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Faculty of Arts Educational Seminar: National Discourse through International Challenges and Changes
On behalf of Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour, Vice President of Alexandria University for Postgraduate Studies and Research, witnessed Sunday afternoon the educational symposium organized by the Faculty of Arts within the framework of the activities of the university’s cultural season, which was held under the title “National Discourse in Light of International Challenges and Changes”.
The symposium took place in the Conference Hall at the Faculty of Nursing, in the presence of deans and vice-deans of faculties, faculty members and university students. Participants included Ambassador Mohamed El-Orabi, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the former House of Representatives and President of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, and Counsellor Dr. Mokhtar Ghobashi, political analyst and Vice President of the Arab Center for Studies.
In his speech, Dr. Ashraf El-Ghandour welcomed the guests of the symposium to Alexandria University, stressing the importance of this symposium in shedding light on the challenges facing Egypt in the current and coming period at the local, regional and international levels, and ways to confront them in light of international changes, stressing the university's keenness to organize these seminars in order to give its students the opportunity to listen to patriotic figures and great experiences in all fields, with the aim of raising awareness and developing a sense of patriotism and belonging.
Dr. Hani Khamis Abdo, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, pointed out the role of the university in raising the level of awareness and risk perception among students, enabling them to keep pace with global changes. He referred to the participation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in the World Government Summit in Dubai as a guest of honour, which reflected the regional and international role of Egypt, and the recognition of its ability to confront political and economic challenges considering the Corona pandemic crisis and the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Ambassador Mohamed El-Orabi expressed his pleasure for being at Alexandria University and discussing contemporary issues with university students, stressing the success of Egyptian foreign policy in achieving a balance between principles and interests. He added that the Egyptian state was able to develop solutions to face threats and protect its borders, in addition to the burden of comprehensive development, through planning a proactive strategy in light of contemporary international changes. He referred to Egypt's approach to resolving issues in peaceful means, spreading peace, stability and development through participation in several international projects such as projects for electrical interconnection with Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Jordan and Libya, in addition to development projects in several African countries. El-Orabi pointed out that Egypt is characterized by distinguished and strong international relations with most countries of the world, which helps in facing challenges and cross-border phenomena such as epidemics, terrorism, and economic issues.
Dr. Mokhtar Ghobashi referred to the difficult situation of the Arab world in facing the consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, which included problems related to gas, energy, and food, stressing the need to change mechanisms at the discourse level, and to open non-traditional axes to get out of this conflict. He added that Egypt is making great efforts to resolve regional conflicts in Palestine, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
An assistant professor at the faculty of Education won the Appreciation Award for Islamic Jurisprudence for the year 2022
Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Khaled Salah Mahmoud, Assistant Professor at the Department of Education at the Faculty of Education, on the occasion of winning the Appreciation Award for Advocacy and Islamic Jurisprudence for the year 2022 granted by the State Litigation Authority. At the authority’s headquarters, after announcing his winning of the award by the prize’s higher committee formed by the head of the State Affairs Authority, and the membership of Prof. Shawki Allam, Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt, and Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, for his research presented entitled: “Facing Epidemics in Islamic Thought”, wishing He has more progress, success and payment.
Dr. Mohammad Bahi Eldin Re-appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr.Mohammad Bahi Eldin Soliman, on the occasion of the issuance of the presidential decree to renew his appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry, wishing him success and continuous efforts to maintain the achievements of the faculty, stressing that all support and assistance will be provided to him for his success in performing his mission.
Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Students Participate in Training Camp Organized by National Council for Women in Alexandria
Within the framework of the project to support and create a safe work environment for women in the tourism sector in Egypt, and under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, students of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels participated in the training camp organized by the National Council for Women, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the Spanish Cooperation Agency in Egypt, in collaboration with the Wellspring Foundation.
The conference targeted male and female students of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at the Universities of Alexandria and Matrouh, with the aim of training and educating them on how to support and promote a safe work environment for women working in the tourism sector, and it lasted for 3 days in Alexandria.
Dr. Abeer Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, indicated that the camp included many activities and topics, the most important of which are how to manage time, planning, personal skills to get a job, work values and ethics, communication skills and teamwork, in addition to topics of social intelligence and the equation of change.
Faculty of Fine Arts Selected Among Top 100 Universities in Architecture Worldwide for 2024 According to 10th Inspireli Awards
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated the Faculty of Fine Arts for its selection among the list of the top 100 universities in architecture worldwide for the year 2024 in the 10th Inspireli Awards global competition.
The Faculty of Fine Arts was ranked the fourteenth out of 1362 participating universities, and it won second place among African universities.
Dr. Nevin Gharib, Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, indicated that this result reflects the strength of the university and the faculty as an educational and research institution that can compete with various international universities, explaining that she and Dr. Iman Mounir were selected as members of the jury in the global competition to represent the Department of Architecture and the Department of Decor and Interior Architecture, and to evaluate the level of students from various international universities. She added that some projects made by students of the Department of Decor and Interior Architecture, Alexandria University participated, where 31 projects were accepted.
It is worth noting that the list of names of participating students included Reem Roshdi Radwan Othman Zaqzouq, Reham Ayman Mohamed Attia El-Saadani, Sandra Mostafa Awad Ibrahim Hussein, Sagda Shaaban Anwar Mokhtar Deif, Salma Adel Abdallah Abdelrahman Ali, Salwa Ahmed Anwar Ahmed Ali El-Sagheer, Sohaila Ayman Mahmoud Hegazy Mohamed, Sohaila Mohamed Fawzy Suleiman Kharousa, Shorouk Shaaban Ibrahim Abdelrasoul, Sherine Reda Sayed Samman, Shams Wael Mustafa El-Sayed Ibrahim, Shahd Khaled Darwish El-Sebaai El-Tantawi, Shahd Abdelnaeem Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Naga, Nadine Adel Badawi Badawi Mohamed, Mayar Hashem Mohamed Mohamed Imbaby, Nada Sameh Fathy Morsi Mohamed El-Barawy, Nouran Mohamed El-Samman Ahmed Ali, Nouran Mohamed Abdelmohsen Mohamed El-Naggar, Hagar Sherif Salah Abdelaziz, Hagar Al-Khadr Mohamed Abdelmoneim Naeem, and Youssef Ibrahim Mahmoud Ahmed Omran.