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3 teams from Alexandria University Qualify for Final Rounds of Gen-Z Program
Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, witnessed the activities of the closing camp for the projects participating in the semi-final rounds of the Startup Olympiad, and qualifying for the Gen-Z TV program, which is being held in cooperation between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, represented by the Innovators Support Fund (ISF) and the United Media Services Company, at El-Galala University.
Dr. Ghada El-Khayat, Alexandria University Coordinator for the Startup Olympiad, indicated that 3 teams from Alexandria University have qualified for the final rounds, explaining that this training camp comes within the framework of the directives of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of the University, to participate in this program, to contribute to reaching innovative marketable outputs, and emerging small and medium companies and projects, which will contribute to addressing current challenges, deepening the local product, and expanding its scope in global markets, in line with the state's vision for sustainable development. She noted Alexandria University's keenness to provide the necessary support to students, researchers, and faculty members to transform their innovative ideas into successful projects, and market the technology, to ensure maximum benefit from innovations and contribute to the development of the national economy.
Alexandria University Participates in Launching the Presidential Initiative "Bidaya"
Alexandria University participated in the line-up to launch the presidential initiative "Bidaya" (Beginning - the Presidential Initiative for Human Development) - at five o'clock in the evening on Tuesday, September 17, in front of the Alexandria Governorate building.
It is worth noting that this participation came based on the directives of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Dr. Saeed Allam, Vice President of the University for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, where a number of ambulances from the Faculty of Medicine and university hospitals and the mobile examination vehicle affiliated with the Faculty of Dentistry were present, accompanied by medical staff and paramedics.
This participation comes within the framework of the university's keenness to participate effectively in the activities of the presidential initiative "Bidaya" and to perform its assigned role at the local and regional levels, in coordination and integration with all state institutions included in the initiative to invest in human capital through a work program aimed at developing the human being and working to consolidate the Egyptian identity.
Alexandria University Receives National Council for People with Disabilities Delegation
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, received a delegation from the National Council for People with Disabilities headed by Dr. Iman Karim, General Supervisor of the Council, with the aim of supporting cooperation between the two sides and providing support in all its forms to students with disabilities studying at Alexandria University.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President of the University for Education and Student Affairs, Dr. Ziad El-Sayyad, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, and Dr. Alaa Gamea, Executive Director of Taha Hussein Centre for Disability Services at the University.
During the meeting, Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa stressed the role of Alexandria University and its keenness to care for its students with various disabilities, reviewing the vital role of Taha Hussein Centre at the university to serve these students in a way that ensures sustainability by providing distinguished and appropriate educational services to them and facilitating their educational process, providing them with appropriate family guidance and helping their parents, in addition to integrating them with other segments of society to achieve the principle of equality among students. The university president pointed out the rehabilitation of all faculties and university facilities to suit the needs of students with various disabilities, explaining that the university is working to provide many student activities and cultural, artistic, literary, social and sports events to facilitate the involvement of students with disabilities in these student activities, discover their talents, and enhance communication between them and other students.
For her part, Dr. Iman Karim expressed her pleasure with the cooperation and coordination with Alexandria University to provide the best service to students with disabilities, stressing the importance of focusing on inspiring success stories that stem from the strong will of students with disabilities. She pointed out the need to spread awareness of the culture and arts of dealing with students with disabilities and their families and providing all care and support, and working to provide all necessary means, noting her aspiration for more cooperation with Alexandria University and Taha Hussein Centre for Disability Services at the university. She also pointed out that the Council provides its technical expertise to serve the issues of people with disabilities in society, in addition to providing a number of awareness services to students with disabilities and their families, administrators, and faculty members with disabilities.
Alexandria University Education and Student Affairs Council Directs to Facilitate Medical Examination Procedures for New Students
The Alexandria University Education and Student Affairs Council, during its meeting headed by Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, congratulated all university members on the occasion of the Prophet's birthday, asking God that it may return with goodness, blessings and prosperity.
The Council agreed to exempt the top five students in Alexandria Governorate at each General Secondary Certificate division (Science - Mathematics - Literature) from first year’s tuition fees in general programs at the university's faculties, while continuing to enjoy this advantage in the event that they obtain an excellent grade at the end of each academic year, and the matter was referred to the University Council within the framework of the speech of Professor Dr. Secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities.
Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen directed faculty deans to facilitate procedures and provide comfort for new students during the medical examination, provide all possible facilities and overcome the obstacles they face, provide several clinics, and allocate covered places to receive students to prevent overcrowding, while emphasizing adherence to all security and safety procedures and guidelines and preventive standards.
Dr. Abdelmohsen congratulated the Alexandria University team that won first place in the field of manufacturing and design, in the Student Activities Leaders Competition organized by the Youth Leaders Foundation (YLF) under the slogan "Building the Egyptian Student", with the participation of 48 Egyptian universities, stressing the importance of student activities for young people to build and support their innovative capabilities, and exploit their energies and promising ambitions, and their constructive ideas to be leaders of the future, in light of the "New Republic".
Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen praised the university's participation in launching the 100 Million Healthy Lives presidential initiative during the month of August under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and in cooperation with the University Workers Syndicate and the Central Medical District - Preventive Department of the Ministry of Health, during which 1959 university employees were medically examined in the specialties of early detection of tumours, women's health, chronic diseases and kidney disease. He stressed the university's keenness to support the presidential initiative that aims to raise health awareness among citizens about the importance of following healthy lifestyles, avoiding risk factors that cause diseases and the importance of early detection, as well as follow-up in the event of discovering infection with a disease to avoid complications and reducing the causes of the spread of infectious diseases.
The Council approved the renewal of online cooperation agreement between the Applied Languages Program - English Language Sector at the Faculty of Arts and Manchester Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom, which aims to motivate students to practice language and improve their English language skills. It also seeks to build cultural competence and enrich intercultural communication skills among students from both sides.
Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen thanked the General Administration of Youth Care for the efforts made during the El Alamein Festival, praising the distinguished outcomes of the university’s male and female students in the festival’s various activities and events
Alexandria University’s Graduate Studies and Research Council Discusses Enhancing Academic Integrity Values, Reviews Industry Localization Committee Recommendations
Alexandria University’s Council of Graduate Studies and Research, which met this morning, Tuesday, September 17, 2024, headed by Dr. Hisham Saeed, Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, discussed the procedures for enhancing the values of academic integrity at Alexandria University, based on the directives of the President of the Republic.
A set of solutions and procedures were proposed at different levels, including enhancing academic integrity and setting clear and strict policies around it, as well as awareness and education through organizing workshops and lectures that focus on enhancing the values of academic integrity, and obligating students and faculty members to sign pledges related to academic integrity as well as enhancing academic supervision by professors and supervisors, in addition to applying deterrent penalties on any member proven to be involved in negative actions and practices.
The Council reviewed the recommendations of the Industry Localization Committee, which covered three main axes
The first axis includes communicating with medical and scientific sector faculties to present their innovations or research outputs in various fields, to meet the missing needs in the local market and study the possibility of manufacturing them locally.
The second axis deals with communicating with Egyptian companies to determine the extent of their need and to maximize the benefit from the outputs of applied research.
The third axis deals with coordination with the Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement, Supply and Medical Financing and the Medical Technology Department to reach scientific solutions to overcome any problems or challenges related to providing medicine and supplies to the Egyptian citizens.
The Council reviewed the mechanisms for updating the university’s postgraduate studies guide, the faculty affairs guide, and the General Administration of Cultural Relations guide.
The Council also reviewed the Memorandum of Understanding proposed by the Cultural Relations Committee of the Supreme Council of Universities to be a guiding framework for Egyptian universities with the possibility of adding any other items. The Memorandum of Understanding between Alexandria University and the French University of Jean Moulin 3 was also presented. In addition, the Council approved the Memorandum of Cooperation between Alexandria University (Faculty of Engineering) and Penn State Harrisburg University in the United States of America, and the agreement between the Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, and the Royal Society of Surgeons of Edinburgh, U.K, for the purpose of training doctors.
The Council approved the establishment of the regulatory guidelines for the Professional Diploma in Sports Injuries, and the Professional Diploma in Electrophysiological Evaluation of Neuromuscular Diseases.
