English Faculty News
Presidential Decree Appointing Dr. Nagda Mady as Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, received Dr. Nagda Ibrahim Mahmoud Mady, where he congratulated her on the issuance of the presidential decree appointing her as Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education, wishing her success in assuming the duties of her position, and continuous efforts to raise the level of the faculty. He stressed that the university will provide all forms of support and assistance to help her in carrying out her mission successfully.
Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science, discusses the challenges of academic work in light of the applications of artificial intelligence
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Center for Research and Economic Studies at the Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science held a symposium entitled "Challenges of Academic Work in Light of Applications of Artificial Intelligence", in which Dr. Nabil Salah Al-Arabi, professor of digital economics at the faculty and consultant for one of the projects of the program, spoke. Formerly United Nations Development.
In his speech, Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty, pointed out the importance of the topic of the symposium, its novelty, and the repercussions of the rapid successive developments in the world of artificial intelligence, which may be very dangerous for the future of scientific research.
During his lecture, Dr. Nabil Al-Arabi identified the most prominent topics of the symposium, which is the definition of the automated interlocutor with artificial intelligence (ChatGPT), its most important characteristics and versions, how it works and practical examples of its use in teaching tasks (course design / test setting / test answer / correcting assignments / explaining concepts to students / answering questions / solving problems) And practical examples of its use in scientific research: (proposing a research idea/ presenting a general background on the subject/ presenting a list of references on the subject/ writing an article with references/ reformulating the text/ translation), and weakness. The most important challenges of the applications of artificial intelligence in academic work were discussed, the most important of which is providing reasonable but incorrect answers, fake citations, and threatening the integrity of scientific production with plagiarism and dissemination of misleading information.
The Agricultural Studies Committee of the Supreme Council of Universities meets today at the Faculty of Agriculture
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, a meeting of the Agricultural Studies Committee of the Supreme Council of Universities was held today, Saturday, June 3, 2023, headed by Dr. Ayman Abu Hadid, former Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, in the Faculty of Agriculture in Shatby. During the meeting, the committee By discussing and approving a number of new study programs at the undergraduate level, some new programs at the postgraduate level were also approved, and some regulations in various public universities were amended
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Faculty of Physical Education in Abu Qir Organizes Symposium Entitled “Sports and the October War... 50 Years of Pride”
Within the framework of Alexandria University’s celebrations of the golden jubilee of the October victories, and under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, University President, the Faculty of Physical Education for Boys organized a symposium entitled “Sports and the October War... 50 Years of Pride,” in which journalist and media writer Yasser Ayoub lectured, in the presence of Dr. Mohamed Abdelhamid Bilal, Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Mohab Abdelrazzaq, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Major General Mohamed Fathi Abul-Nasr, Assistant to the University President for Administrative Affairs, Professor Tarek El-Wakeel, Member of the Faculty Council, Major General Tarek Hassan, Director of the Alexandria Mini Football Federation, in addition to a group of businessmen and those interested in the sports sector in Alexandria, as well as several faculty members and students.
In his speech, Dr. Mohamed Bilal, Dean of the Faculty, stressed the importance of the role of sports, pointing out that this symposium is an archive to clarify the role of sports during the October War and to narrate the heroics and participation of all members of the sports sector in the epic that was waged by the Egyptian Armed Forces.
For his part, the guest speaker Mr. Yasser Ayoub pointed out the great role of sports during the October War as an essential part of the great deception plan carried out by the armed forces to deceive the enemy, explaining that the Egyptian sports archives will always remember the football match between Ghazl El Mahalla and El-Tayaran teams, which was held while the Egyptian army was crossing the Suez Canal water blocker, which came in implementation of the strategic deception plan, as instructions were issued to give a large space to sports pages and football matches and to highlight new football stars. He said that Egypt fought its battle in all fields, including the field of sports, which had a role in the largest deception plan that made the enemy lose its balance and focus. He added that the physical fitness of the soldiers made them perform miracles by crossing the impenetrable water barrier and the impenetrable earthen barrier while carrying heavy weapons on their necks with all valor, and the reason for this was the abundance of physical training of the fighters.
The symposium included a documentary film screening about the October War.
Faculty of Agriculture Organizes a Celebration Entitled “Fifty Years of Pride and Dignity”
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Agriculture organized on Wednesday a celebration on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the glorious October Victory entitled “Fifty Years of Pride and Dignity,” in which the heroes of the armed forces who fought the War of Attrition and the October War participated, namely Dr. Ibrahim Abdullah, the media advisor and president of the October Heroes League, Major General Elmi Kamel from the Commandos Force and hero of the Battle of Abu Atwa, and Major General Hashem Abul-Fadl from the Air Defense Force. The event was attended by Dr. Mohamed Bahey El-Din, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Mahdi, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, and a large number of faculty members and students, at the faculty headquarters.
In his speech on this occasion, the Dean welcomed the guests to the Faculty of Agriculture, stressing the faculty’s keenness to organize such events to honor the heroes of the War of Attrition and the Great October Victory, spread awareness among students, and enhance the culture of belonging.
The heroes spoke about the sacrifices of the nation’s martyrs who sacrificed their lives and their blood mixed with its soil in order to preserve the homeland, and how history recorded the stories of the struggle in golden letters, in addition to providing an interesting narrative about the heroism of the men of the armed forces in the Battle of Ras El-Esh, the Battle of Kabrit, and the rebuilding of the armed forces after the war of 1967. This included building the missile wall, the strategic deception plan, choosing the date of the battle, how to penetrate the fortifications of the Bar Lev Line, the Defersoir gap, and the role of the Arab countries in supporting the armed forces during the war.
The celebration ended with the faculty honoring the guests who were heroes of the Glorious October War, followed by an artistic performance presented by the General Administration of Youth Welfare (Cultural and Artistic Activity) at the faculty theater, which included a group of patriotic songs presented by the university choir. A number of October heroes in attendance honored the members of the choir team, praising the Alexandria University youth and the Faculty of Agriculture. The Student Union also presented an artistic sketch about the October War, and the ceremony concluded with a performance from the faculty's s scouts team.