Faculty News

 

Dr. Mohammad Ismail Abdo, Vice President of Alexandria University for Matroh Branch Affairs stated that the student is the core of the educational process so that development programs of the higher education should be directed to the student as the principle output of higher education. He indicated that AU is characterized by distinct educational programs in undergraduate and graduate levels and confers many joint degrees in collaboration with world universities.

That came during the symposium organized by the Committee of Higher Education Reform Experts H.E.R.E. in the conference hall of the Faculty of Medicine.

The symposium was attended by deans, deputies and faculty members of Alexandria University and other Egyptian universities.

Dr. Ismail added that higher education reform must address several items: education, students, graduates, faculty members, scientific research, community service and the development of the environment.

Prof. Dr. Seddik Abdel Salam, Vice-President of AU for Graduate Studies and Research declared that big universities focus its curricula and programs on the student and called to develop the pre-university education by developing appropriate curricula for the labor environment.

Dr. Yasser El-Shayeb, Director of the National Agency EU Programs NEO declared that the H.E.R.E committee is a selected group of Egyptian professors to perform continued development and researches with big universities in the European Union. He also stated that during 2017 a number of workshops will be held on medical education and students’ development.

The symposium included some presentations delivered by committee members on higher education reform issues.

 

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.

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Under the auspices of Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population, Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Higher Institute of Public Health will commence the activities of its tenth international conference next Sunday morning, the 27th of November. This conference is organized in collaboration with the World Health Organization (Eastern Mediterranean Office), and Save the Children International UN organization. It will be held under the title "Telehealth", and its activities will last for two days.
 
Dr. Heba El-Kady, Dean of the Institute and President of the Conference, indicated that the conference is attended by a group of college professors from universities in Egypt and the Arab world who are interested in the field of public health, as well as several speakers from Africa, Europe, and America, in addition to some online participations. She added that the conference is presenting through its sessions new visions of public health in the third millennium, as well as many aspects of the concept of telehealth, its present and future, the role it plays in emergencies and its advantages and disadvantages. She pointed out that the international conference will devote several sessions to discuss the recommendations of the Climate Summit (COP 27), where the most important of these recommendations will be discussed, and the various theses adopted by Egypt and the world will be presented. Panel discussions will be held to discuss the latest advances in the field, as well as a special session on heart diseases and their prevention, and what is new in cardiology.

 

The faculty of Engineering organized a seminar entitled “The future of the petrochemical industry in Egypt and its integration with medium and small industries,” in cooperation with the Energy Committee of the General Syndicate of Engineers, at the headquarters of the College of Engineering.

 

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Dr. Abdelaziz Konswa, President of Alexandria University, issued the following decisions: -
 
 
• Appointment of Dr. Reham Mustafa Mohammed Mohammed Al-Debani, Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the faculty of Dentistry, as Vice Dean of the faculty for Postgraduate Studies and Research Affairs for a period of three years.
 
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• Renewing the appointment of Dr. Maha Muhammad Ali Al-Tantawi, Professor in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Public Dental Health at the faculty of Dentistry, as Vice Dean of the faculty for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs for a period of three years.
 
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