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Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, congratulated, at the beginning of the University Council meeting held on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, the deans of faculties and institutes on the occasion of the start of the academic year next Saturday, and reviewed the preparations of the faculties in this regard.
The University President directed the need to continue working to ensure the provision of an integrated educational and service environment for students that meets their various academic and service needs, through lecture halls, laboratories, libraries, medical clinics, and periodic cleaning follow-up inside the university campus, in addition to the need to adhere to safety and security measures of the university campus and all university premises and facilities, and encouraging students to participate in student events and activities that would provide a study climate that contributes to achieving excellence and success and building an integrated personality for students, in addition to encouraging them to participate in university initiatives that will be launched within the framework of the “Beginning Initiative for Building the Human Being”, which will last for 100 days, which would contribute to developing their personal and professional skills, and enhancing their capabilities to be an active part of society.
The Council approved the establishment of 4 companies in the name of Alexandria University, namely Alexandria University Company for Energy, Water and Entrepreneurship Services, Alexandria University Company for Financial and Administrative Studies and Consultations, Alexandria University Company for Research Outputs, Studies and Engineering Consultations, and Alexandria University Company for Health Services, and taking the necessary measures to complete the implementation procedures.
The Council approved the terms of the annex to the cooperation agreement between the Faculty of Dentistry and the Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh for the purpose of training doctors and accrediting the specialized degrees of the Faculty of Dentistry as requirements of various specialized fellowships, approving the faculty clinics as a clinical training centre, and conducting the electronic fellowship exam.
The Council approved the exemption from tuition fees in the general programs at Alexandria University for the top five students of each division of the general secondary (high school) certificate (Science - Mathematics - Literature) at the level of Alexandria Governorate, while continuing to enjoy this advantage if they obtain an excellent grade at the end of each academic year during their undergraduate stage.
The Council approved granting 50 scholarships with a 50% reduction in the credit hour fees for new graduate students registered in the academic year 2024/2025 at the Faculty of Agriculture with a professional master's degree and a professional diploma in plant clinic and plant health techniques.
In implementation of the health awareness plan of the presidential initiative "Bidaya" (Beginning), which is concerned with human development in a number of fields, including the health field, and the university's keenness on the health of its members, the Council approved the formation of a medical team by Alexandria University - Faculty of Medicine to work on early detection of chronic non-communicable diseases and conduct a survey of high blood pressure and diabetes among university employees, and set a timetable for the various departments, faculties and institutes, appoint a coordinator from each party and provide a place within each of them for the medical team to attend and conduct the necessary examination of the employees, and direct what is necessary to treat and prevent complications.
The Council approved the cooperation protocol between the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University and the East City Hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health, due to its request to use faculty members to provide medical services at the hospital, and the cooperation protocol between Alexandria University - Faculty of Business and both the Egyptian Customs Authority and the Egyptian Tax Authority, and the joint cooperation agreement between Alexandria University - Faculty of Engineering and Penn State Harrisburg University in the United States of America.
The Council approved the inclusion of internal and external members of faculty councils for two academic years.
• The Council approved the acceptance of donations from Pharos University in the form of medical devices and supplies worth 1.67 million pounds for the Department of Clinical Pathology at the Faculty of Medicine.
The Council approved the promotion of 18 faculty members, 11 to the position of professor, 7 to the position of associate professor, the appointment of 11 lecturers, and the granting of 103 doctoral degrees and 165 master's degrees in various scientific disciplines.
