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The faculty of Education organizes a series of awareness seminars to consolidate the concept of citizenship and belonging
Alexandria University is organizing a series of awareness seminars during the current academic year to consolidate the concept of citizenship and belonging. Students learn about these meanings and the university’s role in developing their citizenship values. These seminars began on Sunday, November 29, 2020, in the conference hall of the College of Commerce, with the screening of a documentary film entitled "Heliopolis", in which the national projects of the Egyptian state were shown in the fields of defense, education, health, agriculture, industry and transportation, so that students become familiar with the achievements of the Egyptian state.
Alexandria University President Inaugurates Engineering Forum for Business and Jobs at Faculty of Engineering
On Saturday the 20th of May 2023, Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, inaugurated the Engineering Forum for Business and Jobs for the year 2023 in its twenty-first session, which is organized by the Faculty of Engineering with the participation of the University Centre for Professional Development in the faculty. The opening ceremony was attended by Dr. Jacqueline Azer, Deputy Governor of Alexandria, Dr. Saeed Allam, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Mr. Ahmed El-Wakil, President of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Hisham Seoudi, President of the Engineers Syndicate in Alexandria, Dr. Walid Abdelazim, Vice Dean for Environmental Affairs and Community Service, Dr. Essam Wahba, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Wael El-Maghlani, Acting Vice-Dean for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Dina El-Gayar, Executive Director of the Project Management Unit at the University, Dr. Dina Saadallah, Director of the University Development Centre UCCD, and a group of experts, industrialists, and faculty members.
The forum aims to provide employment and training opportunities for engineering students and graduates in various engineering disciplines. Many major engineering companies are participating in the forum, which are looking for new talents to strengthen their working force. During the forum, companies will hold a number of seminars and various workshops with the aim of increasing students' awareness of the skills required in the labor market and enabling them to face the challenges of the labour market.
In his speech, Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa stressed that Alexandria University spares no effort in achieving the competitiveness of its students at all levels, by establishing joint degrees in cooperation with major international universities, as one of the most important strategic goals of the university. Dr. Konsowa indicated that Alexandria University would not separate from the national plan Egypt 2030, that aims to support the knowledge-based economy and link scientific research to industry in its comprehensive concept, in order to improve the competitiveness of education systems and outputs, and to support the market economy to achieve comprehensive and sustainable growth characterized by competitiveness and diversity. He also stressed that the Engineering Forum for Business and Jobs at the Faculty of Engineering is an important opportunity for its students to learn about the needs of the labour market and better guide their career paths, as well as providing opportunities for companies and agencies to learn about the quality of skills and capabilities that the university is developing among students and graduates, according to the latest international systems and in line with international quality standards.
While Dr. Jacqueline Azer indicated the need for joint cooperation between Alexandria Governorate and Alexandria University to train students in the national projects that are being built within the lands of Alexandria governorate, as they are the builders of the future, and also to introduce students to the actual achievements that are being achieved on the ground.
Dr. Saeed Allam explained that the forum comes from the belief of the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, in the effective role of young graduates in achieving development, and in line with the state's policies of the need to pay attention to graduates and overcome the difficulties they face in employment, giving them the opportunity to participate in building the country and community service, in light of the sustainable development plan Egypt 2030. Dr. Allam indicated that the Faculty of Engineering since its establishment has been working to improve the level of engineering education by graduating qualified and skilled engineers. It has also created communication with different sectors and companies to work together to provide research and scientific solutions to face any problems, and to facilitate graduates’ access to job opportunities in the public and private sectors. Through Project incubators, the faculty encourages its graduates to be creative, innovate and establish companies in the various fields of engineering. Dr. Allam pointed to the importance of the forum for students to learn about the available job opportunities in all engineering sectors and disciplines required in the labour market.
Dr. Walid Abdelazim confirmed that the forum this year comes within the framework of Alexandria University's encouragement of employment and training initiatives for its students and graduates, in line with the university's plan in its constant endeavour to satisfy the educational, professional and research needs of the community. He indicated that the forum is one of the bridges of cooperation between the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University and national industry in its comprehensive concept, in a way that achieves compatibility between education and employment by identifying the challenges and requirements of the industry, and also reflects linking the outputs of the educational process to the needs of the productive and service sectors in society. He pointed out the presence of major companies and institutions within the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, stressing that the forum is an exceptional opportunity for all students and graduates of the faculty to be present among a large number of companies, that have an important and vital role in the Egyptian market.
Dr. Hisham Seoudi stressed that the Faculty of Engineering has always been proactive in linking its educational programs to the requirements of the labour market, expressing his hope that this forum will be a good opportunity to adopt creative projects for students and graduates of the Faculty.
In Presence of Slovenian Ambassador.. Faculty of Agriculture Organizes Second Workshop for Farmers, Producers and Stakeholders in Tomato Value Chain Project
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Agriculture in El-Shatby organized on Saturday the 30th of December 2023, the second workshop for farmers, producers, and those interested in the tomato value chain project, in the presence of Mr. Saso Podlesnik, Ambassador of Slovenia to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Dr. Mohamed Bahey El-Din, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, vice-deans, a number of faculty members, and representatives of UNIDO in Cairo.
In his speech, Dr. Mohamed Bahey El-Din conveyed the greetings of the University President to His Excellency the Ambassador, and thanked him for participating in supporting the service center for the tomato value chain to be established in the faculty in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with the full support of the university and with the participation of experts from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, the Department of Food Science and Technology, and the Vegetables Department at the faculty. He pointed out that the life of the project so far is about 30 months and it is expected to be inaugurated in the coming months. Dr. Bahey El-Din also explained that the project aims to establish a service center for the tomato value chain within Alexandria University for training in tomato manufacturing processes and to increase the amount of tomatoes manufactured in Egypt, which so far does not exceed 3-4% of the production amount, which amounts to about 8-9 million tons annually.
In his speech, the Ambassador of Slovenia expressed his pride in supporting the comprehensive and sustainable development of the tomato value chain in Egypt, explaining that his country’s participation in establishing an education and service center for the tomato value chain comes within the framework of their previous commitment to establishing a technologically advanced nursery in the Nubaria region. The Ambassador pointed out that development cooperation is an important part of Slovenia's foreign policy, as it contributes to achieving more balanced and just global development, and his country also focuses on gender equality and environmental protection as the cross-cutting issues of their projects, including this project, which aims, inter alia, to increase the economic and sustainable participation of women in the tomato value chain, explaining that tomato is considered one of the most important vegetable crops in Egypt, and the same is true in Slovenia.
At the end of the meeting, the Dean presented the Faculty of Agriculture Shield to His Excellency the Ambassador, and then Dr. Heba Sabry, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Community Service and Environmental Development, accompanied His Excellency the Ambassador on an inspection tour of the manufacturing hall (service center) in the Department of Food Science and Technology and some of the various departments of the faculty, to learn about their various activities.
Inauguration of the first activities of the Cinema Club, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University
Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Prof. Dr. Hani Khamis, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, and Dr. Sahar Sharif, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts for Community Service and Environmental Development:
Last Thursday, September 23, 2021, the Cinema Club of the Faculty of Arts hosted the film critic Prince Abaza, president of the Alexandria Film Festival, and the great director Ali Badrakhan at the inauguration of the club’s new season. The symposium was entitled: “Alexandria International Film Festival… The Role of Soft Powers in Confronting Terror ".
The two guests interviewed: journalist writer Ahmed Bassiouni, head of the cultural section of Al-Hadath newspaper.
Club Coordinator: Dr. Nada Yousry
Alexandria University Council Honours Faculty of Law Team, Second Place Winner in “Arab Moot Court” Competition
The Alexandria University Council, headed by Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of the University, honoured on its meeting, the team of students of the Faculty of Law at Alexandria University, who won the second place in the “Arab Moot Court” competition in its ninth edition, which was recently held in the State of Kuwait, under the auspices of Kuwait International Law School.
In his speech, Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa extended his thanks and appreciation to the Kuwait International Law School for the distinguished efforts it made during this competition. He also thanked the administration of the Faculty of Law, Alexandria University, indicating that Alexandria University always seeks to develop educational curricula, use modern technologies, and focus on continuous training to have highly efficient alumni with creativity and innovation.
While Dr. Mohamed El-Feky explained that the Arab Moot Court is a scientific legal competition that brings together students of law schools in the Arab world annually for scientific competition on a hypothetical case, through which students are trained on how to write legal notes and plead before a committee of arbitrators with the aim of honing legal talents and work on the excellence of the participating students through the exchange of experiences and different cultures. He pointed out that the team of the Faculty of Law, Alexandria University, started the national qualifiers stage since last December, which ended with winning the first place, and then went through several stages of the qualifiers, in which 23 universities representing 13 Arab countries participated in the competition. This competition, which is one of the most prominent legal competitions in the Arabic language, ended with the Alexandria University team winning the second place after a strong match.
* The honorees are:
- Dr. Mohamed Hassan Kafafi, Assistant Lecturer, Department of Criminal Law, Faculty of Law
- Students Ibrahim Ahmed Sarhan, Basant Abdelhamid, Youssef Momtaz Hanna, and Farah Maher Zidan.
