English Faculty News
Faculty of Education Hosts Cultural Building Program for Imams and Lady Preachers of Alexandria Endowment Directorate
Within the framework of the cooperation between Alexandria University and the Ministry of Endowments "Awqaf", and in the framework of the desire of both sides to spread the enlightened moderate thought, the cultural building program for imams and lady preachers of the Directorate of Awqaf in Alexandria has been launched for the first time, where the Faculty of Education will host a group of educational, awareness and enlightening lectures for 200 imams and 20 lady preachers.
The program commenced with a lecture entitled "The Psychological Traits of Imams and Lady Preachers", presented by Dr. Mohamed Anwar Farrag, Dean of the Faculty of Education, in the presence of Sheikh Salama Abdelrazaq, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf in Alexandria, Sheikh Hashem Saad El-Feqi, the Director of Preachers, and Sheikh Wessam Kasseb, the Director of Follow-up.
During the lecture, Dr. Farrag praised the role of the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments in building religious awareness, and its efforts to develop and educate its members among imams and lady preachers, and to integrate them into society and family, confirming that training is the language of the age, and that imams and lady preachers have a duty to advise, guide, and educate.
Faculty of Agriculture Organizes a Celebration Entitled “Fifty Years of Pride and Dignity”
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Agriculture organized on Wednesday a celebration on the occasion of the golden jubilee of the glorious October Victory entitled “Fifty Years of Pride and Dignity,” in which the heroes of the armed forces who fought the War of Attrition and the October War participated, namely Dr. Ibrahim Abdullah, the media advisor and president of the October Heroes League, Major General Elmi Kamel from the Commandos Force and hero of the Battle of Abu Atwa, and Major General Hashem Abul-Fadl from the Air Defense Force. The event was attended by Dr. Mohamed Bahey El-Din, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Mahdi, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, and a large number of faculty members and students, at the faculty headquarters.
In his speech on this occasion, the Dean welcomed the guests to the Faculty of Agriculture, stressing the faculty’s keenness to organize such events to honor the heroes of the War of Attrition and the Great October Victory, spread awareness among students, and enhance the culture of belonging.
The heroes spoke about the sacrifices of the nation’s martyrs who sacrificed their lives and their blood mixed with its soil in order to preserve the homeland, and how history recorded the stories of the struggle in golden letters, in addition to providing an interesting narrative about the heroism of the men of the armed forces in the Battle of Ras El-Esh, the Battle of Kabrit, and the rebuilding of the armed forces after the war of 1967. This included building the missile wall, the strategic deception plan, choosing the date of the battle, how to penetrate the fortifications of the Bar Lev Line, the Defersoir gap, and the role of the Arab countries in supporting the armed forces during the war.
The celebration ended with the faculty honoring the guests who were heroes of the Glorious October War, followed by an artistic performance presented by the General Administration of Youth Welfare (Cultural and Artistic Activity) at the faculty theater, which included a group of patriotic songs presented by the university choir. A number of October heroes in attendance honored the members of the choir team, praising the Alexandria University youth and the Faculty of Agriculture. The Student Union also presented an artistic sketch about the October War, and the ceremony concluded with a performance from the faculty's s scouts team.
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 Economics and Political Science, Alexandria University celebrates the anniversary of the glorious October victories
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdelaziz Konswa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Economics and Political Science organized a symposium entitled: "The Great Lessons of the October and Attrition Wars: The Operation to Destroy the Port of Eilat as a Model", in which Major General Captain Omar Ezz El-Din - one of the heroes of the Eilat Operation and the October and Attrition Wars, and Captain Mohsen Mukhtar El-Gahry - one of the heroes of the October and Attrition Wars, lectured.
In his speech, Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty, pointed out that this symposium comes within the framework of the integrated activity of Alexandria University to introduce students to the history of our beloved Egypt and the bravery of its men who set an example to be followed in loyalty, sacrifice and dedication. He stressed that the October victory was a new renaissance and a victory that changed all the balance of power. He added that crossing the Suez Canal was a crossing of a nation
and several generations from the narrowness of despair and hopelessness to the spaciousness of hope, pride, dignity and faith. He called upon God Almighty to accept all our righteous martyrs who sacrificed their pure blood in order to inject new blood into our nation for a new era based on pride in the Egyptian identity.
The seminar was moderated by Dr. Osama El-Adly, the college’s vice dean for education and student affairs, who stressed in his speech that October 6, 1974 represents a pivotal moment in the history of our beloved Egypt, where the Egyptian army wrote countless lines of glory, and its soldiers and leaders wrote a new history for this country with letters of light, where they achieved what all military academies in the world described as a “miracle.” He also stressed the need for our youth to sense the value of this victory and take it as an example that whoever works sincerely and masters it will succeed and overcome hardships.
Major General Captain Omar Ezz El-Din Mahfouz reviewed the prominent role played by both economics and political science in managing battles and wars, considering them two very important and vital specializations, stressing that the October victories are an extension of a continuous chain of determination, bravery and steadfastness that began with the War of Attrition, which came days after the 1967 setback. The War of Attrition came to become a new starting point, the features of which began to crystallize in the “Ras El-Esh” battle, which is considered the beginning of the first stages of steadfastness along the front. In Port Fouad, after 3 weeks of a harsh defeat, as well as the people's refusal to step down from the political leadership, and their insistence on continuing the war to restore and liberate the land under the same leadership, His Excellency discussed the prominent role played by the Egyptian missile launches and the destruction of the destroyer Eilat, the largest and most massive Israeli naval vessel on October 21, which was a painful blow to the enemy's armies.
Major General Captain Omar Ezz El-Din also reviewed the most prominent events related to the operation to destroy the port of Eilat and the raid of November 8, 1969, and the raid of November 15-16, and the story of the martyred hero Mohamed Fawzi Al-Barquqi, who preferred to attain martyrdom while carrying out the mission with valor rather than withdraw with his colleagues who refused to leave his body in the water, referring to the doctrine of the Egyptian army and the role of the fighting soldier.
In his speech, Captain Mohsen Mokhtar El-Gohary discussed the cleaning of the Suez Canal, which is considered an extension of the October War. His Excellency reviewed the various diving activities in the Navy, namely: tactical diving carried out by frogmen, marine rescue, and military engineers. He also touched on the bombing operations carried out in cooperation with military engineers, the role of the human element in the war, the martyrdom doctrine of Egyptian soldiers, as well as the values of faith in God, love of the homeland, and hatred of the enemy, which played a major role in the successive victories achieved by the Egyptian army that dazzled the world. He also reviewed the impact of the October War on military thought.
Engineer Abdel Latif Antar, one of the heroes of the October War, gave a rich speech through which he introduced the students and attendees to the great role of the Engineering Corps in the October War and beyond.
At the end of the event, Dr. Wahban honored the two distinguished guests by presenting them with the faculty shield in appreciation and gratitude, in the presence of a group of faculty members, assistants and students.
