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Cooperation Protocol with Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Institute of Diplomatic Studies
Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, and Ambassador Walid Haggag, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Institute of Diplomatic Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signed a cooperation protocol between the two parties in a number of joint training, scientific and research fields.
This came in the presence of Dr. Ahmed Wahban, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Dr. Osama El-Adly, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Education and Student Affairs, and Dr. Sherine Nasr, Vice Dean of the Faculty for Graduate Studies and Research.
In his speech, Dr. Konsowa indicated that this protocol comes within the framework of Alexandria University's keenness to maximize the capabilities of its students, and qualify them at the highest level in a way that serves national interests to prepare a new generation of leaders capable of dealing with current challenges, and providing students with specialized studies on the nature of political, economic, and social relations, and developing their professional capabilities with the requirements of foreign diplomatic representation and other specialized studies. The University President also praised the national role played by the Institute of Diplomatic Studies of the Egyptian state in preparing, qualifying and training future diplomatic cadres capable of serving national interests.
For his part, Ambassador Walid Haggag stressed that the Institute of Diplomatic Studies at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is keen to cooperate with Alexandria University, especially since Alexandria University is an educational institution with an international reputation that has distinguished expertise in everything related to diplomatic paths, in addition to its uniqueness in many dual degrees with major international universities, which enhances the capabilities of diplomats, qualifies them for diplomatic work and increases the competitiveness of trainees within the framework of the protocol.
Dr. Ahmed Wahban stressed the importance of the protocol in consolidating cooperation relations between Alexandria University and the Institute of Diplomatic Studies, noting that the protocol aims to enhance means of cooperation and strengthen academic ties between the two sides through the exchange of professors and experts in all fields of common interest, in addition to cooperation in the field of training and research, holding conferences, scientific seminars and joint discussion groups, in addition to exchanging publications, bulletins and periodicals issued by each party.
Alexandria University receives OECD delegation
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, received today a delegation from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with the aim of reviewing the Egyptian efforts in supporting innovation activities.
The meeting comes within the framework of joint work with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the National Innovation Policy Review Project, in supporting national entities, to stimulate innovation as a driver for achieving growth and sustainable development, enhancing the role of innovation in achieving national goals, and enhancing governance mechanisms for innovation fields in a way that reflects national efforts in this field, and ways to support entrepreneurship to increase Egypt's economic competitiveness.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Reem Hafez, Head of the Applied Linguistics Program at the Faculty of Arts, Dr. Sarah Osama Maklad, Communications Officer at the PILOT Incubator, and Dr. Mohamed Sultan, Financial Affairs Officer at the PILOT Incubator.
In his speech, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen referred to the vision of Alexandria University in supporting innovation and applicable scientific research, cooperation between academia and industry, and ways to benefit from research outputs and projects, and develop the concept of knowledge-based industry, by employing scientific research to solve industry problems, which comes within the framework of the strategy of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Egypt's Vision 2030. He pointed out that Alexandria University is leading the Northern Alliance, which includes several partners from higher education institutions, scientific research and industry, with the aim of enhancing scientific and research cooperation between universities and the industrial and business community in its comprehensive concept, stimulating the knowledge economy in cooperation with industry, expanding the establishment of business incubators within the university, and continuously developing academic programs and curricula in cooperation with industry partners.
During the meeting, a presentation was given about the Centre for Educational Innovations and Distance Learning at Alexandria University and the services provided by this centre to help present innovative ideas in the field of educational technology and how to serve the education sector to develop these ideas through obtaining free training courses, using the prototype implementation lab, and providing funding of up to 200,000 Egyptian pounds to establish companies through the "INTILAC Program" funded by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and managed by the Educational Innovations Business Incubator at Alexandria University. The training includes ways to generate and develop innovative ideas, market study and economic feasibility study, technical study and financial study of the project, sources of funding, foundations of marketing and sales, basics of managing emerging projects, legal foundations for establishing companies and protecting intellectual property, in addition to the centre’s role in providing technical support to faculty members, producing electronic and digital courses, organizing workshops on digital education, international conferences periodically and seasonal training programs for faculty members, as well as many activities and initiatives.
Alexandria students visit a number of military facilities during August
Under the auspices of Dr. Abdelaziz Konswa, President of Alexandria University, the Military Education Department and the General Administration of Youth Care at the university, in cooperation with the leadership of the Popular and Military Defense Forces, organized several field visits for university students during the past month of August. During these visits, students visited the El Alamein Museum, where they learned about the details of the historic battle that marked a turning point in World War II. The students also visited the Thunderbolt Forces Command, where they learned about the training of the Special Forces and their modern equipment, which enhanced their pride in the Egyptian army. The students visited the media center of the Morale Affairs Department, where they listened to a comprehensive explanation of the role of the media in building national awareness and enhancing the fighting spirit. At the end of the visit, the students expressed their happiness with this experience, which affected them and added to their knowledge of their country's history and their appreciation for the role of the armed forces in protecting it.
Colonel Mohamed Maher, Director of the Military Education Department at Alexandria University, stated that these field visits represent an essential part of the department’s training program, explaining that it is not limited to the theoretical aspect, but extends to the practical and applied aspect, which provides a unique opportunity for students to learn about the latest developments in the military field. It also contributes to instilling a sense of belonging and loyalty to the homeland in their souls, and emphasizes the importance of the role of the armed forces in protecting the security and stability of the homeland.
Alexandria University Receives USAID Delegation
Under the auspices of Professor Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, received a delegation from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as part of the delegation's visit to the university to conduct a mid-term evaluation of the University Centres for Career Development project with various partners concerned with implementing the project and beneficiaries of the services of this project, and to measure the level of performance of the centres and their progress towards achieving their main goals and discussing the most important steps being taken to support the sustainability of these centres and ensure the continuity of services provided to students, in the presence of Dr. Dina Saadallah, Executive Director of Career Development Centres at the university.
In his speech, Dr. Abdelmohsen welcomed the guests and appreciated the role of the university centres for professional development in contributing to developing the skills of a large number of students and alumni, organizing employment forums in various faculties, and qualifying them for the labour market through advanced training courses that keep pace with the requirements of labour markets inside and outside Egypt, within the framework of Alexandria University's strategy aimed at improving the level of educational services and raising the readiness of students and graduates to compete in local, regional and international labour markets. The Vice President of Alexandria University pointed out that the university has three centres for professional development that were established in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development in the Faculties of Business, Engineering, and Arts, stressing the university's endeavour to establish a fourth centre in the medical complex.
The members of the USAID delegation also stressed the agency's keenness to cooperate with Alexandria University and communicate with students at the university centres for professional development, with the aim of listening to their proposals to develop the courses and activities provided by the centre to them, evaluating the performance of the centres and ensuring the importance of the sustainability of professional centres to help in planning future projects.
Final Qualifiers for Gen-Z Program Startup Olympics 2024 in Alexandria
Within the framework of the interest of the Egyptian state and the Innovators Support Fund (ISF) in supporting innovators and entrepreneurs, and under the auspices of Dr. Mohamed Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, President of Alexandria University, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen, Acting Vice President of Alexandria University for Education and Student Affairs, witnessed on Sunday 1 September 2024 the final qualifiers for the Startup Olympics 2024 program, which was implemented for the first year with the participation of 65 universities across the Arab Republic of Egypt. These regional qualifiers for the Gen-Z 2024 program at the Alexandria region level were also attended by Dr. Hani Ayad, Executive Director of the Innovators Support Fund (ISF), Dr. Mohamed El Gohary, President of Borg El Arab University of Technology, Dr. Ayman El Shetewi, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Business, Alexandria University, and Dr. Ghada El Khayat, Executive Director of the Centre for Educational Innovations and Distance Learning and Director of PILOT Incubator at Alexandria University.
In his speech, Dr. Ali Abdelmohsen stressed that Alexandria University is proud to host this major event, especially since sponsoring innovators and geniuses from students and researchers is one of the most important strategies adopted by Alexandria University by linking the outputs of scientific research to industry. He added that the large attendance of innovative students reflects that the large base of Egyptian university students is Egypt's bright future, noting that Alexandria University encourages its brilliant and innovative students to work on their projects and apply them on the ground, to solve the problems and challenges facing the Alexandrian community. He stressed the importance of these Olympiads as a means of supporting and embracing young innovators, researchers, and students who have innovative ideas and want to develop them and transform them into a real business model and establish start-up companies for them.
Dr. Hani Ayad confirmed that 65 Egyptian universities and research centres participated in the competition, and pointed out that the competition comes in fulfilment of the political leadership's desire to sponsor innovators and start-ups and to achieve the axes of the National Strategy for Higher Education and Scientific Research, adding that full support will be provided to the participating teams with financial funding of up to 2 million Egyptian pounds to support their ideas and projects.
Dr. Ayman El-Shetewi pointed out that today is the culmination of a long journey that began on January 1, 2024, when the Innovators Support Fund at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research launched a group of competitions in universities, Startup Olympics 2024. El-Shetewi added that the Egyptian state supports with all its efforts the field of entrepreneurship and small projects for their role in advancing the Egyptian economy, as is the case in the economies of emerging countries, and noted that the Faculty of Business at Alexandria University is proud to host this momentum of pioneering and creative ideas presented by researchers and students.
Dr. Mohamed El Gohary thanked the administration of Alexandria University, headed by Dr. Abdelaziz Konsowa, for hosting these qualifiers, noting that this stresses the pioneering role of Alexandria University in providing full support for students and researchers, and giving them the appropriate environment to develop their projects and work to direct their energy towards projects that benefit them and society alike.
Dr. Ghada El-Khayat pointed out that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research launched a group of competitions through the Innovators Support Fund (ISF) under the name of the Startup Olympics since the beginning of 2024 in more than 65 Egyptian universities, noting that student teams and research teams have submitted their pioneering projects and creative ideas, stressing that Alexandria University has submitted 107 projects in a precedent that is the first of its kind. El-Khayat confirmed that the group of applicants were trained in several training camps to qualify them to present their ideas to the arbitration committees, adding that the arbitration committees included representatives from the university, the business community, industrialists, and representatives from the Ministry of Higher Education. El-Khayat added that the winners of this stage were qualified in the TV program Gen-z, and the winners of the final competition will receive prizes and distinguished incubation opportunities.