English Faculty News
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.
Faculty of Education Organizes Seminar on Utilizing Artificial Intelligence Applications in Scientific Research
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdeaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Community Service and Environmental Development Sector at the Faculty of Education organized a seminar entitled “Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Research,” delivered by Dr. Hebatallah Mahmoud Hegazy, teacher of Linguistics and Translation at the Faculty’s English Department, and attended by a group of Vice-deans, department heads, faculty members, supporting staff, and researchers at the faculty.
Dr. Mohamed Anwar Farrag, Dean of the Faculty, indicated that this seminar discussed the concept of artificial intelligence applications for scientific research, the advantages of these applications, the challenges they face, the role of the researcher in making optimal use of them, and ways to employ these applications practically in scientific research in both Arabic and English.
Dr. Ahmed Wahban Re-appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Wahban on the occasion of the issuance of the presidential decree to renew his appointment as Dean of the Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science, 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.
It is worth noting that Dr. Ahmed Wahban has been a member of the Economic Studies and Political Sciences Sector Committee of the Supreme Council of Universities since 2020. He is also a member of the jury of the International Politics Journal issued by the Al-Ahram Centre for Strategic Studies, and a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Public Policy at the Information and Decision Support Centre of the Egyptian Cabinet. He received the State Encouragement Award in Economic and Legal Sciences from the Supreme Council of Culture in 2001. He has many published research papers and scientific books in his field of specialization.
Faculty of Agriculture Holds 5th Student Conference Entitled "Agriculture and Youth Creativity"
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Wael Nabil, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, inaugurated the activities of the fifth student conference organized by the Faculty of Agriculture under the title "Agriculture and Youth Creativity" in the presence of the university's vice presidents, current and former deans and vice-deans of the faculty and university, in addition to faculty staff members and students.
In his speech, Dr. Wael Nabil pointed out the importance of holding such student conferences periodically, as the university believes that they are the real arms for building the Egyptian state, and believes in the importance of their participation in national issues, and knowing their vision on various issues related to their fields of specialization, urging them to pursue organized teamwork. He added that student activity is considered an essential part of university life, and he stressed that the university is always working to support student activities in its various faculties. Dr. Nabil opened an exhibition of students' artworks that included handicrafts, photography, drawing and small productive projects.
Dr. Mohamed Bahie El-Din, Dean of the Faculty and President of the Conference, indicated that the conference is being held for the fifth time and its activities will continue for two days. He explained that the conference program includes two main lectures and about 75 researches and pioneering youth experiments for faculty students, and the launch of a student initiative under the title "Be Green", in addition to sports and cultural activities, an art exhibition, and scouts activities.
Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Mahdi, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs and the conference rapporteur, emphasized the importance of student conferences and their role in developing youth skills and creativity, indicating that the research topics were chosen carefully and meticulously, as their titles represent vital topics on the scene such as artificial intelligence and its role in agriculture and major development projects adopted by the state, and the obstacles to animal and poultry production and the proposed solutions to them. He pointed out that youth are the leading power for development, as they represent the future, and our role is being a driving force to support them.
Faculty of Education and the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate Sign Cooperation Protocol
Within the framework of Alexandria University’s keenness to serve Alexandria’s educational community, and with the approval of the University Council headed by Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, University President, Dr. Mohamed Anwar Farrag, Dean of the Faculty of Education, and His Eminence the Venerable Pontiff Bishop Bavli, Bishop of the East Sector and Youth of Alexandria, representing the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, signed a joint cooperation protocol for the Faculty of Education to provide its educational services to sustain the professional development of Alexandria teachers and perform its leading role for civil society institutions.
The signing ceremony of the partnership protocol was attended by Engineer Ihab Zakaria, Senator and Coordinator of the National Development Alliance in Alexandria, Mr. Rami Naguib, Director of Bishop Bavli’s Office, Mr. Nessim George, Coordinator of Church Schools, Dr. Hassan Abdeen, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Education for Student Affairs, Dr. Salem Abdelrazek, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Community Service Affairs; Ms. Aziza Shalaby, Secretary General of the Faculty, and Dr. Marwa El-Adawi, Director of the Educational Services Centre at the Faculty.