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Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Organizes First Cultural Tourism Forum

 

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As part of the implementation of the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University and Senghor University, and under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, in cooperation with the Department of Culture at Senghor University, organized the first Cultural Tourism Forum. The forum was held under the title "Cultural Resources: Heritage and Tourism." The forum aimed to introduce graduate students at Senghor University to the cultural and tourism heritage of Alexandria.
 
 
The event was attended by Dr. Abeer Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Dr. Dina Ezz El-Din, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels for Community Service and Environmental Development, Dr. Ribio Nzeza Bunketi Buse, Head of the Department of Culture at Senghor University, as well as faculty members, assisting staff, and students from both sides.
 
 
In her speech, Dr. Abeer Attia welcomed the attendees and participating students from Senghor University and the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels. She noted that this event is part of the implementation of the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University and Senghor University, with the aim of exchanging expertise between the two parties and exploring the culture, heritage, and tourism of Alexandria. She thanked the organizers of this event for their remarkable efforts.
Dr. Dina Ezz El-Din explained that the faculty is pleased to host faculty members and students from Senghor University to attend this forum, noting that several cultural, tourism, and heritage activities will be implemented between the two parties in the coming period.
 
 
During the meeting, a workshop on the holy month of Ramadan was held, to highlight Egyptian heritage during Ramadan. Students from the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Alexandria University also held an exhibition of their work to introduce Senghor University students to Egypt's heritage.
 
 
Senghor University students presented their projects to promote the culture and heritage of African countries.
 
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President of Alexandria University Inaugurates Faculty of Business 21st International Conference

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Under the auspices of Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, inaugurated today, Saturday, 13th of July 2024, the activities of the 21st International Scientific Conference of the Faculty of Business, which is held under the title "Global Challenges and Achieving Business Sustainability", in the presence of Dr. El Sayed El-Seifi, Dean of the Faculty of Business, Dr. Alaa El-Gharbawi, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Business for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Mr. Ahmed El-Wakil, President of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce, Mr. Mohamed Hanno, President of the Alexandria Businessmen Association, and a group of faculty members of the Faculty of Business, as well as businessmen, civil society organizations, and members of the financial and business community in Alexandria.
 
 
 
 
 
 
In his speech, Dr. Konsowa stressed the need to work scientifically to overcome various challenges, noting that these challenges may represent promising opportunities, and explained that Alexandria Governorate is a first-class industrial governorate as it owns 58% of the gas and petrochemicals industries in Egypt, pointing out the need to achieve sustainability in all fields to build the new republic, which relies primarily on a knowledge-based economy in the true sense of sustainability.
 
 
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Dr. Konsowa added that Alexandria University has taken it upon itself to adopt an ambitious strategy to ensure sustainability by linking the outputs of scientific research to industry, noting that Alexandria University has many initiatives to achieve sustainability, indicating that the construction work of the Technology Park of Alexandria University has been completed in order to finance applicable scientific research. He called on all members of the business and financial community who have innovative initiatives and ideas that can be applied to join the Technology Park to adopt these ideas and bring them to light. Konsowa pointed out the expansions witnessed by Alexandria University and achieving international competitiveness (internationalization at home) through the partnerships concluded by Alexandria University with major international universities and establishing branches of these international universities on Egyptian soil, such as establishing a branch of the Finnish University in Borg El Arab and signing a joint scientific degree with the University of Manchester in the field of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy, and many other international universities that rely primarily on sustainability.
 
 
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Dr. El Sayed El-Seifi stressed that the choice of the conference title was not isolated from the reality of life and the challenges we are currently witnessing, noting that the conference topic addresses business sustainability, which is no longer just a trend but has become a basic necessity for the future of business and the nation. Dr. El-Seifi added that sustainability includes three pillars: economic prosperity, social justice, and environmental protection. He stressed that we must move towards many modern strategies in human resources management, making data-based decisions, embracing technology, using artificial intelligence and automation to simplify human resources operations, using marketing policies for business sustainability, using green marketing techniques, participating in environmentally friendly advertising, evaluating environmental, social and governance factors to provide a more complete picture of companies, and supporting resource optimization to assess climate change risks.
 
 
 
Dr. El Seifi stressed the need to pay attention to financing and investment management for business sustainability, which is represented in green financing in sustainable businesses and projects, relying on investments that generate financial returns, and searching for alternative financing sources such as crowdfunding platforms and influential investors, using tax and customs systems, digitization, addressing tax evasion, and eliminating bureaucracy.
 
 
 
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Dr. Alaa El-Din El-Gharbawy pointed out that there are many challenges facing the Egyptian economy, such as energy challenges, wars and geopolitical unrest, stressing that the conference will discuss all these challenges to try to find solutions for them, in addition to urging institutions to adopt sustainability to develop their work performance, because there are negative effects resulting from not using sustainability in economic and productive institutions that lead to the inability of these institutions.
 
 
 
 
While Mr. Ahmed El-Wakil stressed the importance of the conference topic to confront the challenges facing the Egyptian state. El-Wakil presented a set of recommendations to achieve economic growth, including restoring confidence in the banking system, reducing inflation, activating the role of productive sectors, giving absolute priority to manufacturing for export purposes, reviewing the state's administrative structure, adhering to the principle of the unity and comprehensiveness of the budget, respecting investor contracts and attracting foreign investments.
 
 
 
 
While Mr. Mohamed Hanno stressed the need to raise the efficiency of the state's administrative apparatus, restructuring it and eliminating bureaucracy, and praised the role of Alexandria University and its support for the financial and business sector in Alexandria by establishing business incubators and opening waste recycling plants to support sustainability.
 
 
 
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Faculty of Economics and Political Science Honours Three Alumni Appointed as Diplomatic Attachés

 

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Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, Acting President of Alexandria University, congratulated the graduates of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, who won the position of Diplomatic Attachés in the competition recently organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, namely:
Mr. Youssef Ibrahim Kharboush, Teaching Assistant at the Department of Political Science, Ms. Thuwaiba Mowaffaq Haggag, Graduate of the Department of Political Science, and Mr. Sherif Reda Abul-Ela, Diploma in Political Studies.
 
For his part, Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty, expressed his pleasure with the high efficiency and honourable representation of the graduates of the Faculty, and their ability to occupy prestigious positions in one of the largest strongholds of foreign policy.
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Faculty of Medicine Celebrates 20 Years of the French Section and the Graduation of 12 Classes

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Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Medicine organized yesterday, Saturday, September 27, 2025, a celebration marking the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the French Section and the graduation of 12 classes of its students. The event was held at the Grand Conference Hall.

The celebration was attended by Prof. Dr. . Tamer Abdullah, Acting Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Eman Youssef, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs, several former presidents of Alexandria University, program coordinators, as well as a large gathering of faculty members and students.

Prof. Dr. Tamer Abdullah emphasized that the celebration reflects the Faculty’s pride in establishing the first French Section of Medicine in Egypt and the academic achievements it has accomplished over two decades. He highlighted its role in strengthening international cooperation with French-speaking Nile Basin countries through scholarships offered by Egypt, as well as in attracting international francophone students, thereby contributing to supporting the national economy.

For her part, Prof. Dr. Eman Youssef explained that the Faculty is working to renew and activate cooperation agreements with major French universities such as Lyon, Toulouse, Marseille, and Nice, with the aim of developing students’ skills and transferring academic expertise. She added that the French Section has contributed to graduating distinguished doctors both inside and outside Egypt, and that several of its graduates have joined the Faculty’s teaching staff.

The event concluded with honoring the founding professors and pioneers by presenting them with commemorative shields in recognition of their contributions and efforts over the past twenty years.

 

Faculty of Business Tackles "Corruption in Scientific Research" and Recommends Integrating Academic Integrity into Curricula

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Under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Prof. Dr. Said Allam, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, the Faculty of Business organized a seminar on Wednesday, May 21, titled "Corruption in Scientific Research: Practices and Prevention Methods."
The event aligns with the implementation of Egypt’s National Anti-Corruption Strategy and the country's commitment to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

The seminar was held under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Ayman Shtiwy, Dean of the Faculty of Business, and Prof. Dr. Alaa El-Gharbawy, Vice Dean for Community Service and Environmental Development, in support of the university’s role in achieving the fourth strategic objective of the national strategy — building a society that is aware of the dangers of corruption and capable of confronting it.

Prof. Dr. Mokhtar Youssef, former Vice President of Alexandria University for Graduate Studies and Research, delivered the keynote lecture. He highlighted the distinctions between plagiarism, citation, and academic theft as different forms of corruption in research. He emphasized the need for stronger collaboration between universities and oversight bodies to promote transparency, and recommended the inclusion of academic integrity content in university curricula.

The seminar was attended by several prominent academic figures and experts, including:

  • Prof. Dr. Omnia Mokhtar, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Research, Faculty of Business
  • Prof. Dr. Said Abdelaziz, former Dean of the Faculty and former Governor of Al-Sharqia
  • Prof. Dr. El-Sayed El-Seify, former Dean of the Faculty
  • Prof. Dr. Mayada Abdelkader, General Coordinator of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy at Alexandria University and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Law for Graduate Studies and Research
  • Dr. Hani El-Menshawy, Chairman of the Federation of Industries Association
  • Dr. Adel Antar, Deputy General Coordinator of the Strategy at Alexandria University
  • Dr. Heba El-Taweel, Coordinator of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy at the Faculty of Business

The event is part of the university’s ongoing efforts to foster a culture of transparency and academic honesty, and to encourage ethical, impactful scientific research

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