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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.
The launch of the third cultural season of the Institute of Mediterranean Studies at the Faculty of Arts
The Institute for Mediterranean Studies launched the activities of its third cultural season on the 29th of October, by holding a public symposium entitled “200 years of Egyptology: making historical documentaries” and showing the film “200 years of Egyptology”, which was produced by Egyptian television and shown in the Good Morning Egypt program on the occasion of the 200th anniversary On deciphering the Rosetta Stone. The Institute hosted Mr. Mustafa Kafafi, a media personality and a documentary film maker, to present and comment on the film.
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.
President of Alexandria University and the Deputy Minister of Higher Education Inaugurate the second international conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy PHS 2022
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Dr. Yasser Refaat, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, inaugurated Wednesday evening the second international conference of the Faculty of Pharmacy PHS 2022, which will last for two days.
In his speech, Dr. Konsowa confirmed that Alexandria University is keen to support the university's scientific research system, as a fundamental pillar in the shift towards a knowledge economy, explaining that the university has launched several initiatives to encourage researchers to increase their output of applied scientific research, and the university is also establishing a technology park to link these outputs with industry and transfer the research results into products of economic value, in order to achieve the Egyptian state’s vision of sustainable development in accordance with the 2030 strategy. The university president announced the start of several projects during the coming period under the umbrella of Alexandria University to serve society and industry extensively. He also thanked the administration of the Faculty of Pharmacy for its efforts in publishing and supporting scientific research.
Meanwhile, Dr. Yasser Refaat, Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, emphasized the role of the ministry in providing an encouraging environment for innovation within Egypt’s Vision 2030, explaining that the Science, Technology and Innovation Incentives Law contributed to supporting scientific research in Egypt. He praised the role of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Alexandria University in achieving a huge leap in the field of scientific research during the past four years, as the number of published researches reached more than 10 thousand, appreciating their quality, as the percentage of scientific citations reached 45% higher than the global average, the percentage of scientific publication reached 78% published in Q1, Q2, and the percentage of research in the medical and pharmaceutical sector 55%. He urged the researchers participating in the conference to discuss research projects that support the economy and the pharmaceutical industry.
Dr. Mervat Qassem, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, said that the conference is one of the largest international conferences for pharmaceutical and health sciences held in Egypt, with the participation of the Egyptian Medicines Authority and major companies in the pharmaceutical industry and medical supplies. In addition, more than 1,000 participants and researchers from Egypt and 21 Arab and foreign countries are participating in its current version, as well as a number of pharmaceutical and medical supplies companies. During the conference, 18 sessions will be held, including 53 scientific lectures, dialogues and workshops, and 118 research posters to discuss all that is new in the field of pharmaceutical sciences, clinical pharmacy and drug economics, and an exhibition for the participating companies and agencies.
The inauguration was attended by Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, President of Pharos University, Dr. Mohamed Onsi, President of the Syndicate of Pharmacists, deans and vice deans of the faculties, and the participating Arab and foreign delegations. The opening ceremony also included honouring a number of pioneers and professors of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Alexandria University.
A delegation from the Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science, Alexandria University, visits the building of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdel Aziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, a delegation from the Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science visited, today, Monday, February 27, 2023, the building of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting witnessed an introduction to the work mechanisms in the ministry and its various sectors. Many students asked their questions about diplomatic work and the distinctive features of the Egyptian school of diplomacy, which is based on achieving a balance between principles and interests. The most prominent local, regional and international issues of concern to the Egyptian state were also reviewed in light of the extremely dangerous developments. and complexity in the global system.
Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the College and head of the delegation, indicated that the visit was attended by Dr. Osama Al-Adly, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Sherine Naseer, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, and Dr. Ahmed Sayed, a teacher in the Department of Political Science, along with a group of members of the supporting staff and students of the college. The Dean of the Faculty indicated that a group of gentlemen ambassadors were receiving them, namely, Ambassador Hamdi Loza, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for African Affairs, Ambassador Walid Hajjaj, Director of the Institute of Diplomatic Studies, Ambassador Muhammad Al-Badri, and a group of senior officials of the various departments of the Ministry, and explained that the meeting resulted in confirming the desire The two parties signed a protocol of cooperation between Alexandria University and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in preparation for organizing many joint activities and events.
His Excellency Ambassador Walid Hajjaj expressed the Institute of Diplomatic Studies' welcome to train college students and assist in qualifying them to work in the diplomatic corps.