English Faculty News
Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Holds Its Annual Job Fair for Tourism Studies Department and Tourism, Hospitality, and Heritage Program
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Alexandria University organized yesterday the annual Job Fair for the Department of Tourism Studies and the Tourism, Hospitality, and Heritage Program. The event was held at the Faculty Museum, and was attended by Dr. Abeer Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels; Dr. Dina Ezz El-Din, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development; Dr. Hanan El-Assar, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs; Dr. Samar El-Qasrawy, Head of the Department of Tourism Studies and Executive Director of New and Specialized Programs; and a number of faculty members, representatives from 16 tourism companies, four hotels and restaurants, as well as students and alumni of the Faculty.
Dr. Abeer Attia indicated that this event aims to open channels of communication between the faculty and the labour market to provide training and employment opportunities for students and graduates, and to prepare graduates who meet the changing requirements of the labour market. She explained that the faculty is keen to graduate students capable of competing locally and globally. Therefore, the faculty focuses on training students starting from the second year in all departments, whether through training in tourism companies or organizing scientific trips to archaeological sites in Egypt.
Dr. Abeer Attia sent a message of support to the students during the event, encouraging them to be a respected representative of Egypt through their work in the fields of tourism, hotels, and tour guiding.
Dr. Dina Ezz El-Din emphasized that this job fair is an important experience for students, as it represents the first step in their professional lives through personal interviews with companies, providing them with the opportunity to train and learn about the requirements of the new labour market.
Dr. Hanan Al-Assar explained that the faculty has a plan in place to train students from enrollment until graduation. This is achieved through ongoing communication with tourism companies to recruit a large number of students after graduation. The faculty has also introduced an exchange education system that supports the concept of work while studying, thus providing the greatest possible number of job opportunities for students.
President of Alexandria University Congratulates New Diplomatic Attachés from Faculty of Economics and Political Science
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated the diplomatic attachés from the alumni of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science at Alexandria University who recently joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, wishing them success.
The graduates are:
1. Youssef Ibrahim Kharboush
2. Thuwaiba Muwaffaq Haggag
3. Sherif Reda Abu El-Ela
For his part, Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty, honoured the new envoys during a ceremony organized by the Faculty for this purpose, attended by the Faculty's vice-deans, department heads, faculty members, and support staff. Wahban presented them with commemorative shields, expressing his happiness and pride in the students of the Faculty, emphasizing that their Faculty will always remain their permanent home and support. He urged them to continue their postgraduate studies.
The new envoys delivered words of thanks and gratitude, expressing their pride in belonging to Alexandria University and the Faculty of Economics and Political Science.
The Higher Institute of Public Health organizes a symposium entitled "Governance of Clinical and Field Research Ethics"
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Higher Institute of Public Health organized a symposium yesterday entitled "Governance of Clinical and Field Research Ethics." The symposium was attended by Dr. Heba El-Qadi, Dean of the Higher Institute of Public Health; Dr. Zeinab Shata, Vice Dean of the Institute for Community Service and Environmental Development; Dr. Tamer Hafnawy, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine and Secretary of the Supreme Council for Clinical Medical Research Ethics; Dr. Maha Ghanem, Professor of Forensic Medicine and Member of the Supreme Council for Clinical Medical Research Ethics; Dr. Jihan Goifel, Assistant President of the University for International Branches Affairs; Dr. Dina El-Gayar, Director of the Project Management Unit at the University; Dr. Abdel Moneim Fawzy, President of the Alexandria Doctors Syndicate; Dr. Mohamed Ansi El-Shafei, President of the Alexandria Pharmacists Syndicate; and a group of faculty members, specialists, and researchers from the Institute.
In her speech, Dr. Heba El-Qadi emphasized the importance of the symposium's topic in discussing the ethics of scientific research, especially in this era of accelerating discoveries and competing institutions for leadership. She emphasized that ethical conscience remains the true compass for researchers. She emphasized the importance of obtaining patient consent before conducting research, the confidentiality of patient data, and the right to withdraw without harm, noting that the researcher becomes responsible for protecting this privacy. She added that this symposium represents a good opportunity to exchange experiences and raise awareness of the importance of adhering to ethical standards, emphasizing that scientific progress is not measured solely by the results we achieve, but also by the method by which we arrive at those results.
In his speech, Dr. Tamer Hafnawy discussed the duties of the Supreme Council for Clinical Research Ethics, Law No. 214 of 2020 regulating clinical research and its executive regulations No. 927 of 2022. He also discussed the council's formation and organizational structure, its mission, which is to promote ethical standards in clinical research in Egypt, protect the rights and dignity of research participants, and promote a culture of integrity, transparency, and accountability through oversight. He also addressed the council's values of confidentiality, privacy, professionalism, governance, protection, security, and non-exploitation. He also addressed the council's duties, which include establishing a research database, surveying stakeholders, periodic review, inspection, complaints, and final review of research plans. He also addressed pre-clinical research related to humans and laboratory animals, and the Ethics Committee for the Use of Laboratory Animals in Research.
Dr. Maha Ghanem spoke about the Ethics Guide for the Care and Use of Experimental Animals in Education and Scientific Research, the importance of institutional committees, the importance of respecting human participants in research, the importance of following up on research implementation after ethical review, and the importance of Clinical Regulation No. 214 of 2020 and its Executive Regulations No. 927 of 2022.
