English Faculty News
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.
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 Education Hosts Third Literary Conference for Students of German School in Alexandria
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and the supervision, support and guidance of Dr. Mohamed Anwar Farrag, Dean of the Faculty of Education, the faculty hosted the activities of the third literary conference for students of the German School in Alexandria (DSB), in the conference hall of the faculty, in the presence of Sister Antonia Fahmy, Vice President of the School’s Owning Authority, as well as the members of the scientific committee, including the poet Abdel Moneim Salem, Vice-President of the Writers Union in Alexandria, Dr. Ahmed El-Masry from the Department of Arabic Language at the Faculty, and Dr. Salem Abdel-Razek Suleiman, Secretary of the Conference and Vice-Dean of the Faculty for Community Service and Environmental Development.
Dr. Farrag indicated that the conference activities dealt with the study of the levels of creativity of Naguib Mahfouz, Zaid Motea Dammaj and Bertolt Brecht, pointing out that the opening session witnessed a large presence of parents and researchers, faculty vice deans and some heads of departments at the faculty.
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.
Faculty of Science organizes the activities of the eleventh employment forum for students and graduates
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Science organized the eleventh employment forum, at the college’s stadiums in Muharram Bey, in the presence of Prof. Dr. Amani Ismail, acting dean of the faculty, and Dr. Sameh Riad, Head of the Central Administration of the Environmental Affairs Agency in Alexandria, and Dr. Mohamed Muharram, Vice President of the Businessmen Association, and Dr. Yasser Al-Najjar, General Manager of Laboratories at Aspic Company, the professors, the college deputies, the representatives of the departments of the industrial companies and the bodies participating in the forum, the Alumni Association, and a number of the faculty members and their assistants, and the college’s graduates and students.
The day’s activities began with an opening lecture by Dr. Diaa El-Din Mohamed, founder and CEO of Mass Healthcare Company for manufacturing detergents and cosmetics, entitled: “Jousor-bridges to opportunities.” This was followed by the opening of exhibitions for a group of companies, namely: Al-Sukari Gold Mines Company - Centamin, and Promotion Tire Manufacturing Company. Ezz El Dekheila Iron and Steel Company, Covaris Packaging Egypt Company, Egyptian Petrochemical Company, Alexandria Specialized Petroleum Products Company (ASPEC), Mido Modern Paints Company, Container Engineering Company, Vitabiotics Company, and the American Chemistry Society (Egyptian Chapter), with the participation of the Businessmen Association. , Pyramakers Technologies, the Holding Company for Drinking Water, the Sanitation Company, the National Telecommunications Institute, the Institute of Information and Communications Technology, the Egyptian Telecommunications Company, Dr. Lab. Mustafa Murad, Skills Dynamix New Horizons, Get In Technology Company, Dr. Laboratories. Asmaa Fawzi, VI Markets Company - Egypt, Lakes and Fish Resources Protection and Development Authority, and units of a special nature at the college.
The day witnessed an unprecedented large presence of graduates, students, and those interested in the subject of employment and training at the fairgrounds with the participating companies and the opening lecture. The day’s activities ended with the organization of 3 workshops for graduates at the fairgrounds, delivered by: Dr. Heba Salama, Scientific Research Ambassador for the German Authority for Scientific Exchange at Alexandria University and Undersecretary for Community Service Affairs. And environmental development at the University’s Faculty of Agriculture, entitled: “Studying in Germany and the DAAD funding opportunities”, and Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Ali - General Manager of Operations at Alexandria Mineral Oil Company (AMOC), entitled “Skills necessary to work in the petroleum sector”, and Engineer/ Mahmoud Aouf. - Director of Training at the Information Technology Institute (ITI), Alexandria Branch, and Director of the Institute’s Artificial Intelligence Department, entitled “Road map to develop your skills and employment opportunities.
