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Alexandria University’s Graduate Studies and Research Council, which met this morning, Monday, 23rd of December 2024, headed by Dr. Hisham Saeed, Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, reviewed a brief overview of improving the competitive research environment, factors for the success of scientific research, and the extent of its connection to society, industry, technological partners, and economic growth.
The Council also reviewed a detailed presentation on the global Scopus database, its importance, and the databases it contains for international periodicals, which exceed 23,000 periodicals and various scientific conferences, as well as scientific books in various disciplines and patents from the five international patent offices.
• The Council also reviewed the main and important steps related to including Alexandria University’s periodicals, which number 42, in the Scopus database, which will in turn lead to increased global dissemination in the future, in addition to increasing international cooperation with researchers from different countries.
The topic of IELTS and TOEFL English language certificates was also discussed, and the various faculties and institutes at Alexandria University were notified to verify and continuously audit the validity of the certificates submitted by graduate students at the university. A special presentation was also made on the database of articles withdrawn from Alexandria University, retractdatabase.org, to alert the university’s faculties and institutes about the importance of this topic and its impact on the university. 47 cases related to the travel of the university’s assisting body and faculty members were also presented.
The Council also approved the Memorandum of Understanding between the Higher Institute of Public Health and the International Academy for Community Health (IACH) in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Memorandum of Understanding with the Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences in Kuwait, and the Memorandum of Understanding with Al-Falah Academy for the Promotion of Public Health in Jeddah, KSA.
The Council also approved the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University and Petra University in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the cooperation agreement between Alexandria University and Jiangsu University in China. The Letter of Intent with Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom was also approved.