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Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, at the beginning of the meeting of the University Council, thanked the deans, vice-deans, and the secretary-general of the University for their efforts in coordinating and organizing the work of the second semester final exams for the academic year 2022/2023, which started a few days ago and will continue throughout the month of June, according to each faculty’s timetable, and according to the time map of the academic year approved by the Supreme Council of Universities. He gave his directions to the deans to pay attention for applying preventive health measures, in order to ensure the safety of all members of the academic community, and the speedy completion of grading and announcing the results to students as soon as possible.
• The council honoured the winning researchers in the Alexandria University initiative to support research, which was announced by the university’s project management unit last July, as 72 researchers submitted their research proposals, and 10 of them won a total funding of 200,000 pounds per project. Dr. Konsowa said that this initiative came with the aim of encouraging researchers to increase their output of applied scientific research and support the research community, especially since scientific research is one of the most important strategic pillars adopted by Alexandria University. He added that scientific research is a fundamental pillar in the transition towards a knowledge-based economy, and supporting international scientific publishing through grants and financial prizes for researchers who publish in internationally classified journals and applied research that is related to the industry in its comprehensive concept, highlighting distinguished, successful and applicable research results, improving the research level of scholars and providing them with various experiences, as well as supporting research and innovation and creating a spirit of scientific competition among all affiliates. Alexandria University.
The honourees are Dr. Iman Mohamed Thabet, Dr. Reham Abdelhalim Abul-Wafa, Dr. Nahla Mohamed Salah Hamouda, Dr. Perihan El-Zahar, Dr. Mai Mahmoud Saleh, Dr. Shaimaa El-Morsi, Dr. Mahmoud Amer, Dr. Salam Koraytem, Dr. Samer Amer, and Dr. Radwa Sotoor.
* The council also honoured Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty of Economic Studies and Political Science, on the occasion of the end of his deanship of the faculty.
* The Council approved the proposed agreement for the establishment and operation of the King Sunjong Institute between Alexandria University and the Korean Cultural Centre in Egypt, the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding between Alexandria University and Moi University in Kenya, the student exchange agreement between Alexandria University and Shanghai University for International Studies in China, the general agreement for cultural and scientific cooperation between Alexandria University and the University of Sapienza Rome in Italy, the agreement for cultural and scientific cooperation between Alexandria University and the International Telematic University "UNINETTUNO" in Italy, and the memorandum of understanding between the University of Alexandria (Faculty of Fine Arts) the Academy dei Romani - the Institute of Fine Arts, Rome, Italy. The council also approved the protocol of understanding between Alexandria University (the Higher Institute of Public Health) and the Directorate of Manpower in Alexandria, the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University (the Higher Institute of Public Health) and the Egyptian Petrochemical Company, the Memorandum of Understanding between Alexandria University (Higher Institute of Public Health) and the Directorate of Health Affairs in Alexandria, the cooperation protocol between Alexandria University (Faculty of Education) and Helalia Language Schools, the cooperation protocol between Alexandria University and the General Authority of Alexandria Port, and the cooperation protocol between Alexandria University and Borg El Arab Technology University.
• The council approved the promotion of 21 faculty members, 10 to the position of professor, 11 to the position of associate professor, the appointment of 10 lecturers, the granting of 92 master's degrees, and 120 doctoral degrees in various scientific disciplines.