English Faculty News
Dr. Mahmoud El Maghraby appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Mahmoud El Maghraby, on the occasion of the issuance of the presidential decree to appoint him as Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary, 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 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.
Faculty of Specific Education Team Wins Third Place in Writing Policy Papers Competition in National Initiative for the Public Policy Forum
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated the team of the Faculty of Specific Education, Alexandria University, for winning third place in writing policy papers within the group contributions in the national initiative launched by the Public Policy Forum at the Information and Decision Support Centre of the Egyptian Government, entitled: “We Think for Our Country: Our ideas are our future... 100 ideas for a more competitive and sustainable economy.”
The policy paper of the winning team addressed the topic of “Conference Tourism: An Action Program to Promote Egyptian Conference Tourism” in terms of the features of the current situation of conference tourism in Egypt, the obstacles to its promotion, its concerned parties, its four-way analysis, and the proposed policies to maximize its foreign exchange revenues. It concluded with a set of recommendations in Areas of promoting conference tourism in Egypt.
The winning team consisted of Dr. Nagda Madi, Professor of Home Economics and Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education, Alexandria University, Dr. Salwa Basha, Professor of Music Education and Vice Dean of the Faculty for Postgraduate Studies and Research, Dr. Amal Karam, Professor and Head of the Educational Technology Department at the Faculty, and Dr. Iman Azmi, former Assistant Professor of Business Administration at King Saud University and PhD researcher in Educational Technology at the Faculty of Specific Education, Alexandria University.
It is worth noting that the initiative took place in stages, with several activities extending from July 2023 until the announcement of its results in person in the New Administrative Capital on Monday the 18th of December 2023. It took place within the framework of the interest of the Information and Decision Support Centre in the Egyptian Government to enhance the participation of the research community and youth in priority issues to support the decision makers in the Egyptian state.
Presidential Decree Appointing Dr. Abeer Attia as Dean of Faculty of Tourism and Hotels
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Abeer Attia, on the occasion of the presidential decree to appoint her as Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University, wishing her success in her new position, and continuous efforts to upgrade the faculty.