system and encouraging scientific research, innovation and creativity and creating the appropriate environment of legislation to adopt emerging and creative ideas for youth. In this context, Dr. Konsowa launched an initiative to embrace emerging research and creative ideas of Alexandria University students and researchers and fund it with 30 million Egyptian pounds through the Technology Park at Alexandria University to adopt these ideas and bring them to light.
While Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, confirmed that the Bibliotheca always places youth at the centre of attention, because Egyptian youth have tremendous capabilities for innovation and creativity, and they represent the largest population bloc in Egyptian society. He added that youth are a real storehouse of capabilities in many fields, and we must believe in their capabilities and aspirations, pointing out that Egyptian youth inspire hope and the gap between different generations must be bridged.
While Parliament Member Dina Hilali confirmed that the Youth Visions Salon is an important dialogue platform for Egyptian youth, because youth are one of the main poles of the new republic to contribute to correcting the image and enhancing awareness among Egyptian youth of the current situation, in addition to that it contributes to building bridges of dialogue with youth in various governorates, enhancing opportunities to listen to their visions and ideas that support the development process.
The salon witnessed a video presentation of youth empowerment opportunities during the era of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and a presentation segment on the outcomes of the Youth Visions Salon in previous editions, which included presenting different visions and ideas, correcting some misconceptions, educating youth and enhancing their capabilities, and removing barriers between youth and decision-makers.
Educational Innovations and Distance Learning Centre Organizes 6th Conference
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the sixth conference organized by the Centre for Educational Innovations and Distance Learning - Alexandria University concluded the day before yesterday, under the title "Relations between academia and industry for sustainable educational innovation: The role of technology in breaking barriers and building bridges."
Dr. Ghada El-Khayat, Director of the Centre, pointed out that the conference witnessed a large attendance from all segments of the university community from inside and outside Alexandria University, and the industrial community, and was a great opportunity for networking and creating new projects in cooperation between the university and the industrial community. She explained that several training sessions were held on the sidelines of the conference on entrepreneurship in medical specialties and life sciences, creating a digital identity for university students and professors to better access the labour market, and training in learning management systems and the use of artificial intelligence to develop educational content and activities. The conference also included two sessions to present research, one on research in natural sciences and life sciences, and the other on research in the field of humanities and social sciences. The training ended with the launch of a competition among trainees to develop an electronic course with artificial intelligence tools to be implemented and presented to Alexandria University students.
The conference sessions witnessed distributing awards for distinguished research, as eleven faculties at the level of Alexandria University and other universities competed with 25 scientific research papers in the sectors of natural sciences and humanities. The Faculty of Agriculture, Saba Pasha, won first place in natural sciences with a research paper entitled “Coffee Waste for Healthier Soils and Stronger Crops: A Sustainable Agricultural Practice” submitted by the students Ahmed Fikry, Radwan Issa, Mohamed Hamdy, and Yostina Fouad and the academic supervisor Dr. Mohamed El Masry. The Faculty of Nursing won second place for a research paper entitled “Perception of Nursing Students Towards the Profession and their Future Career Motive.” Submitted by Alia Mohamed, Sama Mounir and academic supervisor Dr. Ayman Fawzy.
The Faculty of Agriculture, Shatby, won third place for a research paper entitled “Smart Irrigation System” submitted by Mohamed El-Sayed, Mohamed Hussein, Karim Emad, Marwan Abdellatif, and Abeer Osama, and academic supervisor Prof. Dr. Abdallah Masoud Zein El-Din.
As for the Humanities and Social Sciences sector, the Faculty of Agriculture won first place for a research paper entitled “Ways to Achieve Gender Equality in Education in Rural and Urban Egypt” submitted by Ebtisam Hesham, Sohaila Sami, Menatallah Wael and academic supervisor Prof. Dr. Doaa Hussein Ibrahim.
The Faculty of Business came in second place with a research paper entitled “An Ontological Model for Training Teaching Staff Using MetaVerse”, submitted by student Gehad Elwy and her academic supervisor Prof. Dr. Ghada El-Khayat.
The Faculty of Economics and Political Science won third place for a research entitled “The Role of Egyptian Universities in Political Socialization” by the students Basmala Ihab, Farah Ashraf, Wardshan Wagih, and Yosra Ashraf
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President of Alexandria University Participates in the World Cities Day Celebration
Dr. Abdel Aziz Qansouh, President of Alexandria University, participated in the World Cities Day celebration organized by Alexandria Governorate, as part of Egypt's hosting of the 12th session of the World Urban Forum in Cairo during the period from November 4 to 8, 2024, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The celebration was inaugurated by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, and was attended by a number of ministers, the Governor of Alexandria, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Egypt, the Director of the Egypt Office in the United Nations Human Settlements Program, the Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Vice Presidents of Alexandria University, and a number of consuls and ambassadors of Arab and foreign countries.
The World Cities Day activities discuss the issue of urban development under the slogan "A Better City for a Better Life", to enhance successful urbanization experiences and share them, and expand the establishment of smart urban cities in order to contribute to sustainable urban development and address the challenges facing urbanization around the world, and achieve the eleventh goal of the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan, which aims to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
It is worth noting that the selection of Alexandria Governorate to organize this celebration came in appreciation of its status as one of the oldest historical cities in the world, the Bride of the Mediterranean, and a meeting place for civilizations and cultures throughout the ages. The city also witnessed the implementation of many national projects that completely changed the face of the city, as dozens of huge projects were completed that contributed to improving the infrastructure and public services, and the city was developed in line with strategic plans to be a sustainable city until 2032, thanks to the state’s efforts to develop the city to be ready to host this type of global events.