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Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels celebrated the graduation of the first batch of the Exchange Education Program for Restaurant Management and Operation for the academic year 2023-2024 in cooperation with Americana Restaurants Egypt.
The event took place at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in the presence of Dr. Abeer Attia, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Dr. Hanan El-Assar, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Nashwa Fouad, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Graduate Studies and Research, Dr. Dina Ezz El-Din, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Dr. Samar Al-Qasrawi, Executive Director of New and Specialized Programs at the Faculty, Dr. Mohamed Kamal, Program Coordinator at the Faculty, Dr. Jilan El-Demerdash, Head of the Department of Hotel Studies, Mr. Hesham Talaat, Executive Director of Americana Restaurants Egypt, Mr. AymanEAl-Arabi, Executive Director of Human Resources and Director of the Costa Coffee Restaurant Chain, and Mr. Mohamed Hassan, Managing Director At Americana Egypt Company, in addition to a group of faculty members, assistants and administrators at the faculty, as well as students and their parents.
In her speech, Dr. Abeer Attia congratulated the graduates and their parents on the occasion of their graduation, which is considered the culmination of their efforts over four consecutive years. She also thanked Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, for providing full support to the exchange programs at the university to graduate a student qualified for the requirements of the labour market. Dr. Abeer Attia indicated that this program began in 2020 in cooperation between Alexandria University, represented by the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, and Americana Restaurants Egypt Company, with the aim of helping students study and work together and graduate a student qualified for the labour market. She added that Alexandria University is the second university at the level of Egyptian universities to have this program after Helwan University. At the end of her speech, Dr. Abeer thanked Americana Company for providing full support to students during their study period. She also thanked all those in charge of the program at the faculty, including faculty members, assistants and administrators.
Dr. Mohamed Kamal stressed in his speech the importance of this type of unconventional education and the existence of a program that links education to industry, meets the needs of the labour market and helps build the country's economy. He also congratulated the students on their graduation.
Mr. Hesham Talaat, CEO of Americana Egypt, stressed the importance of this event, which witnesses the culmination of years of effort and fruitful cooperation between two prestigious institutions that share a common goal of preparing a generation of ambitious young people qualified to face the challenges of the labour market, and the reflection of this cooperation in the application of the reciprocal education model that provides students with the opportunity to train and work to gain valuable experiences that add to their academic balance.
Mr. Ayman El-Arabi, Executive Director of Human Resources at Americana, explained that the company did not only provide educational opportunities, but also provided integrated life experiences, so today we celebrate the graduation of 67 male and female students who are writing success stories in the tourism and hospitality sector, as these young people are symbols of change in society.
