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Alexandria University's Council of Graduate Studies and Research, which met this morning, Tuesday, 19 November 2024, headed by Dr. Hisham Saeed, Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, reviewed the regulations for forming the Supreme Committees and Subcommittees for Scientific Research Ethics at Alexandria University. 37 cases of teaching assistants and associate professors at the university's faculties and institutes were also discussed, as well as some cases of faculty members at the university. The topic of the loan periods of faculty members at Egyptian universities and the mechanisms for obtaining them through the committee formed by the Supreme Council of Universities was also reviewed. A number of agreements with international universities were also discussed, including the agreement of the International Alliance of Francophone Mediterranean Universities, the proposed cooperation agreement between Alexandria University and the University of L'Etoile Cote d'Opal in France, and the memorandum of understanding between Alexandria University - Faculty of Engineering and Hamburg University of Technology in Germany to offer a joint dual degree in the fields of marine technology and energy in general, renewable energy and mechanics and automatic control in particular. The council also discussed the memorandum of understanding between the Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University and Inner Mongolia Agricultural University for two years, the bilateral partnership agreement between Jean Moulin Lyon 3 University in France and Alexandria University for the purpose of cooperation in the fields of research and innovation, and the memorandum of understanding between Alexandria University and "You Scribe" platform to enhance the university's capabilities in providing integrated digital resources and supporting the academic experience of faculty members and students.
The Council also approved amending the name of the Master's and Doctorate degrees granted by the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, from "Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation" to "Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine", as well as changing the name of the Master's and Doctorate degrees in Audiology to Master's and Doctorate in Audiology and Balance Medicine. It was also approved to establish a professional diploma in cosmetology and laser, and to establish a professional master's program in applied physics in renewable energy according to the credit hours system.
A presentation was also given on the status of Alexandria University's periodicals and magazines and the inclusion of many of them in DOAJ and the extent to which some of these periodicals will be included in the Scopus list in the future.