English Faculty News
Professor at Faculty of Fine Arts Awarded Second Place Certificate for Writing Policy Papers in “We Think for Our Country” initiative
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Dina Wagih Iskandar, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, for winning second place certificate, in writing policy papers within the individual entries in the “We Think for Our Country... Our Ideas, Our Future: 50 Ideas initiative for a more competitive and sustainable economy", which was launched by the Public Policy Forum of the Information and Decision Support Center of the Egyptian Government, in cooperation with UNICEF, at the Al-Massa Hotel in the New Administrative Capital.
It is worth noting that this initiative emerged from the Decent Life Initiative "Hayah Karima" and lasted for four months, during which it included workshops in the Administrative Capital to write public policy papers in person and online. Dr. Dina Iskandar’s participation in the third axis was about enhancing tourism revenues in Egypt by re-utilizing rural homes to activate the role of sustainable tourism in the Egyptian countryside, proposing a strategy for accommodation systems and heritage marketing, which requires providing accurate statistics on rural tourism in addition to equipping rural homes according to the required standards (types of hotels that mimic nature), as well as adopting an innovative marketing system, and encouraging farm owners to convert their farms into integrated rural inns.
Faculty of Education organizes an educational symposium on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan
Under the auspices of Dr. Abd al-Aziz Konsowa, President of the University of Alexandria, and Dr. Wail Nabil, Vice President of the University for Education and Students, and the supervision and support of Dr. Muhammad Anwar Faraj, Dean of the Faculty of Education, the organization of the community service sector and environmental development at the university. Sheikh Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jamal, the head of the Al-Fatwa committee and the general manager of the Alexandria region, on the virtues of the blessed month and the lessons learned from this blessed month, and then answered the students' questions.
The lecture was attended by a large number of teachers, faculty members, including the college trustees and a large number of college students who interacted with the Sheikh's hadith.
Launch of Second International Conference of the Department of Educational Administration and Education Policies
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the activities of the second international conference of the Department of Educational Administration and Education Policies at the Faculty of Education were concluded. The conference took place two days ago at the faculty’s headquarters under the title: “Leadership of Educational Institutions: Contemporary Visions and Directions”, with the participation of faculty members in Egyptian universities, and several education leaders in Alexandria.
Dr. Mohamed Anwar Farrag, Dean of the Faculty of Education, indicated that the conference provided an opportunity for dialogue and the presentation of scientific papers and research that contributed to the addition of many ideas, and urged researchers to think and explore new topics in educational leadership. He explained that the recommendations of the conference included themes related to the development of scientific research in the field of educational leadership, and another related to the qualification of educational leaders in the light of some contemporary leadership trends.
Dr. Mohamed Khamis Harb, Head of the Department of Educational Administration and Education Policies at the Faculty and Chairman of the Conference, indicated that the concluding recommendations of the conference included the need to pay attention to inter-studies in the field of educational leadership and to focus on generating new fields of knowledge, such as leadership psychology, digital leadership, school curriculum leadership, leadership of learning communities, green leadership, and leadership education. This requires reshaping the research maps of the educational administration departments at the faculties of education in Egyptian and Arab universities to include those studies in them, directing postgraduate students to adhere to these maps and research them.
He added that the recommendations included directing researchers to work on the transfer of educational policies, focusing on the fact that the main goal of transfer is to reform educational institutions, setting a strategy for qualifying educational leaders before and during service in light of the quality standards of educational leadership, provided that this strategy is announced through the official media of the Ministry of Education, in which all concerned parties, stakeholders and leaders at all administrative levels participate. In addition, activating the advisory role of the faculties of education as houses of expertise for educational leaders, and for future managers to acquire new skills to develop themselves professionally, work with others, use effective dialogue, successful negotiation, and decision-making skills, and dealing with individuals and groups. Finally, the formation of a committee chaired by the Head of the Department of Educational Administration and Education Policies, which includes representatives of academic leaders in the faculties of education, as well as representatives of senior leaders in the Ministry of Education’s general office, middle leaders in educational departments and executive leaders in schools, to publish recommendations in all education institutions and departments and follow up on what has been achieved, to be presented at the third conference next year.
Alexandria University Organizes Student Climate Change Initiative Throughout the Year
Within the framework of Alexandria University’s keenness to enable students to play an active role in climate change issues, and under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Dr. Wael Nabil, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Alexandria University organizes throughout the year until the end of 2023, coinciding with the beginning of the COP27 Climate Summit, a student initiative that aims to engage students in addressing climate change issues, propose innovative solutions, educate them and urge them to pay attention to the effects of climate change in the city of Alexandria and how to protect it from the effects of climate change, through various interactive events that include capacity building, youth dialogue, competitions, theatre performances, training camps, as well as climate change awareness campaigns.
The events began on Thursday the 3rd of November, with the inaugural film screening of the Alexandria University Cinema (AU CINEMA) by Dr. El-Sayed El-Saifi, Dean of the Faculty of Commerce, as a practical part of the social issues course, in the Faculty of Commerce theatre (Hall D), in the presence of Dr. Ayman Shteiwi, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Commerce for Education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Salah Soliman, professor at the Faculty of Agriculture and general coordinator of the social issues course at Alexandria University, in addition to 1,500 students from the university’s different faculties, where the movie “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” was shown, a documentary film about a true story that happened in a poor African village in Malawi.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Initial release: January 25, 2019
Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor.
The idea of the film is based on using the mind to innovate and solve the energy crisis, by having confidence in our capabilities, through the story of a 13-year-old boy who was expelled from the school he loves when his family can no longer afford to pay the fees. However, the boy sneaks into the school library and learns how to build a windmill with which he saves not only his family but also all the people of his village from starvation.
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.
