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Dr. Hesham Saeed, Acting Vice President of Alexandria University for Graduate Studies and Research, reviewed during the Graduate Studies and Research Council held on Tuesday the 21st of November 2023, a report on the reality of scientific research at the university, a proposed plan to improve and enhance its performance, and ways to improve the ranking of Alexandria University globally.
The report presented an analysis of statistics related to aspects of scientific research at the university, based on the SciVal tool. The report also included a summary of the position of scientific journals issued by Alexandria University, in addition to addressing all aspects of the university’s research system and discussing proposals to improve its performance. He pointed out that the administration of Alexandria University pays great attention to raising the university’s status at the international level, raising the level of the educational system’s outcomes, and raising the university’s competitiveness globally, in the interest of researchers and the international reputation of Alexandria University. The report stressed the importance of international rankings, especially since they help improve the international reputation of the university, contribute to attracting international students, increase educational tourism and foreign exchange flows, as well as increasing the opportunities of university graduates to obtain regional and international job opportunities, and increasing the opportunities of young researchers to obtain scholarships for postgraduate studies abroad. In addition, the Council discussed a proposal to amend the rules for disbursing publishing rewards at the Centre for Distinguished Scientific Publishing. Dr. Amira Hemdan, Director of the Centre, presented the proposed regulations and amendments.
