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.
President of Alexandria University Inspects Construction Work at Faculty of Engineering Lecture Hall 1, at a Total Cost of 100 Million EGP
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, inspected the construction work at the Faculty of Engineering, stressing the need to adhere to the specified timetable and take into account the quality of implementation, in addition to the necessity of daily follow-up of new constructions occurring at the university level. Dr. Konsowa also inspected the construction work for Lecture Hall 1 at the Faculty of Engineering. He pointed out that the hall was built using the latest state-of-the-art technology used in international universities at a total cost of up to 100 million pounds, with a capacity of 638 seats, and is equipped with a high-speed internet network, a complete air conditioning system using the latest VFR systems, a firefighting system, an audio system, surveillance cameras and display monitors.
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 Economic Studies and Political Science Holds its Second Annual Conference
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Sciences held its second annual conference under the title: "The Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Sciences between Reality and Development Challenges".
In his speech, Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty, pointed out the importance of this conference as it is an authentic university tradition in order to develop the faculty. He stressed the necessity of developing the content of the scientific curricula for the courses and adding some other courses to keep pace with the ongoing developments in the educational process at the global level, as well as making some amendments to the internal regulations for the bachelor’s level in order to raise the efficiency and quality of the educational process.
He also pointed out a number of axes, the most prominent of which are: quality and the faculty’s keenness to apply for a certificate of accreditation and quality, scientific research, encouraging faculty members and assisting staff to participate in various research projects, and keenness to publish research papers in prestigious academic journals, community service, support for the academic and professional training of faculty graduates, and the prominent role played by the training and qualification unit for the labour market.
In his speech, Dr. Osama El-Adly, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs, reviewed the educational process, which has become a continuous and uninterrupted process throughout the year under the credit hour system, evaluated the process of academic guidance for students of the credit hour system, evaluated the regularity of exams, and presented some recommendations that would increase efficiency of the education and student affairs sector at the faculty.
Dr. Sherine Nosseir, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research, reviewed the numbers enrolled in the faculty's diploma, master’s, and doctoral programs, and reviewed the most prominent challenges faced by the graduate studies sector in all its aspects. She pointed to the tremendous developments witnessed by the faculty’s library, most notably the trend towards providing library services completely electronically. In the same regard, Dr. Sherine Nosseir mentioned that the library’s work team entered 96% of the foreign books, 46% of the Arabic books, and 52% of the scientific theses into the Egyptian University Libraries Union system, and in her evaluation of the faculty’s scientific journal, Dr. Nosseir pointed out that the magazine’s evaluation has been graded according to the Supreme Council of Universities since 2020 until it reached 7 out of 7 points in 2023.
Dr. Ahmed Mandour, Head of the Economics Department, and Dr. Mamdouh Mansour, Head of the Political Science Department, presented working papers that addressed the most prominent challenges, in addition to proposals that would raise educational efficiency in the two scientific departments.
The conference sessions continued throughout the day and concluded with a number of recommendations intended to be implemented in the academic year 2023/2024.
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Medical Research Institute Obtains Renewal of Accreditation Certificate from the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated the members of the Medical Research Institute, including faculty members, employees and students, for the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education decision to renew the institutional academic accreditation of the Institute.
Dr. Khaled Matarawy, Acting Dean of the Institute, indicated that the Institute succeeded in achieving the academic standard criteria for institutional accreditation, which are 12 criteria, namely strategic planning, leadership and governance, quality management and development, faculty members, assisting staff, administrative structure, financial and material resources, academic standards and educational programs, students and graduates, teaching and learning, scientific research and scientific activities, postgraduate studies, community participation and environmental development. The Dean of the Institute thanked the team of faculty members, their assistants and employees for this achievement, which is an effective means of evaluating the quality of the educational process and an important step towards providing educational and research services at the highest level according to specific mechanisms and frameworks determined by the accreditation system of the National Authority for Accreditation.