English Faculty News
Dr. El Ghandour Inaugurates Annual International Conference of Internal Medicine Entitled "Integrative Medicine for the Department of Internal Medicine"
On the evening of Wednesday the 23rd of November, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President of Alexandria University for Graduate Studies and Research, and the honorary president of the conference, witnessed the inauguration ceremony of the nineteenth annual conference of the Department of Internal Medicine in Alexandria, at the Great Hall of the Faculty of Medicine. The conference that is taking place on the 23rd and 24th of November, under the title "Integrative Medicine for the Department of Internal Medicine", will present the latest techniques and discoveries in disease prevention, treatment and emergency cases concerning internal medicine, haematology, diabetes, hepatology, gastroenterology, and rheumatism.
The opening session was attended by Dr. Ali Abdel Mohsen, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Ayman El Shayeb, Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Dr. Tamer Abdallah, Executive Director of University Hospitals, Dr. Iman Youssef, Head of the Internal Medicine Department and Conference Chair, Dr. Ezzat Ali, Head of the Digestive System Unit, and Dr. Ahmed Zaid, Head of the Hepatology Unit, and a group of senior professors of internal medicine, international lecturers and students.
In his speech, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour stressed that Alexandria University is keen to support and motivate all scientific conferences that discuss and present all that is new in all disciplines related to the departments of internal diseases and haematology at the Faculty of Medicine, in a way that contributes to enriching the medical scene, in cooperation with the rest of the faculty’s departments, to achieve what is called “Integrative Medicine” to ensure a successful medical system at the university. Dr. El-Ghandour confirmed that he is proud to be a graduate of the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, specifically the Department of Internal Medicine, as it is one of its oldest departments, that has achieved a qualitative leap in its various sub-specialties in internal and blood diseases. In addition, it includes a group of the greatest professors and great scientists who contributed to the graduation of qualified doctors who in turn took part in the advancement of medicine in Egypt and many Arab countries, and the improvement of health services provided to millions of patients over many years.
Dr. Iman Youssef confirmed that the conference was preceded by several research sessions and discussions at the premises of the Department of Internal Medicine on Tuesday the 22nd of November, with the participation of the department’s professors, graduate students and interns. Youssef confirmed that the conference hosts a group of senior professors of haematology, diabetes, hepatology, gastroenterology, and rheumatism, and international lecturers, to discuss integrative medicine between the 8 units of the Department of Internal Medicine and the rest of the clinical departments of the faculty, as well as to discuss the latest methods of diagnosis and treatment in internal diseases and haematology. The participants will also hold scientific sessions and important lectures to discuss the latest types of treatments and medicines, and to shed light on all that is new in the field, whether through presenting scientific research or through workshops that contribute to updating the information of all doctors and keeping abreast of all that is new in various medical specialties.
Faculty of Specific Education, Alexandria University Wins 15 Prizes in Creativity Forum of Egyptian Universities
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Wael Nabil Abdel Salam, Vice President of Alexandria University for Education and Student Affairs, honored today, faculty members and students of the Faculty of Specific Education who achieved advanced positions in the fourth “Ibdaa” forum for faculties of specific education, which was organized by Fayoum University during the period from February 5 to February 9, (340 students) from 10 Egyptian universities participated in it.
In his speech, the vice president of the university thanked the faculty for the outstanding level with which the delegation of Alexandria University appeared during their participation in the forum and won a number of advanced positions during the various artistic competitions.
Acting Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education, Dr. Baheya El-Akhreti, indicated that the aim of participating in the forum is to create a spirit of competition and communication between students at Egyptian universities, and to get acquainted with the students’ different creations in various artistic fields, stressing that the faculty spares no effort to support its students to bring out their creativity. The faculty won a number of advanced positions as follows:
* First Place Cup for Choir and Music
* Second Place Cup in Education Technology
* Third Place Cup in Domestic Economics
- In addition to several individual awards, as follows:
* First place for solo singing, student Yomna Hassan.
* First place for solo music performance, student Abdelrahman Hisham.
* First place in the field of documentary video won by the student Saif Abdelmoneim.
* Second place in the field of educational software was won by the student Hagar Hamdi Shaaban.
* Second place in the field of fashion design, won by the student Safeya Attia Selim.
* Third place in the field of crochet, and the award for excellence in the field of knitting for the students Maram Mohamed Shehata and Fatma Essam Mohamed El-Sayed.
**** In the Department of Art Education
* Second place in oil painting competition was won by the student Rawan Mohamed Zidan.
* Excellence Award in the field of ceramics, won by the student Abdelrahman Mohamed Idriss.
Educational Services Center at Faculty of Education Organizes Training Program for Thebes Schools Teachers
Within the framework of the role of Alexandria University in community service, and under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of the University, the Educational Services Center at the Faculty of Education organized a training program to educate teachers of Thebes schools in Alexandria, with the aim of keeping abreast of developments in the field of education. A group of professors from the Faculty of Education, Alexandria University participated in it.
Professor Dr. Mohamed Anwar Farrag, Dean of the Faculty of Education, indicated that this training program comes within the framework of the cooperation protocol between Alexandria University and the Ministry of Education, by establishing a permanent administrative headquarters for the professional academy for teachers at the faculty, to raise the efficiency of teachers of different schools, pointing out that the center has trained more than 7,000 teachers of private and international schools in Alexandria so far.
During the inauguration of the program, Dr. Anwar explained the summary of the program and the certificate granted to the participants, which is accredited by the Professional Academy for Teachers and the Faculty of Education, and attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The program began with a workshop for evaluating the learning outcomes, including a lecture by Dr. Mohamed Anwar, Professor of Measurement and Evaluation at the Department of Educational Psychology and Dean of the faculty.
Another workshop on planning skills for teaching, was presented by Dr. Azza Shadeed, Professor of Curricula and Teaching Methods of Science and Director of the Measurement and Evaluation Unit at the Faculty of Education, and Dr. Heba Saber Shaker, Assistant Professor of the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods. Other workshops included Implementation Skills Workshop with Dr. Marwa El-Adawy, Director of the Educational Services Center and Assistant Professor at the Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods, and a workshop on behavioral problems with Prof. Dr. Nermin Awni, Professor and Head of the Educational Psychology Department at the Faculty of Education.
An assistant professor at the faculty of Education won the Appreciation Award for Islamic Jurisprudence for the year 2022
Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Khaled Salah Mahmoud, Assistant Professor at the Department of Education at the Faculty of Education, on the occasion of winning the Appreciation Award for Advocacy and Islamic Jurisprudence for the year 2022 granted by the State Litigation Authority. At the authority’s headquarters, after announcing his winning of the award by the prize’s higher committee formed by the head of the State Affairs Authority, and the membership of Prof. Shawki Allam, Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, for his research presented entitled: “Facing Epidemics in Islamic Thought”, wishing He has more progress, success and payment.
Faculty of Dentistry Receives Professors from University of Barcelona, Spain
The Faculty of Dentistry at Alexandria University received a visit from Professor Antonio España and Professor Josep Arnabat, professors at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Barcelona, Spain, to participate in delivering Master’s lectures in Laser Applications, which is a dual degree between Alexandria University and the University of Barcelona.
Dr. Ahmed Adel Abdelhakim, Dean of the Faculty, indicated that the visit included lectures and practical training on different samples and pathological cases for laser applications. He pointed out that this program is part of several current joint programs being prepared with the University of Manchester, Essex, the Royal Society of Surgeons of Edinburgh and others in various dentistry specialties.
